The FDA Just Approved a Drug to Keep Us a Little Safer From Another Pandemic

Creating Genetically Modified Babies Is “Morally Permissible,” Says Ethics Committee

Manufacturer Confirms Installing Remote-Access Software on U.S. Voting Machines

SpaceX and Boeing Delays Could Cost NASA Access to the ISS

Microsoft President Calls For Government Rules For Facial Recognition Technology

It's the most recent voice in a growing chorus around Silicon Valley that sees the harm facial recognition could have.

July 17, 2018
#congress#facial recognition#microsoft

3D Printing Will Put Just About Anything At Your Fingertips

As 3D printing becomes increasingly accessible the question isn't "what can we print?" but "what can't we?"

July 17, 2018
#3d print#3d printing#additive manufacturing

It’s Amazon Prime Day. Don’t Buy Anything.

Or: should I compromise my morals for an inexpensive mattress?

July 16, 2018
#Amazon#jeff bezos#prime day

Popular Articles This Week

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

The Digest: Magic Leap’s Disappointing Demo Could Be A Death Knell For AR

We Talked To The New Leader of Space Nation Asgardia About What The Future Holds

The Digest: Tech CEO Pitches Boeing a Flying Train Concept

This Scientist Predicted He Would Live to 150. Now He’s Not So Sure.

The Digest: We Finally Know Where Those Mysterious Subatomic Particles Are Coming From

DeepMind Created a Test to Measure an AI’s Ability to Reason

Qbits for Cubists: Robots Made These Incredible Works of Fine Art

We’re Hiring: Futurism.com Wants an Assistant News Editor

Come work with us.

July 16, 2018
#editor#futurism#futurism staff

Electric Cars Are Too Important For Elon Musk to Put at Risk

Musk’s online shenanigans are making Tesla's value fall. Bad news for someone who wants to save the world.

July 16, 2018
#electric cars#elon musk#environment

Uber and Lyft Still Allow Racist Behavior, but Not as Much as Taxi Services

Taxi drivers are 73% more likely to cancel on black riders than white ones.

July 16, 2018
#discrimination#racism#ridehailing

This Week in Tech: July 7 – July 13, 2018

Robot Telemarketers, Failing ICOs, Hacking The Military, and More

The UK Just Confirmed the Location of Its First Spaceport

The Scotland-based site could help the nation lead the small satellite market.

July 16, 2018
#nanosatellites#satellites#the digest

We Knew Russian Hackers Infiltrated Americans’ Inboxes. Now We Know How.

It really wasn't that hard.

July 16, 2018
#election hacking#hacking#Russia

The Kepler Space Telescope is About to Run Out of Fuel

Kepler's era is coming to an end and NASA is making plans for the groundbreaking telescope's retirement.

July 16, 2018
#johannes kepler#Kepler space telescope#NASA

A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Involved with Cryptocurrency

Before jumping into cryptocurrency as a beginner, you're going to want to do your homework.

July 16, 2018
#101#blockchain#crypto

Hinge Is Using a New Algorithm to Identify Your “Most Compatible” Mate

You can now let a Nobel Prize-winning algorithm suggest your perfect match.

July 13, 2018
#Algorithm#dating#hinge

Empowering Citizens: Experts Predict the Future of Our Urban Cities [Sponsored]

“The present and future become flavorless without the past."

July 13, 2018
#allianz#future cities#moma

Advanced Transport

Future Transportation Solutions will Travel Faster And Further Than Ever Before

The Digest: A British Startup Is Using AI to Teach Cars to Drive Themselves

The Digest: Baidu’s Autonomous Buses Will Start Transporting Passengers in Japan Next Year

The Digest: NASA Starts Tests to Prepare For Flight of “Quiet” Supersonic Jet

Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: AI Can Now Fix Your Grainy Photographs Without a “Clean” Reference

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI

The Digest: This AI Analyzes Ash to Figure out the Cause of a Volcanic Eruption

The Digest: Facial Recognition Tech Is No Match for Juggalo Makeup

Earth & Energy

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

The Digest: Starbucks Is Replacing Plastic Straws With “Sippy Cups” for Adults

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

Enhanced Humans

Electronic Skin Lets Amputees Feel Pain Through Their Prosthetics

CRISPR Doesn’t Cause Unintended Mutations in Monkeys, Study Finds

Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine

UC Berkeley Finally Scores a Win With Two CRISPR Patents

Future Society

Have a Problem With Your Internet Provider? The FCC Doesn’t Want to Hear About It

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

The Digest: Walmart Patents Tech for Eavesdropping on Workers

The Digest: VR Treatment, Even Without a Therapist, Helps People Overcome Fear of Heights

Hard Science

The Digest: A New Cloaking Approach Could Potentially Make Objects Invisible From Every Direction

The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life

AirPods Meet Bose: The World’s Smartest Earphones Let You Personalize Your Audio Experience [Affiliate]

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

Health & Medicine

We May Have Reached a Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis, Report Implies

The Digest: Scientists Create New Cochlear Implants That Allow Gerbils to “Hear” Light

The Digest: Doctors Repair Infants’ Damaged Hearts With Experimental Procedure

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

Off World

The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February

The Digest: NASA Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Us From Contaminating Other Planets, Report Says

The First Space Debris Cleanup Crew Will Look Something Like This

The Digest: Blue Origin Plans to Begin Colonizing the Moon No Later Than 2023

Robots & Machines

Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Could Deliver Your Next Package

The Digest: This Floating Robot DRAGON Can Change Shape Mid-Flight

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians

Sci-Fi Visions

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

CEO of a Hyperloop Company Has Some Surprising Thoughts On The Future of Transportation

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

Elon Musk Is Sending A Team of Engineers To Help Rescue Trapped Thai Boys

Virtuality

Hands on Virtual Reality, No Remotes Required

New VR Demo Lets You Use Your Hands to Explore A Cat’s Innards

Disney Made A VR Jacket That Can Simulate Hugs, Snakes Crawling On Your Back

Scientists Use EEG Machine to Create Digital Images From Brain Activity

This Week in Science: July 7 – July 13, 2018

Private Moon Landers, Experimental Heart Surgeries, Sippy Cups for Adults, and More

This Week in Tech: June 30 – July 6, 2018

Online Pharmacies, DNA Databases, Social Media Taxes, and More

The Digest: US Officials Plan to Use DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Children With Their Families

The administration is reportedly already swabbing children's cheeks.

July 6, 2018
#DNA testing#immigration#the digest

This Week in Science: June 30 – July 6, 2018

Mice In Space, Bad Nutrition, Quiet Supersonic Jets, and More

Six Technologies that Leave us With More Questions Than Smart Solutions

Technology allows humans to reach thresholds previously thought impossible. But these inventions leave us with more questions than answers.

July 3, 2018
#fitness tracker#gadgets#robots

The Digest: Uganda Is Now Forcing Citizens to Pay a Tax to Use Social Media

Millions of Ugandans woke up up Sunday morning to find they could no longer access their social media networks.

July 2, 2018
##uganda#social media#social media tax

The Digest: Ripple Is Giving Away Its Cryptocurrency to Get People to Use It

One way to get people to use a currency? Make sure they have a lot of it.

July 2, 2018
#cryptocurrency#ripple#the digest

There’s More to 5G Than You Think. Here’s How Our Networks Have Evolved.

3G, 4G LTE, and 5G networks? - Here's what these numbers mean for your devices.

July 2, 2018
#5G#5g network#android phone

The Digest: The UK Is Creating a Database of Citizens’ DNA and Other Biometrics

It would include lots of data about law-abiding citizens, including their faces and voices.

July 2, 2018
#biometrics#facial recognition#the digest

The World of Tomorrow: What Will Your City Look Like in The Future? [Sponsored]

Join Futurism, MoMA, and Allianz for a panel discussion on the future of cities.

July 2, 2018
#advanced transport#Cities#sponsored
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