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  • 167. Positive Net Fusion Energy, Liquid Metal Batteries In The Grid, Musk vs Zuckerberg…Literally
    Headlines:
    Physicists achieve fusion with net energy gain for second time | Ars Technica (01:08)
    Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will 'drop significantly' | CNBC (04:39)
    Liquid-Metal Battery Will Be on the Grid Next Year | IEEE Spectrum (07:44)
    Could TENS pads replace CPAP masks for treating sleep apnea? | New Atlas (13:10)
    Musk vs Zuckerberg fight to take place at Roman Colosseum | Interesting Engineering (16:27)
    21 min
  • 166. China’s Nuclear Investment, Boring Las Vegas Tunnels, Big Tech Maps Team Up
    Headlines:
    China Approves Six Nuclear Reactors at $17 Billion Investment | Bloomberg (01:70)
    New pill targets “undruggable” protein to selectively kill cancer cells | New Atlas (07:15)
    The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas | Ars Technica (13:33)
    Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly | CNBC (18:05) 
    Humans unable to detect over a quarter of deepfake speech samples, research shows | TechXPlore (22:03)
    32 min
  • 165. Amazon Broadband Satellites, Bacteria Removing “Forever Chemicals”, Transcribing Audio for The Deaf
    Headlines
    Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites | Ars Technica (00:58)
    Transplant of fresh brain cells replaces diseased and aged ones | New Atlas (06:40)
    Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Break Down Certain “Forever Chemicals” | SciTechDaily (13:02)
    New clinical trial is testing a ketamine skin cream for PTSD | Freethink (16:51)
    Stanford startup TranscribeGlass seeks to bring ease and affordability to assistive technology | The Stanford Daily (23:40)
    32 min
  • 164. Tesla Licensing Out Autopilot, Apple’s Own ChatGPT, Faster Drone Exploration
    Headlines:
    Tesla in discussion to license Full Self-Driving software to another automaker | The Verge (01:09)
    Hearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds | STATnews (10:32)
    Apple has been working on its own ChatGPT AI tool for some time  | Apple Insider (16:32)
    Rocket Lab successfully retrieves its reusable rocket after splashdown | The Verge (20:52)
    New dual-resolution technique opens door for faster drone exploration | Interesting Engineering (25:29)
    32 min
  • 163. Pharma Space Manufacturing, Google’s Medical AI Hospital Testing, Musk’s New AI Company
    Headlines:
    In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit | Ars Technica (01:17)
    Disturbing New Finding Links Cognitive Decline to Dental Hygiene | Science Alert (08:09)
    Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals | The Verge (16:42)
    Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap | TechCrunch (26:37)
    Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe” | Ars Technica (32:02)
    44 min
  • 162. 3D Print Metal at Room Temp, Brain Blasts From Kidney Protein, Volkswagen Self-Driving Test in Austin
    Headlines:
    Revolutionary gel allows metal items to be 3D printed at room temperature | New Atlas (02:10)
    At 281 miles an hour, China's new high-speed maglev train is the world's fastest | Interesting Engineering (07:24)
    One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost | Ars Technica (13:36)
    Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK | ScienceDaily (20:47)
    Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin | TechCrunch (28:37)
    34 min
  • 161. Possible Robot Butler, Longer Last Drug Injections, NASA’s Lunar Mining Plan
    Headlines:
    An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home | Sifted (01:03)
    Joby Aviation receives permit to fly first eVTOL built on production line | TechCrunch (08:39)
    The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing | Ars Technica (14:14)
    Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America | New Atlas (21:18)
    NASA aims to perform lunar mining trial within 10 years | Interesting Engineering (26:21)
    33 min
  • 160. Flexible Brain Implants, Japan’s Floating City, Robotic Pill Replacing Injections
    Headlines
    Flexible brain implants tested in people for the first time | Free Think (01:08)
    Sol Reader is a VR headset exclusively for reading books | TechCrunch (06:24)
    Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people | New Atlas (11:52)
    Building Block for Life Discovered in Enceladus’ Ocean by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft | SciTechDaily (18:12)
    Robotic pill promises to be an alternative to painful osteoporosis injections | Interesting Engineering (21:39)
    27 min
  • 159. JWST Discovers Ancient Galaxies, Regenerating Damaged Heart Cells, Apple’s Vision Pro Announcement
    Headlines:
    James Webb Space Telescope discovers 717 ancient galaxies that flooded the universe with 1st light | Space.com (01:14)
    New high-tech helmets may protect American football players from debilitating concussions | Frontiers (04:50)
    Stem cell therapy regenerates damaged heart cells & improves function | New Atlas (12:48)
    Medicinal cannabis is a 'life-changing treatment' for people with Tourette syndrome | MedicalXpress (16:49)
    Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset | The Verge (24:05)
    33 min
  • 158. Promising Phase 2 Drug for Brain Cancer, Healing Gel Pen, Japan’s Wooden Satellite Plans
    Headlines Discussed:
    Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer | Neuroscience News (01:00)
    Researchers discover the cause of severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | BrighterSide News (08:34)
    High-tech pen paints healing gel right into wounds | New Atlas (14:04)
    Parkinson's disease drug ropinirole safely slowed the progression of ALS for over 6 months in a clinical trial | ScienceDaily (17:28)
    Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year | TechSpot (22:39)
    28 min

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