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Jun 27, 2023

Tesla Cybertruck showcases rear-wheel steering inside parking garage

Posted by in category: transportation

Tesla Cybertruck has showcased its rear-wheel steering by maneuvering inside a parking garage in a new video.

Rear-wheel steering, or four-wheel steering, is the ability to steer the rear axle, generally to a smaller degree than the front wheel, and to create a tighter and more precise turning radius.

While the feature was originally introduced two decades ago, it never really took off. Now it seems to be having a renaissance as it is quickly becoming a must-have feature for electric pickup trucks coming to market.

Jun 27, 2023

NASA is creating a ChatGPT-like assistant for astronauts

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

Despite our intrinsic distrust of AI in space taught to us by movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey (“I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave”), it offers large advantages to both manned and unmanned missions. To that end, NASA is developing a system that will allow astronauts to perform maneuvers, conduct experiments and more using a natural-language ChatGPT-like interface, The Guardian reported.

“The idea is to get to a point where we have conversational interactions with space vehicles and they [are] also talking back to us on alerts, interesting findings they see in the solar system and beyond,” said Dr. Larissa Suzuki, speaking at an IEEE meeting on next-gen space communication. “It’s really not like science fiction anymore.”

NASA aims to deploy the system on its Lunar Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and provide support for NASA’s Artemis mission. It would use a natural language interface that allows astronauts to seek advice on experiments or conduct maneuvers without diving into complex manuals.

Jun 27, 2023

NASA Seals Crew Members In Isolated Chamber For Yearlong Test Of Mars Mission—Here’s What To Know

Posted by in categories: habitats, space

Four volunteer crew members entered a Mars-realistic 3D printed habitat.

Jun 27, 2023

This tiny glass pyramid could make solar panels cheaper than ever

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Photovoltaic cells work best when sunlight is incident directly on them. To make the most of sunlight available during the day, scientists have relied on solar tracking to move panels in sync with the Sun as its travels across the sky. However, installing these systems increases the cost of deploying solar panels, which is a significant obstacle to their wide-scale adoption.

Jun 27, 2023

Will Elon Musk Be The First Trillionaire On Earth? Here’s What The Tesla CEO Has To Say

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

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Jun 27, 2023

The Millennium Project receives the 2023’s Award for Excellence in Innovation

Posted by in categories: business, life extension

The winners of the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2023 by Acquisition International have just been announced and The Millennium Project has been awarded for Excellence in Innovation – USA!

The Non-Profit Organisation Awards aim to reward Non-profit organizations that globaly that play a monumental role in solving some of our biggest global challenges. The awards reward commitment, innovation, and determination of the best NPOs from across the world by selecting the most innovative, creative and compassionate NPOs, and provide a platform for NPOs to demonstrate that they are a true leader within the non-profit sphere.

The approach for nominations includes gathering and evaluating the nominees, research and judging on various criteria, including client dedication, innovation, business growth, longevity, online reputation, client feedback and business performance, and announcement of the winners.

Jun 27, 2023

How Rust went from a side project to the world’s most-loved programming language

Posted by in category: futurism

For decades, coders wrote critical systems in C and C++. Now they turn to Rust.

Jun 27, 2023

Elon Musk says self-driving technology is ‘profound’ but not as big a deal as the human-like AI that may emerge in the future

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

In response to a Tesla fan account on Twitter, the CEO suggested AGI was more profound than full self-driving technology.

Jun 27, 2023

Meet the Humans Trying to Keep Us Safe From AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

As artificial intelligence explodes, the field is expanding beyond the usual suspects—and the usual motivations.

Jun 27, 2023

Flipper hacking device on track to make $80M worth of sales

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, sustainability, transportation

You may have stumbled across the Flipper Zero hacking device that’s been doing the rounds. The company, which started in Russia in 2020, left the country at the start of the war and moved on since then. It claims it no longer has ties to Russia and that it is on track to sell $80 million worth of its products this year after selling almost $5 million worth as Kickstarter preorders — and it claims it sold $25 million worth of the devices last year.

So what are they selling? Flipper Zero is a “portable gamified multi-tool” aimed at everyone with an interest in cybersecurity, whether as a penetration tester, curious nerd or student — or with more nefarious purposes. The tool includes a bunch of ways to manipulate the world around you, including wireless devices (think garage openers), RFID card systems, remote keyless systems, key fobs, entry to barriers, etc. Basically, you can program it to emulate a bunch of different lock systems.

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