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The Future Is Shrouded in an AI Fog
AI has catapulted us into an era I can best describe as extreme opacity about the future. Given all the things that might change because of AI, it feels like a fog has descended that occludes our ability to see the future.
https://hbr.org/2026/04/the-future-is-shrouded-in-an-ai-fog
If prediction is no longer the advantage, what capability replaces it — and are you building it?
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Physicist: I Believe You Can Enhance Your Consciousness—And Expand Your Perception Into a ‘Different Realm’
Quantum-enhanced humans might see further domains of reality than we could ever imagine.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71101942/enhancing-consciousness/
Humanoid data
Robotics companies want tremendous amounts of data on how we move our hands and limbs, and their tactics are getting strange.
DNA molecular computer combines memory and computing at scales below 2 nm
A research team has developed a DNA-based bio-transistor—a molecular analog of a key semiconductor component that receives signals and performs computations—and used it to implement a new molecular circuit capable of both information processing and storage.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-dna-molecular-combines-memory-scales.html
The ‘sustainability doom loop’: why companies should be ‘greenshouting’
Companies are fearful of greenwashing and some are choosing to greenhush to avoid scrutiny, but there is a third option: “greenshouting”.
The Future Is Shrouded in an AI Fog
AI has catapulted us into an era I can best describe as extreme opacity about the future. Given all the things that might change because of AI, it feels like a fog has descended that occludes our ability to see the future.
https://hbr.org/2026/04/the-future-is-shrouded-in-an-ai-fog
French police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet
French police are investigating possible tampering with a weather monitoring device at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after a Polymarket trader netted thousands of dollars thanks to an unusual temperature spike.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5797876/polymarket-paris-weather-bet
New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time
A startup is experimenting with data centers powered by lab-grown human neurons, testing whether living cells can offer a more efficient alternative to traditional computing.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/new-data-center-will-be-partially-powered-by-human-brain-cells-for-the-first-time
