Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a …
For the first time in American history, the Department of Energy has approved a commercial nuclear microreactor’s safety analysis for full-power operations. LA-based Radiant secured the approval, with testing planned at Idaho National Laboratory. With the Kaleidos DSA approved, Radiant is cued for DOE’s Readiness Review, which will assess whether Kaleidos and the team responsible …
Amazon (AMZN) is down about 6% after hours primarily because it missed Q3 2026 expectations on both revenue and earnings, combined with heavy AI-related spending that has turned free cash flow sharply negative. Key results (Q3 2026) Revenue: $201.9 billion (up 12% YoY) vs. estimates around $202.2–$202.3 billion — slight miss.CNBC EPS: $1.89 vs. estimates …
OpenAI proved the Exponential Time Hypothesis is false. Hundreds of research papers assumed it was true. Some really hard problems might be solvable much faster than thought. There is no practical speed up yet. It just shows that the assumption and claim that some really hard problems only have exponential solutions is false. This could …
Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) died on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at age 90 of natural causes/old age at his home in North Hollywood, surrounded by his daughter and niece. He was Chekov on Star Trek Original Series and Bester on Babylon 5. With Koenig’s death, only William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) …
Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Andruil’s Palmer Luckey are genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other emergency response teams. They announced its emergence from stealth as Warhound, armed with $200 million in funding from investors including In-Q-Tel, Sequoia, and 8VC. The round values the company at $1.2 billion. Palmer Luckey …
SpaceX talked about adding 10-20 Gigawatts of AI compute in 2027. I was already looking at the demand for AI that would absorb the 50 Gigawatts in 2027 that is built according to Semi Analysis. Elon osfairly confident” of an incremental 10 GW of compute online in 2027, and aiming for an incremental 20 GW …
Top technology leader’s like Elon Musk, Palantir Alex Karp, Lonsdale, and a handful of others possess a rare ability to (1) recognize extreme talent outliers (“blue-note” talent that most institutions systematically undervalue), (2) attract and retain them with high-agency environments and extreme missions, and (3) set company objectives that force full utilization of that talent …
Tesla’s Roadster flies. Cold-gas thrusters lift it for about 10 seconds with no ramp, but the thrusters and precision control are the bigger story. The same technology could enable SpaceX to bring cargo back with precise landings anywhere on Earth from space for a tiny fraction of what a Dragon capsule costs. Brian Wang of …
Four 20 kW fans, built on the heat pump’s compressor motor, suck the car onto the road with skirts, so it holds over 2 g in corners even below 50 mph. The wing actuators are borrowed Optimus leg actuators. A 200-liter tank at 10,000 psi feeds cold-gas thrusters with more than 80 kN of thrust, …
