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Nov 10, 2017

IBM says it’s reached milestone in quantum computing

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

IBM has announced a milestone in its race against Google and other big tech firms to build a powerful quantum computer.

Dario Gil, who leads IBM’s and artificial intelligence research division, said Friday that the company’s scientists have successfully built and measured a processor prototype with 50 , known as qubits.

Gil says it’s the first time any company has built a quantum computer at this scale.

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Nov 10, 2017

Full Tilt: When 100% of Cars Are Autonomous

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

What happens to roadkill or traffic tickets when our vehicles are in control? Related Article.

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Nov 10, 2017

Ray Kurzweil — Human-Level AI is Just 12 Years Away

Posted by in categories: Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI

Recorded: November 3, 2017

In December 2012, Kurzweil was hired by Google in a full-time position to “work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing”. He was personally hired by Google co-founder Larry Page and Kurzweil agreed on a one-sentence job description: “to bring natural language understanding to Google”.

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Nov 10, 2017

Natural Killer Cells Swarm to Attack Cancer Thanks to New Immunotherapy

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes, immune cells which have a powerful arsenal of cytotoxic weaponry that they can use against tumors.

Unfortunately, tumors protect themselves using a protective microenvironment that shields them from attack from NK cells. This microenvironment promotes tumor growth and survival and has an immunosuppressive effect that blunts the attempts of NK cells to infiltrate the tumor and destroy it. That was until now and this new discovery.

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Nov 10, 2017

I’m honored to be speaking on #transhumanism and human enhancement in a side session at the World Economic Forum Global Future Councils 2017 meeting in Dubai tomorrow

Posted by in category: transhumanism

I’m involved in other events on Sunday too. https://www.weforum.org/events/annual-meeting-of-the-global-future-councils-2017 #gfc17

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Nov 10, 2017

IBM announces a trailblazing quantum machine

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Researchers have built the most sophisticated quantum computer yet, signaling progress toward a powerful new way of processing information.

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Nov 10, 2017

Space tourism will lift-off in 2018

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Space tourism will take-off in 2018. As the race between spaceflight companies Virgin Galactic and SpaceX heats up, those who can afford it will be able to travel to low Earth orbit and possibly even around the moon.

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Nov 9, 2017

China Has A Breakthrough in Spy-Proof Quantum Communications

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, security

By sending quantum information several kilometers, the researchers took a big step toward the future of information security.

A team of Chinese researchers say they have completed the first long-distance quantum secure direct communication, a critical step toward sending messages that are truly safe from eavesdropping.

The information traveled 2.7 kilometers along a quantum channel, the team said in a paper that was peer-reviewed by China’s Science Bulletin journal and placed online Oct. 22.

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Nov 9, 2017

Does WHO Five Year Plan Leave Healthy Aging Out of the picture?

Posted by in category: life extension

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Nov 9, 2017

Dear Future (Trailer)

Posted by in categories: alien life, nuclear energy, robotics/AI

WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE NOW: http://bit.ly/2yuwDPF

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