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From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts can only speculate how AI will affect the workforce…

Why Grand Designs-style eco-homes aren’t a good blueprint for sustainable living A family builds an off-grid home in rural Wales. TV celebrates it as a blueprint for net-zero living. But what if this vision of sustainability simply doesn’t scale up? Go to techxplore

AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence. Go to techxplore

AI is about to radically alter military command structures that haven’t changed much since Napoleon’s army Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as they adapt to new domains—air, space and information—in modern…

Gaming fans bring electric energy to Rotterdam as TwitchCon arrives A few metro stops from Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena, chatter is already flowing among gaming fans—TwitchCon passes swinging from their necks, animal ears perched on their heads. Go to techxplore

A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. Go to techxplore

UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moon The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday. Go to techxplore

AI opens ‘endless’ doors for fashion models, closes others London-based model Alexsandrah Gondora understands the power of being in “two places at the same time” thanks to an AI replica of herself: “She’s doing the hard work so I don’t have to!” Go to techxplore

US Coast Guard releases recording that appears to be audio of Titanic submersible implosion A recording released by the federal government appears to include audio of the implosion of the experimental submersible that went missing on its way to the wreck of the Titanic. Go to techxplore