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Futurism: Video of a Robot Playing Basketball…

National Robotic Basketball Association This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive Swish! By Victor Tangermann Published Nov 26, 2025 10:06 AM EST It’s one small step for man — and one giant, badass layup for robot kind. Researchers at … Continue reading

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The Rundown AI: Breakdown of Society Prediction?

Godfather of AI Predicts Total Breakdown of Society Tech billionaires “are really betting on AI replacing a lot of workers.” By Frank Landymore Published Nov 25, 2025 11:19 AM EST Geoffrey Hinton, one of the three so-called “godfathers” of AI, never misses … Continue reading

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The Conversation: Artificial intelligence has mastered chess, art and medical diagnosis. Now it’s apparently beating doctors at something we thought was uniquely human: empathy.

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The Deep View: Big Tech vies for power (literally). Comment: Ireland need to be investigating this, if we plan to have data centres and FDI companies commited to Ireland

ENERGY Big Tech vies for power (literally) Tech companies want to hold the power, literally and figuratively.  On Friday, a Meta executive told Bloomberg that the company is getting into energy trading to shore up US power plants amid the AI-driven boom … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Speech-restoring brain chip gets FDA approval for human trial

Show Search Medical Devices Speech-restoring brain chip gets FDA approval for human trial By Bronwyn Thompson November 21, 2025 The trial will investigate the Paradromics BCI for speech restoration Paradromics View 1 Images US brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics is quickly establishing itself … Continue reading

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Futurism: Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles

Fundamentally Unsafe Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles “In longer conversations that mirror real-world teen usage, performance degraded dramatically.” By Maggie Harrison Dupré Published Nov 20, 2025 9:14 AM EST A new report from … Continue reading

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Futurism: CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis

CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis “Like, real Nazis.” By Frank Landymore Published Nov 14, 2025 4:39 PM EST While you were busy wasting your time listening to podcasts and doomscrolling on your phone, … Continue reading

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The Deep View: Hackers, enterprises go head-to-head with AI

   CYBERSECURITY Hackers, enterprises go head-to-head with AI AI-powered cyberattacks are getting stronger.  On Thursday, Anthropic said it disrupted the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign, involving agentic capabilities that go beyond just advising on attacks, to executing them autonomously. Anthropic claims … Continue reading

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Futurism: AI Toys … be aware of the messages they can give to children

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches Just in time for Christmas. By Frank Landymore Published Nov 13, 2025 3:00 AM EST AI chatbots have conquered the world, so it was only a matter of … Continue reading

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The Deep View: AI could cause a power shortfall. Comment: Ireland and UK need to be alert to shortage of fossil fuels and gas. We need to follow Hungary.

ENERGY AI could cause a power shortfall AI firms continue planning astronomical AI infrastructure. But can the US power supply hack it?  Anthropic has joined the slew of AI firms investing billions in massive data centers throughout the US. On … Continue reading

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