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May 1, 2021

Arcosanti: A Revolutionary Model of Super-Dense Urban Living

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This desert metropolis has a few hundred people living in it.

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Apr 29, 2021

Here’s how the Koenigsegg Gemera’s 600bhp camless engine works

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One critical part of the Koenigsegg Gemera’s brain-scrambling powertrain is its ‘Freevalve’ petrol engine. You might have glossed over it while trying to compute the outputs, and they way that engine combines with three electric motors to produce, er, 1700bhp in all. Or in metric, 1.27 Megawatts. Or the power draw of a couple of hundred houses cooking dinner.

Christian von Koenigsegg, though, will talk for hours about this engine. He’s so affectionate about the thing he’s got a nickname rather than the usual dreary car-business habit of codenames. This, then, is the Tiny Friendly Giant.

Giant because 600bhp. Tiny because it’s just two litres and three cylinders. Maybe two litres isn’t that tiny in displacement (though CvK’s cars have mostly had big V8s) but it’s physically very small and easy to package. It has just the three cylinders, and no overhead camshaft casings, and no camshaft drive on the front.

Apr 27, 2021

Clinical Trial Target & Timeline for Aging Diseases | Ms. Anja Krammer

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CEO of Turn. Bio at 3:40 talking about getting product to market in a few years rather than a decade.


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Ms. Anja Krammer, CEO of Turn Biotechnologies talks about the initial targets for ERA, the time line for clinical trials and FDA approval.
Turn Bio was co-founded by Dr. Vittorio Sebastiano to develop and market the Epigenetic Reprogramming of Aging technology that came out of his lab in Stanford University.
Ms. Krammer is a veteran of F500 healthcare and technology companies and co-founder of three Silicon Valley start ups. She is an entrepreneur who has built biotech, pharmaceutical and consumer businesses by assembling high-performance, results-driven teams and a counsellor to multiple enterprises, who has served on boards of public and private companies, industry organizations and foundation.

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Apr 26, 2021

How AI is transforming the creative industries | The Economist

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Artificial intelligence is helping humans make new kinds of art. It is more likely to emerge as a collaborator than a competitor for those working in creative industries. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya.

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Apr 24, 2021

Intel CEO says co-designed x86 chips will fend off Arm threat

Posted by in categories: business, computing, mobile phones

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.


Arm is the technology company of the hour. Or one of, at least. The chip designer rose to great heights in the mobile phone biz and now its many license holders are looking to twist an ARM processor into something more computer-shaped. Arm is finding increasing number of advocates from Intel and AMD’s firm customers too: perhaps the most notable among them being Apple, with the M1 chip in MacBooks and the new iMac, but Amazon, Microsoft, and Arm’s prospective buyer, Nvidia, all have skin in the game.

Yet Intel has a plan: a brand new foundry business. That which will offer flexibility in a way that was largely ruled out by oppressive x86 licenses and Intel’s unwillingness to share in the past. It’s what Arm offers, after all. A way for companies to design a chip as they see fit, and leave the unwanted features on the cutting room floor.

Apr 23, 2021

Phishing message sent from Twitter? The platform confirms massive error

Posted by in categories: business, cybercrime/malcode

An unprecedented event occurred a few hours ago when, by mistake, thousands of users received an email from Twitter requesting users to confirm their accounts, giving the impression of being a massive phishing attack. This incident, which began around 10:00 PM on Thursday, impacted individual and business accounts alike.

The subject line of these messages only mentioned the phrase “Confirm your Twitter account”, and included a button to complete the action. While these messages seemed legitimate, the cybersecurity community soon began to question their provenance and intentions, as this clearly seemed like a simple but effective phishing attack.

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Apr 23, 2021

A lesson in electric school buses

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They require less maintenance, and less pollution. Imagine if you used them as a battery backup during an emergency.


School board seals deal to bring 300 electric school buses to Montgomery County. The buses will recharge at night and run during the day. During the hot summers, the buses and charging stations can help store needed energy for local businesses.

Apr 22, 2021

UPS agrees to buy electric vertical aircraft to speed up package delivery in small markets

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, drones

United Parcel Service is taking package delivery to new heights, literally, with the purchase of 10 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Beta Technologies.

In an announcement Wednesday, Atlanta-based UPS said it will test the eVTOLs for use in its Express Air delivery network, focusing on small and medium markets. The company will operate the eVTOLs under its Flight Forward division, which is also exploring drone delivery.

The new type of aircraft, which looks like a cross between a plane and a helicopter, “unlocks new business models that don’t exist today,” Bala Ganesh, vice president of the UPS Advanced Technology Group, told CNBC. “For example, you can see a future where it’s carrying, let’s say 1000 pounds, 1500 pounds to rural hospitals,” and landing on a helipad instead of an airport.

Apr 21, 2021

Why AI That Teaches Itself to Achieve a Goal Is the Next Big Thing

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Reinforcement learning algorithms are only now starting to be applied in business settings — but could help companies solve complicated problems. Here’s how.


Most machine learning systems leverage historical data to make predictions. But learning through trial and error lead to more creative solutions.

Apr 20, 2021

A pharmaceutical company dedicated to treating aging and age-related disease

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If you want to own a piece of a longevity technology company, here is your chance.


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