We provide news on the future of technology, science and society: if there is one thing that is about to arrive, it has already arrived here.
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Neom, there is no limit to the worst: "lethal force" to clear the land
A former officer reveals orders to the BBC to kill those resisting evictions to make way for The Line, part of the controversial Neom project.
Future notes
Phononics: the new frontier for ultra-compact and powerful wireless devices
By exploiting acoustic vibrations at the nanoscale, phononics will be able to revolutionize all wireless communications
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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
Breakthrough in gene therapy: girl with congenital deafness regains her hearing
A new gene therapy has allowed Opal, a little girl with congenital deafness due to a genetic mutation, to hear and start speaking.
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.
