Falcon Heavy – Test flight

Posted on February 8, 2018 by alfredhofer

Very impressive….

Strudel – We build Businesses

Posted on April 24, 2017 by alfredhofer

Strudel is a partnership of seasoned entrepreneurs with deep domain knowledge, a refreshingly wide range of business backgrounds and a passion for getting things done.

STRUDEL WEBSITE: We build businesses

Introducing the Kitty Hawk Flyer

Posted on April 24, 2017 by alfredhofer

Larry Page-backed Kitty Hawk Flyer falls into the category of ultralight aircraft not requiring a pilot´s license in the US and will be positioned for recreational use. You cannot order the Flyer yet, but with a USD 100,- one-time fee you can become a “Flyer Discovery Member” including a USD 2000,- discount off the selling price.

Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse

Posted on March 28, 2017 by alfredhofer

One of DeepMind´s investors obviously joked that they should have killed AI guru Demis Hassabis while they had the chance – and Hassabi´s partner in DeepMind, Shane Legg, stated “I think human extinction will probably occur, and technology will likely play a part in this.”

Also, Stephen Hawking told the BBC, “I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”

A lot of warning signs – and an excellent long read in Vanity Fair – absolutely worth your time.

Full article: Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair

Find Your Pi Day

Posted on March 14, 2017 by alfredhofer

The number known as pi contains lots of interesting sequences of numbers – for example, at position 768 in the pi digits, there are six 9s in succession.

If you want to find your personal significant numbers in pi – you can do it on this website:

Link: Find Your Pi Day

GoPro: Best of 2016

Posted on February 6, 2017 by alfredhofer

Honda Riding Assist

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alfredhofer

Gatebox – Virtual Home Robot [PV]_english

Posted on December 22, 2016 by alfredhofer

And here comes the latest hype from Japan – Gatebox: This Amazon Echo-esque device as a home assistant includes an artificially intelligent character living in this glass tube at home. Her name is Azuma Hikari.

Especially watch the …. kind of….. suggestive and direct messages Azuma sends out during your day at work – and she even turns the lights on ahead of your arrival!