André Franquin was ahead of his time
Report: Growing demand on dark web for AI abuse images
Report: Growing demand on dark web for AI abuse images
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-demand-dark-web-ai-abuse.html
There is clear evidence of a growing demand for AI-generated images of child sexual abuse on the dark web, according to a new research report published by Anglia Ruskin University's International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI). The full report can be viewed here.
The FCC wants the AI voice calling you to say it's a deepfake | Robocalls can't pretend to be human anymore
The FCC wants the AI voice calling you to say it's a deepfake
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/the-fcc-wants-the-ai-voice-calling-you-to-say-its-a-deepfake
Robocalls can't pretend to be human anymore
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024 - The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240503/p2a/00m/0sc/012000c
OSAKA -- Clinical trials of the world's first
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/nuclear-fusion-reactor-in-south-korea-runs-at-100-million-degrees-c-for-a-record-breaking-48-seconds
The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 212 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.
Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will
Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientist-decades-dont-free.html
Before epilepsy was understood to be a neurological condition, people believed it was caused by the moon, or by phlegm in the brain. They condemned seizures as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession, and killed or castrated sufferers to prevent them from passing tainted blood to a new generation.
Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city | California
Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/26/silicon-valley-elites-buy-800m-land-new-city
Group Flannery Associates, backed by prominent investors, quietly buy 55,000 acres of farmland in northern California
Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint
Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint
https://www.businessinsider.com/global-warming-purdue-white-paint-climate-change-2023-7
According to one professor, we may be able to stop climate change if we used a new super white paint to cover the entire United States
Toyota Claims Solid-State Battery Has 745 Mile Range, 10 Minute Charging Time
Toyota Claims Solid-State Battery Has 745 Mile Range, 10 Minute Charging Time
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/04/toyota-claims-solid-state-battery-has-745-mile-range-10-minute-charging-time/
Hyperbole alert: The following news will evoke all the hackneyed words and phrases that so often are used to talk about new battery technology. Prepare for a flurry of “game changer,” “holy grail,” and “This changes everything” statements. Yet if the news today from Toyota is true — emphasis on if — the path of […]
Gen Zers are turning to ‘radical rest,’ delusional thinking, and self-indulgence as they struggle to cope with late-stage capitalism
Gen Zers are turning to ‘radical rest,’ delusional thinking, and self-indulgence as they struggle to cope with late-stage capitalism
https://fortune.com/2023/06/27/gen-zers-turning-to-radical-rest-delusional-thinking-self-indulgence-late-stage-capitalism-molly-barth/
Financial nihilism, worrying TikTok trends, and a bleak outlook. Here's why Gen Zers are cashing in–and checking out.