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Just two percent of adults would have to upload their DNA to genealogy sites before you could use a DNA sample to find a relative of virtually anyone.
Health & Medicine

Creeps Will Soon Be Able to Find Almost Anyone on Genealogy Sites

By Jon Christian

A robot named Pepper will appear in front of the UK Parliament next week. Nobody, including the lawmakers who arranged the interview, seem to know why.
Robotics

A Robot Is Scheduled to Testify in Front of the UK Parliament

By Jon Christian

Amazon Built an AI to Evaluate Job Applicants. One Problem: It Seemed Sexist.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Built an AI to Evaluate Job Applicants. One Problem: It Seemed Sexist.

By Jon Christian

Lockheed Martin engineers are using Microsoft's HoloLens to speed up construction of NASA's next space capsule by showing technicians the next step.
NASA

Lockheed Engineers Are Using HoloLens to Build NASA’s New Space Capsule

By Jon Christian

This Wireless Implant Heals Damaged Nerves and Then Self-Destructs
Health & Medicine

This Wireless Implant Heals Damaged Nerves and Then Self-Destructs

By Jon Christian

New prosthetics can perform dexterous motions like opening beers and grinding pepper, by learning how your specific nervous system gives orders.
Medical

The Latest Prostheses Take Orders Directly From Your Nerves

By Jon Christian

A European aquaculture giant that says it's working on a facial recognition system to track the health of millions of salmon.
Facial recognition

Farmers Are Using Facial Recognition to Keep Farmed Fish Healthy

By Jon Christian

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities
Robotics

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

By Jon Christian

Ford Patent Would Let You Steer Your Car by Tilting Your Phone
Advanced Transport

Ford Patent Would Let You Steer Your Car by Tilting Your Phone

By Jon Christian

Expert: To Understand an Algorithm, Treat It Like an Animal
Artificial Intelligence

Expert: To Understand an Algorithm, Treat It Like an Animal

By Jon Christian

A “Vaccine” Created from Mushrooms Could Help Save the Bees
Science & Energy

A “Vaccine” Created from Mushrooms Could Help Save the Bees

By Jon Christian

Experts Worry a Landmark Report on Climate Change Will Call For Unrealistic Tech
Climate Change

Experts Worry a Landmark Report on Climate Change Will Call For Unrealistic Tech

By Jon Christian

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers
Energy

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers

By Jon Christian

Scientists are arguing about whether you be allowed to publish a paper that could be used to bring back a virus that could cause a deadly pandemic.
Health & Medicine

Microbiologists Are Suddenly Really, Really Worried About Synthetic Smallpox

By Jon Christian

Mindstrong says its app can analyze your typing and scrolling to find signs of depression and anxiety. But it hasn't shared much data to support that.
Health & Medicine

This Startup Says Its App Can Detect Signs of Depression and Anxiety. Experts Aren’t Sure.

By Jon Christian

Investigators have charged California resident Anthony Aiello with the murder of his stepdaughter — based on her Fitbit data.
Data Privacy

Fitbit Data Helped California Police Track Down a Murder Suspect

By Jon Christian

Transcend Air says its prototype aircraft could whisk a half-dozen passengers at a time between Boston and New York in less than 40 minutes.
Advanced Transport

This Futuristic Aircraft Could Take You From New York to Boston in 36 Minutes

By Jon Christian

The Arch Foundation plans to encode important books and crowdsourced images into synthetic DNA molecules and store them on the Moon.
Moon

A Nonprofit Plans to Store Human Knowledge in DNA and Store It on the Moon

By Jon Christian

The Stuff in IKEA’s Biodegradable Packaging Will Now Make Tasty Lab-Grown Meats
Science & Energy

The Stuff in IKEA’s Biodegradable Packaging Will Now Make Tasty Lab-Grown Meats

By Jon Christian

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
Future Society

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian

By Jon Christian

In its constant quest to get us to keep watching, streaming juggernaut Netflix is trying out a new format: choose-your-own-adventure style content.
Future Society

Netflix Plans To Try Out “Interactive” Shows

By Jon Christian

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement
Elon Musk

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement

By Jon Christian

Breaking: Hackers Accessed 50 Million Facebook Accounts
Hacking

Breaking: Hackers Accessed 50 Million Facebook Accounts

By Jon Christian

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple
Drones

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple

By Jon Christian

A high-tech suit vibrates to let users feel music — a new way for everyone to experience sound, according to its creators, but especially for deaf people.
Prosthetics and Devices

Make Music A Full Body Experience With A “Vibro-Tactile” Suit

By Jon Christian

Automation is eating into food and hospitality jobs. Unions are demanding measures that will protect staff from being replaced by robots.
Artificial Intelligence

Robots Are Coming for Service Jobs

By Jon Christian

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.
Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

By Jon Christian

A new NIH program aims to sequence the DNA of a million volunteers, to better understand genetic variation between people and develop new treatments.
Health & Medicine

Everyone’s Genome Is Different. That’s Why Scientists Are About to Sequence a Million of Them.

By Jon Christian

Researchers in Hong Kong have invented a robot that looks like a caterpillar. It's designed to travel through your body and release drugs.
Medical

Scientists Want to Put a Horrifying Caterpillar Robot Inside Your Body

By Jon Christian

Ridesharing app Uber agreed to pay a whopping $148 million fine today for covering up a 2016 hack — and bribing the hackers not to release the data.
Advanced Transport

Does Uber Have Any User Trust Left To Spare?

By Jon Christian

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DNA

Spotify Will Make a Playlist Based on Your DNA

By Jon Christian

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Science & Energy

We Can Now See Individual Cells in This Mummy’s Hand

By Jon Christian

Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.
Science & Energy

Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.

By Jon Christian

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.
Future Society

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.

By Jon Christian

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg
Science & Energy

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg

By Jon Christian

MIT data scientists say a new approach that uses deep learning to detect credit card fraud could cut false positives in half.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Could Stop Your Bank From Freezing Your Card When You Buy Something Weird

By Jon Christian

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems
Google

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems

By Jon Christian

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.
Brain

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

By Jon Christian

A consortium of prominent energy and financial institutions say they'll soon start trading commodities on a new blockchain platform called Komgo.
Blockchain

All Our Stuff Is Gonna Be Traded on the Blockchain, Finance Companies Say

By Jon Christian

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It
Artificial Intelligence

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

By Jon Christian

This Creepy Toddler-Sized Robot Will Haunt Your Dreams
Robotics

This Creepy Toddler-Sized Robot Will Haunt Your Dreams

By Jon Christian

Oregon Breweries Now Sell Beer In Reusable Bottles
Science & Energy

Oregon Breweries Now Sell Beer In Reusable Bottles

By Jon Christian

Lawmakers: Deepfakes Could “Undermine Public Trust” in “Objective Depictions of Reality”
Artificial Intelligence

Lawmakers: Deepfakes Could “Undermine Public Trust” in “Objective Depictions of Reality”

By Jon Christian

Researchers Just Got Funding to Grow a Neural Network in a Petri Dish
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Just Got Funding to Grow a Neural Network in a Petri Dish

By Jon Christian

Behold: A Robot That Can Do Improv Comedy Just as Badly as a Human
Artificial Intelligence

Behold: A Robot That Can Do Improv Comedy Just as Badly as a Human

By Jon Christian

Plastics Made Without BPA Might Also Be Bad For You
Health & Medicine

Plastics Made Without BPA Might Also Be Bad For You

By Jon Christian

It’s This Woman’s Job To Dream Up Hollywood’s Sci-Fi Future
Future Society

It’s This Woman’s Job To Dream Up Hollywood’s Sci-Fi Future

By Jon Christian

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees
Military

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees

By Jon Christian

If e-cigarette manufacturers can't prove they're fighting marketing and sales to teens, the FDA has threatened to ban vape flavors like mango and cucumber.
Health & Medicine

The FDA Just Threatened to Crack Down on E-Cig Companies Like JUUL

By Jon Christian

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've created a neural network that can explain the steps it took to solve a problem.
Advanced Transport

This Advanced Neural Network Can Explain Its Thought Process (Finally)

By Jon Christian

A federal judge argued today that digital currencies should be regulated like securities, paving the way for tighter regulation of cyprocurrency.
Blockchain

Crypto-pocalypse Soon-ish? Judge Rules ICOs Are a Security

By Jon Christian

Global demand for fossil fuels could peak a decade before experts had previously predicted, which could spell trouble for the economy.
Fossil Fuels

Experts Warn That Demand for Fossil Fuels Could Peak a Decade Earlier Than Predicted

By Jon Christian

Researchers have discovered how to translate brain waves into the actual mood a subject is feeling — and it could lead to new treatments for depression.
Brain

This Device Reads Your Brainwaves to Figure Out Your Mood

By Jon Christian

French spacetech startup Kinéis says it will vastly expand the reach of the satellites that track livestock and wildlife animals.
Off-World

How a Tiny Satellite Fleet Will Track Millions of Animals

By Jon Christian