The hardware lottery is Sara Hooker’s idea that a research project succeeds not because of its capabilities but because of its fit with contemporary software and hardware. She raises this concept to try to spawn increased collaboration between hardware, software and machine-learning teams; in what she describes as “siloed evolution”, Hooker puts forth that the “gains from progress in computing will be increasingly uneven” without a restructuring of the development lifecycle. Instead of “settling for the hardware and software we have,” we need to develop in unison. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
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January 27, 2023
