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IBM figured out how to use a quantum computer to make machine learning algorithms better than ever before. But no quantum computer is good enough yet.
Machine Learning

Why IBM Thinks Quantum Computers Will Boost Machine Learning

But for now classical computers are still better.

By Dan Robitzski

A University of Cambridge spin-out company claims it has found a way to produce graphene at commercial scale and will release a device soon.
Graphene

First Graphene-Based Device Is A “Few Months” Away, Says Startup

The wonder material might finally reach the mainstream.

By Kristin Houser

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children
Gene Editing

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children

"By 'global moratorium,' we do not mean a permanent ban."

By Victor Tangermann

More interactive Netflix programming is on the way following the success of Bandersnatch, a choose-your-own-adventure style episode of "Black Mirror."
Future Society

Get Ready For More Interactive Netflix Programming

The platform is "doubling down" on the Bandersnatch format.

By Kristin Houser

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested NASA might use a commercial rocket to boost its Orion crew capsule around the Moon in 2020.
Moon

NASA Might Send Astronauts Around the Moon on Commercial Rocket

NASA's Space Launch System has hit significant delays and is way over budget.

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon has removed two popular books advocating "autism cures" known to be both ineffective and dangerous from its marketplace.
Health & Medicine

Amazon Removes Books About Dangerous “Autism Cures”

One of the books advocates a treatment that killed a 5-year-old boy.

By Kristin Houser

Right now, we can tip robots over and insult smart homes without fear of a robotic revolution. But ethicist Nicholas Agar warns that may someday change.
Artificial Intelligence

Ethicist Warns: Future AI Could Take Revenge for How We Treat It Now

"Animals cannot take revenge. But sentient machines just might."

By Dan Robitzski

Russian physicists, armed with a quantum computer, managed to send a single electron back in time, resetting the computer to its state from a moment earlier
Physics

Russian Scientists Used a Quantum Computer to Turn Back Time

The quantum system was kicked a tiny fraction of a second backward in time.

By Dan Robitzski

An AI-powered robot head named Tengai could make the applicant screening process less biased while still providing a "human" touch.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Robot Head That Might Interview You for Your Next Job

The disembodied robot head will see you now.

By Kristin Houser

Boeing's 737 Max planes were involved in two deadly crashes. Pilots have warned repeatedly prior to both crashes that its anti-stall system is dangerous.
Advanced Transport

Pilots Were Worried About Boeing 737 Max Before Deadly Crash

"The fact that this airplane requires such jury rigging to fly is a red flag."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a damning new internal review, the U.S. Navy is getting hacked so much that it can't even tell how much intel has been stolen.
Hacking

US Navy Struggling to Deal With an Onslaught of Hackers

The Navy is so vulnerable to hackers it doesn't even know how much intel was stolen.

By Dan Robitzski

Citing national security, Russia just blocked access to servers necessary to run the encrypted email service ProtonMail and the anonymized web browser Tor.
Future Society

Russia Blocks Access to ProtonMail

Russians can still access their inboxes, but can't send or receive messages on the encrypted email service.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have coaxed biological reactions from the cells of a preserved wooly mammoth, putting us one step closer to cloning the extinct species.
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Came Closer Than Ever to Cloning a Woolly Mammoth

The species could help us curb global warming — if we can resurrect it.

By Kristin Houser

“Halo Drive” Would Use Black Holes to Power Spaceships
Black Holes

“Halo Drive” Would Use Black Holes to Power Spaceships

A Columbia University scientist has a far-out idea to power spaceships by shooting black holes with lasers.

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk took to Twitter Tuesday to announce that the Boring Company plans to complete a tunnel in Las Vegas by the end of 2019.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will Be “Operational by End of Year”

"Looking forward to building a Boring Company tunnel in Vegas."

By Jon Christian

A new quantum physics experiment demonstrates that objective reality may not exist. Two scientists can make irreconcilable measurements of an event.
Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics Experiment Suggests That Reality Isn’t Objective

When it comes to quantum physics, there may be no such thing as a shared objective reality.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers predict winter won't exist in Australia by 2050. Instead, Australians will experience three seasons: autumn, spring, and "new summer."
Climate Change

By 2050, Winter Will No Longer Exist in Australia, Say Researchers

They think a season called "new summer" will take its place.

By Kristin Houser

Nissan Wants to Beam 3D Anime Versions of People Into Its Cars
3D Printing

Nissan Wants to Beam 3D Anime Versions of People Into Its Cars

Do you want an anime-style hologram riding shotgun?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA could put humans on Mars in just five years if given the money to do so, according to Ellen Stofan, the agency's former chief scientist.
Mars

Former NASA Chief Scientist: Humans Could Be on Mars in Five Years

But that doesn't mean she thinks NASA should accelerate its timeline.

By Kristin Houser

IBM recently published a dataset for facial recognition AI made up of images that it scraped off of Flickr without asking for permission.
Artificial Intelligence

The Face Images Used to Train AI Are Taken Without Consent

"This is the dirty little secret of AI training sets."

By Dan Robitzski