TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief

Episode 8 - Wooden Satellites, 15 million dollar URLs, iPhones for Cancer Detection and Bees vs Meta

Join Numi and Harriet as they explore the latest intriguing tech stories. This week’s highlights include a wooden satellite launch, iPhones aiding cancer detection, URL investments by OpenAI, and Meta's environmentally conscious data centre plans thwarted by bees.

Wooden Satellite Launch

• The world's first wooden satellite named Lignosat was sent to space.
• Designed by Japanese researchers for durability in space without oxygen or water to degrade it.
• Highlights the growing concern over space junk and innovative solutions like biodegradable satellites.

OpenAI's $10 Million plus Domain Purchase

• OpenAI acquires chat.com for strategic rebranding towards simplicity.
• Discussion on domain acquisition as a business opportunity.

iPhone Endoscope Adapter for Throat Cancer Detection

• New device attaches to iPhones enabling remote throat cancer screenings.
• Addresses healthcare backlog using everyday technology like smartphones.

Meta’s Nuclear-Powered AI Data Center Blocked by Bees

• Plans for an eco-friendly nuclear-powered data centre halted due to bee habitat preservation at the site location.
• Discusses energy consumption of AI technologies and environmental impacts.

Energy Consumption Awareness in AI Usage

• Raises awareness about the significant energy demands of running AI systems like ChatGPT.
• Encourages responsible use of technology considering its environmental cost.

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LINKS

Wooden Satellite: https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-heads-to-space-in-mars-exploration-test-13248719

$15 million URL: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289768/openai-chat-chatgpt-sam-altman-hubspot

Endoscope i-adapter: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/cancer-detection-nhs-iphone-apple-b2639675.html

Bees vs Meta: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/mark-zuckerberg-bees-ai-b2641614.html

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TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief

Episode 7 - Coding with AI, VR Ambulances and Lost Cities

Harriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;

1) Google CEO Sundar Pichai said this week that more than a quarter of code at Google is generated by AI - Harriet talks about her experiences using AI as a software engineer and what it could mean for the future of coding.

Coding with AI: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282757/google-new-code-generated-ai-q3-2024

2) Student paramedics in the West Midlands have been training for emergency driving with a virtual reality simulator. Could this technology be used for everyday drivers too?

VR Ambulances: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0pwv94gpo

3) Luke Auld-Thomas, a PhD student at Tulane university in the US, discovered a lost city in Mexico by accident after finding Lidar data on the internet - proving sometimes scouring through sixteen pages of Google search can be worth it!

Lost Cities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmznzkly3go

Don't forget to follow Harriet and Numi at @techgirlenergy on all social platforms.

You can find this, and all our other episodes at www.IM-Listening.co.uk or wherever you listen to your podcasts.