Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 minutes agoGlobal temperatures rose 0.4°C in the last 2 years - much more than expected - and eliminating sulphur from maritime fuels may account for some of it.plus-squarewww.tandfonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkGlobal temperatures rose 0.4°C in the last 2 years - much more than expected - and eliminating sulphur from maritime fuels may account for some of it.plus-squarewww.tandfonline.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 hours agoThe signs are the world is splitting into 3 siloed zones, each dominated by different types of AI: American, European, and China/Rest of World.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareThe signs are the world is splitting into 3 siloed zones, each dominated by different types of AI: American, European, and China/Rest of World.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agoFigure Robotics & Amazon talk about replacing 100,000s of human jobs with robots.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareFigure Robotics & Amazon talk about replacing 100,000s of human jobs with robots.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square1fedilink
Futurologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 day agoAnti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkAnti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFuturologist@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agoThe new US administration is forcing a rethink among international partner space agencies, by suggesting plans for lunar exploration are a waste of time, and the Artemis program should be dropped.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkThe new US administration is forcing a rethink among international partner space agencies, by suggesting plans for lunar exploration are a waste of time, and the Artemis program should be dropped.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.substack.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wallplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-link‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wallplus-squarewww.theguardian.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agoGermany got 60% of its electricity from renewables in 2024, and two thirds are planning to get home solar, meaning it is on track for its goal to be a 100% renewables nation within 10 years.plus-squarewww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkGermany got 60% of its electricity from renewables in 2024, and two thirds are planning to get home solar, meaning it is on track for its goal to be a 100% renewables nation within 10 years.plus-squarewww.euronews.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoResearchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50plus-squarewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down111
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkResearchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50plus-squarewww.theverge.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agoClimate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm Januaryplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkClimate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm Januaryplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-23 days agoSatellite images indicate China may be building the world's largest and most advanced fusion reactor at a secret site.plus-squareedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkSatellite images indicate China may be building the world's largest and most advanced fusion reactor at a secret site.plus-squareedition.cnn.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square1fedilink
PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish · 3 days agoRice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.plus-squaregrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkRice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.plus-squaregrist.orgPhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agoGoogle drops pledge on AI use for weaponsplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkGoogle drops pledge on AI use for weaponsplus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukEspiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoWithin 24 hours, OpenAI's Deep Research has been replicated by an open-source version that already scores 54% on the same validation set OpenAI's scored 67%.plus-squarehuggingface.coexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkWithin 24 hours, OpenAI's Deep Research has been replicated by an open-source version that already scores 54% on the same validation set OpenAI's scored 67%.plus-squarehuggingface.coLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agoThe European Space Agency has started a second reusable rocket initiative focussed on making the upper stages of the existing Ariane 6 rocket reusable.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkThe European Space Agency has started a second reusable rocket initiative focussed on making the upper stages of the existing Ariane 6 rocket reusable.plus-squareeuropeanspaceflight.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square7fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoThe Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Upplus-squareforeignpolicy.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkThe Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Upplus-squareforeignpolicy.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agoJust as the US gears up to become more autocratic, the EU has passed laws to ban the AI that enables it.plus-squaretechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down17
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkJust as the US gears up to become more autocratic, the EU has passed laws to ban the AI that enables it.plus-squaretechcrunch.comLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoShould We Really Be Messing with Asteroid Orbits?plus-squarenautil.usexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkShould We Really Be Messing with Asteroid Orbits?plus-squarenautil.usLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agoThe EU is to create its own open-source AI, that supports 30 European languages, and has EU values 'baked in.'plus-squareopeneurollm.euexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkThe EU is to create its own open-source AI, that supports 30 European languages, and has EU values 'baked in.'plus-squareopeneurollm.euLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoDisambiguating the “Tech Right”plus-squarejasmi.newsexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkDisambiguating the “Tech Right”plus-squarejasmi.newsLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agoBeware the Intention Economy: Collection and Commodification of Intent via Large Language Modelsplus-squarehdsr.mitpress.mit.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkBeware the Intention Economy: Collection and Commodification of Intent via Large Language Modelsplus-squarehdsr.mitpress.mit.eduLugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink