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Juvenescence Raises $100 Million With Goal Of Increasing Human Lifespan To 150 Years

Posted in Business, Medicine on 29th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The Juvenescence teams believes within five to seven years at least four anti-aging products will be on the market from their portfoilo of about one dozen antiaging companies.

SpaceX Super Heavy Starship 2.0 Might Be 8 Times Bigger Than Super Heavy Starship

Posted in Science on 29th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

In 2016, SpaceX had a 12-meter diameter ITS rocket design. It was designed to launch 300 tons to orbit and with refueling could launch 450 tons to Mars.

World-first Trial Investigating Psilocybin Psychotherapy For Anorexia Commencing In US

Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The new trial adds to a growing body of evidence finding psychedelic psychotherapy effective for depression, addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

NASA Confirms Europa Clipper Mission To Study Jupiter's Icy Moon

Posted in Science on 25th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

NASA says that, though the mission has a launch readiness date of 2025, the agency plans to have it ready by 2023 to reduce costs.

Apple Card Officially Launches In The U.S.

Posted in Business on 22nd Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The credit card is a joint offering between Apple and Goldman Sachs and is being widely offered to consumers with various income levels and credit histories, albeit with some caveats.

Humm Unveils Wearable That Stimulates Your Brain To Improve Memory

Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 22nd Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The Berkeley, California-based company said it measured a 20% improvement in working memory and a rate of learning that was 120 times faster than a placebo after a 15-minute session with the wearable patch.

CRISPR Enters Its First Human Clinical Trials

Posted in Medicine, Science on 18th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

In the first spate of clinical trials, scientists are using CRISPR/Cas9 to combat cancer and blood disorders in people.

Nvidia CEO: AI Is The Single Most Powerful Force Of Our Time

Posted in Business, Software on 18th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

This would take a while to translate into huge results for such applications as self-driving cars, an area that is riding the final, long-term wave of AI growth.

Only SpaceX Super Heavy Starship Will Take Us Far Beyond Apollo By 2030

Posted in Hardware, Science on 14th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

SpaceX Starship could have its orbital prototype versions flying by the end of this year and it should reach orbit within a year.

Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals May Take Much Longer Than We Thought

Posted in Science on 9th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

The Earth's magnetic field plays a key role in making our little planet habitable, since without it the surface would be bombarded by radiation from space

Google’s AI Learns How Actions In Videos Are Connected

Posted in Software on 9th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

This will be useful for researchers working on video understanding.

Apple Preps IPad Apple Card App For August Launch, Ends Barclays Rewards

Posted in Business on 4th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller

Full support for the Card is believed to be baked into iOS 12.4