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Controversial gene therapy tests, and algorithms on trial

Posted on February 13, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Last year, biotech startup Minicircle started recruiting participants for a clinical trial of gene therapy. But several details made it unusual. For one, it instructed would-be guinea pigs to purchase an NFT to take part, before being paid in cryptocurrency. Another is it would take place in what is essentially an experimental crypto city—Próspera, Honduras. […]

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Revolutionary prosthetics, and new pandemic concerns

Posted on February 10, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins Traditionally, prosthetics designers have looked to the human body for inspiration. Prosthetics were seen as replacements for missing body parts; hyper-realistic bionic legs and arms were the holy grail. But we’re now witnessing a movement in alternative prosthetics, a form of assistive tech […]

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ChatGPT’s origins, and making cement greener

Posted on February 9, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

We’ve reached peak ChatGPT. Released in December as a web app by the San Francisco–based firm OpenAI, the chatbot exploded into the mainstream almost overnight. According to some estimates, it is the fastest-growing internet service ever, reaching 100 million users just two months after launch. Through OpenAI’s $10 billion deal with Microsoft, the tech is […]

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Generative AI for video, and detecting AI text

Posted on February 7, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video What’s happened: Runway, the generative AI startup that co-created last year’s breakout text-to-image model Stable Diffusion, has released an AI model that can transform existing videos into new ones by applying styles from a text prompt or reference image. What it does: […]

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Trapped by grief algorithms, and image AI privacy issues

Posted on February 6, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

—Tate Ryan-Mosley, senior tech policy reporter I’ve always been a super-Googler, coping with uncertainty by trying to learn as much as I can about whatever might be coming. That included my father’s throat cancer. I started Googling the stages of grief, and books and academic research about loss, from the app on my iPhone, intentionally […]

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Fighting pregnancy misinformation, and the ethics of organ donations

Posted on February 3, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 A suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ is flying over the USOfficials are hesitant to shoot it down in case it injures someone. (BBC)+ The balloon doesn’t pose a threat to people on the ground. (WSJ $)+ How China built a […]

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The Download: CRISPR crops, and busting renewables myths

Posted on February 2, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Feb

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests For decades, the grape-growers of California have battled Pierce’s Disease, a nasty infection which causes vines to wither. The arrival of an […]

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Military drones, and forbidden US chips

Posted on January 30, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Jan

New report: Generative AI in industrial design and engineering Generative AI has the potential to transform industrial design and engineering, making it more important than ever for leaders in those industries to stay ahead. So MIT Technology Review has created a new research report that highlights the potential benefits—and pitfalls— of this new technology. The […]

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Watermarking AI text, and freezing eggs

Posted on January 27, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Jan

That’s why the team behind a new decision-making tool hope it will help to clear up some of the misconceptions around the procedure—and give would-be parents a much-needed insight into its real costs, benefits, and potential pitfalls. Read the full story. —Jessica Hamzelou This story is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly newsletter giving […]

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ChatGPT workout plans, and cleaning up aviation

Posted on January 26, 2023May 29, 2024 by Rana Shakoor Akbar

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Jan

When I opened the email telling me I’d been accepted to run the London Marathon, I felt elated. And then terrified. Barely six months on from my last marathon, I knew how dedicated I’d have to be to keep running day after day, week after week, month after month, through rain, cold, tiredness, grumpiness, and […]

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Controversial gene therapy tests, and algorithms on trial

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Revolutionary prosthetics, and new pandemic concerns

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ChatGPT’s origins, and making cement greener

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Generative AI for video, and detecting AI text

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Trapped by grief algorithms, and image AI privacy issues

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Fighting pregnancy misinformation, and the ethics of organ donations

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The Download: CRISPR crops, and busting renewables myths

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Military drones, and forbidden US chips

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Watermarking AI text, and freezing eggs

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ChatGPT workout plans, and cleaning up aviation

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