⁣This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 11)

These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/11/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-january-11-2/

⁣A ChatGPT Moment Is Coming for Robotics. AI World Models Could Help Make It Happen.

Robots need an internal representation of the world and its rules like ours.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/13/a-chatgpt-moment-is-coming-for-robotics-ai-world-models-could-help-make-it-happen/

⁣Here’s What It Will Take to Ignite Scalable Fusion Power

There's a growing sense that developing practical fusion energy is no longer an if but a when.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/14/heres-what-it-will-take-to-ignite-scalable-fusion-power/

⁣China Is About to Build the World’s Biggest Hydropower Dam—With Triple the Output of Three Gorges

Medog Hydropower Station, as it will be called, will blow other hydropower dams out of the water.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/15/china-is-about-to-build-the-worlds-biggest-hydropower-dam-with-triple-the-output-of-three-gorges/

⁣Meta’s New AI Translates Speech in Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages

It's accurate and nearly as fast as expert human interpreters.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/16/metas-new-ai-translates-speech-in-real-time-across-more-than-100-languages/

⁣MIT’s Latest Bug Robot Is a Super Flyer. It Could One Day Help Bees Pollinate Crops.

The bot does acrobatic double flips faster than a fruit fly and stays aloft 100 times longer than other robots.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/17/mits-latest-bug-robot-is-a-super-flyer-it-could-one-day-help-bees-pollinate-crops/

⁣This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 18)

These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/18/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-january-18-2/

⁣A Paralyzed Man Just Piloted a Virtual Drone With His Mind Alone

Linking brains to machines has gone from science fiction to reality in the past two decades.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/20/a-paralyzed-man-just-piloted-a-virtual-drone-with-his-mind-alone/

⁣Logging off Life but Living on: How AI Is Redefining Death, Memory, and Immortality

Our digital legacies don’t just preserve memories; they can continue to influence the world, long after we’re gone.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/21/logging-off-life-but-living-on-how-ai-is-redefining-death-memory-and-immortality/

⁣Scientists Say They’ve Discovered How Cancer Hijacks and Corrupts Immune Cells

Cancer cells steal from and poison the cells tasked with fighting them off.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/23/scientists-say-theyve-discovered-how-cancer-hijacks-and-corrupts-immune-cells/

⁣The Surprising Longevity of Electric Vehicles: They Now Live as Long as Gas-Powered Cars

Analysis of 29.8 million cars found the median EV lasts 124,000 miles—8,000 more than a gasoline car.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/24/the-surprising-longevity-of-electric-vehicles-they-now-live-as-long-as-gas-powered-cars/

⁣This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 25)

These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/25/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-january-25-2/

⁣The Brain on Microplastics: A Study in Mice Finds the Brain’s Immune Cells Gorging on Plastic

The study sheds light on one way these pesky particles may be detrimental to brain health.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/27/the-brain-on-microplastics-a-study-in-mice-finds-the-brains-immune-cells-gorging-on-tiny-bits-of-plastic/

⁣Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist? Here’s What Scientists Really Think

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/28/does-extraterrestrial-life-exist-heres-what-scientists-really-think/

⁣This Autonomous Drone Can Track Humans Through Dense Forests at High Speed

Drones that fly themselves, and don't crash, are improving fast.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/31/this-autonomous-drone-can-track-humans-through-dense-forests-at-high-speed/

⁣This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 1)

These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/01/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-1-2/

⁣Scientists Target Incurable Mitochondrial Diseases With New Gene Editing Tools

A new study swapped DNA letters inside mitochondria, paving the way for new gene therapies.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/03/scientists-target-incurable-mitochondrial-diseases-with-new-gene-editing-tools/

⁣Will AI Revolutionize Drug Development? These Are the Root Causes of Drug Failure It Must Address

Ninety percent of drugs fail clinical trials. Can AI help?

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/04/will-ai-revolutionize-drug-development-these-are-the-root-causes-of-drug-failure-it-must-address/

⁣Forget Nvidia: DeepSeek AI Runs Near Instantaneously on These Weird Chips

DeepSeek's AI completes "reasoning" tasks in a flash on alternative chips from Groq and Cerebras.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/06/forget-nvidia-deepseek-ai-runs-near-instantaneously-on-these-weird-chips/

⁣Anthropic Unveils the Strongest Defense Against AI Jailbreaks Yet

The company offered hackers $15,000 to crack the system. No one could.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/07/anthropic-unveils-the-strongest-defense-against-ai-jailbreaks-yet/