Musk on AI
A little different post today. Elon Musk’s interview with CNBC this week was both frustrating and illuminating. However, his comments about the OpenAI debacle a few weeks ago were eye opening. With the two OpenAI board members, who were urging a slowdown in AI development for safety purposes, getting the boot, it makes one wonder…
As Arctic permafrost thaws, scientists worry what it might unleash
Yikes…deadly pathogens lying dormant in centuries-old Arctic permafrost could become the latest threat from global climate change. The potential release of the pathogens has seized the attention of federal government scientists, medical professionals and Pentagon officials. Pathogens – disease-causing organisms – have been trapped for centuries in frozen ground across the Arctic, including vast swaths…
Microsoft is bringing its Copilot chatbot to Windows 10
I’ve had a few instances to use Co-Pilot in the Edge browser and was duly impressed. Some of the items I searched for would have taken me a while to track down. Co-Pilot gave me the answer in less than five seconds. Microsoft said Thursday it will soon start testing the Copilot chatbot in an…
Ancient lost landscape discovered beneath Antarctica
It’s amazing that we are still ffinding things like this. An ancient river landscape that dates back millions of years in Antarctica has been detected by scientists as buried under more than a mile of ice. The discovery gives us an insight into a long-lost Antarctic world shaped by rivers and plants. For more, check…
Two supervolcanoes have the attention of scientists
Two long-dormant “supervolcanoes” on two separate continents may be stirring to life. In recent months, more than a thousand minor earthquakes have rattled the area around the Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy, stoking fears that it may soon erupt again after nearly five centuries. Some 6,000 miles away, scientists have for decades recorded similarly…
Scientists Find Second “Earth”
Scientists have discovered a second “Earth” that is two times as large as our own planet. In its travels, TESS has come upon a world that appears that it could support life. The planet is called TOI 700 e, and it is one of several planets in its system. TOI 700 e is in the…
Advanced Railgun tested in Japan
The Japanese Agency for Technology and Logistics for Takeovers (ATLA) has conducted a test firing of a modern naval railgun. Today it is known that Japan has a railgun capable of handling projectiles weighing approximately 0.71 pounds. The energy used for its launch is at the level of 5 MJ, although in the future it…
4 ancient earthworks have been detected in the Amazon
It’s hard to believe we are still discovering ancient structures. From deep in the Amazon rainforest, two dozen previously unknown pre-Columbian earthworks have been brought to light — and more than 10,000 such constructs may still be waiting to be discovered, according to new research. For more, check out this CNN/MSN story.
Nissan Files Patent For Airless Tire Technology
Nissan has patented a new, durable airless tire design, joining Goodyear and Michelin in innovation. Nissan has patented a new airless tire technology, utilizing a spoke construction to absorb force and impact while maintaining grip, addressing challenges like force on spokes and steering issues by strengthening the tire’s outer edge and employing numerous elastic spokes….
World’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas…
…but will it work? Rising out of the arid scrubland of western Texas is the world’s largest project yet to remove excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, a quest that has been lauded as essential to help avert climate catastrophe. The creators of the project have now been awarded funding from the Biden administration,…