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Here is what your celebrity doppelgänger would look like — Future Blink
Ever dreamt of being a celeb? AI Portraits is a new site that takes an image of you and creates a simulated version of your celebrity self. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Artificial Intelligence, Science And Technology, Ai, and Portraits
View More Here is what your celebrity doppelgänger would look like — Future BlinkFree societies face emerging, existential threats from technology
Bilal Zuberi Contributor Share on Twitter Bilal Zuberi is a partner at Lux Capital, and is on the boards of Evolv Technology, CyPhy Technologies, and Nozomi Networks, among others. Silicon Valley is currently, and correctly, under fire for the failure of leading platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to protect against the spread of […]
View More Free societies face emerging, existential threats from technologyThese videos of girls meeting female STEM stars will help you dream big
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This post is part of Mashable’s ongoing series The Women Fixing STEM, which highlights trailblazing women in science, tech, engineering, and math, as well as initiatives and organizations working to close the industries’ gender gaps.
Women have made invaluable, groundbreaking contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math. Yet if you’re a girl who doesn’t see that represented in popular culture, you might think a STEM career is for men — particularly those who solve problems with equal measures of brilliance and bluster.
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5 Kinds of Sci-fi Space Travel, Ranked by Realism
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View More 5 Kinds of Sci-fi Space Travel, Ranked by Realism9 terrifying tech and science innovations we want to see in ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5
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This post is part of Science of Sci-Fi, Mashable’s ongoing series dissecting the science (or lack of science) in our favorite sci-fi movies, TV shows, and books.
Spoiler alert: If you’re not caught up on Black Mirror, be warned. There are light spoilers from past seasons ahead.
As we wait for the return of Black Mirror, the feeling that there’s a dearth of sparse, streamable terror fuel on Netflix is palpable.
Charlie Brooker’s deeply twisted and much-missed anthology series projects the horrifying paths tech and science trends may take us down — weaving various storylines into a single, delightfully dystopian universe. Netflix has confirmed Black Mirror will return for a fifth season — but with no specific premiere date in sight, fans have to do something to kill the time. Read more…
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Blaming dating apps for the rise of STDs is just the latest form of sex panic
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“Are dating apps to blame for the rise in STDs?”
It’s a line that seems tailor-made for morning news shows, designed to be read in that formal, faux-inquisitive tone newscasters use before cutting to commercial break.
It’s true that STD rates have risen in the U.S. over the last 10 years, with an especially steep rise in the last four years. Alongside straight coverage of this rise, reports drawing the line between STDs and dating apps have also proliferated on local news, digital outlets, and cable networks around the country.
And like all sound bites, the way these pieces are framed doesn’t reflect the whole story — they just capitalize on the easiest part of it. Read more…
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View More Blaming dating apps for the rise of STDs is just the latest form of sex panicHere’s what happened when Trump asked Bill Gates to be his science advisor
In a March meeting with Bill Gates, President Trump reportedly asked the billionaire philanthropist if he wanted the prestigious job of White House science advisor, a role that’s been left unfilled up to this point.
Apparently, without hesitati…
Now you can see China’s solar power boom from space
China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it’s also leading the world in clean energy investment and deployment. The growth in China’s solar power sector, in particular, has been swift.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Fina…
Europe eyes boosting data re-use and funds for AI research
The European Union’s executive body, the EC, has taken a first pass at drawing up a strategy to respond to the myriad socio-economic challenges around artificial intelligence technology — including setting out steps intended to boost investment, support education and training, and draw up an ethical and legal framework for steering AI developments by the end of […]
View More Europe eyes boosting data re-use and funds for AI researchEinride’s autonomous trucks will be Nvidia-powered, and deliveries start this fall
Einride’s T-pod all-electric, self-driving transport vehicle will use the Nvidia Drive AI platform to provide its autonomous smarts, the Swedish technology company revealed today. Einride also announced that the very first customer deliveries of its production T-pod truck will begin this fall, meaning it could be making actual deliveries sooner rather than later. The Nvidia […]
View More Einride’s autonomous trucks will be Nvidia-powered, and deliveries start this fallPlatypus milk is not a new trendy milk, but it could save lives
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Platypus milk: It’s not the new almond milk, but it could save lives.
Milk from Australia’s duck-billed, egg-laying monotreme could be crucial to the fight against antibiotic resistance, thanks to new research by Australian scientists.
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Back in 2010, scientists found that platypus milk held properties that could be used to develop defences against superbugs — nasty bacteria that have built up a resistance to antimicrobial treatments like antibiotics.
Now, in what WHO has dubbed the “post antibiotic era,” researchers at CSIRO have teamed up with Deakin University to understand how an unusual protein found in platypus milk, with rather protective antibacterial characteristics, could help to fight these superbugs. Read more…
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