This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 5)
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Summary
Researchers at the IEEE have claimed that by 2030, large language models (LLMs) will be able to carry out software-based tasks that currently take humans a month, doing so in days, or even hours.
Amazon has announced that it has deployed more than one million robots in its warehouses, which is nearly the same number of human workers.
Two people undergoing experimental gene therapy trials have had their hearing significantly restored after being born with a genetic hearing loss disease.
A third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS (aka A11pI3Z), has been identified, making it the first to be classified as a comet.
Startup InventWood has created Superwood, a material it claims is stronger than steel, fire resistant, and bulletproof.
Moderna has announced that its mRNA flu vaccine is considerably more effective than existing treatments, offering 27% better protection.