Beyond VR, This Ambitious UK Group Wants to Build the Matrix
Improbable just became the UK’s latest $1billion tech startup. The inside story of its insanely ambitious plan to built virtual worlds, change the way we make decisions, and maybe one day build the Matrix. It might not be as well known as VR headset developer Oculus or AI company DeepMind, but Improbable’s goals are perhaps the most ambitious of them … Continue reading
Technological Aliens Once Inhabited Solar System, Prof Claims
A prior indigenous technological species might have arisen on ancient Earth or another body, such as a pre-greenhouse Venus or a wet Mars. That’s the focus of a paper by Penn State University’s Dr. Jason T. Wright, an associate professor in astronomy and astrophysics. Published this week in arXic, “Prior Indigenous Technological Species” is based on Wright’s idea that an … Continue reading
We’re Getting Closer to Flying Like the Jetsons
Lilium’s Funky ‘Jet’ Could Make Flying Car Dreams a Reality The Lilium personal jet is the latest entry in a growing field of what are essentially flying cars. The electric vehicle could soon be ferrying passengers using distributed propulsion. Watch the video below to learn more! wired.com IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT US…SHARING IS CARING Start … Continue reading
Genetically Engineered ‘Star Trek-Type Beings’ Will Colonize Mars
The way to the Red Planet and other mysterious worlds is being inspired by the villainous Khan from the blockbuster films, according to new research. The use of stem cell technology may mean the difference between life and death on any attempt to travel beyond Earth into the wilderness of space. So the first person to walk on Mars is … Continue reading
Leak Reveals UK Government Planning to Ban Encryption, Spy on All Communications in Real Time
A leaked document reveals the UK government has drawn up yet further, disturbingly dystopian draft bulk surveillance powers, which would give authorities carte blanche to monitor citizens’ live communications, and effectively illegalize encryption. A cybersecurity expert told Sputnik this has terrifying implications not merely for internet privacy. The draft, produced by private consultation, was leaked to the Open Rights Group. … Continue reading
Regenerating Body Parts Is in Our Future
A HUMAN REGROWTH INDUSTRY? The ability to regenerate body parts has always been a fascinating prospect, inspiring characters like Wolverine who can instantly heal themselves and regrow body parts they’ve lost — and now regeneration has inspired scientific research. Many species in the animal kingdom can regenerate: arthropods (like scorpions) can regrow appendages, some annelids (like worms) can regenerate from only … Continue reading
Facebook Working on Technology that Would Allow You to TYPE with Your BRAIN
In its latest ambitious project, the social media giant says that it wants to build a “brain-computer speech-to-text interface” which can essentially type the words you think. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the new project “one day will let you communicate using only your mind” and is being developed by Building 8 – Facebook’s consumer hardware lab. Mr Zuckerberg, who … Continue reading
There’s a Dark Secret at the Heart of Artificial Intelligence: No One Really Understands How it Works
Last year, a strange self-driving car was released onto the quiet roads of Monmouth County, New Jersey. The experimental vehicle, developed by researchers at the chip maker Nvidia, didn’t look different from other autonomous cars, but it was unlike anything demonstrated by Google, Tesla, or General Motors, and it showed the rising power of artificial intelligence. The car didn’t follow … Continue reading
Photon Rocket May Achieve 99.999% the Speed of Light
THEORETICAL SPACECRAFTS Theoretical physics often lifts the sanctions we set on our own imaginations. Whether it’s exploring the possibility of warp drives or understanding the rate of the universe’s expansion, we are quick to explore the unknown on our chalkboards until our tech is ready for our ideas. In a similar deep-dive into the theoretical, a Norwegian professor argues in … Continue reading
Facebook New VR Platform is ‘Like Hanging out in Person’
Facebook have revealed their first attempt at integrating the social network’s platform with virtual reality in an effort to give users a new way to hang out with their friends. “Facebook Spaces” was unveiled at the company’s annual developer conference on Tuesday. It will allow those who own virtual reality headsets to build personalized cartoonish-looking avatars from their recently tagged … Continue reading
