{"id":3893,"date":"2022-11-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularityumexicosummit.com\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:00:00","slug":"this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularityumexico.com\/en\/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-6\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week\u2019s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEUROSCIENCE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon<\/strong><\/a>
Grace Brown | Wired
<\/em>\u201cThe real novelty with Synchron\u2019s device, he says, is that surgeons don\u2019t have to cut open your brain, making it far less invasive, and therefore less risky for patients. The device, called a Stentrode, has a mesh-like design and is about the length of a AAA battery. \u2026Most neurosurgeons are already up to speed on the basic approach required to put it in, which reduces a high-risk surgery to a procedure that could send the patient home the very same day. \u2018And\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0is the big innovation,\u2019 Kording says.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meta Is Putting Its Latest AI Chatbot on the Web for the Public to Talk To<\/strong><\/a>
James Vincent | The Verge
<\/em>\u201cThe real prize is building a system that can conduct a conversation as free-ranging and natural as a human\u2019s, and Meta says the only way to achieve this is to let bots have free-ranging and natural conversations. \u2018This lack of tolerance for bots saying unhelpful things, in the broad sense of it, is unfortunate,\u2019 says Williamson. \u2018And what we\u2019re trying to do is release this very responsibly and push the research forward.\u2019i\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIOTECH<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This Startup Wants to Copy You Into an Embryo for Organ Harvesting<\/strong><\/a>
Antonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review
<\/em>\u201cThe company, Renewal Bio, is pursuing recent advances in stem-cell technology and artificial wombs demonstrated by Jacob Hanna, a biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Earlier this week, Hanna showed that starting with mouse stem cells, his lab could form highly realistic-looking mouse embryos and keep them growing in a mechanical womb for several days until they developed beating hearts, flowing blood, and cranial folds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMPUTING<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Supposedly Quantum-Proof Encryption Cracked by Basic-Ass PC<\/strong><\/a>
Lucas Ropek | Gizmodo
<\/em>\u201cIt turns out that breaking an encryption algorithm meant to withstand the most powerful cyberattacks imaginable might not be as tough as we\u2019d been led to believe. In a paper published over the weekend, researchers demonstrated that a PC with a single-core processor (weaker than a decent laptop) could break a \u2018post-quantum\u2019 algorithm that had been a contender to be the gold standard for encryption in just one hour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUTOMATION<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Automated Techniques Could Make It Easier to Develop AI<\/strong><\/a>
Tammy Xu | MIT Technology Review
<\/em>\u201cThe idea is to get to a point where people can choose a question they want to ask, point an autoML tool at it, and receive the result they are looking for. That vision is the \u2018holy grail of computer science,\u2019 says Lars Kotthoff, a conference organizer and assistant professor of computer science at the University of Wyoming. \u2018You specify the problem, and the computer figures out how to solve it\u2014and that\u2019s all you do.\u2019 But first, researchers will have to figure out how to make these techniques more time and energy efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROBOTICS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Announces Deal to Buy Roomba Maker for $1.7 Billion<\/strong><\/a>
Ron Amadeo | Ars Technica
<\/em>\u201cThe pending acquisition would be Amazon\u2019s fourth-largest ever, after the purchase of grocery chain Whole Foods\u00a0in 2017 ($13.7 billion), the movie studio\u00a0MGM\u00a0in 2021 ($8.45 billion), and the medical provider\u00a0One Medical last month ($3.9 billion). iRobot\u00a0is the world\u2019s leading consumer robotics company. The company mostly makes\u00a0Roomba vacuum\u00a0cleaners and robo-mops, and it\u2019s also trying to get a\u00a0robo-mower product off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FUTURE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graphene Is a Nobel Prize-Winning \u2018Wonder Material.\u2019 Graphyne Might Replace It<\/strong><\/a>
Editorial Staff | Big Think
<\/em>\u201cGraphene is a \u2018wonder material\u2019 made entirely of carbon atoms that has tremendous potential in the semiconductor industry. A related molecule, called graphyne, might be even better.\u00a0Graphyne, however, is difficult to produce. Now, chemists have found a way to create it in bulk. Research can now get underway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2018An Engine for the Imagination\u2019: The Rise of AI Image Generators<\/strong><\/a>
James Vincent | The Verge
<\/em>\u201cAI-generated\u00a0artwork is quietly beginning to reshape culture. Over the last few years, the ability of machine learning systems to generate imagery from text prompts has increased dramatically in quality, accuracy, and expression. Now, these tools are moving out of research labs and into the hands of everyday users, where they\u2019re creating new visual languages of expression and\u2014most likely\u2014new types of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FUTURE OF FOOD<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Plant-Based Burgers Aren\u2019t Denting People\u2019s Beef Addiction<\/strong><\/a>
Matt Reynolds | Wired
<\/em>\u201cThe dizzying turnaround in the hype cycle is causing people to wonder: Is the plant-based meat revolution already running out of steam? \u2026Figuring out whether plant-based meats are replacing beef isn\u2019t something you can tell from share prices or total retail sales. Instead, we have to rely on data from surveys and analyses of supermarket shopping carts. The evidence we do have suggests the Great Displacement isn\u2019t happening (yet).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

AI Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?<\/strong><\/a>
Cade Metz | The New York Times
<\/em>\u201cIt is true that as these researchers press on, Desdemona-like moments when this technology seems to show signs of true intelligence, consciousness, or sentience are increasingly common. It is not true that in labs across Silicon Valley engineers have built robots who can emote and converse and jam on lead vocals like a human. The technology can\u2019t do that. But it does have the power to mislead people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPACE<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Zenno Astronautics Wants to Move Spacecraft Around Using Electromagnets, Not Fuel<\/strong><\/a>
Aria Alamalhodaei | Tech Crunch
<\/em>\u201cThe core technology is an electromagnet that generates a very strong magnetic field, which can interact with other magnetic fields\u2014like those on other spacecraft, or even Earth\u2019s own\u2014to generate torque. \u2026In addition to pointing satellites, the electromagnetic system could also be used for inter-satellite interactions, like orbital debris clean-up, spacecraft docking or in-orbit servicing. \u2026The company is also working on using its technology to shield the interior of spacecraft\u2014either crewed or cargo\u2014from the huge amount of radiation in outer space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Week\u2019s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 6)<\/a><\/blockquote>