Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has served up another blunt take on the job market as AI permeates society. “You will not lose your job to AI, but will lose it to someone who uses it,” Huang said at the Milken Institute Conference. Added Huang, “I recommend 100% take Read more…
Google has partnered with Elementl Power to develop at least 600 MW of nuclear capacity at each of three planned sites. It’s unknown where the three proposed sites will be located or how much Google is investing. The two companies will work “with utility and regulated power partners to identify Read more…
Scientists have captured fungal spores cruising in the inhospitable environment of the stratosphere, much higher than commercial aircraft fly. When brought back to the lab, the researchers found that some of the spores — including pathogens of plants and people — had survived intercontinental trips and could be cultured in Read more…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is aggressively promoting a future where AI becomes the dominant form of social interaction, claiming that AI friends, therapists, and business agents will soon outnumber human relationships. During a recent media blitz across multiple podcasts and a Stripe conference appearance, Zuckerberg cited statistics suggesting “the average Read more…
When the pandemic upended the world of higher education, Robin Pugh, a professor at City College of San Francisco, began to see one puzzling problem in her online courses: Not everyone was a real student. Of the 40 students enrolled in her popular introduction to real estate course, Pugh said Read more…
Plastic producers have pushed “advanced recycling” as a salve to the plastic waste crisis despite knowing for years that it is not a technically or economically feasible solution, a new report argues. Advanced recycling, also known as chemical recycling, refers to a variety of processes used to break plastics into Read more…
Switzerland will hold a national referendum on the introduction of electronic identity cards after opponents of the legislation secured enough signatures to force a public vote. The Federal Chancellery confirmed Wednesday that 55,344 valid signatures were submitted against the Federal Act on Electronic Identity passed last December. The proposed e-ID Read more…