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Soundproof Silk May Transform How We Manage Noise at Home and Work
Early in the pandemic I decided to make a home studio and looked into installing sound panels. Unfortunately, they were generally expensive, bulky and needed...
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India Is Ground Zero for the Irresistible Appeal of Sanctioned Deepfakes
The biggest AI story this week was the showdown between Open AI and actress Scarlett Johansson over the use of a voice concerningly similar to...
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How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment
The future of entertainment will be driven by more immersive experiences. This week, there was a story about how the Meta Quest VR headset will be...
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AI Startups Are Too Power Hungry, But Scientists Are Working on A Solution
In aviation, most people know that a huge portion of the costs in that industry come from paying for fuel. Recent projections are that it...
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Can Seaweed Mining Become the Next Billion Dollar Industry?
A tiny branch of the US Department of Energy focused on high-risk projects just awarded $5 million dollars to three startup ventures that are each...
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The Invisibility Shield Can Help You Actually Disappear … Now Available on Kickstarter
Hiding during a game of paintball. Doing a magic trick. Avoiding detection by real-life spyware. These are just a few of the potential uses for...
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Playing Happy Reef Sounds Could Bring Coral Reefs Back to Life
A happy and healthy coral reef has a sound. The various “snaps, groans, grunts and scratches that form the symphony of a healthy ecosystem” are...
Read Now09 2024 April
AXA’s New Foresight Report Offers 100 Reasons to Love the Future
There are plenty of futurists who will offer you a list of all the ways the world can go wrong, and things could be worse....
Read Now16 2024 February
What You Should Know About Apple’s New Vision Pro Headset
The early reviews of Apple’s latest flagship metaverse-fueling headset are already mixed. Some say it “lacks polish and purpose” and dismiss it as “spectacular and...
Read Now07 2024 February
New Program at Supermarkets Will Use Facial Scanning to Check Age
Welcome to a case study on why facial scanning is a bad idea. Supermarkets in the UK have been experimenting for the past year with...
Read Now26 2024 January
Meet the Bizarre Top Ten Finalists in the 2024 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
In early March on the campus of Georgia Tech 10 finalists will meet for a face-to-face competition to take home a $10,000 prize and bragging rights...
Read Now19 2024 January
What Really Happens When ChatGPT Writes Your Sales Copy …
Introducing Glüxkind Rosa: The Future of Parenting. Rosa is not just a stroller; it’s a revolutionary AI-powered companion designed to make parenting effortless and enjoyable....
Read Now16 2024 January
Welcome to the Industrial Metaverse … It Might Actually Change Everything
Most of us know the metaverse as a science-fiction imagined place where might create an avatar and GO to do virtual things. Siemens’ vision for the...
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