Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptography, and blockchain. Cryptocurrency is complex. Is it real or fake? Our computing science professor helps break it down.
How Does Blockchain Technology Work? I Unpacked I J.P. Morgan Insights
There’s so much more to blockchains than cryptocurrencies. Blockchains are continually improving security, transparency and reliability in our increasingly digital world and we’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to future possibilities. How is blockchain making an impact? This is blockchain explained
Forget Heat Pumps – This House Cools Itself With NO Electricity!
Heat pumps are all the rage these days, and for good reason, but it turns out that ancient Persians had ways of making and storing ice, long before refrigeration existed. Today, engineers are taking from that ancient knowledge to design homes that cool without the need for electricity. And it could be the future of building design.
Gravity Energy Storage. Who’s right and who’s wrong?
Gravity energy storage has real potential to provide cheap reliable grid balancing electricity to compliment the ever-growing volume of intermittent renewables on our power grids, but only if it’s done in the right way. Two companies, Energy Vault and Gravitricity have both taken radically different approaches to the problem. So, who will come out on top?
Aurora Solar: The $4.4 Billion Green Energy Company Powered By Artificial Intelligence | Forbes
Aurora Solar’s platform uses computer vision to help solar companies rapidly design systems tailored to customers’ specific needs. Its proprietary measurement and modeling technologies help speed up and lower the cost of solar power installations. Founded by Christopher Hopper and Samuel Adeyemo, the company says the level of precision behind its AI-enabled technology allows solar installers to design systems for locations that were previously difficult to access.
“Everyone Is SO WRONG About This Market” | Mark Cuban Reacts To Crypto, Bitcoin & Ethereum Crash
Shark Tank Star Mark Cuban also known for owning the Dallas Mavericks like so many other investors has come a long way from a few years ago to being strongly positioned against Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency to now being one of it’s biggest bulls & it making up a substantial position in his portfolio. In his most recent interview, Cuban reacts to the crypto crash and why he is a long term believer in Bitcoin, Ethereum and crypto in general.
Google’s AI Sentience: How Close Are We Really? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
A recent incident involving a now-suspended Google engineer has sparked debate about artificial intelligence and whether it could become sentient. WSJ reporter Karen Hao joins host Julie Chang to discuss where this tech really stands, and why a perception gap around AI can have real-life consequences.
Substack CEO Chris Best: Social media is making us angry and dumb
Substack co-founder and CEO Chris Best joins “TechCheck” to discuss the company’s valuation and disruption of the media landscape.
Is This Solid State Battery Breakthrough Too Late?
Solid state batteries have been hyped for years as a silver bullet for making EVs mainstream, improving consumer electronics, and … well … everything. It’s 2022 and they still aren’t here in any meaningful way, but there have been interesting advancements that are worth exploring. However, with several other battery technologies popping up offering similar or better energy density, lifespan, safety, and costs, (all of which are solid state batteries’ big sales pitch) is solid state still the future of energy storage tech? Let’s see if we can come to a decision on this.
15 Amazing Concepts of the Future
1) Hyundai Future Mobility Concept, 2) Flowspace Pod, 3) Martini 6.0, 4) TCL CSOT, 5) Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel, 6) Panther KF51, 7) Air Yacht V2, 8) Hill HX50, 9) Mercedes Vision EQXX, 10) Pearl suites, 11) Alpine A4810 Concept, 12) VeloX V (Preview), 13) Renault Ellypse Concept 2002 (Preview), 14) Matthieu Tarrit Polar Vehicle (Preview), 15) The Huntress (Preview).