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Feb 8, 2022
Michigan will get a new graphite processing factory to support US EV battery production
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
There have been almost no capabilities of processing graphite outside of China to date, but this new Michigan factory will change that.
Feb 8, 2022
The Neuroscience of Consciousness
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: computing, neuroscience
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲:
The Neuro-Network.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
Feb 8, 2022
Polyphony Digital and Sony AI Announce “Breakthrough” Project Collaboration
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
An intriguing message has landed on social media from the official Gran Turismo account and the account of Sony AI teasing what’s referred to as a “Gaming Flagship” and “breakthrough project” in AI. The companies, both subsidiary arms of the wider Sony brand, jointly revealed that they’re set to announce the project on Wednesday February 9.
Along with the announcement, Sony AI posted a short, 25-second teaser video. The clip featured something similar to the light traces we’ve been seeing in the Gran Turismo “Find Your Line” video series, as well as short glimpses of double-World Tour champions Igor Fraga and Takuma Miyazono, along with World Tour finalist Emily Jones.
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Feb 8, 2022
SpaceX preparing the ultimate backdrop for Elon Musk’s Starship update
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
For the third time, SpaceX has installed Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) on Starbase’s lone orbital launch mount, kicking off preparations for CEO Elon Musk’s upcoming presentation.
In a decision that is difficult to logically explain, however, SpaceX chose to install Super Heavy on the ‘orbital launch mount’ with a crane instead of a complex pair of giant arms explicitly designed to lift, stack, and catch Starship hardware that the company has spent the last several months installing and testing.
This does not make a great deal of sense. One obvious explanation would be that those arms – despite completing multiple lift tests with hundreds of tons of water bags in recent weeks – are not ready for lifting and stacking operations. However, Starbase does not have a crane large enough to lift Starship S20 onto Booster 4, meaning that SpaceX almost certainly intends to use the tower’s arms to do so.
Feb 8, 2022
Medusa malware ramps up Android SMS phishing attacks
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance, robotics/AI
The Medusa Android banking Trojan is seeing increased infection rates as it targets more geographic regions to steal online credentials and perform financial fraud.
Today, researchers at ThreatFabric have published a new report detailing the latest tricks employed by the Medusa malware and how it continues to evolve with new features.
Feb 8, 2022
Elon Musk to provide first update on SpaceX Starship since 2019
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Feb 8, 2022
A paralyzed man whose spine was severed in a motorbike crash is walking again thanks to electrodes implanted in his spine
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI
Michel Roccati, 30, was one of three paralyzed men to test a prototype of a spinal implant modified to help them move their limbs.
Some algorithms can now compose a 3D scene from 2D images—creating possibilities in video games, robotics, and autonomous driving.
Feb 8, 2022
New Tesla Cybertruck accessory wants to turn the electric pickup truck into a boat
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: transportation
While the Tesla Cybertruck has recently been delayed again, the hype is so strong around the electric pickup truck that some people are already working on thrid-party accessories for the vehicle.
Now, we see the most ambitious project yet, a kit that transform the Tesla Cybertruck into an electric boat.
When it comes to ambitious Cybertruck accessories, I thought that nothing could beat the Cyberlandr, which is trying to fit a full camper into the electric pickup’s bed. But I was wrong.
Feb 8, 2022
Tesla cut a steering component from some cars to deal with chip shortage, sources say
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, sustainability, transportation
Under pressure to hit fourth-quarter sales goals while coping with widespread semiconductor shortages, Tesla decided to remove one of the two electronic control units that are normally included in the steering racks of some made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y cars, according to two employees and internal correspondence seen by CNBC.
Tesla did not disclose the exclusion, which has already affected tens of thousands of vehicles being shipped to customers in China, Australia, the U.K., Germany and other parts of Europe. It was not immediately clear whether Tesla would make similar changes to cars manufactured in or shipped to the U.S.