The Technology Thread - Part 1

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

Why are AI bros trying so hard to remove watermarks?

 

[Teelie]

Theft is easier when you remove the owner's name?

 

[:eek:]

Bizarre robotic chair concept looks like a crab and can carry you around the house — it can even help you into your car

The compact robot enables people with limited mobility to navigate complicated environments where wheeled devices can't go.

www.livescience.com

 

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Good job: UK govt spent £312M upgrading to Windows 10 before support ended

Defra moved tens of thousands of PCs to Windows 10 — just as Microsoft retired the OS.

www.windowscentral.com

 

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Scientists create world's first microwave-powered computer chip — it's much faster and consumes less power than conventional CPUs

A new kind of processor that uses microwaves can be used in future AI systems or in wireless communications, a new study shows.

www.livescience.com

 

[squeekness]

But AI is going to take over the world.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[:eek:]

The AI became aware of our crazy world and didn't want to be a part of it.

 

[blueharvest]

The AI became aware of our crazy world and didn't want to be a part of it.

Smart robot.

 

[InCali]

But AI is going to take over the world.

At least it wasn't near an open 5th floor window. There's that.....

 

[:eek:]

https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/new-transformer-humanoid-robot-can-launch-a-shapeshifting-drone-off-its-back-watch-it-in-action

 

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New semiconductor could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthrough

Researchers believe they can fit 25 million Josephson junctions — a useful component for quantum computing — on one two-inch wafer with this approach.

www.livescience.com

 

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https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/dead-mosquito-proboscis-used-for-high-resolution-3d-printing-nozzle-scientists-boast-of-the-extremely-fine-output-from-necroprinting

 

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Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage

Memory chipmaker Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will exit its consumer business, as it doubles down on advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centers amid a global supply shortage of the essential semiconductors.

www.reuters.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[:eek:]

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/worlds-first-scalable-dna-data-storage-offering-announced-offering-a-staggering-60pb-in-60-cubic-inches-enough-to-hold-660-000-4k-movies-atlas-data-storage-claims-its-solution-is-1000x-denser-than-lto-10-tape

 

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https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ucsb-researchers-develop-light-powered-haptic-pixels-that-form-tactile-3d-graphics

 

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Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors

The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.

www.livescience.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[:eek:]

https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/new-fabric-speakers-use-flexible-electronics-to-be-thin-light-and-flexible-aist-japans-latest-breakthrough-audiophile-ready-or-only-suitable-for-cloth-ears

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range

A new in-wheel motor for electric vehicles can deliver a record-breaking 1,000 horsepower to each wheel.

www.livescience.com

 

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This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format

The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.

www.livescience.com