The Download: a bold fusion claim, and a new augmented reality game
The news: A startup called Helion, backed by Sam Altman, claims it’s on track to flip on the world’s first...
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This startup says its first fusion plant is five years away. Experts doubt it.
Plasma and pulses While the fission reactions that power traditional nuclear power plants split atoms apart, fusion works by forcing...
Layoffs Misery Continues In Tech With LinkedIn, Intel And Novavax All Axing Roles
Key takeaways LinkedIn cuts 700 roles and shuts down Chinese app, Intel is gearing up for potentially thousands of job...
New research aims to bring odors into virtual worlds
These new interfaces are a notable development that could change how we experience VR. Olfaction is a powerful sense and...
Harnessing technological transformation in the era of climate change
Multi-sector reliance on the tech industry can illustrate how far our efforts can go to impact commerce. The green technology...
A first look at Peridot, the new AR game from the creators of Pokémon Go
Peridot is heavily inspired by Tamagotchi, the virtual-pet phenomenon of the ’90s. “Peridot is the modern-day spin on the original...
The Download: sodium batteries, and hacking smart devices
Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries powering phones and electric vehicles. ...
The Lithium Market Could Be Set To Boom – Here Are The Top Lithium Stocks To Invest In For 2023
Key takeaways Lithium market has rapidly expanded with miners like Albemarle, Piedmont and Livent growing massively in the past five...
This abundant material could unlock cheaper batteries for EVs
But as concerns about the battery supply chain swell, scientists are looking for ways to cut down on battery technology’s...
Jobs Market Remains Strong And The Fed Hints At A Pause To Rate Hikes – Forbes AI Newsletter May 6th
TL;DR Both the ADP Jobs Report and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report showed much better than expected figures...
Is Inflation Slowing Down?
Key Takeaways Inflation is heading back down since reaching 9.1% in mid-2022 - the highest it’s been in over 40...
How to hack a smart fridge
I’ve been speaking to people who work in a field called IoT forensics, which is essentially about snooping around these...
U.S. Jobs Report Defies Expectations With More Jobs And Lower Unemployment For April
Key takeaways 253,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in April, smashing forecasts of 180,000 Wages were up...
New Economic Data Suggests A Recession Is Getting Closer, But Q1 Earnings Season Starts Strong – Forbes AI Newsletter April 29th
TL;DR A pretty big week for economic data, as GDP slowed again, consumer confidence slumped but housing prices unexpectedly increased...
The Download: fetal brain surgery, and a White House AI summit
1 The White House is trying to persuade AI firms to be more ethicalGood luck with that. (NYT $)+ Everyone...
Brain surgery on a fetus
Her parents signed up for a clinical trial of an in-utero surgical treatment to see if doctors could intervene before...
Doctors have performed brain surgery on a fetus in one of the first operations of its kind
Her parents signed up for a clinical trial of an in-utero surgical treatment to see if doctors could intervene before...
Fed Unanimously Decides To Raise Interest Rates For Tenth Time, But Hints Tightening Is Ending
Key takeaways The Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25% as anticipated The decision comes amid a turbulent week for...
The Download: in conversation with Geoffrey Hinton, and the future of solar geoengineering
Deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton announced on Monday that he was stepping down from his role as an AI researcher...
The inside scoop on solar geoengineering
That’s how I’ve felt watching the news about solar geoengineering unfold over the past several months. Thanks to a few...