The US Military’s Replicator program will churn out thousands of military drones
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of war isn’t with massive platforms like aircraft carriers, it will increasingly be dominated by drones and other robot-like systems. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
Chinese researchers increase quantum computing speed by 180 Million fold
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers can already do calculations that would take traditional computers billions of years in minutes. Now they’re getting faster. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Humans and AI fight it out using remotely controlled robots that adapt as they fight
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Is this a glimpse into the future where humans and AI will actually battle one another via Terminators? Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. People...
China’s new 30Mw state of the art radar system sees over 2,800km
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to extend the detection range of your military systems is a critical piece of any military’s arsenal and China’s newest radar system thrashes everyone elses. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
China’s Mach 30 hypersonic wind tunnel harnesses the power of explosions
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of aviation and military aircraft, drones, and weapons systems, is hypersonic and China have the world’s fastest and most powerful wind tunnel to create the future of all these systems. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
China races to lay down new laws to deal with Generative AI
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF China is often the fastest to roll out new regulations to regulate new technologies, but that’s good and bad … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Chinese government announces more workers will be paid using its new CBDC
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF CBDC’s let governments cut fraud, track transactions, and increases financial surveillance, and China is at the forefront of deploying the technology. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote,...
China’s space agency tests a first of a kind Stirling Engine
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Stirling engines have many advantages over other forms of electricity generation, especially in space, and China have beaten NASA again to the first tests. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
New material absorbs triple the amount of CO2 as existing carbon capture materials
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the Earth heats up the need to recover more CO2 from the atmosphere increases, and we need better technology and materials to do that effectively. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
China allegedly has found a way to make its hypersonic weapons twice as potent
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hypersonic weapons are a part of the future of war, and China has the upper hand in the race to develop and deploy them. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
This hybrid Chinese drone soars like a bird and swims like a fish
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Multi-biome drones could have some very interesting applications, especially in the military … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. You’re used to seeing drones crossing...
Baidu shares soar after it releases its own ChatGPT rival
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The greatest interest in ChatGPT ironically came from China, not the rest of the world and now they have a clone … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
China’s CSSC unveils a wind turbine so big it can power 89,000 homes
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are lots of reasons why bigger wind turbines are better, but as they get bigger soon the blades could be supersonic … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Researchers have found a way to store solar energy for over 18 years
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The ability to store solar energy in batteries for a long time opens up some interesting battery opportunities … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
From AI lawyers to AI judges courts are embracing tech for better and worse
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What would happen if your AI lawyers case was heard by a biased AI judge? And other questions noone has answers to yet … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Privacy advocates cry foul after WEF publishes plans for personal carbon tracking
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Some people want to know what their carbon footprint is, and we have the technology to track it, but the initiative’s seen as another major privacy invasion by some. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Scientists cram millions of years of evolution into months with chromosome level re-engineering
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to genetically re-engineer chromosomes is the genetic equivalent of being able to re-write the paragraphs of a book all at once and is revolutionary. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...