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Longevity’s subsequent frontier: “reprogramming” your physique
Billions of {dollars} are flooding into efforts to reverse growing older as scientists discover methods to return cells to a youthful state. However how far off are these experimental therapies? Will they actually work? At an upcoming digital Roundtables occasion, MIT Know-how Evaluation will look at the science behind the hype.
Science editor Mary Beth Griggs and senior biotechnology reporter Jessica Hamzelou will discover longevity’s newest frontier in a subscriber-only dialogue on Tuesday, June 30.
Register right here to affix the session at 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT / 16:30 GMT.
The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you immediately’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Meta is pausing an AI coaching program that tracks employees’ keystrokesThe transfer comes after delicate information was leaked. (Enterprise Insider)+ Meta declined to say how lengthy the pause would final. (Reuters $)+ This system tracked workers keystrokes and mouse actions. (BBC)+ AI is supercharging surveillance. (MIT Know-how Evaluation) 2 Trump is throwing his weight behind quantum computingHe’s signed an order for a system for scientific analysis by 2028. (Reuters $)+ A second order goals to guard authorities programs from the tech. (TNW) 3 A trial was reportedly received utilizing an AI lawyerAn AI regulation agency in England received the landmark case over an unpaid debt. (Guardian)+ Courts have been flooded with AI lawsuits. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
4 Tesla faces a federal probe after a Mannequin 3 killed a 76-year-oldThe automotive crashed into the lady’s Texas dwelling. (NYT $)+ Police mentioned Tesla’s driver-assistance system has been engaged. (CNBC)
5 Google DeepMind has partnered with film studio A24 to construct AI toolsIt’s invested $75 million into the corporate as effectively. (The Verge)+ The deal goals to develop new film manufacturing tech. (WSJ $) 6 Nvidia says its new information heart design can considerably reduce water use The breakthrough lies in a “closed-loop” cooling system. (Gizmodo)+ However there are main caveats to Nvidia’s claims. (The Verge)+ We did the mathematics on AI’s power footprint. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
7 SpaceX immediately plans to check a spacecraft for shifting cargo from orbitStarfall is designed to ship payloads anyplace on Earth. (Ars Technica)+ Industrial area stations are gaining traction. (MIT Know-how Evaluation) 8 Folks coaching new AI fashions admit they simply get chatbots to do itWhich might cut back the usefulness of future fashions. (New Scientist $)+ AI skilled on AI rubbish spits out AI rubbish. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
9 A girl with Alzheimer’s regained speech after taking psilocybinShe had solely spoken in monosyllables earlier than the dose. (Vice)+ However psychedelics are falling brief in scientific trials. (MIT Know-how Evaluation) 10 Elon Musk and NASA’s chief are dreaming of antimatter propulsionThey argue it may allow journey past our photo voltaic system. (Gizmodo)
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