Amazon Is Ramping up Its (Still Rather) Secretive Home Robot Project
It's called Vesta, and here's what we know about it so far.
17 mins agoEurope Is Illegally Shipping Its Used Electronics to Nigeria
This is going to make people very sick.
42 mins agoSoldiers Are Training in Virtual Environments Generated From Real Cities
Soldiers are now training in virtual reconstructions of North Korea.
2 hours agoHow Blockchain Can Give Readers More Power On the Internet [Sponsored]
Blockchain can preserve the upside of systems like Facebook, but leave much more privacy and influence in the hands of readers.
3 hours agoScientists Just Stored The Hottest Album From 1998 In Literal DNA
Might be hard to play tho.
April 20, 2018Robot Showboat: Now Even Our Celeb Feuds Are Automated
Grab your (digitally rendered) popcorn.
April 20, 2018
UK Officials Reveal 5 New Principles for Businesses Working With AI
These guiding principles may be the first step towards codified laws governing businesses' use of AI.
April 20, 2018FDA Committee Recommends Approving Marijuana-Derived Drug
"I had seizures for 10 years...[Epidiolex] changed my life."
April 19, 2018A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water
That's good news for Sweden, which has a lot of toxic arsenic in its water.
April 19, 2018We’re in the Middle of a Gut Health Crisis, and Most of Us Don’t Know It [Affiliate]
It's important to understand the factors that led to this growing gut health crisis
April 19, 2018To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse
The Great Barrier Reef is dying way faster than researchers expected. That should make you scared — and hopping mad.
April 19, 2018Amazon Wants to Help Crack Down on Crypto Crime — for a Price
Amazon could connect the dots between crypto users and their identities.
April 19, 2018Advanced Transport
Musk Admits Automation At Tesla Factory Was a Bad Idea
In Uber’s Vision of the Future, Every Form of Transport Is Fair Game
What’s More Dangerous Than a Human Driving a Car? A Bored Human Not Driving an AV.
Enhanced Humans
Eight Technologies Making Today’s Humans More Futuristic
A Journal Retracted A Controversial Paper About CRISPR. The Damage Might Already Be Done.
Future Society
The World’s Most Googled Bitcoin Questions Answered
That Cocktail Napkin? It Could Tell You If Someone Laced Your Drink.
The Tech Industry Pledge Against Cyberattacks Could Actually Help Keep Us Safe
Health & Medicine
Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away
Even Clinical Trials Can Be Fake Now — Here’s How to Spot One
This Company Wants to Store Your Stem Cells to Treat Future Diseases
Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”
Google initially refused to remove references to the two criminal records — clearly, the tech giant is still interested in acting as the arbiter of all online information.
April 13, 2018Uber’s CEO Knows We Need Equality To Move The World Forward
Khosrowshahi is going to unclog that pipeline of getting women into leadership roles.
April 13, 2018Facebook Might Be Biased. But You’ll Never Hear Zuckerberg Admit It.
If the company picked a side, its profits would suffer.
April 12, 2018Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony: Day 2
Members of the House got their chance to take a swipe at the piñata that is the Facebook CEO.
April 11, 2018Everything You Need to Know From Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony: Day 1
The senators grilled Zuck for five hours.
April 10, 2018Goodbye, Passwords: Future Internet Demands Biometric Readings And Dorky Lanyard Security Keys
Single-step verification is risky and inconvenient.
April 10, 2018Dare to Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers? Beware of “Thunderclap” Headaches
Unless you're gunning to be a medical marvel, participating in a pepper-eating competition is a bad idea.
April 10, 2018
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