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The US Space Program is spiraling into total disarray - NASA is being gutted, and after today's feuding, SpaceX's plans may be ending too.
futurology.todayThe US Space Program is spiraling into total disarray - NASA is being gutted, and after today's feuding, SpaceX's plans may be ending too. - Futurology TodayThe US President and his formerly favorite South African have had a major
falling out. The WH says it may pull all of SpaceX’s contracts, the South
African says ‘go ahead’, and he’s decommissioning the Dragon crew vehicle, the
US’s only safe method of getting to and from the ISS. Meanwhile, half of NASA’s
efforts are heading for the chop too. “L’État, c’est moi.” (“I am the state.”)
Louis XIV, the ‘Sun King’ said about his absolute monarchy. The problem with
having just one person in charge is that everyone suffers when they behave
idiotically. Sadly, the once mighty US Space Program looks like being a casualty
of that. Surely, this paves the way for China to be the world’s preeminent space
power.
Qubit breakthrough could make it easier to build quantum computers https://www.byteseu.com/1056250/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
Science Fiction for Venture Capitalists disguised as futurology:
"We predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution.
We wrote a scenario that represents our best guess about what that might look like. It’s informed by trend extrapolations, wargames, expert feedback, experience at OpenAI, and previous forecasting successes."
ai-2027.comAI 2027A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel
TechCrunch · Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunchThe material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.
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...will no longer be measured by how much code they write, but by how they debug and optimize it.
They will no longer be measured by their ability to create it, but by how well they understand how to manage applications and programs to prevent it from becoming obsolete.
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Via #ComputerHoy, #CarolinaGonzálezValenzuela
"Now, yes, 
programmers' days are numbered: ChatGPT connects with GitHub and it could be the end
The announcement of the integration between #ChatGPT and #GitHub has set off all the alarm bells in the #programming world. Is this the beginning of the end for developers?... "
"...With all this on the table, one thing is clear, at least for 2025:
programmers...
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Computer Hoy · Ahora sí, los programadores tienen los días contados: ChatGPT se conecta con GitHub y podría ser el finEl anuncio de la integración entre ChatGPT y GitHub ha encendido todas las alarmas en el mundo de la programación. ¿Es este el principio del fin de los desarrolladores?
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill | Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states. https://www.byteseu.com/1009043/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes https://www.byteseu.com/973698/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
OpenAI no longer considers manipulation and mass disinformation campaigns a risk worth testing for before releasing its AI models https://www.byteseu.com/940297/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
Meta secretly helped China advance AI, ex-Facebooker will tell Congress https://www.byteseu.com/916828/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
Is the United States is really preparing to go to war with Iran?
https://www.twz.com/air/is-the-u-s-about-to-go-to-war-with-iran
The War Zone · Is The U.S. About To Go To War With Iran?The U.S. is pouring military assets into the Middle East as Trump's deadline for Iran to come to negotiation table fast approaches.
The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/oakland-pacific-circuit-book-alexis-madrigal #futurology #art #technology #cyberpunk #innovation #change #futuretech #futurism
The Guardian · The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities
No, it's not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, dumber than they used to be.
https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends #futurology #art #technology #cyberpunk #innovation #change #futuretech #futurism
Futurism · Human Intelligence Sharply Declining
Without wind, solar and battery storage, Australian households and businesses would have faced wholesale electricity prices up to between $30/MWh and $80/MWh higher than they were last year, and paid an estimated $155 – $417 more for household electricity bills. https://www.byteseu.com/844743/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology
The Saudi crown family's megalomaniac dreams of building a gigantic city of the future in the middle of the desert are getting a brutal reality check. https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabias-100-mile-skyscraper-161431659.html #futurology #art #technology #cyberpunk #innovation #change #futuretech #futurism
Yahoo News · Saudi Arabia's 100-Mile Skyscraper Is Turning Into a Disaster
China unveils quantum computer that’s one quadrillion times faster than existing supercomputers
Yahoo Finance · China unveils quantum computer that’s one quadrillion times faster than existing supercomputers
Microsoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chip
CNBCMicrosoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chipMicrosoft claims that building its first quantum-computing chip required that it create a new state of matter, which it is referring to as a topological state.
Lessons for us on Mars? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-13/a-honduras-dream-city-now-faces-11-billion-political-dispute?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczOTUxMDAyMCwiZXhwIjoxNzQwMTE0ODIwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUk43VTlEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwMDUxRTVCNjE4ODg0NjlGQjVDOUMxOEY5Mjk3RTZERiJ9.jflE8K7uWL-_hyfb38HvnQEBC4EhUqGOL4VDSwmclPk&leadSource=reddit_wall #futurology #art #technology #cyberpunk #innovation #change #futuretech #futurism
Its' year 2035.
We look back to year 2025. We think that 2025 was in retrospect a _