Technology News for Wednesday 13th March 2024

1. Nuclear fusion for the grid is coming much sooner than you think

The magnets are used to fuse hydrogen isotopes by squeezing super hot plasma inside a tokamak device. The temperature must be ten times hotter than the surface of the sun in order to replicate solar fusion because the Earth's magnetic field is that much ...

2. Japan Govt Collects Data on AI-related Copyright Infringement Cases, to Consider Measures to Help Creators

A subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council discusses the issue of generative AI and copyrights in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 29. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 14:49 JST, March ...

3. ZutaCore's HyperCool Liquid Cooling Technology to Support NVIDIA's Advanced H100 and H200 GPUs for ...

Company Showcases First Dielectric Cold Plates for H100 and H200 at GTC 2024 in Boston Limited, Hyve Solutions and Pegatron Booths. SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ZutaCore, a leading provider of direct-to-chip, waterless liquid ...

4. Cromwell Hospital pioneers Apple Vision Pro tool in UK surgery

The tool was introduced to the hospital by eXeX, a leader in AI and spatial computing for surgical organisation and workflow optimisation. Two surgeons from the Complex Spine group, who operate out of Cromwell Hospital, successfully used the technology to ...

5. A new road to AI's next level, inspired by nature

The path to artificial general intelligence (AGI) requires a different approach than today's generative AI models, one inspired by natural ecosystems, argues a newly out-of-stealth-mode firm that's hatched such a project.

6. Porsche reveals electric vehicle with an output of over 1000 horsepower

(CNN) – Porsche has ...

7. Forrester's Digest: FCC approves E-Band spectrum for Starlinks

The 7,500 are not extra satellites but are within the wider deployment of planned Starlink 'Gen-2' craft. SpaceX proposes to operate in the E-band for communications between satellites and gateway earth stations.

8. House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App

The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China. Share full article.

9. House approves TikTok bill that could lead to a ban of the app

The House on Wednesday approved legislation that would require TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell it within 180 days or risk having the app barred from app stores and web hosting services in the United States.

10. What Is Google Gemini?

Gemini is multimodal, meaning its capabilities span text, image and audio applications. It can generate natural written language, transcribe speeches, create artwork, analyze videos and more, although not all of these capabilities are yet available to the ...

11. OpenAI's Sora text-to-video generator will be publicly available later this year

You'll soon get to try out OpenAI's buzzy text-to-video generator for yourself. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati says Sora will be available “this year” and that it “could be a few months.”.

12. Google DeepMind's Latest AI Agent Learned to Play Goat Simulator 3

That might seem an unlikely venue for the next big leap in artificial intelligence, but Google DeepMind today revealed an AI program capable of learning how to complete tasks in a number of games, including Goat Simulator 3.

13. Our favorite mechanical keyboard maker has a handful of picks for almost 50% off

In the world of keyboards, mechanical models tend to stand out among the best money can buy and out of those, Keychron's options have proven to be some of the best mechanical keyboards we've tried. Right now, a ton of Keychron keyboards are on sale ...

14. House passes TikTok bill that could ban app in the US, spawning Senate support

Private briefings from national security and law enforcement officials, including a classified hearing last week, served as a “call to action” for Congress to “finally” take a stand against TikTok, said Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), a member of the House ...

15. This company intends to be the first to mine the moon

Specifically, Interlune is focused on Helium-3, a stable isotope that is scarce on Earth but plentiful on the moon and could be used as fuel in nuclear fusion reactors as well as helping power the quantum computing industry.