More from Kristin Houser (Page 15)

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says melting sea ice in the Arctic is "opening new naval passageways and new opportunities for trade."
Climate Change

Tone-Deaf US Official: Melting Sea Ice Offers Trade Opportunities

By Kristin Houser

A new report claims a group of Chinese hackers co-opted cyberweapons the NSA used against the nation to attack US allies.
Future Society

China Stole NSA Cyberweapons and Used Them Against US Allies

By Kristin Houser

Researchers kept pig lungs alive outside the animals' bodies for 36 hours to demonstrate their ability to repair damaged donor organs.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Heal Pig Lungs Kept Alive Outside the Body for 36 Hours

By Kristin Houser

Law enforcement agencies across the globe are working together to take down dark web marketplaces facilitating illegal activity.
Future Society

There’s a Global Crackdown on the Dark Web Happening Right Now

By Kristin Houser

A new video shows how Tesla's Enhanced Summon allows a Model 3 to navigate a parking lot autonomously to pick up its owner at the curb.
Tesla

See Tesla’s Enhanced Summon Pick up a Driver in a Parking Lot

By Kristin Houser

An analysis of 16 basic income projects concluded that giving people free money simply wouldn't be sustainable for any nation in the long term.
Universal Basic Income

Huge Analysis Finds “No Evidence” Basic Income Is Sustainable

By Kristin Houser

Google Ventures has pumped money into Verve Therapeutics, a startup that wants to use CRISPR to create a "one-and-done" therapy for heart disease.
Google

Google Backs Plan to Use CRISPR to Cure Heart Disease

By Kristin Houser

The new Microsoft Ideas feature for Word uses artificial intelligence to ensure your writing doesn't feature non-inclusive language.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Word’s New “AI Editor” Scolds You for Gendered Language

By Kristin Houser

Yusaku Maezawa, the man expected to be SpaceX's first Moon passenger, says he "has no money" and is now selling art from his personal collection.
Moon

The Guy Who Bought a SpaceX Ticket to the Moon Is Broke

By Kristin Houser

After investing $2.5 billion into a robot-controlled hedge fund and losing millions, Samathur Li Kin-kan is suing the company that sold him on the AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Investor Sues After an AI’s Automated Trades Cost Him $20 Million

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that antiretroviral therapy (ART) completely eliminates gay men's risk of HIV transmission through sex.
Treatments

Study Finds “Zero Risk” of HIV Transmission During Drug Treatment

By Kristin Houser

A shopping study found that people who use their phones for non-shopping related tasks while at the store make more unplanned purchases.
Future Society

Playing on Your Phone at the Store Could Make You Buy More Junk

By Kristin Houser

A massive new report by the United Nations concludes that a million species are under threat of extinction — and humans are to blame.
Science & Energy

United Nations: One Million Species Are Poised to Go Extinct

By Kristin Houser

In IHMC Robotics' new video, its humanoid robot Atlas autonomously traverses suspended wooden planks and wobbly cinder blocks.
Robotics

Watch This Hulking Robot Play “The Floor Is Lava”

By Kristin Houser

Boston-based startup ClimaCell pulls data from cell phones, street cameras, connected vehicles, and drones to forecast weather conditions.
Science & Energy

This Startup Uses Cell Phone Signals to Forecast Weather

By Kristin Houser

Produce grown by startup Iron Ox's robot farm is now available for purchase, a futuristic example of how technology is transforming agriculture.
Robotics

Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce

By Kristin Houser

The practice of microdosing psychedelic drugs is reaching the mainstream, according to a newly published piece in The Guardian.
Health & Medicine

Moms Are Microdosing Magic Mushrooms, Just Like Tech Execs

By Kristin Houser

Four tissue chips designed to mimic various process in the human body are headed to the International Space Station to help scientists study disease.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Sending Living Bits of Human Organs to Space

By Kristin Houser

Scientists have identified two anti-CRISPR drugs, both of which prevent the technology from making edits when mixed with human cells.
Science & Energy

New Anti-CRISPR Drugs Could Prevent Creation of Killer Plagues

By Kristin Houser

A suspected Russian spy whale has made itself a fixture of a Norwegian port community, fetching rings for locals and even letting them pet its nose.
Future Society

The Suspected Russian Spy Whale Is Acting Weird

By Kristin Houser

Amazon warehouses could be fully automated in about a decade, but for now, humans are still better than bots at picking merchandise.
Robots and Machines

Amazon Says It Could Have Fully Automated Warehouses in 10 Years

By Kristin Houser

Renewables produced more electricity in the U.S. than coal-fired plants in April, possibly signaling a tipping point in the transition to clean energy.
Science & Energy

Renewables Surpass Coal in the US for the First Time

By Kristin Houser

In an op-ed for The Washington Post, astronaut Buzz Aldrin urges America's leaders to chart a path to put humans on Mars — and not just a few of us.
Mars

Buzz Aldrin Calls For “Great Migration of Humankind to Mars”

By Kristin Houser

Two geneticists are criticizing He Jiankui's use of CRISPR to edit human embryos on the grounds that it was an example of deeply flawed science.
Prosthetics and Devices

CRISPR Baby Experiment Meant to Prevent HIV Might Not Even Work

By Kristin Houser

A newly filed lawsuit alleges that Tesla was responsible for the 2018 death of a man driving a Model X with Autopilot engaged.
Tesla

Tesla Sued for Role in Deadly Crash Involving Autopilot

By Kristin Houser

A multi-company effort has resulted in the creation of an AI-powered virtual security guard that looks like it stepped straight out of a Japanese anime.
Artificial Intelligence

This Virtual Security Guard Looks Like an Anime Character

By Kristin Houser

NASA has determined that a pair of Taurus XL rockets failed their satellite launch missions due to faulty materials from an aluminum manufacturer.
NASA

NASA: Manufacturer’s Lies Caused Two Satellite Launches to Fail

By Kristin Houser

Google employees have announced a sit-in to protest what they believe were retaliatory acts by the company following a November walkout.
Future Society

Google Employees Plan Sit-in to Protest “Culture of Retaliation”

By Kristin Houser

A new study suggests that the Moon formed after a Mars-sized object known as Theia slammed into a magma-covered young Earth.
Science & Energy

New Theory: The Moon Formed From Magma Blasted Away From Earth

By Kristin Houser

The black hole V404 Cygni was caught shooting plasma jets in rapidly changing directions — all while its gravitational pull dragged the fabric of spacetime.
Science & Energy

Bizarre Black Hole “Drags” Spacetime, Blasts Wobbling Plasma Jets

By Kristin Houser

Burger King plans to test Impossible Whoppers, burgers containing plant-based patties created by Impossible Foods, in markets across the U.S.
Future Society

Burger King Will Sell Meatless Whoppers Across US This Year

By Kristin Houser

Startup Prometheus is developing a machine that pulls carbon out of the atmosphere and transforms it into usable gasoline.
Pollution

This Startup’s Making Tech to Convert Air Pollution Into Gasoline

By Kristin Houser

A tool called Clear My Record has automated the process of removing cannabis convictions from criminal records in California.
Future Society

Calif. Uses Algorithm to Scrub Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

By Kristin Houser

British startup Arborea will test the ability of its "BioSolar Leaf" technology to pull pollution from the air through a newly announced pilot project.
Pollution

“BioSolar Leaf” Tech Will Pull Pollution from London Air

By Kristin Houser

Hactivists have found a database containing details on more than 80 million U.S. households, but they have no idea who owns it.
Data Privacy

No One Knows Who Owns This Massive Database of Americans’ Info

By Kristin Houser

In his new book, Oxford professor Young-hae Chi theorizes that invisible aliens are creating alien-human hybrids, perhaps as a response to climate change.
Climate Change

Oxford Academic: Invisible Aliens Are Breeding With Humans

By Kristin Houser

The group of fishermen in Norway found a whale wearing a strange harness with the words "Equipment of St. Petersburg" written on its strap.
Future Society

Whale Suspected of Being a Russian Weapon Found in Norway

By Kristin Houser

People are experiencing higher levels of negative emotions such as sadness and anger, according to a survey of adults in more than 140 nations.
Health & Medicine

New Research: The World Is Sadder, Angrier Than Ever Before

By Kristin Houser

Researchers propose a new field of AI study called "machine behaviour" — and it could ensure we reap the tech's benefits while avoiding the drawbacks.
Artificial Intelligence

To Prevent the Apocalypse, MIT Says to Study “Machine Behaviour”

By Kristin Houser

AI researcher Os Keyes envisions several "nightmare scenarios" for transgendered people that could result from the deployment of facial recognition tech.
Facial recognition

Researcher: Facial Recognition Tech Could Get Trans People Killed

By Kristin Houser

A UK college has launched the Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research — the world's first formal center for research into psychedelics.
Health & Medicine

World’s First Center for Psychedelics Research Opens in UK

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a nanofiber yarn that allows damaged muscles and tendons to continue healing even without movement restrictions.
Nanotech

New “Nanofiber Yarn” Keeps Cells Alive While Injured Tissues Heal

By Kristin Houser

The newest version of the Brave web browser lets users opt into a program that will pay them in cryptocurrency to watch ads.
Future Society

Ad-Blocking Web Browser Will Now Pay You Crypto to Watch Ads

By Kristin Houser

Lyft's Grocery Access Program offers people living in food deserts with discounted rides to grocery stores, giving them healthier food options.
Future Society

Lyft Expands Program to Help Families Get Healthy Groceries

By Kristin Houser

Japan's asteroid bomb created a crater much larger than expected, leading scientists to wonder if there's something they don't know about the asteroid.
Science & Energy

New Image Shows Aftermath of Japan’s Asteroid Bomb

By Kristin Houser

Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is an actor who campaigned entirely online, using YouTube and Instagram to connect with voters.
Future Society

The New President of Ukraine Only Campaigned Online

By Kristin Houser

China is considering a law that would make deepfakes illegal, a move that shows the world power is taking the threat the videos pose very seriously.
Artificial Intelligence

China Wants to Make Deepfakes Illegal

By Kristin Houser

During a Reddit AMA, science communicator and theoretical physicist Michio Kaku said he expects we'll discover the theory of everything by the year 2100.
Science & Energy

Michio Kaku Thinks We’ll Prove The “Theory of Everything” by 2100

By Kristin Houser

Gianluca Vacchi is suing E*Trade because he believes the company created a "clone" of his persona to use in a 2017 commercial.
Future Society

Lawsuit Claims Advertiser Created “Clone” of Instagram Influencer

By Kristin Houser

Casinos all across the globe are starting to use facial recognition systems to improve their ability to keep self-identified problem gamblers away.
Facial recognition

Casinos Are Using Facial Recognition to Keep Banned Gamblers Away

By Kristin Houser

Two top execs at a major pharmaceutical distributor have been criminally charged for unlawfully distributing the drugs fueling the opioid crisis.
Health & Medicine

First Drug Execs Charged for Role In Opioid Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

Tech entrepreneur John McAfee has decided to push pause on his plan to reveal Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's true identify.
Bitcoin

Shocker: John McAfee Suspends Plan to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

By Kristin Houser

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a video of the asteroid bombing mission recently undertaken by its Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
Science & Energy

Japan Releases Video of Its Spacecraft Bombing an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

A New York teen is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming its facial recognition system led to his false arrest — but Apple denies the system exists.
Facial recognition

Teen Says Apple’s Facial Recognition Got Him Wrongfully Arrested

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have figured out how a slime mold without a brain is still seemingly able to learn and transmit knowledge to other molds.
Science & Energy

Researchers Discover How a Brainless Slime Can Remember Things

By Kristin Houser

Within four years, 97% of passengers leaving the U.S. will be subjected to airport face scans, according to a new Homeland Security report.
Artificial Intelligence

US Airports Will Scan 97% of Outbound Flyers’ Faces Within 4 Years

By Kristin Houser

Wall Street is not buying Elon Musk's assertion that Tesla will have a million autonomous robotaxis on the road by the end of 2020.
Tesla

Experts: Tesla’s Plans to Launch a Robotaxi Network Are Nonsense

By Kristin Houser

A bill that would legalize human composting after death is just a governor's signature away from becoming law in Washington state.
Future Society

Washington Is One Signature Away From Legalizing Human Composting

By Kristin Houser

A social media entrepreneur could spend the next 20 years in prison because he paid someone to try to steal a domain name at gunpoint.
Future Society

Someone Used a Gun to Try to Steal a Domain Name

By Kristin Houser

CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna believes the tech's most profound impact on the mainstream in the next five years will be gene-edited food.
Agriculture

CRISPR Co-Inventor: We’ll Be Eating Gene-Edited Food In Five Years

By Kristin Houser

Three scientists in Texas have been fired over allegations they'd been stealing research for China, a move some are calling racially motivated.
Science & Energy

Research Institute Fires Scientists for Selling Secrets to China

By Kristin Houser

In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack, the government of Sri Lanka bans social media platforms, leaving some unable to communicate with their loved ones.
Future Society

Sri Lanka Temporarily Bans Social Media Following Terror Attacks

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered genetic variants that protect people from obesity and its symptoms.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Find Genetic Variants That Prevent Obesity, Diabetes

By Kristin Houser

IBM is halting development and sales of its Watson AI designed to find promising new medications, according to a new STAT story.
Artificial Intelligence

IBM Pulls the Plug on Drug-Discovering Watson AI

By Kristin Houser