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Submission + - SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs (engadget.com) 1

Submitted by technology_dude
technology_dude writes: Kessler Syndrome Scheduled

Elon Musk and his aerospace company have requested to build a network that's 100 times the number of satellites that are currently in orbit. On Friday, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a million satellites meant to create an "orbital data center."

Submission + - Sal Khan: Companies Should Give 1% of Profits to Retrain Workers Displaced by AI (nytimes.com)

Submitted by destinyland
destinyland writes: Sal Kahn (founder/CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy), says companies should donate 1% of their profits to help retrain the people displaced by AI, in a new guest essay in the New York Times...

This isn’t charity. It is in the best interest of these companies. If the public sees corporate profits skyrocketing while livelihoods evaporate, backlash will follow — through regulation, taxes or outright bans on automation. Helping retrain workers is common sense, and such a small ask that these companies would barely feel it, while the public benefits could be enormous...

Roughly a dozen of the world’s largest corporations now have a combined profit of over a trillion dollars each year. One percent of that would create a $10 billion annual fund that, in part, could create a centralized skill training platform on steroids: online learning, ways to verify skills gained and apprenticeships, coaching and mentorship for tens of millions of people. The fund could be run by an independent nonprofit that would coordinate with corporations to ensure that the skills being developed are exactly what are needed. This is a big task, but it is doable; over the past 15 years, online learning platforms have shown that it can be done for academic learning, and many of the same principles apply for skill training...

To meet the challenges, we don’t need to send millions back to college. We need to create flexible, free paths to hiring, many of which would start in high school and extend through life. Our economy needs low-cost online mechanisms for letting people demonstrate what they know. Imagine a model where capability, not how many hours students sit in class, is what matters; where demonstrated skills earn them credit and where employers recognize those credits as evidence of readiness to enter an apprenticeship program in the trades, health care, hospitality or new categories of white-collar jobs that might emerge...

There is no shortage of meaningful work — only a shortage of pathways into it.

Comment Re: The Internet is dead (Score 1) 61

There is a good side to that. As long as they keep the price reasonable, it will be a place of respite. Away from all the noise and immersed in a well thought out article that deep dives into various subjects. Wired, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and others. High quality content with minimal ads is worth paying for. Not what we are used to but change is inevitable.

Comment Re:Only works if ... (Score 1) 30

"... the increased precipitation drowns all the farmers burning stubble."

I don't know where you live but in rice country Arkansas it's bad. The sun turns everything a sickly yellow color. I wish these folks would measure Arkansas in October.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclimatetrace.org%2Fair-p...

Comment Re:What's the problem here? (Score 1) 131

The problem is that sense of community has broken down. I don't wish to be recorded with any type of device and I think most people don't. In a world that prioritizes self over community, this type of behavior is not surprising. We think we our wants, feelings, and needs are more important than the community at large. Easy to see where this leads.

Submission + - SPAM: Robot Horse (put me on the watch list!)

Submitted by technology_dude
technology_dude writes: Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled the CORLEO, a hydrogen-powered robot horse concept, at the Osaka Kai Expo on April 5, 2025. This ambitious creation is designed to mimic the agility and movement of a real horse, offering a glimpse into the future of robotics. Although currently existing only as a CGI concept, the CORLEO has captured global attention by showcasing how robotics could redefine mobility and navigate challenging terrains with precision.

If Kawasaki brings this to fruition, it will be a game changer that would rise to the hype of the Segway.
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Comment Re:Alternative title (Score 1) 102

by technology_dude (#65201605) Attached to: More Random Rich People Are Going To Space
What he said.

And the fact that Ms. Perry and her friends probably did not arrive at the airport in a VW and fly in a hydrogen powered plane to the launch site as well as what I am sure is a multitude of crew/staff from around the country. One thing for the purpose of developing a vaccine or national emergency, quite another for a 15 minute joy ride. Morally at least. Where is Randall Munroe when you need him?

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