Month: August 2021
Embodied AI, superintelligence and the master algorithm
What will take us from potential to reality in the next 18 months? Chris Nicholson 7 hours Chris Nicholson Contributor More posts by this contributor UPDATED: Machine learning can fix Twitter, Facebook, and maybe even America Superintelligence, roughly defined as an AI algorithm that can solve all problems better than…
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NASA, Boeing scrub Starliner’s high-stakes ISS launch at last minute Boeing's Starliner Capsule Atop A United Launch Alliance Rocket At Kennedy Space Center
Boeing’s second shot at launching a capsule to the International Space Station has been scrubbed again, this time due to an unexpected issue with the spacecraft. “During pre-launch preparations for the uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, Boeing engineers monitoring the health and status of the vehicle detected…
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SEC chair calls for more power to regulate cryptocurrency
On Tuesday, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler called on Congress to expand the agency’s authority in regulating cryptocurrency trading, lending, and platforms. “Right now, we just don’t have enough investor protection in crypto. Frankly, at this time, it’s more like the Wild West,” Gensler said…
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My Phone Doesn’t Realize My Mother Is Dead
On a recent five-hour flight, I was wholly without Wi-Fi. It was a welcome reprieve from the internet, but instead of reading a book or doing anything productive, I spent three hours scrolling through the photos in my phone — I have thousands dating back to 2007. My friend, who…
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A Silicon Valley VC firm with $1.8B in assets was hit by ransomware
Advanced Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in assets under its management, was hit by a ransomware attack in July that saw cybercriminals steal personal information on the company’s private investors, or limited partners (LPs). In a letter to the Maine attorney general’s…
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Proposed federal standard would require cars to ‘prevent or limit operation’ by impaired drivers
On Sunday, a bipartisan group of Senators published draft text of a massive new bipartisan infrastructure bill, proposing more than a trillion dollars in spending and a vast array of far-reaching provisions. But a little-noticed section in the bill could have significant implications in the fight against drunk driving, eventually…
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