Altman claims singularity achieved and beyond

 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/openais-sam-altman-we-may-have-already-passed-the-point-where-artificial-intelligence-surpasses-human-intelligence-0df6ce63

Apple smart glasses

 

Apple Is Planning Smart Glasses With and Without AR (theverge.com)27

Posted by BeauHD on Thursday May 08, 2025 @06:40PM from the what-to-expect dept.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has "made progress" on a chip for a product that could rival the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company is also reportedly working on glasses that use augmented reality. The Verge reports:The chip is apparently based on the chips Apple uses for the Apple Watch, though the company has removed parts and is being designed in such a way that it can handle the "multiple cameras" that the smart glasses might have, Bloomberg reports. Apple wants mass production of the chip to start by the end of 2026 or sometime in 2027, so the glasses themselves could come out within that timeframe. [...] Apple is developing chips for camera-equipped Apple Watch and Airpods as well, and the goal is for those chips to be ready "by around 2027," Bloomberg says. The company is also developing new M-series chips and dedicated AI server chips, per the report.

Autism treatment and prevention study

 https://www.gazettextra.com/news/nation_world/landmark-study-led-by-unlv-shows-new-path-to-treat-prevent-autism/article_cfd16f09-79cc-56f2-85b4-3d95eb42367b.html

New baldness treatment

 https://www.mensjournal.com/grooming/scientists-announce-breakthrough-in-race-to-cure-mens-baldness

Google AR glasses demo

 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-xr-glasses-demo-3545816/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1ebA5S_EE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Z12O5abgU

Manus

 https://manus.im

quantum computer generates truly random numbers

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/jpmorgan-says-quantum-experiment-generated-truly-random-numbers

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08737-1

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/jpmorgan-says-quantum-experiment-generated-truly-random-numbers

JPMorgan Chase used a quantum computer from Honeywell's Quantinuum to generate and mathematically certify truly random numbers -- an advancement that could significantly enhance encryption, security, and financial applications. The breakthrough was validated with help from U.S. national laboratories and has been published in the journal Nature.

From a report:

Between May 2023 and May 2024, cryptographers at JPMorgan wrote an algorithm for a quantum computer to generate random numbers, which they ran on Quantinuum's machine. The US Department of Energy's supercomputers were then used to test whether the output was truly random. "It's a breakthrough result," project lead and Head of Global Technology Applied Research at JPMorgan, Marco Pistoia told Bloomberg in an interview. "The next step will be to understand where we can apply it."

Applications could ultimately include more energy-efficient cryptocurrency, online gambling, and any other activity hinging on complete randomness, such as deciding which precincts to audit in elections.