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Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning straps on his company's Iron Man-style jet suit in a new video from Born to Engineer.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Daring Fellow Fly an Iron Man-Style Jet Suit

See how a concept once relegated to sci-fi is now an incredible reality.

By Kristin Houser

Firms designed to help victims of ransomware attacks often just paid the attackers off, according to a new ProPublica investigation.
Hacking

Tech Firms May Be Funding Terrorism by Paying Hackers’ Ransoms

"I would not be surprised if a significant amount of ransomware both funded terrorism and also organized crime."

By Kristin Houser

Science writer Philip Ball donated some arm flesh to a lab that grew a miniature brain out of his cells. It made him question how we define humanity.
Biology

A Lab Grew a “Mini Brain” From This Guy’s Cells. Then Things Got Weird.

A new book looks at what happens when there's a version of your brain growing in a petri dish.

By Dan Robitzski

Hundreds of Americans Are Naming Babies “Elon” and “Tesla”
Tesla

Hundreds of Americans Are Naming Babies “Elon” and “Tesla”

Hundreds more settled on "Elon."

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army has set aside millions to invest in robotic exoskeletons that will make soldiers faster, stronger, and more resilient.
Prosthetics and Devices

The Army Is Spending Millions on Powered Exoskeletons

The Army set aside $6.9 million to invest in new exoskeleton tech.

By Dan Robitzski

During a Senate hearing, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that a Space Force is necessary to ward off space pirates and protect exploration efforts.
Off-World

This US Congressman Is Seriously Worried About Space Pirates

"Pirates threaten the open seas, and the same is possible in space."

By Victor Tangermann

Famed biohacker Josiah Zayner has been accused of practicing medicine without a license — despite only ever experimenting on himself.
Prosthetics and Devices

This DIY Biohacker Is Under Investigation

"I knew this day would come."

By Kristin Houser

Cambridge biologists recreated a bacterial genome from scratch, breeding E. coli with the artificial genetic code instead of natural DNA.
DNA

Scientists Created This Organism’s DNA From Scratch

In a first-ever accomplishment, scientists have created synthetic life — paving the way for replicant organisms.

By Dan Robitzski

Radioactive waste may be leaking from a concrete-covered "coffin" in the Marshall Islands and into the Pacific Ocean, warns the UN's secretary general.
Science & Energy

UN: A “Radioactive Coffin” May Be Leaking Into the Ocean

Horrifying radioactive sludge from U.S. weapons tests may be coming back to haunt the Marshall Islands.

By Kristin Houser

An engineer built a robot that tries to punch him in real life while he fights a digital robot in a virtual reality video game.
Robotics

This Robot Bludgeons You With Boxing Gloves While You Play Games

Finally, a truly immersive virtual reality experience.

By Dan Robitzski

Canada-based startup Dessa has unveiled a new AI that replicates the voice of Joe Rogan, and it's perhaps the best audio deepfake yet.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI That Sounds Just Like Joe Rogan Should Terrify Us All

"[It’s] one of the coolest, but scariest, things I’ve seen yet in artificial intelligence."

By Kristin Houser

The 1998 trip-hop album Mezzanine by Massive Attack got an artificial intelligence makeover at an art exhibit in London.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI Remixed Massive Attack’s Classic Album “Mezzanine”

It sounds like the vocalist "3D" is "talking in an alien language."

By Victor Tangermann

A Model 3 that crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer in Florida, killing the driver of the Tesla, had Autopilot engaged at the time of impact.
Tesla

Report: Tesla Had Autopilot Engaged During Fatal Florida Crash

The driver didn't have his hands on the wheel just prior to impact.

By Kristin Houser

We could mourn Grumpy Cat. Or we could embrace the latest in genetic technology and clone her, like Barbra Streisand's dogs.
Health & Medicine

Grumpy Cat Is Dead. We Have the Technology to Clone Her.

Should we stamp out clones of Grumpy Cat, or let her rest in peace?

By Jon Christian

The House Appropriations Committee slapped down the White Houses's request for additional funds for a 2024 Moon Mission by NASA.
Moon

Congress Denies NASA Request for More Moon Mission Money

Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2024?

By Victor Tangermann

"Minecraft Earth," announced today, will allow users to collect items, blocks, and creatures while roaming around in the real world with friends.
Future Society

New “Minecraft” Game Will Let You Build Stuff in the Real World

Can persistent "Minecraft" structures in the real world recreate the success of "Pokémon Go"?

By Victor Tangermann

Google is working on a speech translation system that retains the original speaker's voice and cadence in the outputted audio.
Google

Amazing Google AI Speaks Another Language In Your Voice

It's designed to retain your voice and cadence in translated audio.

By Kristin Houser

The College Board has announced plans to give each SAT taker an "adversity score" designed to reflect their socio-economic background.
Future Society

Students Taking the SAT Will Now Get a Secret “Adversity Score”

"We can’t sit on our hands and ignore the disparities of wealth reflected in the SAT."

By Kristin Houser

If any humans are alive in 5 billion years, they'll see the dying Sun engulf the Earth. Space Engineer Matteo Ceriotti suggests some possible escape plans.
Off-World

Space Engineer: We Could Move Earth’s Orbit to Escape a Dying Sun

Someday, the Sun will die. The Earth should be ready.

By Dan Robitzski

In a response to reports of its cars catching fire, Tesla has released a cautionary software update to ensure that batteries stay safe.
Tesla

Tesla Releases Software Update to Stop Cars From Catching Fire

The update is meant to improve battery safety and longevity.

By Victor Tangermann