More from Kristin Houser (Page 10)

With just tiny implant, a security researcher was able to rig an Apple charging cable to give himself access to any user's devices.
Computers

This Evil Charging Cable Will Infect Your Computer With a Virus

By Kristin Houser

The day after the feral hogs meme was born, these researchers published a study about the very real problem the animals pose for farmers.
Science & Energy

Assault Rifles Won’t Solve Your Feral Hog Problem, Say Scientists

By Kristin Houser

The person behind the Storm Area 51 event is now promoting Alienstock, a music festival set to take place in the Nevada desert the same weekend.
Off-World

Storm Area 51 Creator Announces Alienstock Music Festival

By Kristin Houser

Now-deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein told a New York Times reporter he advised Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk in August 2018.
Elon Musk

NYT Writer: Jeffrey Epstein Told Me He Advised Tesla, Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Climate change has the global food supply on the brink of disaster, according to a newly published United Nations report.
Food

UN Warning: Food Is Going to Get Really, Really Expensive

By Kristin Houser

VR training company Talespin has created Barry, an artificially intelligent virtual reality character managers can practice firing over and over again.
Virtual Reality

This Company Creates Virtual People for You to Fire in VR

By Kristin Houser

Using a supercomputer, scientists simulated 8 million virtual universes — and discovered something new about galactic evolution in the process.
Science & Energy

Scientists Found a Way to Create Millions of Virtual Universes

By Kristin Houser

California just passed the first CRISPR law, and famous biohacker Josiah Zayner thinks he's the reason for the bill's creation.
Gene Editing

New Law Requires “Not for Humans” Label Added to DIY CRISPR Kits

By Kristin Houser

To help us detect deepfakes, researchers are training mice to listen for the kinds of speech irregularities that can crop up in faked audio.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Say Mice Could Detect Deepfakes. Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube moderators tell the Washington Post that the company lets its most popular content creators get away with things other couldn't.
Future Society

YouTube Lets Its Stars Break Rules, Say Moderators

By Kristin Houser

To address melting Arctic ice, a team of Indonesia designers proposes building and deploying submarines that could simply make more ice.
Climate Change

See How Ice-Making Submarines Could Help Refreeze the Arctic

By Kristin Houser

A Chinese city has deployed police robots to help human officers deal with traffic problems, marking another way the nation is using tech to maintain order.
Artificial Intelligence

China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police

By Kristin Houser

Jupiter got hit by something so big on Wednesday that a photographer was able to capture the impact using a telescope in his backyard.
Science & Energy

Something Enormous Just Smashed Into Jupiter

By Kristin Houser

A Russian rocket engine exploded during a military test on Thurday, killing two people and causing a slight radiation spike in a nearby town.
Science & Energy

A Russian Rocket Exploded, Causing a Radiation Spike

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have built a flying saucer that actually flies — and they say it's already generating interest from governments.
Robots and Machines

These Guys Built a Flying Saucer That Actually Flies Pretty Well

By Kristin Houser

Architectural designer Honglin Li wants to build a floating skyscraper in the ocean to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Science & Energy

Wild Concept: Build Trash-Sucking Skyscrapers on Ocean Oil Rigs

By Kristin Houser

This new tech can determine a person's blood pressure by analyzing the hemoglobin under their facial skin in a short selfie video.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Tech Analyzes Selfie Videos to Determine Your Blood Pressure

By Kristin Houser

A Tesla hearse, converted from a 2018 Model S, is currently listed on a Norwegian classifieds website for the equivalent of about $208,000.
Tesla

You Can Now Buy a Tesla Hearse for $200,000

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers have discovered 39 massive ancient galaxies — and they could inform our understanding of everything from black holes to dark matter.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover an Entire Population of Ancient Galaxies

By Kristin Houser

Most people would rather lose their job to automation than to another human, according to a newly published study out of Germany.
Future Society

Most People Would Rather a Robot Steal Their Job Than a Person

By Kristin Houser

Canada is accepting proposals for ways to remove space junk, the dangerous bits of old satellites and rockets currently orbiting the Earth.
Off-World

Canada Wants Your Help Cleaning up Space Junk

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX's Ms. Tree boat was able to catch a Falcon 9's nose cone, thereby preventing the fairing from splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX

Watch SpaceX Catch a Rocket’s Nose Cone With a Giant Net

By Kristin Houser

The CDC has ordered a military germ lab to "cease and desist" all research involving high-level disease-causing materials after a failed safetly inspection.
Military

CDC Shuts Down Military Germ Lab Due to Safety Concerns

By Kristin Houser

Scientists from the University of Leeds have created 2D gold — and they think it could improve everything from electronics to water purification systems.
Science & Energy

Researchers Create First-Ever “2D Gold,” Just Two Atoms Thick

By Kristin Houser

Sony researchers have created an AI drummer that can listen to a song and produce a "musically plausible" kick drum beat for it.
Artificial Intelligence

Sony’s New AI Drummer Could Write Beats for Your Band

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created chimeric mice with human brain cells in the hope that the animals could revolutionize Alzheimer's research.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Create Mice Containing Active Human Brain Cells

By Kristin Houser

A flying car created by Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. and startup Cartivator just hovered 10 feet off the ground for a full minute.
Advanced Transport

Watch This Flying Car Nail Its Flight Demonstration

By Kristin Houser

NASA has a major wild hog problem at its Kennedy Space Center, with upwards of 12,000 of the animals terrorizing the campus.
NASA

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Is Infested With Feral Hogs. Really.

By Kristin Houser

The newly launched AI Bar system uses facial recognition technology to ensure bar patrons are served in the proper order.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Scans Faces to Let Bartenders Know Who’s Next in Line

By Kristin Houser

Sony claims its new wearable air conditioner, the Reon Pocket, can drop your body's surface temperature by 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
Robots and Machines

Sony Unveils Wearable Air Conditioner That Sits in a Shirt Pocket

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX has launched a SmallSat Rideshare Program, an initiative designed to let smaller satellite operators split the cost of launches.
SpaceX

SpaceX Debuts “Rideshare” Program For Launching Satellites

By Kristin Houser

A fertility clinic's 30-minute operation is making it possible to delay menopause — and all the nasty health side effects that come with it.
Health & Medicine

New Operation Could Delay Menopause for 20 Years, Says Clinic

By Kristin Houser

Israel believes soldiers might control the "tank of the future" using a joystick like the one that comes with an Xbox gaming console.
Robots and Machines

Israel Demos “Tank of the Future” Featuring Xbox-Style Controller

By Kristin Houser

Franky Zapata's second attempt to cross the English Channel on his flying hoverboard was a success — and now he's turning his attention to his flying car.
Advanced Transport

Hoverboard Guy Crosses English Channel, Shifts Focus to Flying Car

By Kristin Houser

A Bay Area group is attempting to hack insulin to address the skyrocketing cost of the hormone for people with diabetes in the U.S.
Health & Medicine

Biohackers Are Attempting to Make Their Own Insulin

By Kristin Houser

CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that SpaceX's Starship prototype should be "almost ready to fly" in time for the company's August 24 update presentation.
Starship

Elon Musk: Starship Prototypes Could Be Ready to Fly This Month

By Kristin Houser

Columbia University's David Kipping thinks we could transform Earth's atmosphere into a planet-sized telescope he'd dubbed the "terrascope."
Science & Energy

Astronomer: We Can Use Earth’s Atmosphere as a Massive Telescope

By Kristin Houser

Chinese students are already interacting with AI teachers, and what they learn could affect the future of education on a global scale.
Education

China’s AI Teachers Could Revolutionize Education Worldwide

By Kristin Houser

Apple has suspended a program that let humans review Siri recordings, including private conversations never meant for the digitial assistant.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple: Humans Will No Longer Review Siri Recordings

By Kristin Houser

Police Investigate Death of Employee at Tesla’s Gigafactory
Tesla

Police Investigate Death of Employee at Tesla’s Gigafactory

By Kristin Houser

Hong Kong protesters are reportedly shining high-powered laser beams at surveillance cameras to confuse facial recognition technology.
Facial recognition

Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers to Block Facial Recognition Tech

By Kristin Houser

Scientists are growing the first human-monkey hybrid embryos in a Chinese laboratory, according to a new story in Spanish newspaper El País.
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Reportedly Growing Human-Monkey Embryos in China

By Kristin Houser

A new roach-like robot out of UC Berkely can withstand the weight of a person stepping on it and scuttle at a speed of 20 body lengths per second.
Robotics

This Roach-Sized Robot Keeps Going Even After You Step on It

By Kristin Houser

Burger King is adding the Impossible Whopper to the menu at all of its U.S. locations, a sign that plant-based meat is catching on in America.
Future Society

Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Is Going Nationwide on August 8

By Kristin Houser

Lyft e-bikes are catching fire in San Francisco, prompting the company to pull the city's entire fleet untl it can figure out what's going on.
Advanced Transport

Lyft Suspends SF E-Bikes Because They’re Bursting Into Flames

By Kristin Houser

The Tesla Dog Mode feature has a serious flaw that is putting pets' lives in danger, but thankfully, the company is already working on a fix.
Tesla

A Glitch in Tesla’s Dog Mode Is Trapping Pups In Hot Cars

By Kristin Houser

MOZI 2, a solar-powered drone with a wingspan of 15 meters, just successfully completed its maiden flight, according to Chinese media reports.
Drones

This Strange Solar-Powered Drone Could Save You in a Disaster

By Kristin Houser

A Denver beverage company is developing teas and coffees infused with psilocybin, the compound that gives "magic mushrooms" hallucinogenic properties.
Health & Medicine

This Startup Is Developing Tea, Coffee Infused With Psilocybin

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have developed a new Turing Test to determine when machines are able to not only think like humans, but act like us as well.
Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Robotics Forced Scientists to Invent a New Turing Test

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers believe a newly discovered trio of exoplanets just 73 light-years from Earth could serve as the ideal "lab" for future exoplanet research.
Science & Energy

Nearby Star System Looks to Be Ideal “Lab” for Exoplanet Studies

By Kristin Houser

Startup Sierra Energy has found a way to vaporize trash, turning it into gases that can be used to create everything from fuel to fertilizer.
Science & Energy

Startup’s Tech Vaporizes Trash From Overflowing Landfills

By Kristin Houser

By hacking cars and forcing them to stall, bad actors could grind a city's traffic to a halt — and the easiest entry point may be the vehicle's radios.
Advanced Transport

Hackers Could Gridlock a City by Stalling Just 20 Percent of Cars

By Kristin Houser

Across the U.S., parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children in an effort to protect them against school shootings.
Future Society

Fearful Parents Are Buying Bulletproof Backpacks for Their Kids

By Kristin Houser

The source of a major Capital One data breach is now in federal custody after authorities were able to track the hacker down via her own social media posts.
Hacking

Capital One Hacker Arrested After Bragging About Theft on Twitter

By Kristin Houser

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir hopes she's the next Moonwalker — but she isn't thrilled with NASA's emphasis on putting a woman on the Moon.
Moon

Retired Astronaut: Sending a Woman to the Moon “Sounds Like a Stunt”

By Kristin Houser

By killing the WannaCry ransomware, British cybersecurity expert Marcus Hutchins may have saved himself from a decade in jail and a $500,000 fine.
Hacking

Hacker Who Killed WannaCry Sentenced to Time Served

By Kristin Houser

Human contractors reviewing Siri audio for Apple hear people having private conversations or even engaging in sex acts, a whistleblower told The Guardian.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple Contractors Hear Sex Acts, Drug Deals in Siri Recordings

By Kristin Houser

The Tesla Semi truck could serve as the basis for a beautiful motorhome, as detailed in a new concept design created by Vanlifer.
Tesla

Startup Transforms Tesla Semi into Beautiful Motorhome Concept

By Kristin Houser

Tim Hortons has agreed to add JUST Eggs, a plant-based egg alternative, to its menu, making it the first major fast food company to do so.
Food

“Eggless” Eggs Made From Plants Land First Fast Food Deal

By Kristin Houser

France's defense minister has announced plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons to help the nation prepare for potential future attacks.
Future Society

France to Develop Anti-Satellite Laser Weapons for Space Warfare

By Kristin Houser

In-development Saudi Arabian city-state Neom sounds like "The Jetsons" — until you look closer and start seeing all the signs of "1984."
Future Society

Saudi Prince Plans City With Human Gene Editing, Artificial Rain

By Kristin Houser

According to new research, global warming in the 20th century happened more quickly and pervasively than at any other time in the past 2,000 years.
Climate Change

New Research: Global Temp Rising at Fastest Rate in 2,000 Years

By Kristin Houser

A new "artificial throat" attaches to the neck like a temporary tattoo, then translates noiseless throat movements into audible speech.
Health & Medicine

This “Artificial Throat” Is Like a Neck Tattoo That Creates Sound

By Kristin Houser

A pair of orbiting white dwarfs are challenging what astronomers thought they new about the binary systems — and more insights are on the horizon.
Science & Energy

Two Dead Stars Are Orbiting Each Other’s Corpses Incredibly Fast

By Kristin Houser