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The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue. | Continue reading
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An AI that generates CRISPR proteins is opening the door to gene editors with capabilities beyond what we’ve found in nature. | Continue reading
Using sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses like heat, light, or attack. | Continue reading
CEO Bobak Tavangar discusses the philosophy behind Brilliant’s latest device, Frame, and his vision for the future of AI. | Continue reading
Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight if it can manage to launch. | Continue reading
Google's SIMA can follow human instructions to play 3D video games. Researchers hopes the platform can one day help AI navigate real-world environments. | Continue reading
Scientists in South Korea have developed a new technique for creating synthetic diamonds that works under ambient pressure. | Continue reading
Plato’s final resting place has been identified thanks to a “bionic eye” built to read the Herculaneum scrolls. | Continue reading
Modified mice with hybrid brains that include rat neurons could one day lead to new breakthroughs in neuroscience. | Continue reading
By painting with code and bits of data, AI artist Refik Anadol reveals surprisingly deep insights into what it means to create art. | Continue reading
A new detector system based on the game “Tetris” could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. | Continue reading
DARPA just tested an autonomous tank that could help keep soldiers safe — and even more self-driving military vehicles are on the horizon. | Continue reading
RNA therapies typically break down if administered orally, but particles found in cows’ milk could provide perfect protection. | Continue reading
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a new kind of space communication, lots of orbital debris, and more. | Continue reading
A woman with heart and kidney failure is now the second person in the world to undergo a gene-edited pig kidney transplant. | Continue reading
New modular, spring-like devices maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid bots. | Continue reading
We are living longer lives, while also spending more years sick than ever before — but there are ways to close the lifespan-healthspan gap | Continue reading
Desalination — changing seawater into safe drinking water — could avert a crisis. Here's how to make it less costly and labor-intensive. | Continue reading
A helium reservoir in Minnesota has astonishingly high concentrations of the gas, potentially opening doors for commercial extraction. | Continue reading
Genetic mutations may not be necessary for cancer to develop, challenging a long-held assumption about the disease. | Continue reading
While most offshore wind farms are firmly rooted in the seabed, engineers are developing new ways to float enormous wind turbines. | Continue reading
Study finds stimulating a brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, possibly slowing Alzheimer's progression. | Continue reading
“Hey, you!” Kim Kardashian yells through your smartphone’s speakers. “Draw out this function on a graph for me.” On the screen, a function appears against a white background. Kim explains […] | Continue reading
Everything you need to know about the humanoids that will soon enter the workforce — or are in it already. | Continue reading
A biotech startup has developed a new kind of bioreactor that could help increase cultivated meat production. | Continue reading
Knowledge-based workers already need to skill-up to coexist with sophisticated artificial intelligence technologies. | Continue reading
How much of our recycling actually gets recycled? Robots could help boost the percentage of recycled trash with near-perfect accuracy. | Continue reading
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A partnership between Moderna and OpenAI provides a real-world example of what can happen when a company leans into generative AI. | Continue reading
Researchers have discovered a way to eliminate "forever chemicals," or PFAS, which usually take hundreds or thousands of years to break down. | Continue reading
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Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters. | Continue reading
A new type of brain implant technology has given a man with total blindness a kind of “artificial vision.” | Continue reading
OpenAI’s most powerful AI model, GPT-4, outperformed junior doctors in deciding how to treat patients with eye problems. | Continue reading
Here’s how New York City's congestion pricing is expected to improve traffic, air quality, and public transit. | Continue reading
An AI fighter pilot faced off against a human pilot in a “dogfight” using actual planes — a huge milestone in military automation. | Continue reading
Instead of a one-size-fits-all treatment approach, AI could help personalize treatments for each patient to provide the best outcomes. | Continue reading
The Bureau of Land Management is taking steps to make it easier for public lands to be considered for geothermal power systems. | Continue reading
AI music generators — AIs that create new music based on users’ text prompts — are lowering the bar for music creation, for better or worse. | Continue reading
Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly plastics from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. | Continue reading