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Weapons makers ranging from Boeing to Lockheed Martin are working on new anti-drone technologies — everything from laser cannons to heat-seeking missiles.
Drones

Military Contractors Are Churning out New Anti-Drone Weapons

Heat-seeking missiles. Laser cannons. Electronic bursts.

Thousands of Chinese Fans Paid to See a Virtual Hologram Singer
Virtual Reality

Thousands of Chinese Fans Paid to See a Virtual Hologram Singer

Could virtual idols soon replace human performers?

The global sperm quality decline could be due in part to a pair of common household chemicals, according to a University of Nottingham study.
Health & Medicine

Sperm Quality Is Falling. Chemicals in Your Home May Be to Blame.

These chemicals are in everything from carpets to your food.

Mercedes-Benz just revealed its first all-electric racecar for the upcoming Formula E series at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.
Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Benz’ First All-Electric Racecar Is Equipped Like a Beast

Zero to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds.

China's $22.3 million Mars simulation base is now open, and in addition to inspiring the public, it might even help humanity reach the real Mars.
Mars

China Opens Its First Mars Simulation Base

The $22.3 million facility might help humanity reach the real Mars.

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death
Robotics

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death

"I've really enjoyed our time together."

Tesla protests are breaking out overseas after the company slashed the prices of its EVs, causing the value of owned vehicles to drop overnight.
Tesla

Tesla Owners Are Enraged That the Company Cut Its Prices

Some owners saw the value of their vehicles drop by almost $100,000.

Tesla's Model 3 successor, the Model Y is being revealed at an event on March 14 in Los Angeles — that's just ten days away from today.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Model Y Next Week

Tesla's upcoming SUV represents a push into the mainstream.

China Plans to Launch a Mars Rover Next Year
Mars

China Plans to Launch a Mars Rover Next Year

The rover will orbit around Mars, then "land on it and probe it."

Why Cellphone Carriers Are Dreaming of a World Without Wi-Fi
Devices

Why Cellphone Carriers Are Dreaming of a World Without Wi-Fi

5G is at odds with Wi-Fi, but consumers benefit from both.

A sensor the size of a watch battery could help track firefighters and those in dangerous working conditions.
Prosthetics and Devices

Self-Powered Sensor Helps Track Firefighters in Burning Buildings

It's powered by motion and can withstand temperatures up to 572 degrees Fahrenheit.

Donald Trump's 2020 reelection team is backing controversial plans to have the government manage 5G wireless networks in the U.S., Politico reports.
Future Society

Trump’s Campaign Team: Government Should Manage 5G Networks

Last year, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called similar plans "a costly and counterproductive distraction."

On Friday, two former Facebook content moderators signed on to a lawsuit, alleging that they also suffered from symptoms of PTSD.
Meta

Former Content Moderators Are Suing Facebook Over PTSD and Trauma

"This case has uncovered a nightmare world that most of us did not know about."

Elon Musk Wants to Build a “Permanently Occupied Human Base” on the Moon
Moon

Elon Musk Wants to Build a “Permanently Occupied Human Base” on the Moon

"Maybe there's something beyond the space station."

SpaceX's next-generation passenger spacecraft Crew Dragon has docked itself to a free dock on the International Space Station at 5:51 am EST this morning.
Crew Dragon

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock Autonomously With the ISS

It's the first time an American spacecraft has docked autonomously to the station.

Newborn baby in a hospital bed, machine-learning models can help detect sepsis in babies.
Artificial Intelligence

Machine-Learning Models Can Help Detect Sepsis in Newborns Earlier

Algorithms may one day identify illnesses before doctors would.

Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop AI for Google and Microsoft, predicts that AI will automate 40 percent of the world's jobs in 15 years.
Artificial Intelligence

Controlling AI Weapons May Be Impossible, Warns Former US Secretary of State

“With AI, the other side’s ignorance is one of your best weapons."

An experiment about reporting news stories with machine learning just released its first effort — a deep dive into Lyft's IPO.
Machine Learning

Journalists Reported a News Story Using Machine Learning

"This is taking [data journalism] to the next level."

A train pulls into a station in Hong Kong.
Future Society

China’s Social Credit System Barred Millions from Traveling in 2018

Over 23 million ticket purchases were blocked due to “social credit offenses."

SpaceX successfully launched its (uncrewed) Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 2:49 am EST this morning.
SpaceX

SpaceX Launches First U.S. Private Passenger Spacecraft to ISS

It's a historic moment for space travel.