DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF              

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


OPEN AI AIMS FOR "SUPERINTELLIGENCE"





                                           Source:  AI Stock


  • Open AI CEO Sam Altman is moving forward with groundbreaking research to achieve artificial intelligence (AI) "Superintelligence" or smarter than us humans.  Here's what we know:
  • Microsoft and Open AI are partnering to produce big advances in AI
  • Microsoft is investing $10 billion in Open AI to accelerate the advances
  • The investment includes research to build AI supercomputers
  • Both companies can independently capitalize on the resulting advancements in AI technology
  • The big goal of both companies is to bring AI to the superintelligent level - which means it's self-aware and smart enough to surpass human cognitive abilities - and to make it safe and determine the benefits.
  • For more news stories on AI, see AI BREAKTHROUGHS


BOOM HEARD ACROSS NEW ENGLAND INVESTIGATED BY HARVARD EXPERT - UFO EXPLOSION?


                                            Source:  Stock


  • Thousands of New Englanders felt their homes shake for 12 seconds from what a Harvard expert is calling a possible UFO explosion sound.  Here's what we know:
  • A Harvard observatory recorded the boom on the evening of 10-20-23
  • The boom rattled windows and shook homes
  • The noise didn't resemble anything like wind or aircraft
  • Harvard University physicist and former head of Astronomy Avi Loeb is investigating and shared some findings:
  1. A UFO may have released explosive energy equivalent of 2400 pounds of TNT
  2. Sound moved at 1115 ft/sec
  3. Energy source may have come from a meteor 
  • The Mount Washington Observatory recorded the boom, put out a post and received reactions from 4000, many of whom experienced it
  • UFO or meteor boom???  The explosive noise was heard in MA, New Hampshire and Maine!
  • For more news stories on the search for life in space, see SEARCH FOR LIFE IN SPACE.

FINALLY, CYBERTRUCK DELIVERIES


                                                Source:  Tesla


  • It's taken Tesla 4 years to go from the idea of the Cybertruck to the actual delivery in late November 2023.  Here's what we know:
  • The first Cybertrucks will be delivered to customers on November 30, 2023 at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, TX
  • Full volume production of the e-trucks will get underway in 2024
  • Tesla has been showcasing the trucks in several US locations to demonstrate their fast acceleration and off-roading capabilities
  • People are wondering about prices, which were originally set at $40,000 for a single engine, $49,000 for a dual-engine and $70,000 for a tri-engine with a 500-mile-range
  • CEO Musk has said it's going to be difficult to keep it affordable so we're waiting to see if there will be a price surprise or any other surprises with this much-anticipated EV.
  • For more news stories like this, see DAILY VEHICLE BRIEFING

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