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Jul 23
Our commitment to advancing bold and responsible AI, together
Details on Google's work with other leading AI companies to advance responsible practices in the development of artificial intelligence.
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Jul 23
For Cheaper Lithium-Ion Batteries, Just Add Salt
The cost of lithium has increased almost tenfold since 2020, and Elon Musk recently called the metal “the new oil.” Cutting the cost of batteries would not only lead to massive savings but also enable a smoother transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Many alternative battery technologies are…
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Jul 23
UK bets on 11 key technologies to boost its space sector
The UK Space Agency has identified 11 critical technology areas to strengthen the country’s position in the space sector and enable further cooperation with international partners such as NASA, the ESA, and Japan’s JAXA. The technologies are listed in the agency’s newly-published Space Exploration Technology Roadmap, which will guide research,…
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Jul 23
Ask Yourself These Questions About the Next Rogue AI Story
Back in May at the Future Combat Air & Space Capabilities Summit in London, USAF Colonel Tucker Hamilton described a simulated test in which an AI-enabled drone “started realizing” that it could more effectively complete its mission if it destroyed its human operator. This story of a “rogue AI” killing…
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Jul 23
Cerebras Introduces Its 2-Exaflop AI Supercomputer
“Generative AI is eating the world.”That’s how Andrew Feldman, CEO of Silicon Valley AI computer maker Cerebras, begins his introduction to his company’s latest achievement: An AI supercomputer capable of 2 billion billion operations per second (2 exaflops). The system, called Condor Galaxy 1, is on track to double in…
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Jul 23
Electric air taxi completes first untethered test flight
Vertical Aerospace’s electric urban air taxi has completed its maiden untethered flight, marking a significant milestone for the Bristol-based startup. The flight took place on Wednesday at Cotswold Airport in southwest England, where a full-scale prototype of the VX4, the company’s eVTOL, flew at about 70km/h or 40 knots. According to…
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Jul 23
How Google Taiwan builds new features and products
Four Googlers share what it’s like to build next-generation hardware and software products at Google Taiwan.
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Jul 23
European VC deal value down 61% in first half of 2023, report finds
Venture capital funding in Europe is plummeting as investors shift focus from growth to cutting costs. In the first half of 2023, European VC deal value was 61% lower than at the same time last year according to a new report by Pitchbook, a financial data firm. The total capital raised…
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Jul 23
Nearby Share for Windows is now officially available
Nearby Share for Windows makes it easier to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices.
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Jul 23
MIT Makes Probability-Based Computing a Bit Brighter
In a noisy and imprecise world, the definitive 0s and 1s of today’s computers can get in the way of accurate answers to messy real-world problems. So says an emerging field of research pioneering a kind of computing called probabilistic computing. And now a team of researchers at MIT have…