This new Japanese cipher system could protect computers from spyware
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Spyware, malware, in fact all the cyber ‘wares will be an increasing problem in the future, but this cipher for cache randomisation could be a…
Imec reveals first sub 1nm transistor roadmap
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As we start contemplating 1nm chips the increase in computing power will be huge. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof…
China’s T-Flight hyperloop train obliterates 387mph in first tests
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As other hyperloop initiatives around the world falter and fail China’s T-Flight program is blowing away records. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential…
Controlling self-improving artificial super intelligence is probably impossible
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As AI becomes self-improving there increasingly looks like there’s no way we could control all the variables – or it … Love the Exponential…
New first of a kind URL embedded malware attack evades all cyber systems
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Malware is finally appearing in the last place you’d think of – web URLs and it’s proving devastatingly effective at bypassing all cyber defenses. …
This new multi-talented AI predicts your income, lifespan, and personality
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF With enough data points you can predict many things, but this is one of the most extreme examples we’ve seen. Love the Exponential Future?…
A single injection slows down aging in mice in first study of its kinds
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Imagine if you could slow down your aging process with just a single injection, well this is a tentative first step. Love the Exponential…
Deepfakes bring a dead dictator back to life just before this major election
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Past leaders, being bought back to life via deepfake technology, could help sway elections and the opinions of citizens. But at the moment there are…
A singularity q + a.
year: 2005 Questions and Answers So what is the Singularity? Within a quarter century, nonbiological intelligence will match the range and subtlety of human intelligence. It will then soar past…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink outfit has implanted its first brain chip in a human
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Elon Musk wants humans to be able to cognitively merge with AI, but in the meantime this is neural chip helps solve paralysis and much…