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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 21h

AI-generated voices now indistinguishable from real human voices

A new study has revealed that the average listener can no longer distinguish between deepfake voices and those of real human beings.

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AI-generated voices now indistinguishable from real human voices

A new study reveals that the average listener can no longer distinguish between deepfake voices and those of real human beings.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 21h

Figure 03: a next-generation humanoid robot

Figure 03, the latest humanoid from AI startup Figure, features major improvements in dexterity, perception and design, bringing robots closer to everyday use.

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Figure 03: a next-generation humanoid robot

Figure 03, the latest humanoid from AI startup Figure, features major improvements in dexterity, perception, and design, bringing robots closer to everyday use.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 22h

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 2d

"By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch." phys.org/news/2025-10... #exoplanets

Completed Plato spacecraft is ready for final tests

By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final ke...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 3d

1987 hurricane
Hillsborough stadium disaster
Nelson Mandela released from prison
IRA bombings
Birth of the WWW

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4d

"The 6.2 GW project, located in Nevada, would have added enough electric generation capacity to power 2 million U.S. homes. For context, the current largest solar project in the U.S. is the 1.3 GW Mammoth solar project in Indiana, being built in phases." pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/10/t...

Trump administration cancels largest solar project in United States

The Bureau of Land Management has officially cancelled the Esmeralda 7 solar project, a Nevada-based project that would stand among the world’s largest solar power plants, large enough to power nearly...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 4d

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 6d

Researchers in Australia have achieved a record-breaking 27% efficiency with a new triple-junction #perovskite solar cell.

This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable solar devices that capture more of the Sun's energy than silicon alone. www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2025/10... #solar

New efficiency record for perovskite solar cell

Researchers at the University of Sydney have achieved a record-breaking 27.06% efficiency with a new triple-junction perovskite solar cell. This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable so...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 6d

Scammers using AI to lure shoppers to fake businesses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scammers are using AI to lure shoppers to fake businesses

Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

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radiomonkeys.bsky.social @radiomonkeys.bsky.social · 8d

But Yahoo News comments from First Name Last Initial proved that solar was a communist un-American scam. How could someone mentioning Solyndra in 2025 be wrong?
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 8d

An AI company just spent $1 million+ on print advertising in NYC, one of the biggest campaigns ever done... only for it to be immediately graffitied by locals www.reddit.com/r/interestin...

From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: An A.I company just spent $1 million+ on print advertising in nyc, one of the biggest campaigns ever done.. only for it to be immediately graffitied by ...

Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 8d

Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #NobelPrize #biology #science

Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work

The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 8d

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.

AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions | TechCrunch

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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🏰⚡ℌ𝔞𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔄𝔟𝔟𝔢𝔶🦇👻 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 9d

But at least ICE is beating up brown people.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 10d

The UK right now –

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 10d

New antibiotic targets IBD — and AI predicted how it would work before scientists could prove it healthsci.mcmaster.ca/new-antibiot...

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 10d

As we predicted on our timeline for 2025...

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ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.

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radiomonkeys.bsky.social @radiomonkeys.bsky.social · 13d

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Seriously why do I find myself fascinated by Chinese developments but cringing at American ones lately

Crazy New High-Precision Robotic Hand

YouTube video by Digital Trends

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 12d

Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power dailyboulder.com/lawmaker-sou...

Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power

President Donald Trump’s recent speech to hundreds of top U.S. generals at Marine Corps Base Quantico wasn’t just political bluster — it was laying the groundwork for an authoritarian power grab.

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Tony Dunn @tony873004.bsky.social · 13d

An #asteroid passed just 300 km above Antarctica earlier today. It was not discovered until hours after close approach.

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 12d

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the Moon in an upcoming mission. www.wired.com/story/jeff-b... #BlueOrigin #NASA

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 12d

Thailand has pushed back retiring several coal-fired units at the 2,400-MW Mae Moh power plant, keeping some units running until at least 2031 and refurbishing others to 2048, despite earlier closure plans.

Residents are skeptical the plant will be shut as planned by 2050.

Anguish for residents as Thailand’s most polluting coal plant gets new lease of life

MAE MOH, Thailand — Thailand has announced it will delay the decommissioning of several coal-fired units at the 2,400-megawatt Mae Moh power plant in Lampang province, prompting fears among…

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 12d

2058 – ESA lands a probe on Enceladus

In 2058, a European probe achieves the first landing on Enceladus, directly sampling material from its icy crust and providing the strongest evidence yet of a habitable ocean world.

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · Aug 26

If you're running Windows 10, you should see an option to participate in Microsoft's extended security update programme, which will continue to give you updates until October next year.

To get it, open Windows Update and look for the link. (It is apparently being rolled out in stages.)

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