The European Space Agency is developing an autonomous robot to explore the Moon’s caves

Mar24
by on March 24, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Posted In: Insider


Humans aspired to colonize the Moon for centuries, but the celestial body has an extremely hostile environment. The safest locations for settlers could be under the Moon’s surface. The European Space Agency (ESA) believes lunar caves could provide shelter from radiation, micrometeorites, and extreme temperatures — and perhaps even access to water ice deposits. The agency is currently testing an autonomous robot that it hopes will offer new insights into conditions in the caverns. [Read: How to use AI to better serve your customers] Named DAEDALUS, the 46-cm sphere would be lowered into a cave’s mouth from a long tether and…

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How Deepfakes could help implant false memories in our minds

Mar23
by on March 23, 2021 at 7:13 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


The human brain is a complex, miraculous thing. As best we can tell, it’s the epitome of biological evolution. But it doesn’t come with any security software preinstalled. And that makes it ridiculously easy to hack. We like to imagine the human brain as a giant neural network that speaks its own language. When we talk about developing brain-computer interfaces we’re usually discussing some sort of transceiver that interprets brainwaves. But the fact of the matter is that we’ve been hacking human brains since the dawn of time. Think about the actor who uses a sad memory to conjure tears…

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Why Trump’s social media network will be an epic failure

Mar22
by on March 22, 2021 at 9:44 pm
Posted In: Opinion, Social Media


I’ve seen a lot of dumb startup pitches in my day, but a Donald Trump-branded social media network takes the stupid cake. All I can figure is, we’re exactly two months away from the FBI’s birthday and team Trump’s determined to get the old agency the perfect gift this year. Or maybe Trump just really likes losing money.  For those out of the loop here’s a video of Trump’s spokesperson discussing the matter yesterday: Donald Trump spokesman Jason Miller: “I do think that we’re going to see Pres. Trump returning to social media, in probably two or three months, with his…

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