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Watch a tech billionaire talk to his AI-generated clone

Both Hoffmans appear to miss the larger point during their lengthy interview. YouTube Billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has recently released a video ‘interview’ with his new digital avatar, Reid AI. Built on a custom GPT trained on two decades’ worth of Hoffman’s books, articles, speeches, interviews, and podcasts,...

Wed May 1, 2024 22:12
Ancient farm practice could help sustain future humans on Mars

Intercropped tomato (left) compared to monocropped tomatoes (right). Both were planted on the same day, but here we can see that the intercropped tomato plant is larger, bears more fruit, and the tomatoes ripened earlier than its monocropped counterpart. Wageningen University & Research/Rebeca Gonçalves NASA has big plans...

Wed May 1, 2024 20:59
Battery prices are plummeting. That’s good news for the planet.

Cheaper battery prices are increasing the reliability of solar power and helping drive its adoption. DepositPhotos Climate scientists, for years, have urged governments around the world to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Wind and solar plants have increased in popularity in recent years but they both have...

Wed May 1, 2024 20:51
For sale: government supercomputer, heavily used

Cheyenne is located at the NCAR's Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. You'll have to pick it up. If you’ve ever wanted to own your very own supercomputer, then rejoice: the US General Services Administration is auctioning off Cheyenne, a supercomputer belonging to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Cheyenne...

Wed May 1, 2024 19:01
Get Apple’s latest, fastest MacBook Air for $110 off at Amazon—but not for long

Amanda ReedWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Apple’s MacBook Air line set the standard for thin, powerful laptops from its release in 2008. The company’s proprietary silicon—a chip switch made in 2020—ushered in a speedy, powerful age of laptops eating...

Wed May 1, 2024 18:54
JWST measures ‘Hot Jupiter,’ a distant exoplanet hot enough to forge iron

This artist’s concept shows what the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b could look like. A Jupiter-sized planet roughly 280 light-years away, the planet orbits its star at a distance of about 1.3 million miles, completing one circuit in about 19.5 hours. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope isn’t only snapping...

Wed May 1, 2024 18:00

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