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• Who gets to decide if an AI is alive?

  22-02-2022 21:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  Experts predict artificial intelligence will gain sentience within the next 100 years. Some predict it’ll happen sooner. Others say it’ll never happen. Still other experts say it already has happened. It’s possible the experts are just guessing. The problem with identifying “sentience” and “consciousness” is there’s no precedent when it comes to machine intelligence. You can’t just check a robot’s pulse or ask it to define “love&
  
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• Your car will park itself sooner than you think

  22-02-2022 16:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  Let’s face it: parking sucks. From endlessly searching for a spot during peak traffic times, to performing surgeon-esque maneuvers in order to fit into a tight space, it’s always a nightmare. My dream is a world where my car will drop me off, park itself, and then pick me up whenever I want later. “Come down to Earth, Ioanna,” you might say, “it’ll never happen.” But you’d be wrong. Because my dream is coming true as we speak.  The technology
  
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• Our next visits to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune are incredibly important

  22-02-2022 16:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe. Yet they remain the least explored – especially the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune – due to their distance from Earth, and the extreme conditions spacecraft must survive to enter their atmospheres. As such, they’re also the least understood planets
  
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• Renault keeps the hydrogen dream alive in France

  22-02-2022 15:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  Last week, French automaker Renault released a sneak preview of a hydrogen-powered car. We don’t know that much about the car yet. Any car can look good with a few sexy neon lights and a dark backdrop. More news will come in May, but we have no real way of knowing if the concept car will even make it to market.  Renault’s teaser pic for their hydrogen car. Credit: Renault But it’s important not simply to dismiss the idea out of hand, and here’s why:   Not
  
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• Forget AI and 5G, it’s low-tech solutions that will help our planet

  22-02-2022 13:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s a popular idea that the path to sustainability lies in high-tech solutions. By making everyday items like cars electric, and installing smart systems to monitor and reduce energy use, it seems we’ll still be able to enjoy the comforts to which we’ve become accustomed while doing our bit for the planet – a state known as “green growth”. But the risks of this approach are becoming ever clearer. Many modern technologies use materials like copper, cobalt, li
  
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• How to mute your mic by default on Slack calls and huddles

  22-02-2022 13:44 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. At TNW, our editorial team has a daily Slack huddle scheduled at a daily Slack huddle to discuss our coverage for the day. Chances are, at that time, I might be singing a tune that’s stuck in my head, receiving a parcel at my doorstep, or expelling the loudest post-lunch belch you could possibly imagine. As such, it’s in everyone’s best
  
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• We tried a bunch of free Windows apps from the Microsoft Store — here are our favorites

  22-02-2022 12:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  The Microsoft Store has been around for nearly 10 years now — it launched as the Windows Store with Windows 8 — but compared to app marketplaces on other platforms, it can feel like a barren wasteland. On Windows, the I’d hazard vast majority of apps are still installed via old-school .exe files and other installers. Still, there are benefits to perusing through Microsoft’s app store. Most of the software there tends to be better-optimized for touchscreens, which is hand
  
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