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Jak Wilmot, co-founder of Disrupt VR, an Atlanta-based VR content studio, spent 168 consecutive hours in a VR headset, locked up in his apartment.
Virtual Reality

This Guy Spent a Whole Week In a VR Headset

"This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever done, but welcome to a week in the future."

By Victor Tangermann

Futurism acquired by Singularity University
Future Society

Special Announcement: Futurism Media and Singularity University

The future's about to get brighter around here. This is how.

By Foster Kamer

Google has a history of absorbing DeepMind's AI technology into its own projects. To protect the goldmine of AGI, DeepMind has safeguards in place.
Google

There’s a Power Struggle Inside Google to Control Superhuman AI

If DeepMind builds a superhuman AI, who will control it?

By Dan Robitzski

A Samsung exec has shared new details on the company's efforts to create a full-screen phone, one with the camera embedded beneath the display.
Robots and Machines

Samsung Is Working on Phone With “Invisible” Camera Behind Screen

The company plans to embed all of the phone’s sensors beneath the screen.

By Kristin Houser

A new survey by AAA shows that most Americans distrust self-driving cars. In the past two years, public trust in the emerging technology has gone down.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Just 19 Percent of Americans Trust Self-Driving Cars With Kids

Fear of the unknown meets well-publicized crashes.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk: $47,000 Model Y SUV “Will Ride Like a Sports Car”
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: $47,000 Model Y SUV “Will Ride Like a Sports Car”

The first Model Y will go on sale in the fall of 2020.

By Victor Tangermann

A food service company in the Midwestern region of the United States is now serving a gene-edited food in its restaurants.
Food

The First Gene-Edited Food Has Reached US Restaurants

But you probably won’t know if you’ve eaten it.

By Kristin Houser

Facing stricter restrictions on their gene-editing research from the FDA, some scientists are packing up their labs and leaving the U.S.
Biology

Scientists Are Fleeing America’s Rules About Gene-Editing Animals

Some argue animals should be vetted based on food safety, not breeding techniques.

By Dan Robitzski

China will need to build eight new nuclear reactors annually to reach the global average for nuclear energy generation by 2030, according to an official.
Nuclear Fusion

China Needs to Build Eight Nuclear Plants Annually to Meet Goals

A Chinese official has laid out the nation's nuclear energy needs.

By Kristin Houser

A futuristic "robotic" pill that punctures the inside of the intestinal wall on its way through the digestive system just passed its first human trial.
Health & Medicine

Robot Pill Pierces Intestine Walls to Deliver Drugs

No metal, no springs, no electrical parts.

By Victor Tangermann

A new scientific hypothesis posits that interstellar rocks like 'Oumuamua could have helped form planets throughout the galaxy.
Off-World

Interstellar Visitor Like ‘Oumuamua May Have Formed Earth’s Core

Orphaned space rocks could enter a solar system's orbit and form into a planet.

By Dan Robitzski

A new "acoustic metamaterial" that blocks sound by reflecting waves back to their source could make the future a far quieter place.
Science & Energy

Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light

It could quiet everything from drones to MRI machines.

By Kristin Houser

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet
Off-World

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet

Can you spot NASA's InSight Lander?

By Victor Tangermann

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves
Robotics

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves

It understands the difference between a bite of banana and a bite of carrot.

By Kristin Houser

DARPA is developing technology that could finally lead to secure voting machines. It plans to have experts from professors to hackers kick the tires.
Future Society

DARPA Is Building an Open Source Voting Machine

The goal is to make elections secure without reverting to paper ballots.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new experiment, people find losing to robots and AI particularly demoralizing, which could have implications for our automated workplaces.
Artificial Intelligence

New Research: People Who Get Defeated By AI Feel Horrible

"I felt very stressed competing with the robot."

By Dan Robitzski

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to "climate-proof" Lower Manhattan by building the area out into the East River.
Climate Change

Mayor Announces $10 Billion Plan to Save NYC From Rising Seas

"It will, literally, alter the shape of the island of Manhattan."

By Kristin Houser

Facebook and Instagram users across the globe experienced outages for most of Wednesday starting around 1 pm EST and ending late Wednesday night. But why?
Future Society

Facebook Had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

And the social media platform's trouble may only be getting worse.

By Victor Tangermann

Beware of Bots is a new marketing campaign that hacked printers to send out a warning about automation, urging people to switch careers.
Artificial Intelligence

This Guy is Hacking Printers to Warn About Job-Stealing AI

The "warning" also includes a coupon for his partner's courses.

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station
Boeing

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station

Boeing is hot on SpaceX's heels.

By Victor Tangermann