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Bacteria

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

“It’s brilliant and insidious!”

Advanced Transport

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

This guy spilled the beans.

Bitcoin

Scammers Sent Hoax Bomb Threats Worldwide Demanding Bitcoin

Email: "If you are late with the transaction, the bomb will explode."

Future Society

Richard Branson: Future of Work Is “Three and Even Four Day Weekends”

All work and no play makes Rich a dull boy.

Science & Energy

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale

Honey, I shrunk the objects!

Future Society

For the First Time, a Startup Grew a Steak in a Lab

It reportedly smells and tastes like a regular steak.

Facial recognition

Even Taylor Swift Is Using Facial Recognition Tech Now

She used the tech to hunt for stalkers at a May concert.

Self-Driving Vehicles

An Autonomous Car Learned How to Drive IRL Inside a Simulation

That's a lot safer than testing it on real world streets.

Space

Did Virgin Galactic’s Spaceplane Reach Space? Depends Who You Ask

There's no one line where space begins.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wanders Tesla Factory, Firing Workers in Wild Mood Swings

"Everyone in Tesla is in an abusive relationship with Elon."

Health & Medicine

Bluetooth Smart Pill Pairs With Your Phone From Inside Your Stomach

It can release drugs and even monitor body temperature.

Robotics

Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot

“I know mathematics well but I also want to learn to draw,” it said in an oddly human tone.

Science & Energy

Beautiful New Images Show Clouds of Dust Forming Into Planets

These protoplanetary disks are wallpaper-worthy.

Neuroscience and Brain

Stimulating Muscles With Light Could Soon Treat Paralysis

Using optogenetics, researchers could precisely steer a mouse's leg muscles.

Moon

China’s Moon Lander Just Entered Lunar Orbit

It's expected to land in early 2019.

Drones

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

These bees can collect data for 7 hours at a time.

Robots and Machines

CAPTCHAs Are Dead, And Neural Networks Killed Them

Long live reCAPTCHAs.

Off-World

Virgin Galactic Is Going to Space. Depending on Your Definition of Space.

Where does Earth's atmosphere end and outer space begin?

International Space Station

Cosmonauts Hacked Away at the ISS in Search of Sabotage Evidence

It took hours before they could finally see the hole at the center of the controversy.

Future Society

India’s Government Blames Facebook’s WhatsApp for Mob Violence

Fearmongering rumors spread across the app, and Facebook did little to step in.