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A group of 45 economic experts believes the U.S. should create a carbon tax and give the revenue to Americans via a yearly rebate.
Climate Change

Top Economists: U.S. Should Tax Carbon and Give Citizens the Money

"Among economists, this is not controversial."

New documents show that the U.S. secretly funded research ranging from UFOs to a "warp drive," "extra dimensions," and "traversable wormholes."
Off-World

The U.S. Secretly Funded Research on UFOs, Wormholes, and Warp Drives

Documents show that the military has investigated a lot of fringe science.

Newly announced Tesla layoffs will see 7 percent of the company's full-time staff losing their jobs — yet another sign that 2019 is all about streamlining.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Laying off 7 Percent of Its Staff

The road ahead will be "very difficult" for those who remain, Musk said.

A system combining motion-tracking sensors and AI was able to detect anxiety and depression in children with 81 percent accuracy.
Health & Medicine

A Wearable Was Better Than Parents at Detecting Anxiety in Kids

It was 81 percent accurate — better than a parental questionnaire.

Tokyo-based company Astro Live Experiences just launched its experimental prototype satellite that it will use to create a fake meteor shower.
Off-World

A Startup Is About to Launch a Satellite Full of Fake Shooting Stars

Get ready for awe-inspiring, combustible space garbage.

A newly announced Amazon conference, the AI-focused re:MARS, could help the company shake a reputation sullied by Rekognition.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon AI Conference Is Meant to Inspire — and Boost Its Reputation

Re:MARS could help people forget about Rekognition.

Ford revealed today it will release all-electric, and hybrid versions of its best-selling F-series, and Super Duty pickup truck lineup.
Advanced Transport

Ford Is Planning an All-Electric F-150 Pickup Truck

Take that, fossil fuels!

The world's first lab-grown blood vessels have already yielded one new lead in the hunt for better diabetes treatments and more could be on the way.
Health & Medicine

We Can Now Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in a Lab

"Being able to build human blood vessels as organoids from stem cells is a game changer."

Experimental nuclear fusion reactors tend to leak out high-energy particles. New computer simulations may help scientists prevent that loss of energy.
Physics

Scientists Found a New Way to Make Fusion Reactors More Efficient

New simulations show how keep experimental reactors from leaking energy.

Relativity Space — a 3D-rocket-printing company founded by SpaceX, and Blue Origin alumni — got permission from the Air Force to launch from Cape Canaveral.
Off-World

U.S. Air Force Approves Launch Site for 3D Printed Rocket

Eventually, the company plans to 3D print a rocket on Mars.

The Tesla referral program granting new buyers six months of free Supercharging will end on February 1, according to Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Dropping Its Customer Referral Program

"It’s adding too much cost to the cars, especially Model 3."

Collecting parts to build a functioning quantum computer is so difficult, and expensive, it might slow down development of the technology as a whole.
Computers

Sourcing Parts for Quantum Computers is Near-Impossible Right Now

Amazon doesn't stock this stuff.

Ambrosia, the controversial startup clinic offering transfusions of young people's blood, has officially opened up shop in five U.S. cities.
Health & Medicine

New Chain of Clinics Will “Fill Your Veins” With Blood of Youths

Brings new meaning to "blood bank."

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to expand the state's tax refund for low-income families and start paying it on a monthly basis.
Future Society

California Could Soon Give Low-Income Residents a Monthly Check

But it's not basic income, an expert says.

Astronomers spotted an unusual black hole floating through the galaxy. Roughly the size of Jupiter, it's in between the two types of typical black holes.
Black Holes

A Jupiter-Sized Black Hole is Floating Around The Milky Way

The medium-sized black hole is one of just three spotted in our galaxy.

Georgia Tech researchers have created a microneedle birth control patch that women could administer themselves just once a month.
Health & Medicine

New Microneedle Patch Delivers a Month’s Worth of Birth Control

A person could administer it themselves in just five seconds.

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

The tunnel would connect downtown Sydney to the West.

Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland taught its four-legged robot dog how to get up after being kicked using AI — a valuable life skill.
Robot Dogs

This Robot Dog Can Recover From a Vicious Kick Using AI

Please don't kick innocent robot dogs!

Collaborative robots, or cobots, are the future, according to NVIDIA. And an Ikea kitchen could speed up their development,
Artificial Intelligence

A Robot Is Learning to Cook and Clean in an Ikea Kitchen

"We want to develop robots that can naturally perform tasks alongside people."

A small, levitating glass bead the size of a virus might be the long-awaited key to directly observing dark matter, if new research is to be believed.
Physics

A Floating, Virus-Sized Bead Could Help Find Dark Matter

An ingenious tabletop instrument might be able to spot dark matter.