Mercedes is working on "solar paint" that could drastically reduce the need for charging
Enough juice for 12,000 km per year in sunny areas
Futurology articles
Are gaming consoles reaching final form? Former PlayStation boss says no more major hardware leaps
"We have sort of maxed out there"
What's next for Intel: Split, sell, or shut down the fabs?
Pat Gelsinger is out, but the big questions remain
In context: Intel has been in play since reporting its disastrous June quarter. Despite turning in a decent quarter last month, the writing has been on the wall for several months that Gelsinger was under pressure. That pressure was coming from all directions – customers, partners, employees, and, not least, the Street. After the company reset guidance in July, the consensus across the financial community was that Intel had to be split in two, and increasingly that Gelsinger had to go.
New $150M facility will fire 7-petawatt lasers to (hopefully) achieve nuclear fusion
Forward-looking: Fusion energy is often regarded as the holy grail of power generation because it harnesses the same atomic process that powers the sun. The concept involves forcing atomic nuclei to fuse together, unleashing immense energy. If scientists can crack the code using lasers, it could lead to a virtually limitless supply of safe, sustainable energy without any carbon emissions.
Researchers achieve first successful communication between dreaming individuals
Commercializing dreams could be a nightmare
HaLow protocol establishes new Wi-Fi range record of 9.9 miles
More than five times the previous 1.8-mile record
Breakthrough CRAM technology ditches von Neumann model, makes AI 1,000x more energy efficient
From "crazy" idea to real-world energy savings
Transhumanist author predicts artificial super-intelligence, immortality, and the Singularity by 2045
Dystopian Kurzweil: As Big Tech continues frantically pushing AI development and funding, many users have become concerned about the outcome and dangers of the latest AI advancements. However, one man is more than sold on AI's ability to bring humanity to its next evolutionary level.
Infrared filter allows everyday eyeglasses to double as night vision lenses
Weighs less than a gram, thinner than a piece of cling wrap
OpenAI launches faster and free GPT-4o model – new voice assistant speaks so naturally you will think it's hoaxed
The multimodal model sets a new bar for chatbots
Forward-looking: OpenAI just introduced GPT-4o (GPT-4 Omni or "O" for short). The model is no "smarter" than GPT-4 but still some remarkable innovations set it apart: the ability to process text, visual, and audio data simultaneously, almost no latency between asking and answering, and an unbelievably human-sounding voice.
Survey reveals almost half of all managers aim to replace workers with AI, could use it to lower wages
Define "collaborative"
A hot potato: A lot of companies try to assuage fears that employees will lose their jobs to AI by assuring them they'll be working alongside the tech, thereby improving efficiency and making their duties less tedious. That claim feels less convincing in light of a new survey that found 41% of managers said they are hoping to replace workers with cheaper AI tools in 2024.
Ventiva shows off tech to keep chips and devices cool
Our gadgets are getting hotter
In context: We've noticed a burning sensation in our pockets lately. Not the bite of inflation, but an actual heat source coming from our phones. Maybe it is 5G, maybe it is a design decision made by Apple, or by TSMC, whatever the reason, our smartphone runs hot.
Eco-friendly "water batteries" are cheaper and safer than lithium-ions
Water batteries pose no fire risk
Goodbye to Graphics: How GPUs Came to Dominate Compute and AI
Gone are the days when the sole function for a graphics chip were, graphics. Let's explore how the GPU evolved from a modest pixel pusher into a blazing powerhouse of floating-point computation.
Data Governance and Provenance: Two words that are critical to the future of generative AI
Using "borrowed" material for training. Fair use or not?
DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers
Researchers showcase 1-petabit optical disc for more efficient mass storage
Wrestling with AI and the AIpocalypse we should be worried about
Some would argue that AI is a fad, the next bubble waiting to burst
Editor's take: Like almost everyone in tech today, we have spent the past year trying to wrap our heads around "AI". What it is, how it works, and what it means for the industry. We are not sure that we have any good answers, but a few things have been clear. Maybe AGI (artificial general intelligence) will emerge, or we'll see some other major AI breakthrough, but focusing too much on those risks could be overlooking the very real – but also very mundane – improvements that transformer networks are already delivering.
Custom data center reaches 64 gigatransfers per second through optical PCIe 6.0
PCIe 7.0 also made an appearance
HaLow Wi-Fi standard achieves 1.8-mile range in field test
Ultra-long range could support public Wi-Fi, IoT, smart buildings, and more
Researchers develop world's first functioning graphene semiconductor
Breakthrough could eventually lead to terahertz processors
LG shows off 77-inch transparent OLED TV at CES
Available later this year, pricing still unknown
A new internet standard called L4S aims to lower latency, bring more speed to the web
Low latency, low loss, and scalable throughput
Researchers achieve data storage breakthrough using diamond defects
Storing data in a sparkly new way
Who famously said: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?
Predicting the future is hard.