Unbound - Deep Tech & Space Insights | No 209

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Geoffrey Hinton, referred to as the Godfather of AI, won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday and promptly warned about the potential dangers of the technology he pioneered. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Collision/Getty Images

Nobel Laureates Issue Warnings About AI’s Impact

by Sandee LaMotte | 6-minute read
Several Nobel laureates express concerns about the rapid pace of AI advancements. They highlight its potential threats, including its role in autonomous warfare, privacy erosion, and socioeconomic divides, urging for global AI regulations to mitigate risks and protect human rights.

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Artificial Intelligence Driving Data Centers to the Edge

by Catherine Knowles | 5-minute read
AI is pushing data processing to the edge, as businesses demand faster, localized data solutions. Edge data centers reduce latency, enhance decision-making, and offer scalable solutions to meet AI’s ever-growing computational demands, driving a shift from centralized to distributed computing.

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OilChainUSDT: Transforming Oil Trade with Blockchain Innovation

by David Jones | 4-minute read
OilChainUSDT is pioneering blockchain-based solutions for the oil trading industry. By improving transparency, reducing fraud, and accelerating transaction times, the platform demonstrates how blockchain can revolutionize traditional commodity markets, particularly in cross-border trade.

🌙 NASA - Best Photo from Last Week
Ancient Comet Makes Appearance

NASA/Matthew Dominick

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on Sept. 28, 2024. At the time, the comet was about 44 million miles away from Earth.

Though the comet is very old, it was just discovered in 2023, when it approached the inner solar system on its highly elliptical orbit for the first time in documented human history. Beginning in mid-October 2024, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will become visible low in the west following sunset. If the comet’s tail is well-illuminated by sunlight, it could be visible to the unaided eye. Oct. 14-24 is the best time to observe, using binoculars or a small telescope.

The comet hails from the Oort Cloud, which scientists think is a giant spherical shell surrounding our solar system. It is like a big, thick-walled bubble made of icy pieces of space debris the sizes of mountains and sometimes larger. The Oort Cloud lies far beyond Pluto and the most distant edges of the Kuiper Belt and may contain billions, or even trillions, of objects.

Image Credit: NASA/Matthew Dominick

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