📌 TOPINDIATOURS Hot ai: CEO of AI Company Says Gen Z Needs to Get Ready for 30 Per

If you think it’s hard to find a job now, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott says just wait until AI really gets going. Speaking to CNBC‘s “Squawk on the Street” panel, the AI software executive laid out an apocalyptic employment future for Gen Z in which nearly one in every three people will soon be unemployed.

“I think it’s very natural to be concerned about jobs. I think young people coming out of university today [are experiencing] 9 percent unemployment,” McDermott told CNBC. “I think it could easily go into the mid-30s in the next couple of years.”

“So much of the work is going to be done by agents, so it’s going to be challenging for young people to differentiate themselves in the corporate environment,” he said.

The CEO isn’t exactly a neutral party as he stokes fears about AI. ServiceNow’s software-as-a-service model has struggled on the stock market in recent months, lagging due to investor excitement around AI agents. The company is increasingly moving its eggs from software into the AI basket, as evidenced by its “strategic collaboration to power agentic AI experiences” with OpenAI, which was announced earlier this year.

As a CNBC intraday trading ticker showed, the company’s stock even got a tiny boost as McDermott delivered his doomsday prognosis live on air.

Like other tech CEOs, McDermott doesn’t pause to wonder if it’s worth slowing down and considering what all this could mean for the mass of workers and families who will struggle under such a scenario. His attitude, instead, is enthusiasm.

“We will have billions of users in the next several years that we could never have gotten from human beings,” he added.

If there’s any good news, it’s that CEOs don’t get the final word — at least if politicians like Bernie Sanders have anything to say about it. In recent months, Sanders has essentially dared the AI industry to put up or shut up, arguing that if AI really is about to destroy the economy as we know it, the logical move would be to shut everything down until we can figure out what it all means for the economy and workers.

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📌 TOPINDIATOURS Update ai: Nuclear micro-batteries could power sensors nonstop in

Engineers are working to build batteries that can operate for months or even years without maintenance in extreme environments such as deep oceans and outer space.

A new effort backed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is now pushing forward a technology that could make that possible.

The project focuses on radiovoltaics, a type of battery that converts nuclear radiation directly into electricity.

Unlike conventional batteries, these systems do not require recharging and can deliver long-term, steady power for remote applications.

Researchers from the University of Toledo are part of a $2.8 million collaboration led by the University of Missouri to develop micro-scale radiovoltaic devices.

These compact systems are being designed for use in buoys, spacecraft, and remote sensors where replacing or recharging batteries is difficult.

“We’re working under DARPA’s Rads to Watts program, which explores new approaches for directly converting nuclear radiation energy into electricity,” said Dr. Raghav Khanna.

“Our goal is to produce 10 watts of electricity per kilogram of mass,” he added, pointing to a significantly higher power density than current radiovoltaic systems.

Power from radiation

Radiovoltaics work in a way similar to solar cells but rely on radioactive decay instead of sunlight. While solar panels convert photons into electricity, radiovoltaic devices use charged particles emitted from radioactive materials.

This approach allows the batteries to function in environments where sunlight is unavailable or unreliable. It also opens the door for long-duration missions that require uninterrupted power.

The team is focusing on building devices using gallium oxide, a semiconductor material that can better withstand radiation compared to conventional alternatives. This property could improve both efficiency and lifespan.

“Gallium oxide is more radiation tolerant than some alternatives being used in radiovoltaic devices,” Khanna said. “That means they have the potential to work more efficiently and more effectively, which in turn allows for a longer operating life.”

From models to devices

At the University of Toledo, researchers are leading the simulation work that will guide how these devices are built. Using finite element modeling, the team is testing different designs virtually before moving to fabrication.

These simulations are expected to play a critical role in identifying which device structures can deliver the desired performance. Once validated, the designs will be shared with collaborators for physical development.

“When a simulation works, we’ll hand that recipe off to our collaborators,” Khanna said. “We’re anticipating a lot of iteration between the teams in order to optimize the performance of the device.”

The broader collaboration includes partners such as Pennsylvania State University, University of Houston, and the Naval Research Laboratory, combining expertise in materials, modeling, and device engineering.

By targeting higher power density and improved durability, the project aims to move radiovoltaic technology closer to real-world deployment, particularly in scenarios where traditional batteries fall short.

🔗 Sumber: interestingengineering.com