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Every 2 weeks our panel of innovation enthusiasts presents their favorite news-articles from the fields of innovation, technology, and science to each other and the world.
Most regularly we touch AI, VR, AR, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, killer-robots, space travel, social media, privacy, censorship, and the effects these technologies have on business and society.
Chinese scientists have proposed a rotating magnetic launcher on the moon to send lunar resources to Earth.
The system would be powered by solar and nuclear energy, recovering over 70 percent of energy after each launch.
The primary target: extracting and transporting helium-3, a potential game-changer for Earth's energy crisis.
https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-magnetic-launcher-moon
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Islamic State supporters are increasingly using AI tools for propaganda and recruitment, raising serious concerns about the adequacy of current safety measures.
AI-generated content, including videos and chatbots, is being exploited to spread extremist messages and potentially recruit new members.
Experts warn that the rapid release of AI models without proper safeguards is creating new risks, with terrorist groups already finding ways to bypass existing controls.
https://www.context.news/ai/islamic-state-supporters-turn-to-ai-to-bolster-online-support
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Skyfire Systems has launched a payment network that allows AI agents to make autonomous transactions on your behalf.
Skyfire’s platform includes safeguards to prevent AI agents from overspending and provides users with detailed control over their agents’ spending.
The company raised $8.5 million in seed funding to further develop this technology, aiming to revolutionize how AI interacts with financial systems.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/skyfire-lets-ai-agents-spend-your-money/
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Fake celebrity endorsements are spreading like wildfire on social media, leading up to the 2024 election.
Artificial intelligence is playing a key role in generating these misleading images, making them more convincing than ever.**
Major platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Meta are facing criticism for their reduced efforts to curb election-related disinformation.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/22/media/fake-celebrity-endorsements-social-media-2024-election-misinformation/
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Explore Chatbot Arena, an open platform for evaluating AI models based on real-world user interactions. Learn how it works, its key insights, practical applications, and its potential to shape the future of AI development. Perfect for developers, businesses, researchers, and AI enthusiasts.
https://lmarena.ai/
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If you watch Science Fiction Movies, then you know that Exoskeletons are great for fighting Aliens but even without Science Fiction there is a real market out there for real exoskeletons. Today!
German Bionic is a company that develops exoskeletons to prevent lower back injuries and provide additional power in industrial and healthcare settings. The exoskeletons use sensors and motors to support and enhance the natural movements of the wearer.
Learn more about German Bionic's technologies here:
https://germanbionic.com/
Meghan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghankennelly/
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Neuralink has successfully implanted a wireless brain chip in a human, showing promising results in brain activity and recovery. The technology has potential applications in treating complex neurological conditions and controlling devices with the mind. Ethical concerns arise regarding animal testing and the potential for misuse of brain implants. The integration of AI and data sharing could enhance the capabilities of brain implants. The future may see the emergence of voluntary cyborgs and the modification of human nature.
Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68137046
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Apple's Vision Pro headset had a significant pre-order weekend, with estimates suggesting they may have sold up to 180,000 units. However, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo still views it as a niche product. The initial sales exceeded earlier production figures, but Kuo noted that shipping times remained unchanged after the first 48 hours, potentially indicating a quick drop in demand after initial pre-orders.
The Vision Pro's high price of $3,499 and the absence of mainstream apps like YouTube and Spotify for now may limit its appeal to the average consumer. Apple might introduce a cheaper model in the future. Even with the initial 80,000 units sold out, it still represents a tiny fraction (0.007 percent) of Apple's 1.2 billion active users.
To sustain demand, Apple is working on demo areas at its US flagship stores, hoping to attract more buyers. The global launch is rumored to be before this year's WWDC, likely in June.
Sources:
https://www.engadget.com/apple-might-have-sold-up-to-180000-vision-pro-headsets-over-pre-order-weekend-081727344.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-21/apple-vision-pro-lack-of-netflix-youtube-app-store-tensions-threaten-device-lrnjwjb3
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/20/24044343/apple-vision-pro-safari-killer-app
https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-wont-let-developers-call-their-vision-pro-apps-ar-vr-or-mr/
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Today we're discussing one of the most talked-about gadgets of CES 2024 – the Rabbit R1. Is it just another tech fad, or is it the future of personal computing? Join us as we explore this so-called "iPhone moment of the AI era".
🔍 What you'll learn in this episode:
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Overview of the Rabbit R1: What is it and why is it creating such a buzz?
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Key Features and Design: A close look at its unique AI-driven interface, design, and specs.
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Price and Availability: How much does it cost and where can you get one?
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Functionality and User Privacy: Examining its advanced features, user interface, and privacy policies.
Source:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/what-is-the-rabbit-r1
💡 Don't Miss Our Take: Stick around for our final thoughts on whether the Rabbit R1 lives up to the hype and how it could impact our digital lives.
❓ Your Thoughts Matter: What do you think about the Rabbit R1? Is it the future of AI in personal computing or not? Let us know in the comments!
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A virtual AI companion generated 34000$ in the first 24h after release. We should talk about that!
Source:
https://gamerant.com/amouranth-ai-influencer-chatbot-explained/
This is what you need to know:
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Amouranth, a Twitch and adult content streamer, launched an AI chatbot replicating her personality.
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The chatbot offers perks like images and videos with subscription fees ranging from $5.99 to $199 per month.
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In the first 24 hours, the AI generated $34,000, sparking controversy over potential negative effects on users' mental health.
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Amouranth defends the AI, claiming it may be therapeutic and plans to develop it further to be indistinguishable from a human.
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2024 might become a special year for apple because major AI upgrades are expected to get announced soon.
Source:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apples-ai-upgrades-for-your-iphone-are-reportedly-on-track-for-2024-heres-what-to-expect
This is what you need to know:
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Apple is set to announce significant AI upgrades for iOS 18 and the iPhone at WWDC 2024.
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The enhancements include a more conversational Siri, auto-summarization in core apps, and AI features in development tools for code completion.
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The foundation is a large language model called Ajax, tested since early 2023, with a reported $1 billion annual investment in the AI project.
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Uncertainties remain about terminology, on-device vs. cloud processing, and whether new AI features will be restricted to newer iPhone models.
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For the first time since Apollo, NASA is sending a lander to the moon. And they already have a critical problem.
Sources:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-science-heads-to-moon-on-first-us-private-robotic-artemis-flight/
https://www.space.com/private-astrobotic-peregrine-moon-lander-suffers-anomaly
https://www.space.com/astrobotic-peregrine-moon-lander-propulsion-failure
https://www.space.com/astrobotic-peregrine-moon-lander-first-photo-anomaly-clue
This is what you need to know:
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Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, launched on ULA's Vulcan rocket, carries NASA instruments for the first US private robotic mission to the Moon.
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The Peregrine lander is set to land on the Moon on Feb 23, conducting a 10-day mission to gather crucial scientific data for future lunar exploration, including Artemis missions.
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The first photo taken by Peregrine in space revealed disturbances in the Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI), aligning with telemetry data pointing to the propulsion system anomaly.
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The anomaly, identified as a failure in the propulsion system causing a critical loss of propellant, disrupted the spacecraft's sun-pointing orientation.
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If you like ChatGPT, you will love the new GPT Store with thousands specialized GPTs to play with.
Sources:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/openais-app-store-for-gpts-will-launch-next-week/
https://tech.co/news/how-create-chatgpt-gpt-guide
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OpenAI launched a store for GPTs, custom apps based on its AI models, this week.
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Before listing their GPTs in the store, developers need to ensure their compliance with OpenAI's updated usage policies and GPT brand guidelines.
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Developers can use OpenAI's tool, GPT Builder, to create AI-powered chatbots without needing coding experience.
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It's currently unclear if the GPT Store will include a revenue-sharing scheme, with no firm plan for GPT monetization revealed by OpenAI yet.
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The end of the Cookie is nigh! Google finally killed it!
Source:
https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-is-getting-rid-of-cookies
This is what you need to know:
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Google is getting rid of cookies to enhance internet privacy and limit cross-site tracking.
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Cookies, though not inherently malicious, are often used for targeted advertising and tracking user behavior.
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Google's Tracking Protection, starting with 1% of Chrome users, aims for a global rollout by the second half of 2024.
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The Privacy Sandbox project replaces cookies, collecting user data to balance privacy and support for companies, but concerns about trusting Google persist.
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Google introduces a “robot constitution” that might save us in the upcoming robot apocalypse. I’m just joking of course. We all know how the rise of the machines will end.
Source:
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-deepmind-rules-ai-robots-safer-in-your-home-2024-1
Business Insider is reporting about Google’s “Robot Constitution” that will protect humans from robots. So, we finally get Isaac Asimovs robotic laws. Google DeepMind has introduced new rules to enhance the safety and behavior of AI-powered robots. These rules specifically target domestic settings where robots may perform chores and other tasks. I mean, we all know, that soon, we will all have humanoid robots in our houses. No doubt!
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Google Gemeni is out and since it is made by Google we all expect it to soon dominate the market. But can it really compete with GPT4?
Source:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-gemini-gpt-4/
A year ago, there was just gpt3.5 turbo. Today, we have multiple LLMs which are competing for domination. Google's Gemini and OpenAI's GPT-4 are two of them. Both of these advanced systems showcase remarkable capabilities, seamlessly handling text, images, video, audio, and code.
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Elvis Presley is on tour. And in todays time, this isn’t even a strange headline. It’s just AI and holograms.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67871115
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/04/elvis-evolution-hologram-show-london-premiere
_ Production Company “Layered Reality” produces the show Elvis Evolution
_ They used AI to generate an Elvis Avatar from thousands of photos and videos
_ Holographic projections, augmented reality, live theatres, and multi-sensory effects make the show life-like
_ The show will tour through multiple locations all over the world.
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The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using its content to train AI models without permission or compensation. This was reported by FastCompany with the hint that this lawsuit could put a damper on AI’s 2024 ambitions.
The lawsuit claims that OpenAI and Microsoft encoded New York Times articles into their language models' memory, allowing AI models like ChatGPT and Bing Chat to access and reproduce the information, sometimes word for word and without proper citation.
Sources:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91004693/new-york-times-openai-lawsuit
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/27/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit
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Apple secretly released Ferret, an open-source large language model integrating language understanding with image analysis.
In a surprising move, Apple has quietly launched Ferret, an open-source large language model developed in collaboration with Cornell University, as reported by Dataconomy. Unlike traditional language models, Ferret combines language understanding with image analysis, allowing it to analyze specific regions of images and respond to prompts involving both text and visuals. The release signifies Apple's move towards openness, presenting challenges in scaling against larger models like GPT-4 due to infrastructure limitations. However, the potential impact on Apple devices is immense, promising improved image-based interactions, augmented user assistance, enriched media understanding, and a platform for developer innovation.
Sources:
https://dataconomy.com/2023/12/26/apple-ferret-llm-ai/
https://twitter.com/OpenMedFuture/status/1738540634745536597
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.11514.pdf
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apple-may-be-working-on-a-way-to-let-llms-run-on-device-and-change-your-iphones-forever
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Alex and I visited the CX-Festival 2023 in Brandenburg and had the opportunity to learn about the impact of AI on the world of customer experience. We talked to industry experts and gained valuable insights into the state of the art in 2023.
Special thanks to:
Nino Praisler https://www.linkedin.com/in/nino-praisler-6162a51a9/
Mathias Lutz Rackow https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathias-lutz-rackow/
Sagar Haria https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagar-haria/
Mara Goldberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-goldberg-53850a128/
Jaschi Mikolajski https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaschi-mikolajski/
Pierce Buckley https://www.linkedin.com/in/piercebuckley/
The CX-Festival is the perfect opportunity to meet CX enthusiasts and to immerse yourself in the world of CX. Network in a networking-friendly environment! A different kind of a business event focused on the attendees - not on the exhibitors.
https://www.cx-festival.com/
Every week, our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
Producers:
Tarek Madany Mamlouk https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarekmadanymamlouk/
Alexandra-Irina Nicolae https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrairinanicolae/
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Industry experts from the quantum computing sector gathered in London in September 2023, and the TechReview podcast was on-site to cover the event. We had the opportunity to gain insights from insiders, digging into the world of quantum computing. We explored real-life use cases, discussed when quantum computers are expected to start transforming businesses, and discovered the key requirements for individuals aspiring to become quantum computing professionals.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for this episode:
00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Dr. Bhushan Bonde https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhushanbonde/
04:09 - Dr. Carsten Blank https://www.linkedin.com/in/carstenblank/
06:08 - Clemens Utschig-Utschig https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemensutschig/
07:38 - Sergio Gago https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiogh/
09:41 - Dr. Konstantinos Georgopoulos https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgeorgopoulos/
10:32 - Thomas Fauvel https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasfauvel/
11:52 - Christophe Legrand https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-legrand-0a68951/
13:07 - Dr. Gopal Karemore https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopal-karemore-21a3097/
16:52 - Dr. Jay Lowell https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-lowell-2330177/
19:42 - Mauricio Fernandez https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-fernandez-13b214284/
21:45 - Dr. Polyzois Kokkonis https://www.linkedin.com/in/zois-kokkonis/
24:41 - Outro
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Quantum.Tech brings together the global quantum ecosystem for three days of jam packed content, networking opportunities and collaboration opportunities from across the globe. Each year, 400+ quantum experts and individuals from companies including finance, pharma, chemical, government institutions and more showcase the latest developments and look to answer the key questions within the industry.
Every week our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
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OpenAI is creating a team to prepare for AI’s ‘Catastrophic Risks,’ like biological and nuclear threats. Should we be worried or reassured? Also, we are talking about helium airships, Google and Anthropic, poisoned data for AI models, and a detailed water map on Mars!
00:00 - Intro
04:24 - 1. EXCLUSIVE: Google Founder’s Airship Gets FAA Clearance - Sergey Brin’s Pathfinder 1 can now take to the skies
09:59 - 2. AI’s proxy war heats up as Google reportedly backs Anthropic with $2B
15:43 - 3. This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
20:46 - 4. Detailed Mars Water Map Shows Where to Land Future Explorers
25:12 - 5. OpenAI Launching Team Preparing For AI’s ‘Catastrophic Risks,’ Like Biological And Nuclear Threats
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/lta-airship-faa-clearance
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/27/ais-proxy-war-heats-up-as-google-reportedly-backs-anthropic-with-2b/
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai
- https://gizmodo.com/detailed-nasa-mars-water-map-land-future-explorers-1850968086
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/britneynguyen/2023/10/26/openai-launching-team-preparing-for-ais-catastrophic-risks-like-biological-and-nuclear-threats/
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Will Apple’s Vision Pro actually diagnose and treat mental illness? Let’s find out!
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - 1. Uber begins offering rides in self-driving Waymo cars
07:21 - 2. Instagram head says Threads API is in the works
11:50 - 3. Atom Computing is the first to announce a 1,000+ qubit quantum computer
16:37 - 4. SpaceX’s Starship could launch as soon as Nov. 6
22:29 - 5. Apple could use the Vision Pro to treat mental illness, report says
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/uber-begins-offering-rides-in-self-driving-waymo-cars.html
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/27/instagram-head-says-threads-api-is-in-the-works/
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/atom-computing-is-the-first-to-announce-a-1000-qubit-quantum-computer/amp/
- https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/november-starship-launch-possible-18449420.php
- https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-vision-pro-to-treat-mental-health-depression-ptsd-2023-10
Every week our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
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Is X aka Twitter spreading misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war? A war is raging in Israel and X aka Twitter is fighting misinformation - or is it? This is the TechReview Podcast powered by Axel Springer. Join us in discussing the most important headlines from Innovation, Technology and Social Media.
You are listening to episode 79, recorded on Tuesday October 10th 2023.
00:00 - Intro
02:41 - 1. Report: Apple is already designing a lighter Vision Pro to fix “neck strain”
05:43 - 2. Meta’s Reportedly Exploring New Options To Reignite Threads Interest
08:37 - 3. A former TikTok employee is building a social app for content creators to network and ‘spill the tea’
12:22 - 4. Shopping For An EV? Google Adds Range, Charging Costs To Search Results
17:19 - 5. Elon Musk’s X Cut Disinformation-Fighting Tool Ahead of Israel-Hamas Conflict
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/report-apple-is-already-designing-a-lighter-vision-pro-to-fix-neck-strain/
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/metas-reportedly-exploring-new-options-reignite-interest-threads/695551/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/09/a-former-tiktok-employee-is-building-a-social-app-for-content-creators-to-network-and-spill-the-tea/
- https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/news-google-search-ev-shopping/
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/elon-musks-x-cut-disinformation-fighting-tool-ahead-of-israel-hamas-conflict
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Do you remember when AWS gave Microsoft the space to launch OpenAI's services on Azure? And did you hear about Google's watermarks for AI images? You can hear about it on TechReview 78!
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00:00 - Intro
01:25 - 1. How AWS Stumbled in AI, Giving Microsoft an Opening
14:18 - 2. Google made a watermark for AI images that you can’t edit out
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-aws-stumbled-in-ai-giving-microsoft-an-opening
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23849107/synthid-google-deepmind-ai-image-detector
Every week our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
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Asteroid mining appears to be a very lucrative business with 10k Quadrillion dollars estimated on 16 Psyche and NASA/SpaceX launch this October to get there! Here on earth, ByteDance puts its spotlight on TikTok with slowing business in China. And Netflix extends its offer to video games!
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00:00 - Intro
01:08 - 1. NASA’s ‘Psyche’ Mission To Quadrillion-Dollar Asteroid Is Go
06:45 - 2. ByteDance’s China Business Is Slowing, Putting Spotlight on TikTok
16:30 - 3. Netflix finally streams video games, too
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2023/07/19/nasas-psyche-mission-to-multi-quadrillion-dollar-asteroid-is-go/
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedances-china-business-is-slowing-putting-spotlight-on-tiktok
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23829262/netflix-cloud-gaming-testing-tv-web
Our panel today
Vincent https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-t-irmler/
Tarek https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarekmadanymamlouk/
Every week our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
https://techreview.axelspringer.com/
https://www.ideas-engineering.io/
https://www.freetech.academy/
https://www.upday.com/
Today we are talking about Laser weapons, X's reduced requirements of their revenue program, and net energy gain from fusion power! It literally feels like news from a science fiction novel when the news contains laser weapons and fusion power.
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - 1: China Claims to Have Built a Laser Weapon That Can Fire Indefinitely
05:01 - 2: X Significantly Reduces the Requirements of Its Creator Ad Revenue Share Program
11:30 - 3: US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction for second time
- https://www.businessinsider.com/china-claims-beat-us-laser-defense-system-continuous-cool-down-2023-8
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-significantly-reduces-the-requirements-of-creator-ad-revenue-share/690607/
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/7/us-scientists-achieve-net-energy-gain-in-fusion-reaction-for-second-time
Our panel today
Vincent https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-t-irmler/
Tarek https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarekmadanymamlouk/
Every week our panel of technology enthusiasts meets to discuss the most important news from the fields of technology, innovation, and science. And you can join us live!
https://techreview.axelspringer.com/
https://www.ideas-engineering.io/
https://www.freetech.academy/
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Let's talk about robot tentacles that could replace certain surgeries, GPT3 acing the SAT, and Elon Musk's new approach to advertising on Twitter. This is TechReview 74.
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00:00 - Intro
01:29 - 1: These robotic tentacles could travel into the lungs to treat cancer
06:42 - 2: GPT-3 aces tests of reasoning by analogy
14:03 - 3: Musk Officially Moves Into New Role at X as Yaccarino Takes Over as CEO
- https://thenextweb.com/news/tiny-robot-tentacles-detect-treat-lung-cancer
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/large-language-models-beat-undergrads-on-tests-of-reasoning-via-analogy/
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/musk-officially-moves-into-new-role-at-x-as-yaccarino-takes-over-as-ceo/689500/
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Meta cancels the Quest Pro line, Stack Overflow plans release of OverflowAI and Elon Musks X-shaped flood-light was dismantled in San Francisco.
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - 1: Meta cancels Quest Pro, stops development of Quest Pro 2
08:44 - 2: Stack Overflow jumps into the generative AI world with OverflowAI
16:30 - 3: Twitter removes the ‘X’ logo from its San Francisco HQ
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-cancels-quest-pro-stops-development-of-quest-pro-2/
- https://venturebeat.com/ai/stack-overflow-jumps-into-the-generative-ai-world-with-overflow-ai/
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23814476/twitter-x-sign-removed-san-francisco-bright-light-complaints
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In March 2020, Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, struck a deal to buy augmented reality displays from British firm Plessey, aiming to develop AR glasses and compete with Apple. However, the development of Plessey's technology has stalled, and Meta has struggled to make the displays bright enough and reduce defects. As a result, they abandoned Plessey's microLED tech in favor of an older display technology. This decision, along with others, has diminished the AR glasses' edge over competitors like Microsoft's HoloLens.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is introducing AI-powered beauty filters from Maybelline in its Teams video conferencing platform. The filters, developed in collaboration with the Geena Davis Institute, offer virtual makeup looks to enhance users' appearance during meetings. Though beauty filters in professional apps raise concerns about mental health and body image issues, the feature is rolling out to global Microsoft Teams Enterprise customers.
In the entertainment world, Fox launched a reality TV show called "Stars on Mars," featuring minor celebrities and former athletes as "celebronauts" competing in a "Survivor"-like elimination series set on Mars. Participants face challenges while living in a simulated off-Earth habitat, and an AI companion character in the form of a robotic dog, RADDOG, adds a unique twist to the show. The show premiered in June and continues with various episodes featuring new tasks and challenges for the celebronauts.
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - 1: Meta Scales Back Ambitions for AR Glasses
09:23 - 2: Microsoft Teams is rolling out AI-powered Maybelline beauty filters - The Verge
18:22 - 3: Celebronauts race to plug holes in the hab on Fox's 'Stars on Mars'
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-scales-back-ambitions-for-ar-glasses
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23800648/microsoft-teams-maybelline-ai-beauty-filter-virtual-makeup
- https://www.space.com/stars-on-mars-episode-6-trailer-william-shatner
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TikTok aims to identify rising artists, Instagram Threads is still far from Europe and Llama 2 attacks Microsoft and OpenAI! Let's talk about that in TechReview 71!
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - 1: TikTok's new program aims to identify rising artists in the music industry
08:19 - 2: Instagram Chief Says EU Access to Threads Could Take Months, User Retention ‘Better Than Expected’
17:00 - 3: Meta launches Llama 2, a source-available AI model that allows commercial applications
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/18/tiktoks-new-program-aims-to-identify-rising-artists-in-the-music-industry/
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-chief-says-eu-access-threads-could-take-months-user-retention/688184/
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/meta-launches-llama-2-an-open-source-ai-model-that-allows-commercial-applications/
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The Media&Tech Con 2023 was dominated by Generative AI and how it will shape the media industry in the following years. We were there and we talked to speakers, thought leaders, and attendees. Katharina Neubert from BILD, Ben Reininga from Snapchat, Steven Plöger from Axel Springer, Jakob Wais from Business Insider Germany, Ekaterina Schneider from Freetech Academy, Niddal Salah-Eldin from Axel Springer, Babette Wagner from National Media & Tech, Dudley Needham from KILT Protocol, Max Celko from Axel Springer, Shafiqul Islam Shuvo from Ideas Engineering and of course our very own Henrike Hedel, Chris Krauß, Vincent Irmler and Alexandra Nicolae took the time to talk to us about their topics and their impressions from the conference.
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Dr. Amelie Schoenenwald joins us today to talk about Space Biology, her background, the ESA astronaut selection program, living and working in space, mars colonization, astronaut training, and more.
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Harnessing Photosynthesis: A Green Energy Solution for Martian Occupation & Space Exploration
02:34 - About Amelie
03:37 - Are you a space biologist?
04:29 - Henrike and Amelie met before
06:20 - Living and working in space
09:10 - Will robots colonize Mars for us?
11:12 - When did you decide to become an astronaut?
13:19 - How does astronaut reserve work with a full-time job?
16:42 - Are you always on standby for a mission?
17:52 - What is the most challenging part of astronaut training?
19:25 - Requirements for becoming an astronaut?
23:00 - Do astronauts get media training?
25:25 - Is the funding for space exploration justified?
28:10 - Advice for people who want to become astronauts
https://scitechdaily.com/harnessing-photosynthesis-a-green-energy-solution-for-martian-occupation-space-exploration/
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Amelie_Schoenenwald
Summary:
Researchers are developing sustainable technology to harness solar power in space for the Moon and Mars. Using a semiconductor device, they mimic photosynthesis to convert sunlight into oxygen and recycle carbon dioxide. This technology can provide green energy, support life support systems, and reduce weight during long-term space travel. The findings offer promising advancements in sustainable energy solutions for space exploration, enabling oxygen production, carbon dioxide recycling, and chemical creation. With the potential to power rockets and enhance efficiency, this technology holds great promise for enabling long-duration missions and human presence beyond Earth.
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Discover how machine learning can predict music's hit potential in less than a minute. Unveil the undisclosed features of Apple's groundbreaking Vision Pro device. Explore Microsoft's ambitious plan to build a quantum supercomputer in just 10 years. This is TechReview 68.
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - 1: Machine Learning: Forscher bestimmen Hit-Potenzial von Musik in weniger als einer Minute
08:41 - 2: What Apple Didn’t Reveal About the Vision Pro
14:33 - 3: Microsoft expects to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years
- https://t3n.de/news/machine-learning-forscher-vorhersage-song-hit-1559758/
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/what-apple-didnt-reveal-about-the-vision-pro
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/microsoft-expects-to-build-a-quantum-supercomputer-within-10-years/
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Today we're talking about shape-shifting robots, Apple's Vision Pro SDK and TikTok's new 'Trendy Beat' showcase.
00:00 - Intro
00:00 - 1: Groundbreaking polygon shape-changing robot for space exploration
00:00 - 2: Apple’s Vision Pro SDK is now available, in-person developer labs launch next month
00:00 - 3: TikTok Launches New In-Stream Shopping Push with ‘Trendy Beat’ Showcase
- https://www.techexplorist.com/epfl-mori3-shape-changing-robot-space-exploration/62528/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/apples-vision-pro-sdk-is-now-available-in-person-developer-labs-launch-next-month/
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-in-stream-shopping-push-trendy-beat-showcase/653570/
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Join us for the latest podcast episode as we discuss Spotify's layoffs in its podcast division, Meta's upcoming Twitter alternative, and YouTube's controversial decision to allow election misinformation. Get insights into the changes reshaping the digital landscape and their impact on creators, users, and voter participation. Stay informed and engaged by subscribing now!
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - 1: Spotify will cut 200 jobs in its podcast unit
08:46 - 2: Meta’s Twitter Alternative App Gets its Own Icon as it Moves Closer to Launch
16:27 - 3: YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/05/spotify-will-cut-200-jobs-in-its-podcast-unit/
- https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-twitter-alternative-app-icon-launch/651877/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/03/youtube-rolls-back-its-rules-against-election-misinformation/
Summary:
Music streaming giant Spotify has announced plans for another round of layoffs, this time affecting its podcast division. The job cuts are part of a corporate reorganization that involves merging Parcast and Gimlet Studios. Sahar Elhabashi, Spotify's head of the podcast division, stated in an internal memo that the changes would result in a 2% reduction in the workforce, affecting around 200 jobs. The company aims to optimize its approach to partnership efforts with podcasters worldwide and better support the creator community. Affected employees will receive generous severance packages and outplacement support. Spotify had made significant investments in podcasts, acquiring popular networks like Parcast and Gimlet Media in 2019 for substantial amounts. However, the company is now scaling back its original content strategy and combining Parcast and Gimlet into Spotify Studios. The Ringer, another content company acquired by Spotify, will remain a separate business unit. Spotify shared that it has 100 million podcast listeners across 5 million shows and has experienced substantial growth in podcast ad revenue. The recent layoffs suggest a shift in Spotify's original content strategy and a focus on maximizing value for creators and users.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, is getting closer to launching its Twitter alternative app. The latest discovery in the app's back-end code reveals that it will have its own icon, featuring a Twitter-like color scheme combined with Instagram's gradient approach. Meta has been developing the platform over the past few months, capitalizing on growing unrest among Twitter users due to recent changes made by Elon Musk. With the network effects of Instagram, Meta aims to step into Twitter's territory and attract a significant audience seeking real-time updates. The upcoming app, tentatively called 'Barcelona,' will serve as an offshoot of Instagram, allowing users to log in with their Instagram credentials. It will offer a simplified, chat-based feed similar to Twitter, allowing users to post text updates, add links, photos, and up to 5-minute videos. The app is expected to be decentralized, although specifics on how it aligns with other decentralized social offerings are still unclear. Rumors suggest a summer launch, possibly even sooner.
YouTube has announced that it will reverse its policy on election denialism, allowing false claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 US Presidential elections and previous elections. The company believes that removing such content may curb misinformation but could unintentionally limit political speech without effectively reducing the risk of violence or harm. However, YouTube will still prohibit false claims about the location of polling places and other efforts to discourage voting. The decision has raised concerns about sowing broad mistrust in the democratic process and discouraging voter participation. YouTube plans to provide more updates on its 2024 election strategy in the coming months.
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Welcome to TechReview 65 where we dive into all the exciting announcements from this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by Apple. Get ready to explore the highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed reality headset, along with other hardware and software updates. From the innovative features of the headset to the new MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro, we'll cover all the key highlights. Join us as we unravel the latest developments in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and watchOS 10. Plus, find out about the exciting integration of FaceTime with Apple TV. Get ready for a comprehensive overview of the groundbreaking technologies and features that Apple has in store for us. Let's dive in!
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - WWDC 2023
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23749243/apple-wwdc-2023-biggest-announcements-vision-pro-macbook-air-15-inch-ios-17
Summary:
During this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled its highly anticipated mixed reality headset called Vision Pro. Priced at $3,499, the headset combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences and features a single strip of glass, a digital crown for switching between AR and VR, spatial audio, and an external battery pack. It will be available early next year and runs on a new operating system called visionOS. Apple also introduced a new 15.3-inch MacBook Air with improved specifications, a new Mac Studio and Mac Pro with Apple Silicon-powered upgrades, and a journaling app called Journal. iOS 17 brings features like StandBy mode, transcription for voice messages, a safety-focused Check In feature, and a NameDrop feature. iPadOS 17 adds interactive widgets, improved Notes app capabilities, a personalized lock screen, and the Health app. macOS Sonoma includes visual upgrades, new features for Safari, and a "game mode" prioritizing gaming performance. watchOS 10 introduces widgets, new watch faces, daylight measurement, cycling features, and trailhead information for hikers. Lastly, FaceTime will be available on Apple TV, allowing users to use their iPhone as a webcam and utilize Center Stage for framing.
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Are you missing the sound of a modem connecting to the internet, a Nokia phone ringing with its signature mono ring-tone or the boing of an old TV when it is switched on? Then you should check out "Obsolete Sounds", a library of soon-to-be-forgotten audio pieces. And why is Minecraft such a popular game for AI developers? OpenAI used Minecraft for their approach to imitation learning. And can a computer be a better negotiator than a human being? Ask CICERO!
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Check out this library of obsolete sounds, including plenty of clips of old tech
12:32 - A bot that watched 70,000 hours of Minecraft could unlock AI’s next big thing
16:56 - Metas neuer Diplomacy-Agent kann verhandeln, überzeugen und kooperieren
Summary:
Obsolete Sounds is a new project that its creator Cities and Memory claims is “the world’s biggest collection of obsolete and disappearing sounds.” It consists of over 150 sounds that are increasingly rare, ranging from sounds used in retro video games, recordings of old-fashioned transport, and plenty of mechanical sounds from outdated hardware. As well as the sounds themselves, Cities and Memory has also published remixes of each of them from a collection of over 150 musicians and sound artists.
A bot that watched 70,000 hours of Minecraft. The result is a breakthrough for a technique known as imitation learning, in which neural networks are trained to perform tasks by watching humans do them. Imitation learning can be used to train AI to control robot arms, drive cars, or navigate web pages. The next step was to use this model to generate action labels for 70,000 hours of unlabeled video taken from the internet and then train the Minecraft bot on this larger data set.
With CICERO, Meta introduces a new AI system that can negotiate with humans in natural language, convince them of strategies and cooperate with them. According to Meta, CICERO is the first language AI that can play in the board game "Diplomacy" on a human level. CICERO has been optimized for Diplomacy and the game also serves as proof of performance for the model's language capabilities: In 40 online games over 72 hours of play at "webDiplomacy.net," CICERO achieved more than twice the average score of human players and was among the top ten percent, according to Meta.
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We recorded this episode a few hours after Artemis 1 successfully launched from Florida. We 3 space-nerds are talking about this for months and now it finally happened. But we also talk about Twitter's verification program and 500 drones showing candy-crush ads over New York's night sky.
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Where were you during Artemis 1 launch?
05:28 - NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is finally headed toward the Moon
14:48 - Elon Says Revised $8 Twitter Blue ‘Verification’ Program Will Resume on November 29th
22:12 - Backlash after 500 drones light up New York City sky to celebrate Candy Crush
Summary
With a roar that lit up the night sky, NASA sent its colossal next-generation rocket soaring into space for the first time on Wednesday. The Space Launch System rocket, or SLS, took off at 1:47AM ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida, signaling the start of a bold new era for the US government’s space program. The SLS launch was also a test of NASA’s most powerful rocket configuration yet, a prerequisite for future deep space missions.
Elon Musk’s $8 blue ticks for all ‘verification’ program, his first major user-facing initiative since taking over the app, has caused a broad range of issues, including rampant impersonation, internal confusion over how to enforce the platform’s rules, potential legal concerns, and even stock market impacts for some impersonated businesses. Which is largely in line with what everybody said would happen – even Twitter’s own staff, who informed Musk of potential concerns before the release. [...] Fans of Elon, those who’ve always wanted a blue checkmark – there’s a percentage of Twitter users who clearly will pay $8 for the blue tick.
Was it a bird, was it a plane, or a UFO? On Thursday evening under clear skies, 500 lighted drones were flown in a synchronized show against the Manhattan skyline to mark 10 years of the wildly popular cellphone game. Millions of migratory birds pass over the city every year and many crash into lighted buildings and can be disorientated by objects such as drones.
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Is it Twitter News or is it 'Elon Musk' News? The latest news from Twitter sound like a parody. Then there is TikTok, still trying to make retailtainment happen in the US. And Meta seems to fail with every single internal project.
01:21 - We got Twitter 'verified' in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
16:01 - TikTok Launches First In-App Shops in the US as Part of Expanded eCommerce Push
25:25 - The Reason for Meta’s Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machine
Summary
There are now two Blaire Erskines on Twitter. One is a popular comedian with a photo of a cat and a checkmark next to her name saying she is “verified.” My faux Blaire took about 15 minutes to set up with a blue check mark — and showed me Twitter “verification” doesn’t verify much of anything at all.
While its in-app shopping experience hasn’t caught on as it would have hoped just yet, TikTok is slowly expanding its in-app shopping options, and making in-stream commerce a bigger focus, with the platform launching the first stage of its TikTok Shops integration in the US late last week. TikTok first launched Shops in the UK last year, and in Southeast Asia after that, but it hasn’t yet become an all-encompassing commerce solution within the app just yet. The launch of shops with selected US brands is the latest of several steps that TikTok’s taking to make in-stream shopping a bigger focus.
Remember Libra, Meta’s ambitious plan to enter the cryptocurrency market? Or Lasso, Meta’s ambitious attempt to outdo TikTok? Alongside projects like Shops, Meta’s ambitious plan to turn Instagram and Facebook into e-commerce giants; its podcast plans; Facebook Portal, and a Meta smartwatch to compete with the Apple Watch, they all failed.
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Happy Halloween! Let's talk about Necrobotics and how we use corpses for robotic limps. And did you hear about the Covid outbreak at Foxconn? And what about reading minds via MRI technology? And would you want Alexa to speak with your dead grandma's voice? How about robots with tentacle arms? And what about those 3k channels that are deleted by YouTube every month? And influencers can now be stalked by AI! SPOOKY!
00:00 - Intro
03:18 - 1: Dead spiders: Nature’s robot hands
09:35 - 2: iPhone workers walking out after COVID-19 outbreak; bonus offered
15:45 - 3: Researchers Report Decoding Thoughts from fMRI Data
24:22 - 4: Amazon's Alexa will recreate the voices of dead relatives
33:15 - 5: Harvard's Robotic Tentacle Gripper Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
40:48 - 6: YouTube is Removing More Than 3k Channels Per Month Linked to China-Based Influence Campaigns
46:15 - 7: AI stalks influencers in the wild to expose horrors of high-tech surveillance
Summary:
Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to recreate the voices of users’ dead relatives. The tech juggernaut revealed it was building the technology to allow its voice assistant device to impersonate people with a recording of somebody’s voice provided it is less than one minute long. In a video released to showcase the tech, a synthetic voice of a deceased grandmother reading a story to her grandson.
Dead spiders are "necrobotic grippers"! In what may well be a case of bio-inspired robotics gone too far, the researchers are exploring how the dead arachnids can double as a robotic gripper using hydraulic pressure.
Part of the versatility of the human hand’s ability to pick up almost anything comes from being able to apply a gentle touch to frail or oddly-shaped objects. Taking inspiration from animals to build robots designed to accomplish a specific task is far from a new idea. The human hand might be incredibly dextrous, but it’s also incredibly hard to replicate its abilities for a robot.
For the first time, scientists report they have devised a method that uses functional magnetic resonance imaging brain recordings to reconstruct continuous language. In a preprint posted September 29 on bioRxiv, a team at the University of Texas at Austin details a “decoder,” or algorithm, that can “read” the words that a person is hearing or thinking during a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scan. He notes that the amount of fMRI data collected matches most other studies that use fMRI recordings, though he had fewer research subjects.
Influencers may crave attention by “occupation,” but a new AI experiment shows they can’t always control their admirers’ gazes. While attention-seeking influencers may garner little sympathy, anyone can enter the crosshairs of AI surveillance.
10,000 YouTube channels removed, which builds on the more than 30k YouTube channels that YouTube has removed over the past year as part of the same push against Chinese influence campaigns. The program has seemingly been growing over time, with YouTube detecting more and more channels linked to this group each month.
iPhone workers have reportedly been walking out in significant numbers after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the world’s largest iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China. Foxconn is Apple’s primary iPhone assembler, and its Zhengzhou campus is the company’s largest plant. The Washington Post now reports that a growing number of iPhone workers are walking out of the plant, with no plans to return.
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Is the Quest Pro worth 1500$? Will Denmark have an AI as a member of their parliament? Why won't even Meta's employees use Horizon? Does anyone actually want Tweet-editing? Kanye West bought Parler! And did you know that the Hololens could have killed their users in combat? And will TikTok's live-streaming become adult only? Let's discuss!
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Meta Quest Pro VR Headset Hands-On: What $1,500 Does for the Metaverse - CNET
12:37 - This Danish Political Party Is Led by an AI
27:54 - Meta’s VR platform Horizon is too buggy and employees aren’t using it enough, says exec - The Verge
45:17 - Data Suggests Twitter Blue Take-Up Hasn’t Significantly Increased Since the Addition of Tweet Editing
50:36 - Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler - The Verge
59:01 - 'Hätte uns den Tod gebracht': HoloLens-Tests der Army sind ein Debakel - WinFuture.de
01:04:00 - TikTok Announces New Age Limits for Live-Streaming, ‘Adults-Only’ Category for Streams
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Let's talk about NASA's DART mission, industrial origami in space, SpinLaunch, Artemis 1, SpaceX and Hubble, iPhone 14 satellite connections, Firefly Aerospace, Lynk and Starlink, the Ingenuity Mars helicopter, and of course the Royal X-Files by Prince Philip!
00:00 - Intro
07:04 - NASA's DART Mission: Why a Doomed Spacecraft Crashed Into an Asteroid on Monday - CNET
15:04 - A Swedish startup is plotting to bring ‘industrial origami’ to outer space
21:47 - Intermission: Moonstone and Henrike's Pet Dove
24:36 - SpinLaunch wraps up new round to fling payloads to space • TechCrunch
30:30 - Artemis 1 launch plans slip again - SpaceNews
37:44 - NASA is studying whether SpaceX can visit the Hubble Space Telescope - The Verge
42:56 - iPhone 14 and 14 Pro gain satellite SOS for off-grid emergencies • TechCrunch
48:18 - Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit for the first time • TechCrunch
51:28 - Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting • TechCrunch
55:33 - Ingenuity Mars helicopter notches 33rd Red Planet flight | Space
1:01:13 - Prince Philip investigated UFOs for 70 years - now 'Royal X-Files' could be released - Daily Star
Summary:
The DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, crashed into an asteroid on Monday. The objective of the mission was to test a planetary defense system intended to nudge asteroids away from Earth. NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into an asteroid to see how that would affect its orbit around Didymos.
Swedish startup Stilfold has developed robotic arms that fold sheets of steel over curves to form complex and lightweight structures. The project is backed by the ESA and Swedish astronaut Anders Nyvang. The agency offers funding and mentoring for companies developing space-based applications.
SpinLaunch has raised $71 million in funding to accelerate the commercialization of its launch system. The company's kinetic launch vehicle uses centrifugal force to propel things to orbit. It's already conducted test launches using a 33-meter system it calls a "suborbital mass accelerator".
Artemis 1 is a joint mission between the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The Eastern Range is still evaluating NASA's request for a waiver.
SpaceX and NASA are working on a study to see if it's possible for a private company to visit the Hubble Space Telescope. The observatory has been visited by spacecraft five times in its 32-year life.
Apple is adding a limited form of satellite connectivity to new iPhones. Emergency SOS lets users send an SOS even when they're off the grid, no dish required.
The company's small payload Alpha rocket reached orbit after taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the company's first orbit, following its first attempt just over a year ago that exploded mid-flight.
Lynk demonstrated a direct satellite-to-phone (and back) emergency connectivity service late last year with its test orbital cell tower. They just got FCC approval for it, meaning it's just a matter of selecting a mobile network partner to bring it to market here in the States.
NASA's Ingenuity. Mars helicopter took to the skies of Mars on Saturday. The 1.8 kilograms rotorcraft soared roughly 10 meters in the air. Ingenuity is part of NASA's life-seeking Perseverance rover mission.
The Queen's death could trigger the release of the 'Royal X-Files'. Alien buffs say ministers must make public her late husband's near 70-year research into UFO sightings in Britain.
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- Spotify brings audiobooks to U.S. users with a catalog of 300,000 titles to start • TechCrunch
- Ethereum switches to proof-of-stake consensus after completing The Merge • TechCrunch
- YouTube Shorts creators will soon be able to make money on the platform - The Verge
- CLIP-Mesh zeigt, dass generative KI für 3D-Welten nur eine Frage der Zeit ist
- Apple to raise App Store prices in multiple countries - 9to5Mac
- TikTok just launched a BeReal clone called TikTok Now • TechCrunch
- Überwachung durch Unternehmen: In den USA wird die Homeoffice-Dystopie wahr - WELT
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00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Google workers protest $1.2B Project Nimbus contract with Israeli military – TechCrunch
10:12 - An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed
22:30 - DALL-E can now help you imagine what’s outside the frame of famous paintings - The Verge
37:53 - Tweet Editing is Here, with Live Testing Now Active in the App | Social Media Today
43:43 - Eine Folie, die unsichtbar macht – Quantum Stealth macht das Unmögliche möglich | Qiio Magazin
45:51 - Hyperstealth Invisibility Cloak 9 Minute Promotional Video on Vimeo
51:57 - Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law | Iran | The Guardian
53:50 - Apple September Event: iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, more
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00:58 - 1: Meta wants to supercharge Wikipedia with an AI upgrade | Digital Trends
09:09 - 2: Zuckerberg Defends Metaverse Development After Online Backlash | Social Media Today
16:44 - 3: TikTok now offers a very basic text-to-image AI generator directly in the app - The Verge
25:19 - 4: ISS-Abschied rückt näher: Russland zeigt erstmals Modell für eigene Weltraumstation ROSS
35:05 - 5: Tesla increases FSD beta cost to $15,000 in North America – TechCrunch
47:00 - 6: Crypto.com laid off 260 employees — then quietly let go of hundreds more - The Verge
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1: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Therapists?
2: TikTok shopping plans for US abandoned after UK disaster
3: Solartreibstoffe sollen die Luftfahrt künftig klimafreundlich machen
4: Meta spends $150 million on metaversities - Protocol
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1: Sequoia wants to invest $1 million in your idea, then teach you how to really sell it – TechCrunch
2: Elon Musk Looks to Exit his Twitter Takeover Deal - So What Now? | Social Media Today
3: Artificial intelligence is breaking patent law
4: Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool that works across 200 languages - The Verge
5: Anonymous social NGL tops 15M installs, $2.4M in revenue as users complain about being scammed – TechCrunch
6: Quantenverschränkung: Deutsche Unis mit wissenschaftlicher Sensation
7: It's alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem | Reuters
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1: TikTok Announces Full Merger of US User Data to US-Based Systems, Amid New Reports of Chinese Access | Social Media Today
2: Meta reportedly plans to shut down its viral news tracker CrowdTangle - The Verge
3: Googles umstrittene Lamda-KI soll sich einen Anwalt genommen haben
4: Brave’s search engine lets you customize your results - The Verge
5: US TikTok User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China, Leaked Audio Shows
6: eBay acquires established NFT marketplace KnownOrigin - The Verge
7: Altersüberprüfung: Instagram testet KI-Tool zum Scannen von Gesichtern
8: Amazon launches CodeWhisperer, a GitHub Copilot-like AI pair programming tool – TechCrunch
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Who is new Meta COO Javier Olivan? - The Verge
TikTok to Launch Subscription Comedy Docuseries With Pearpop – The Hollywood Reporter
Scientists make ‘slightly sweaty’ robot finger with living skin | Science | The Guardian
Impressive flying AI robot that can harvest fresh fruit 24/7
Diablo Immortal: 100.000 Euro für einen starken Helden - ist die Aufregung berechtigt?
NASA outsources development of Moon spacesuit to two private companies - The Verge
The WWDC 2022 episode - 9to5Mac Happy Hour
Ethereum’s Merge Upgrade Goes Live Today on Ropsten Testnet - Decrypt
Artificial intelligence is breaking patent law
Amazon’s troubled drone delivery project is finally taking off - The Verge
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TechReview live on stage? Yes please! This week we will broadcast directly from the main stage of TechCon2022! Join us when we discuss NFTs in the metaverse, Chinas commitment to blockchain, a Pokemon social network and the end of the Dorsey era. There might even be special guests joining us this time!
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Today's stories
- Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? Not really, says a law professor
- China’s top court vows to phase in blockchain alliance in tandem with industries by 2025: document - Global Times
- Niantic transcends Discord to build Campfire, an AR social network, and unveils Lightship VPS – TechCrunch
- Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board – TechCrunch
- Researchers Create VR Mask that Simulates Suffocation
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Did you know that Google is now rending Maps into a real-time AAA SimCity version of your city with birds flying through the sky and actual traffic? If not, join us in episode 25 where we discuss this and more!
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Today's stories
- John Deere is becoming one of the world's most important AI companies
- Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis - The Verge
- AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory
- Trump’s deal with Truth Social makes returning to Twitter complicated – TechCrunch
- Meta Quest 3: Diese neuen Tech-Features kommen
- Google Maps “immersive view” is the ultimate graphics mode for Google Maps | Ars Technica
- Twitter Defends Fake Account Metrics After Latest Queries from Elon Musk | Social Media Today
- Google Maps: KI-Technik ermöglicht Street View 3D
- Entrepreneurs create a space “academy” as commercial space flourishes | Ars Technica
- TikTok Expands Test of New 'Friends' Tab, Replacing 'Discover' | Social Media Today
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Tackle this tenderly! Next week on TechReview Tuesday we will stream episode 24 of the totally trending TechReview, transmitted by our trustfully twisted TechReview stream team! We'll bring interactive NFTs and Japanese Gundam Mechs, you'll bring tasty tacos and turkey tetrazzini! Theoretically thrilling, then therapeutically teasing.
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Today's stories
- Japanese Railroad Builds Giant Gundam-Style Robot to Fix Power Lines
- How Will Twitter Make Money Under Elon Musk? A Look at the Currently Proposed Options | Social Media Today
- OneWeb founder Greg Wyler's new startup wants to launch a ‘sustainable’ satellite mega-constellation – TechCrunch
- Revise raises $3.5 million to build rails for programming NFTs – TechCrunch
- YouTube Shorts Now Up to 30 Billion Daily Views, Ads in Shorts Now in Testing | Social Media Today
- Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with a helicopter — then drops it in the ocean - The Verge
- Fintech Roundup: What’s the deal with the one-click checkout space? – TechCrunch
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This time we'll be discussing TikTok's own AR development platform as well as immortality in the metaverse amongst others.
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Today's stories
- What Are Blockchain Bridges and Why Do They Keep Getting Hacked? | WIRED
- Metaverse Company to Offer Immortality Through 'Live Forever' Mode
- WhatsApp Announces 'Communities' to Enhance Group Chats in the App | Social Media Today
- TikTok launches its own AR development platform, Effect House – TechCrunch
- Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in takeover attempt - The Verge
- Elon Musk Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Twitter | Social Media Today
- 'Jack Dorseys First Tweet' NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280
- What to Make of Elon Musk's Buy-Up of Twitter Shares | Social Media Today
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Are Bitcoin miners intentionally destroying the planet? Will Elon Musk create his own social network? Did Google create a profitable ad platform without cookies? Join our discussion in episode 22 of TechReview!
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Today's stories
- Elon Musk says he's seriously considering creating a new social media platform - CNN
- Bitcoin: Greenpeace says a code change could slash cryptocurrency energy use – here’s why it’s not so simple
- Instagram's Testing a New, Full-Screen Main Feed of Feed Posts, Stories and Reels Content | Social Media Today
- AR-Kontaktlinse Mojo Lens: Das ist der neue Prototyp
- Satelliten aus dem Drucker – deutsche Firma fordert SpaceX heraus - WELT
- Google has a new plan to replace cookies. Will it work? | Digital Trends
- WhatsApp for iOS limiting number of messages users can forward to prevent misinformation - 9to5Mac
- Zu Besuch auf der ersten Fashion Week im Metaverse - WELT
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TikTok keeps playing with Insta-like Stories, Disney is building holograms, robots are teaching themselves how to run, and MIND-CONTROLLED CAT EARS! This and more will be discussed in episode 21 (NOW IN ENGLISH!) of TechReview!
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- JP Morgan is first leading bank to launch in the metaverse
- Warum Menschen Angst vor VR haben – eine Theorie
- Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated Facebook's underwhelming AI Builder Bot
- EEG CAT EARS
- Meta Adds New Parental Control Elements for Instagram and VR
- Steam für Chrome OS: Die erste Alpha für Chromebooks ist erschienen
- MIT's Robotic Cheetah Taught Itself How to Run, Sets New Speed Record
- Facebook hat einen Tiktok-Account und niemand weiß warum
- AI suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours
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Your computer could soon read your body language, TikTok is fighting its potential doom, and cyber-terrorists are threatening to destroy NVIDIA if they don't agree to change their firmware? This and more will be discussed in episode 20 (NOW IN ENGLISH!) of TechReview!
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- Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever
- TikTok Confirms that 10 Minute Video Uploads are Coming to All Users
- Canva Review: What is it, Pros and Cons, and a Lot More
- TikTok suspends content in Russia in response to 'fake news' law
- Russian State TV hacked: Hacker group Anonymous reportedly hacked Russian state TV and shows war footage
- European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won't launch this year
- Google's New Soli Radar Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras
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