Should Bots Have a Right to Free Speech? This Non-Profit Thinks So.
Does the First Amendment apply to AIs, too?
May 25, 2018Microsoft Announces Tool To Catch Biased AI Because We Keep Making Biased AI
Flagging prejudiced algorithms won't keep them from being made in the first place.
May 25, 2018These Hyper-Sensitive Fibers Might Stand In As Robot Nerves
They're thin, stretchy, and easy to make.
May 25, 2018Disney Researchers Built An Acrobatic, Backflipping Robot
Researchers at Disney are working on a robot that can perform acrobatics, like backflipping.
May 25, 2018New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain
Engineers behind the material compare conventional electrodes to sticking a fork into Jell-O.
May 24, 2018Software Engineers Could Soon Outsource Part of Their Jobs To Alexa
A master's student built Alexa an alter ego to do some of his job.
May 24, 2018
SpaceX’s “Final” Falcon 9 Test Flight Won’t Actually Be Its Last
A few extra test flights seems like a small price to pay for keeping crew members safe.
May 24, 2018As Self-Driving Cars Hit Roadblocks, Autonomous Boats Could Take Traffic Off The Streets
3D printed, driverless boats could provide taxi and shipping services in river cities.
May 24, 20183D Printed Sugar Scaffolds Could Help Grow Organs, Then Dissolve Away
This marks another sweet victory for the future of medicine.
May 24, 2018Uber Announces Flying Taxi Research Center In France
The project lines up with President Macron's dreams for the country—assuming it succeeds.
May 24, 2018Tesla Gets Green Light To Create The World’s Largest Virtual Solar Plant In South Australia
The newly-elected government agreed to honor the existing agreement.
May 24, 2018Cute, Brainless, Self-Propelled Robots Could Someday Move Around Inside Animals
The self-organized movement of the little scamps gives insight into how microbes navigate.
May 23, 2018Advanced Transport
Miss Elon Musk’s Boring Company Update? Here’s What You Need to Know
Tesla Crash Shows Drivers Are Confused By “Autonomous” vs. “Autopilot”
Elon Musk Has a Plan to Get You Anywhere on Earth in An Hour
Enhanced Humans
Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working
14 Smart Clothes and Accessories to Give Your Wardrobe the Tech Treatment
The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment
Future Society
Gene-Editing Technology Is About To Affect Your Shopping Cart
Health & Medicine
Smart Prosthetic Devices Create Natural Motion by Predicting Movement
Smartphone Tech Can Help Stop Food Poisoning Before It Happens
Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People
Not Paying Attention in Class? China’s “Smart Eye” Will Snitch on You
"It’s like a pair of mystery eyes are constantly watching me.”
May 17, 2018When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check
If a country says its economy is suddenly booming, a satellite can see what’s really going on.
May 16, 2018Goldman Sachs Just Launched A New Cryptocurrency
It might start to replace the dollar. But, then again, it might not.
May 16, 2018Crypto Is “Taking us Back to the 1830s?” Here’s What That Fed Branch President Means.
Crypto is no better than pre-Civil War banknotes, he claims.
May 16, 2018FedEx Wants To Track Packages On The Blockchain, So You’ll Know Exactly Who Dropped Your Stuff
According to CEO Fred Smith, it's a case of adapt or go extinct.
May 15, 2018How Finance Began 4000 Years Ago, And Why Blockchain Will Completely Change It
Could blockchain change how states and citizens interact?
May 14, 2018
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