Mice With Two Dads Reach Adulthood Thanks to CRISPR
It’s a new way to create same-sex biological offspring—but the approach is not ready for humans.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/30/mice-with-two-dads-reach-adulthood-thanks-to-crispr/
It’s a new way to create same-sex biological offspring—but the approach is not ready for humans.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/30/mice-with-two-dads-reach-adulthood-thanks-to-crispr/
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Mice With Two Dads Reach Adulthood Thanks to CRISPR
It’s a new way to create same-sex biological offspring—but the approach is not ready for humans.
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/
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/
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This Autonomous Drone Can Track Humans Through Dense Forests at High Speed
Drones that fly themselves, and don't crash, are improving fast.
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/
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/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 1)
These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.
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/
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/
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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.
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/
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/
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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?
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/
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/
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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.
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/
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/
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Anthropic Unveils the Strongest Defense Against AI Jailbreaks Yet
The company offered hackers $15,000 to crack the system. No one could.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 8)
These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/08/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-8-2/
These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/08/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-8-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 8)
These were our favorite articles in science and tech this week.
Scientists Find ‘Mirror Life’ Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu
A watery past may have spurred the formation of life's basic molecules.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/10/scientists-find-mirror-life-building-blocks-on-asteroid-bennu/
A watery past may have spurred the formation of life's basic molecules.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/10/scientists-find-mirror-life-building-blocks-on-asteroid-bennu/
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Scientists Find ‘Mirror Life’ Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu
A watery past may have spurred the formation of life's basic molecules.
Scaling Up: How Increasing Inputs Has Made Artificial Intelligence More Capable
The path to recent advanced AI systems has been more about building larger systems than making scientific breakthroughs.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/11/scaling-up-how-increasing-inputs-has-made-artificial-intelligence-more-capable/
The path to recent advanced AI systems has been more about building larger systems than making scientific breakthroughs.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/11/scaling-up-how-increasing-inputs-has-made-artificial-intelligence-more-capable/
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Scaling Up: How Increasing Inputs Has Made Artificial Intelligence More Capable
The path to recent advanced AI systems has been more about building larger systems than making scientific breakthroughs.
DeepSeek Crashed Energy Stocks. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Have.
Inefficient AI models guzzle energy. Then again, so do efficient ones—just for different reasons.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/13/deepseek-crashed-energy-stocks-heres-why-it-shouldnt-have/
Inefficient AI models guzzle energy. Then again, so do efficient ones—just for different reasons.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/13/deepseek-crashed-energy-stocks-heres-why-it-shouldnt-have/
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DeepSeek Crashed Energy Stocks. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Have.
Inefficient AI models guzzle energy. Then again, so do efficient ones—just for different reasons.
Miniaturized CRISPR Packs a Mighty Gene Editing Punch
The new tool, NanoCas, could extend gene therapies throughout the body.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/14/miniaturized-crispr-packs-a-mighty-gene-editing-punch/
The new tool, NanoCas, could extend gene therapies throughout the body.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/14/miniaturized-crispr-packs-a-mighty-gene-editing-punch/
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Miniaturized CRISPR Packs a Mighty Gene Editing Punch
The new tool, NanoCas, could extend gene therapies throughout the body.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 15)
Artificial Intelligence Sam Altman Lays Out Roadmap for OpenAI’s Long-Awaited GPT-5 ModelBenj Edwards | Ars Technica “On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a roadmap for how the company plans to release...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/15/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-15-2/
Artificial Intelligence Sam Altman Lays Out Roadmap for OpenAI’s Long-Awaited GPT-5 ModelBenj Edwards | Ars Technica “On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a roadmap for how the company plans to release...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/15/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-15-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 15)
From OpenAI's GPT-5 release to China's humanoid robot ambitions, these were our favorite tech stories from around the web this week.
What Does Every Human Gene Do? This Massive Project Is About to Find Out
Going beyond genetic letters, the results could transform medicine.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/17/what-does-every-human-gene-do-this-massive-project-will-find-out/
Going beyond genetic letters, the results could transform medicine.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/17/what-does-every-human-gene-do-this-massive-project-will-find-out/
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What Does Every Human Gene Do? This Massive Project Is About to Find Out
Going beyond genetic letters, the results could transform medicine.
Evolving Intelligent Life May Not Have Been as Unlikely as Many Scientists Predicted
If true, then we're more likely to find evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence in the future.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/18/evolving-intelligent-life-may-not-have-been-as-unlikely-as-many-scientists-predicted/
If true, then we're more likely to find evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence in the future.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/18/evolving-intelligent-life-may-not-have-been-as-unlikely-as-many-scientists-predicted/
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Evolving Intelligent Life May Not Have Been as Unlikely as Many Scientists Predicted
If true, then we're more likely to find evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence in the future.
Microsoft Claims Quantum Computing Breakthrough With Its Exotic New Chip
The company believes devices with a million topological qubits are possible.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/20/microsoft-claims-quantum-computing-breakthrough-with-its-exotic-new-chip/
The company believes devices with a million topological qubits are possible.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/20/microsoft-claims-quantum-computing-breakthrough-with-its-exotic-new-chip/
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Microsoft Claims Quantum Computing Breakthrough With Its Exotic New Chip
The company believes devices with a million topological qubits are possible.
This Microsoft AI Studied 7 Years of Video-Game Play. Now It Dreams Up Whole New Game Scenarios.
The AI generates gaming “fan fiction” to expand a game’s virtual world.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/21/this-microsoft-ai-studied-7-years-of-video-game-play-now-it-dreams-up-whole-new-game-scenarios/
The AI generates gaming “fan fiction” to expand a game’s virtual world.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/21/this-microsoft-ai-studied-7-years-of-video-game-play-now-it-dreams-up-whole-new-game-scenarios/
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This Microsoft AI Studied 7 Years of Video-Game Play. Now It Dreams Up Whole New Game Scenarios.
The AI generates gaming “fan fiction” to expand a game’s virtual world.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 22)
Artificial Intelligence Google’s New AI Generates Hypotheses for ResearchersRyan Whitwam | Ars Technica “Over the past few years, Google has embarked on a quest to jam generative AI into every...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/22/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-22-2/
Artificial Intelligence Google’s New AI Generates Hypotheses for ResearchersRyan Whitwam | Ars Technica “Over the past few years, Google has embarked on a quest to jam generative AI into every...
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/22/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-22-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 22)
From Google's co-scientist AI to Norway's new home robot, check out this week's awesome tech stories from this week.
This Robot Swarm Can Flow Like Liquid and Support a Human’s Weight
Inspired by living cells, the robots flow around objects and solidify into tools and other objects.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/24/this-robot-swarm-can-flow-like-liquid-and-support-a-humans-weight/
Inspired by living cells, the robots flow around objects and solidify into tools and other objects.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/24/this-robot-swarm-can-flow-like-liquid-and-support-a-humans-weight/
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This Robot Swarm Can Flow Like Liquid and Support a Human’s Weight
Inspired by living cells, the robots flow around objects and solidify into tools and other objects.
Scientists Unearth 3-Billion-Year-Old Beach Near a Primordial Ocean on Mars
A study suggests Martian seas may have survived longer than expected.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/25/scientists-unearth-3-billion-year-old-beach-near-a-primordial-ocean-on-mars/
A study suggests Martian seas may have survived longer than expected.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/02/25/scientists-unearth-3-billion-year-old-beach-near-a-primordial-ocean-on-mars/
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Scientists Unearth 3-Billion-Year-Old Beach Near a Primordial Ocean on Mars
A study suggests Martian seas may have survived longer than expected.