Summary: Facebook, a trillion-dollar monopoly, needs to build the next Facebook. Original author and publication date: Choire Sicha - October 21, 2021 Futurizonte Editor's Note: Is "an endless prison for humanity" our only possible future?…
The grim fate that could be ‘worse than…
Summary: What would it take for a global totalitarian government to rise to power indefinitely? This nightmare scenario may be closer than first appears. Original author and publication date: Di Minardi - October 15, 2020…
The Great Convergence: How Biology and Engineering Unite…
Summary: Today we’re on the cusp of a new convergence—between biology and engineering—that has the potential to be every bit as revolutionary. Original author and publication date: GenEng News - October 16, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's…
GITAI aims to bring autonomous robot workers to…
Summary: Startup GITAI, a space robotics company founded in 2016, is on track for conducting a technical demonstration of space robots on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021, in collaboration with Nanoracks. Original author…
There’s a 50% Chance We’re Living in a…
Summary: Columbia University astronomer David Kipping took a hard look at the Nick Bostrom’s “trilemma,” and argued that there’s essentially a 50-50 chance that we are indeed living in a simulation Original author and publication…
Failing future fast forward
Summary: Invest in people, their health, education and in re-skilling them to address technological, employment-related, military and natural threats. Be smart and we will survive and thrive. Dumb us down and die Original author and…
The Quantum Internet Will Blow Your Mind. Here’s…
Summary: The next generation of the Internet will rely on revolutionary new tech — allowing for unhackable networks and information that travels faster than the speed of light. Original author and publication date: Dan Hurley…
Technological Breakthrough Could Make Holograms Touchable
Summary: A technological breakthrough by the researchers from the University of Birmingham, published in Science Advances, uses the Rayleigh waves to make virtual reality touchable. Original author and publication date: Erika P. - October 10,…
The universe keeps dying and being reborn, claims…
Summary: Nobel Prize winner claims our universe has been through multiple Big Bangs, with more coming. Original author and publication date: Paul Ratner - October 9, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: The universe may or may…