{"id":23324,"date":"2025-11-30T00:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T00:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=23324"},"modified":"2025-11-30T00:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T00:21:41","slug":"this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-november-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=23324","title":{"rendered":"This Week\u2019s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through November 29)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-60\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"artificial_intelligence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/827820\/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The AI Boom Is Based on a Fundamental Mistake<\/strong><\/a><em>Benjamin Riley | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The issue is that in keeping with present neuroscience, human considering is essentially impartial of human language\u2014and now we have little purpose to consider ever extra refined modeling of language will create a type of intelligence that meets or surpasses our personal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"computing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/computing\/\">COMPUTING<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2506354-why-googles-custom-ai-chips-are-shaking-up-the-tech-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Why Google\u2019s Custom AI Chips Are Shaking Up the Tech Industry<\/strong><\/a><em>Alex Wilkins | New Scientist ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nvidia\u2019s place because the dominant provider of AI chips could also be beneath risk from a specialised chip pioneered by Google, with reviews suggesting corporations\u00a0like Meta\u00a0and\u00a0Anthropic\u00a0need to spend billions on Google\u2019s tensor processing models.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"biotechnology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/biotechnology\/\">Biotechnology<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/11\/24\/1128322\/whats-next-for-alphafold-a-conversation-with-a-google-deepmind-nobel-laureate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What\u2019s Next for AlphaFold: A Conversation With a Google DeepMind Nobel Laureate<\/strong><\/a><em>Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Know-how Evaluation ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was 5 years in the past this week that AlphaFold 2\u2019s debut took scientists unexpectedly. Now that the hype has died down, what influence has AlphaFold actually had? How are scientists utilizing it? And what\u2019s subsequent? I talked to Jumper (in addition to a couple of different scientists) to search out out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"robotics\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/robotics\/\">ROBOTICS<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/831451\/china-humanoid-robotics-bubble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A Humanoid Robot-Shaped Bubble Is Forming, China Warns<\/strong><\/a><em>Robert Hart | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Talking at a press briefing, Nationwide Growth and Reform Fee spokesperson Li Chao\u00a0stated\u00a0China\u2019s humanoid robotics trade must stability &#8216;the pace of progress towards the chance of bubbles.&#8217; Funding has been pouring into the sector regardless of there being few confirmed use circumstances for the bots, Li stated, risking a flood of &#8216;extremely comparable&#8217; fashions as funding for analysis and improvement shrinks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2506099-supermassive-dark-matter-stars-may-be-lurking-in-the-early-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Supermassive Dark Matter Stars May Be Lurking in the Early Universe<\/strong><\/a><em>Leah Crane | New Scientist ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We could have seen the primary hints of unusual stars powered by darkish matter. These so-called darkish stars might clarify a number of of essentially the most mysterious objects within the universe, whereas additionally giving us hints concerning the true nature of darkish matter itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"tech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/technology\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/crypto-winter-will-different-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Crypto Winter Will Be Different This Time<\/strong><\/a><em>Ken Brown | The Info ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Stablecoins&#8217;] broader use additionally creates extra methods for a stablecoin disaster to emerge and unfold throughout the globe. It&#8217;s right here that the hyperlinks to the standard monetary system matter. If buyers dump their stablecoins, as they did with Circle, the businesses promote the belongings that again them, probably inflicting turmoil in Treasurys, cash markets, and the like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-40\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/future\/\">Future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91450119\/mit-study-finds-ai-is-already-capable-of-replacing-11-7-of-u-s-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MIT Study Finds AI Is Already Capable of Replacing 11.7% of US Workers<\/strong><\/a><em>Grace Snelling | Quick Firm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In\u00a0an interview\u00a0with CNBC, Prasanna Balaprakash, ORNL director and co-leader of the analysis, described [the Iceberg Index model] as a &#8216;digital twin for\u00a0the US\u00a0labor market.&#8217; Utilizing that base of knowledge, the index analyzes to what extent digital AI instruments can already carry out sure technical and cognitive duties, after which produces an estimate of what AI publicity in every space appears like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/future\/\">Future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91445355\/ai-jobs-new-layers-human-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AI Isn\u2019t Just Automating Jobs. It\u2019s Creating New Layers of Human Work<\/strong><\/a><em>Enrique Dans | Quick Firm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When an AI drafts a report, somebody nonetheless has to confirm its claims (please,\u00a0don&#8217;t forget this!), examine for bias, and rewrite the components that don\u2019t sound correct. When an agent summarizes a gathering, somebody has to determine what really issues. Automation doesn\u2019t erase labor; it simply strikes it upstream, from execution to supervision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"computing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/tag\/computing\/\">COMPUTING<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-first-large-scale-cyberattack-by-ai-4a1e1a30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The First Large-Scale Cyberattack by AI<\/strong><\/a><em>Nury Turkel | The Wall Road Journal ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A state-backed risk group, seemingly Chinese language, crossed a threshold in September that cybersecurity consultants have warned about for years. In keeping with a report by Anthropic, attackers manipulated its AI system, Claude Code, to conduct what seems to be the primary large-scale espionage operation executed primarily by synthetic intelligence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2025\/11\/29\/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-november-29\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence The AI Boom Is Based on a Fundamental MistakeBenjamin Riley | The Verge &#8220;The issue is that in keeping with present neuroscience, human considering is essentially impartial of human language\u2014and now we have little purpose to consider ever extra refined modeling of language will create a type of intelligence that meets or surpasses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4373,5744,4374,157,4375,3752],"class_list":["post-23324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-awesome","tag-november","tag-stories","tag-tech","tag-web","tag-weeks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23325,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23324\/revisions\/23325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}