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Facebook's providing the cameras for free in exchange for shooting footage.

Cops are giving Facebook their body camera footage

Training Day

Facebook is soliciting bodycam footage of police shooting their firearms so it can use the video to train its AI to detect violent content.

Cops Are Giving Facebook Bodycam Footage

"With this initiative, we aim to improve our detection of real-world, first-person footage of violent events."

“There are a lot of us out there who think we don’t have a racist cell in our body, but we are comfortable looking at certain explanations over others.”

Researchers: blaming violent video games for shootings is racist

Racial Stereotyping

A new meta-study concluded that mass shootings perpetrated by black people are blamed on external factors, while white shootings were linked to video games.

Researchers: Blaming Violent Video Games for Shootings is Racist

When the shooter is white, we blame video games — but not if they're black.

Whoever controls social media controls the narrative.

China appears to be censoring Hong Kong protests from TikTok

Silencing Social

Chinese-owned video social media sharing app TikTok is accused of censoring its user's content surrounding protests against in the government in Hong Kong.

China Appears to Be Censoring Hong Kong Protests From TikTok

Is the Chinese government silencing citizen protests on one of the most popular social media apps?

An MIT grad is now calling for Stallman's removal.

Prominent scientist Richard Stallman swept up in Epstein scandal

Indefensible

Computer scientist Richard Stallman sent an email seemingly defending an MIT professor accused of assaulting one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.

MIT Community Horrified by Famed Researcher’s Epstein Outburst

Richard Stallman just inserted himself into the Epstein scandal in the worst possible way.

Then they covered a $2 million diamond in it.

MIT team "accidentally" invents blackest material in existence

Dark Matters

MIT researchers accidentally invented the blackest material ever reported, and then used it to make a $2 million diamond "disappear."

MIT Team “Accidentally” Invents Blackest Material in Existence

Step aside, Vantablack.

This is Trump's plan "to get that whole thing cleaned up"?

Trump admin proposes putting homeless in "government facilities"

Oh Boy

The Trump administration is reportedly thinking about demolishing homeless camps and moving their populations into government-run facilities.

Trump Admin Proposes Putting Homeless In “Government Facilities”

This could go very, very wrong.

Your wine has a lot going on beneath the surface.

Scientists sequence genomes of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Mom

That Chardonnay in your glass comes from wine grapes which carry a fascinating genetic quirk. Researchers at the University of California...

Scientists Sequence Genomes of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

The data cache could explain varieties in everything from wines to types of heirloom tomatoes.

An "anonymous" donor was actually Epstein.

MIT Media Lab hid donations from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Hush Funds

The MIT Media Lab reportedly took more money from Jeffrey Epstein than it previously admitted by disguising the source of his donations.

MIT Media Lab Hid Donations From Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein

Lab director Joi Ito has resigned in the wake of a bombshell report.

Similar data sets already exist for object or speech recognition, but there isn't one specifically made for detecting deepfakes yet.

Facebook is challenging researchers to build a deepfakes detector

Detective Deepfake

Facebook is teaming up with a consortium of researchers from Microsoft and a number of prominent research universities to build a deepfake detector.

Facebook is Challenging Researchers to Build a Deepfakes Detector

Why it makes sense to fight deepfakes with deepfakes.

But they might not know enough about the tech to make that call.

Most Americans trust cops with facial recognition tech

Survey Says

A new Pew survey focused on facial recognition tech found that most Americans trust law enforcement agencies to use the tech responsibly. 

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech

And nearly two-thirds think the tech is at least somewhat accurate.

A neural network dreams up this text adventure game as you play

Game AI

An experimental text adventure game is generated in real-time by artificial intelligence, making for a fascinating, disjointed journey.

A Neural Network Dreams up This Text Adventure Game as You Play

Here's where you can play a trippy game that literally writes itself.

The company narrowed its search to a massive plains region called Arcadia Planitia.

SpaceX working with NASA to find Mars landing sites for Starship

A New Home

SpaceX has leveraged images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine a landing site for its Starship.

SpaceX Working With NASA to Find Mars Landing Sites for Starship

Starship could attempt to make its first voyage to the Red Planet as soon as 2022.

The world is not prepared for a crisis of this magnitude.

A new pandemic could kill 80 million people, experts warn

Danger on the Horizon

A pathogen could start a pandemic that kills 80 million people, according to a newly released report by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.

A New Pandemic Could Kill 80 Million People, Experts Warn

READ MORE: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-world-is-grossly-unprepared-for-the-next-major-pa-1838226470" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The World Is &#8216;Grossly&#8217; Unprepared for the Next Major Pandemic, Watchdog Finds</a> [Gizmodo]

More on pandemics: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/smallpox-treatment-pandemic-tpoxx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The FDA Just Approved a Drug to Keep Us a Little Safer From Another Pandemic</a>

Studies

"The world is not prepared."

"There are very specific types of toxins that affect these kinds of nervous systems ... and these are insecticides, pesticides, organophosphates — specific neurotoxins."

Cuban "sonic attacks" may have been caused by neurotoxins

Microdosing Mosquitoes

Those mysterious "sonic attacks" that gave diplomats visiting Cuba in 2016 concussion-like symptoms may have actually been caused by pesticide fumes.

Cuban “Sonic Attacks” May Have Been Caused by Neurotoxins

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/havana-syndrome-neurotoxin-enqu-te-1.5288609">Havana syndrome: Exposure to neurotoxin may have been cause, study suggests</a> [CBC News]

More on sonic attacks: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/brain-scans-cuban-sonic-weapon-survivors">Brain Scans Show Abnormalities in Cuban &#8220;Sonic Weapon&#8221; Attack Survivors</a>

Developments

The mysterious sonic weapon may have actually been pesticide fumes.

"Pretty quickly, even within the next three to five years, they could help us provide cures for cancer down here on the ground."

Medical experiments in space could fight aging on Earth

Space Medicine

Medical experiments conducted on astronauts in orbit could have far-reaching implications for medicine back home on Earth.

Medical Experiments in Space Could Fight Aging on Earth

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/features/space-medicine-isnt-just-for-astronauts-its-for-all-of-us/">Space medicine isn&#8217;t just for astronauts. It&#8217;s for all of us</a> [CNET]

More on space medicine: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/space-brain-body-medicine-shrink">Zero Gravity Causes Worrisome Changes in Astronauts&#8217; Brains</a>

Scientists say this high tech baseball cap can reverse baldness

Bald Cap

A new flexible patch could reverse baldness by shocking people's scalps with electricity. On bald mice, it works better than Rogaine.

Scientists Say This High Tech Baseball Cap Can Reverse Baldness

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217050-a-hat-that-zaps-the-scalp-with-electricity-helps-reverse-male-balding/">A hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding</a> [New Scientist]

More on balding: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/mcdonalds-fries-hair-loss-baldness">If You Think McDonald&#8217;s Fries Will Cure Baldness, Sorry, But You Don&#8217;t Deserve Hair</a>

Devices

The scientist who invented the hat tested it on his dad.

Last month, the team behind the lunar rover claimed it had found a “colored mysterious substance.”

Here are new pics of that weird substance China found on the Moon

Shiny Moon Rocks

China's Yutu-2 lunar lander just sent back images of a strange new substance it found near a small crater on the far side of the Moon.

Here Are New Pics of That Weird Substance China Found on the Moon

We're inching closer to discovering what the “colored mysterious substance” is.

But that isn't stopping these artists from trying.

These technologists are trying to recreate psychedelic trips in VR

Imitation Game

Recreating the feeling of a psychedelic trip using virtual reality technology isn't easy, but that isn't stopping several artists from trying.

These Technologists Are Trying to Recreate Psychedelic Trips in VR

Trippy visuals are one thing. Inducing ego death is another.

"You get the feeling that everyone's on edge because you've got to watch everything you do."

Australia is running out of drinking water

Drying Up

Eastern Australia is approaching Day Zero. Some towns have already run out of water and several more probably will before the year's end.

Australia Is Running out of Drinking Water

Wait... "Mad Max" wasn't supposed to be a documentary!

The trial will be limited to a small region in Southwest Virginia.

Drone delivery company announces pilot program with FedEx, Walgreens

Drone Delivery

Alphabet-owned company Wing announced a partnership with FedEx and Walgreens to start making drone deliveries as soon as October.

Walgreens Will Start Making Drone Deliveries in October

They'll have a little help delivering your prescriptions from Google and FedEx.

"There is simply no good fix if we fail to stop pumping carbon into the atmosphere."

Oxford physicist: geoengineering away climate change won't work

One Shot

Geoengineering the planet to reverse the effects of climate change sounds like an exciting approach, but it's not practical.

Oxford Physicist: Geogineering Away Climate Change Won’t Work

"There is simply no substitute for decarbonization."

"I don’t want your hope, I don’t want you to be hopeful, I want you to panic."

Shrinks are treating climate-traumatized kids for "eco-anxiety"

Doom and Gloom

An increasing number of children in the UK are being treated by healthcare professionals for "eco-anxiety," a growing sense of fear over climate change.

Shrinks Are Treating Climate-Traumatized Kids For “Eco-Anxiety”

<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/eco-anxiety-climate-change-parent-fear-discussion-children-global-warming-depression-effects-1459731">Psychologists Warn Parents, Climate Change Alarmists Against Causing &#8216;Eco-Anxiety&#8217; in Children</a> [Newsweek]

More on climate change: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/bioreactor-captures-carbon-acre-trees">A New Bioreactor Captures as Much Carbon as an Acre of Trees</a>