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On Friday, Elon Musk speculated that a sophisticated artificial intelligence might touch down on the Red Planet before the first human Mars settler.
Mars

An AI settler could lay the groundwork for human colonists.

Leaked documents showing how Facebook controls speech online raise deep questions about the future of the company's role in international discourse.
Meta

"No one entity, especially not a for-profit venture like Facebook, should have that kind of power."

The ongoing government shutdown means that 95 percent of NASA's workforce is home on furlough during New Horizons' historic flyby.
NASA

"Most view this as an act of ineptitude."

A new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is scheduled to start human trials in 2019.
Cancer

The new treatment uses immune cells to fight tumors.

A mind-bending new theory claims to make sense not just of the expanding universe and extra dimensions, but string theory and dark energy as well.
Energy

And it's covered with strings that make up its matter.

The majority of U.S. adults would support gene editing embryos to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll.
Gene Editing

But not for tinkering with intelligence or eye color.

PNC Bank is conducting a pilot project of credit cards with constantly changing CVVs, which it believes might prevent fraud during online transactions.
Future Society

They're designed to prevent fraud during "card-not-present" transactions.

A mining corporation says an autonomous rail system it's been developing in Australia is fully operational, making it the "world's largest robot."
Self-Driving Vehicles

Here comes the choo-choo!

gene-editing
Prosthetics and Devices

They didn't bother to keep in touch after the trial ended.

Robotics manufacturers are scrambling for more than a half billion dollars in Pentagon contracts for battlefield robots that will defuse bombs scout ahead.
Robotics

"My personal estimate is that robots will play a significant role in combat."

Bandersnatch
Future Society

The choose-your-own-adventure format is no longer just for kids.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged this week that the electric car maker is about to kick its fully autonomous self-driving vehicle ambitions up a notch.
Tesla

In an internal email, the mercurial CEO called for more internal testers.

The Chinese government just approved plans for a massive energy storage grid that will help the Gansu Province better rely on renewable electricity.
Energy

When completed, this will be China's largest virtual power plant.

An App That Does Your Homework for You Is Now Worth $3 Billion
Future Society

Yuanfudao just raised another $300 million in funding.

A new virtual reality simulation built by Cambridge University scientists gives a high-resolution detail view into the cells of a breast cancer tumor.
Virtual Reality

High-resolution VR maps can help doctors better understand tumor structure.

multi-sensory mask
Virtual Reality

Feelreal plans to announce a Kickstarter campaign for its VR mask.

Chinese engineers just figured out how to manufacture a self-assembling silver nanowire that can be woven into high-tech clothing.
Science & Energy

Self-assembling silver tubes might someday wire up your clothes.

water collection
Science & Energy

It could also help end our current water scarcity problem.

Pine needles on a green Christmas tree
Science & Energy

Millions of trees could be repurposed, instead of going to waste.

Astronauts and professional athletes have similar mortality rates, according to a new study, which suggests that space travel doesn't cause premature death.
Off-World

They have about the same mortality rates as pro athletes.