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China is officially launching its Chang'e--4 rover and probe on December 8, and it's planning to land them on the far side of the moon near the South Pole.

China to Land First-Ever Rover on Dark Side of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Local news report that a Los Altos comissionner was found to be unresponsive and drunk behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S.

It Took Seven Minutes to Pull Over a Drunk and “Unresponsive” Tesla Driver

By Victor Tangermann

The Conversation reports that Uber is planning a "multibillion-dollar" acquisition of popular scooter-sharing company Bird.

Advanced Transport

Uber Is Reportedly Planning a Takeover of Scooter-sharing Company Bird

By Victor Tangermann

The company that produces Amazon Kindle screens just showed off new tech that allows you to sketch on a large black E Ink display.

You Can Sketch on This E Ink Blackboard With Almost No Lag

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk admitted he tried to get a license to Mario Kart for every Tesla car. But Nintendo didn't play ball.

Elon Musk Tried to Bring “Mario Kart” to Your Tesla Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft just won a $480 million contract with the U.S. government. It's planning on providing the Army with 100,000 HoloLens AR goggles.

Prosthetics and Devices

U.S. Soldiers to Wear Microsoft AR Goggles During Combat Missions

By Victor Tangermann

After a lot of trouble with backup gyroscopes on board, NASA's Hubble space telescope is back in action. And its newest snapshot is amazing.

Hubble Takes Another Incredible Picture After Gyroscope Failure

By Victor Tangermann

Today, the Facebook-owned Instagram announced that it will use AI to automatically identify the content of images for visually impaired users.

Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Will Use AI To Describe Images for Visually Impaired Users

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's Boring Company decided to drop plans for a Westside LA tunnel after facing criticism and lawsuits from local advocate groups.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Scraps Plans for a Westside LA Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi

Advanced Transport

This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Fires up Solar Cells and Sends Selfie

By Victor Tangermann

Self-Driving Trucks Will Transport Limestone in a Norwegian Mine

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Trucks Will Transport Limestone in a Norwegian Mine

By Victor Tangermann

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Watch Out Tesla: Rivian’s Electric Truck Will Drop in 2020

Watch Out Tesla: Rivian’s Electric Truck Will Drop in 2020

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects

Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent interview with CNBC Make It, Neil deGrasse Tyson told reporters that Elon Musk "will transform civilization as we know it."

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk “Will Transform Civilization As We Know It”

By Victor Tangermann

NVIDIA has signed deals with three Chinese autonomous car startups to use their self-driving car platform.

Artificial Intelligence

Chip Maker NVIDIA is Bringing Its AI Driving Chip to China

By Victor Tangermann

Russian hacker groups are using old tricks with a new twist to retrieve sensitive government data. But security firms are on to them.

Russian Hackers Have New Techniques to Steal Data

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk tweeted that the BFR will now be called "Starship." It's already the fourth name change for the ambitious project to get people to Mars.

Elon Musk Just Changed the BFR’s Name for a Fourth Time

By Victor Tangermann

It's two miles long, 30 feet in diameter, and connects the Boring Company's HQ to a local suburb in LA. The tunnel is set to open in December.

Advanced Transport

Watch the Boring Company’s Digging Machine Finish Its First Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

This $799 Home Crypto Mining Machine is a Terrible Investment

This $799 Home Crypto Mining Machine is a Terrible Investment

By Victor Tangermann

A new startup called Nebula Genomics wants to reward you for your genomic data in the form of "Nebula credits." But will those ever be worth anything?

This Blockchain Startup Wants to Pay You for Your DNA Data

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark are proposing to use AI robots to survey water pipes under the ground. And it could save cities millions.

Artificial Intelligence

Surveillance Robots Could Help Maintain Sewer Systems

By Victor Tangermann

JUUL Will Stop Selling Flavored Vape Juice in All Retail Stores

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bloomberg, Waymo is about to announce the world's first commercial driverless car service in Phoenix, Arizona, putting them ahead of the curve.

Advanced Transport

Yep, It’s Real: Your Next Rideshare Could Be Driverless in as Soon as a Month

By Victor Tangermann

How Facebook Flags Terrorist Content With Machine Learning

Machine Learning

How Facebook Flags Terrorist Content With Machine Learning

By Victor Tangermann

According to recent FCC filings, SpaceX is planning on orbiting more than 1,500 Starlink satellites at almost half the altitude to keep them safe.

SpaceX Found a Way To Keep Its Satellites From Cluttering Up Space

By Victor Tangermann

Dubai Police have officially started training its officers how to operate Hoversurf's hoverbikes. But will they actually be useful?

Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Police Are Training Officers to Fly Hoverbikes

By Victor Tangermann

Swiss company Energy Vault came up with an elegant solution to storing energy: hoisting giant bricks over 300 feet in the air.

Giant Hanging Bricks Could Store Energy Better Than Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese state media agency Xinhua just revealed the world's first "AI anchor." But it's not going to fool anybody.

Artificial Intelligence

Meet The World’s First AI News Anchor

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20

Artificial Intelligence

This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Oct 13 – Oct 20

Science & Energy

This Week in Science: Oct 13 – Oct 20

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Oct 27 – Nov 2

Science & Energy

This Week in Science: Oct 27 – Nov 2

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Oct 27 – Nov 2

Science & Energy

This Week in Tech: Oct 27 – Nov 2

By Victor Tangermann

China just unveiled a life-size replica of its new permanently crewed space station called Tiangong. But it's not quite as big as the ISS.

China’s New Space Station Is Called The “Heavenly Palace”

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at MIT developed a machine learning model that can detect depression by analyzing speech and the way patients talk.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Tell If You’re Depressed by Listening to You Talk

By Victor Tangermann

More Robots Means Fewer Seasonal Workers for Amazon This Holiday

Artificial Intelligence

More Robots Means Fewer Seasonal Workers for Amazon This Holiday

By Victor Tangermann

A US warship just succesfully intercepted a dummy nuclear missile with another missile for the second time. But will it actually prevent disaster?

Watch a Missile Smash a Dummy Nuclear Warhead Out of the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”

By Victor Tangermann

Lime Recalled Thousands of Scooters Because They Were Catching Fire

Advanced Transport

Lime Recalled Thousands of Scooters Because They Were Catching Fire

By Victor Tangermann

MIT wants to allow internet users to give commands to a real-life hired actor on Halloween. Terrible idea or fascinating social experiment?

Virtual Reality

MIT Will Let You Control a Real-Life Actor By Giving Them Commands

By Victor Tangermann

AI-Generated Halloween Music Is a Cool Idea, But it Sounds Awful

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Halloween Music Is a Cool Idea, But it Sounds Awful

By Victor Tangermann

Walmart-owned retail store chain Sam's Club announced it will open a cashier-less store in Dallas, Texas. But it will still employ human staff.

Walmart Is Opening a Store With Zero Cashiers

By Victor Tangermann

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Just Dropped “Full Self-Driving” Mode From the Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

Panasonic’s Horse-Style Blinders for Humans Are Like a Dystopian Cubicle For Your Face

Prosthetics and Devices

Panasonic’s Horse-Style Blinders for Humans Are Like a Dystopian Cubicle For Your Face

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found a way to predict if a person was going to be depressed by analyzing their Facebook data.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Tell if You’re Depressed by Reading Your Facebook Posts

By Victor Tangermann

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Oct 6 – Oct 12

This Week in Science: Oct 6 – Oct 12

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Oct 6 – Oct 12

This Week in Tech: Oct 6 – Oct 12

By Victor Tangermann

Fitness Trackers Say This Coffee Cup Has a Pulse. Wait, What?

Health & Medicine

Fitness Trackers Say This Coffee Cup Has a Pulse. Wait, What?

By Victor Tangermann

Google announced it found a privacy bug that allowed third-party developers to access private user data seven months ago. And that's far too late.

Google Didn’t Report Its Data Leak Till Months Later. Now It’ll Face the Consequences.

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Sept 29 – Oct 5

This Week in Tech: Sept 29 – Oct 5

By Victor Tangermann

The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

Self-Driving Vehicles

The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

By Victor Tangermann

Fake Elon Musks Clutter Twitter with Crypto Scams

Fake Elon Musks Clutter Twitter with Crypto Scams

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5

Science & Energy

This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5

By Victor Tangermann

Lockheed Martin is proposing to send a four-crew lunar lander from the Lunar Gateway to the surface of the moon. And it weighs a ton.

Lockheed Martin’s Giant Moon Lander Is an Absolute Unit

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA Just Raided the Headquarters of E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

The FDA Just Raided the Headquarters of E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

By Victor Tangermann

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online

By Victor Tangermann

Actually, Elon Staying at Tesla Is the Best Case Scenario

Actually, Elon Staying at Tesla Is the Best Case Scenario

By Victor Tangermann

The FBI forced a child abuse suspect to unlock his iPhone X using Face ID. But should law enforcement have the right to do that?

The FBI Forced A Suspect To Unlock His iPhone With His Face

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Sept 22-28

This Week in Tech: Sept 22-28

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Chinese researchers has created software that can predict whether a coma patient will wake up or not. Can it replace human decision-making?

Machine Learning

Should Coma Patients Live or Die? Machine Learning Will Help Decide.

By Victor Tangermann

In a Shift, Apple and Amazon Say They Are in Favor of Federal Privacy Regulation

In a Shift, Apple and Amazon Say They Are in Favor of Federal Privacy Regulation

By Victor Tangermann

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