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Future notes
Denmark, the vampire drone "sucks" energy from electrical cables and recharges itself
A Danish team has created a "vampire" drone that identifies electrical cables when it is empty, attaches itself to them and "sucks" the energy from them to recharge in flight.
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Artificial intelligence
LunaBot: the AI trained with the eyes of a 21-month-old girl
An innovative project uses videos of little Luna to create LunaBot, an AI trained with the same sensory inputs as a little girl, to study learning.
Mysterious Super Powerful AI Appears and Immediately Disappears: Is this a GPT-5 Test?
An unknown AI called gpt2-chatbot showed abilities superior to GPT-4 and disappeared into thin air. A possible preview of GPT-5?
Medical Research
In Florida, an attempt is being made to give birth to a calf from artificial embryos
Researchers at the University of Florida aim to create a calf from synthetic embryos: only stem cells, without eggs or sperm.
Italy Next
Organizations and people who shape the future.
Your thoughts beyond life: Goodbyememo delivers the digital goodbye
Goodbyememo challenges the fear of dying and leaving things unsaid. Founded by two Italians, the service sends messages after death, giving serenity to those who fear the afterlife.
MEAPLANT: the Italian invention for growing on walls and roofs
The system created by two Italian researchers triumphs in Geneva. Now growing everywhere, even green walls and roofs, will be easier for everyone.