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Robotics

Alphabet Cancels Walking Robot Project After Internal Turmoil

The Google parent’s bipedal robotics projects tripped over its own shoelaces.

Google

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

Google is diving deeper into the healthcare sector.

Robotics

The UK is Testing Robots to Deliver Food and Ammo to Soldiers

But activists are worried about autonomous military bots

Nuclear Fusion

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

The real Sun's core isn't even close to this hot.

Self-Driving Vehicles

The UK Is Developing Autonomous Killer Robots

The UK was opposed to autonomous weapons — until it wasn't.

Google

Google’s New AI Can Recognize Voices It’s Never Heard Before

It can pinpoint the moment a new speaker joins a conversation.

Machine Learning

A Deodorant Maker is Using Machine Learning to Detect Your B.O.

The maker of Axe Body Spray is working on tech to detect odors.

Future Society

The Pentagon Needs Help Intercepting “Hypersonic” Nukes

The military’s research division just put out a call for project ideas.

Bacteria

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

“Household sewage” can now be turned into hydrogen gas and useable carbon.

Drones

Watch a Drone Steal a Bicycle

It's likely a hoax, but the video could foreshadow the future of crime.

Prosthetics and Devices

British Companies Are Implanting Microchips in Their Employees

It's a convenient way to deal with security, but it raises privacy concerns.

Machine Learning

How Machine Learning Could Help California Fight Wildfires

Wildfires are tearing California apart. Maybe AI could help.

Tesla

Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” Is Helping Californians Breathe

It's filtering the smoke from nearby wildfires.

Blockchain

Why a Blockchain Startup Bought This $9 Million Stradivarius Violin

Mattereum wants to tokenize the real world.

Machine Learning

How Facebook Flags Terrorist Content With Machine Learning

But it's not perfect.

Health & Medicine

See Lab-Grown Human Heart Tissue Beat Like a Real Heart

Researchers coaxed stem cells into forming pulsating heart tissue.

Brain

Researchers Found What Sadness Looks Like in the Brain

Sadness is linked with the circuit between memory and emotion.

Cryptocurrency

Headmaster Fired for Stealing School’s Electricity to Mine Crypto

He racked up a $2,120 energy bill over the course of a year.

Space

A Satellite Found Remnants of Lost Continents Under Antarctica

Beneath Antarctic ice lie swaths of rocky crust left from since-destroyed landmasses.

Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Wants to Use AI to Track Everything Happening in Its Stores

The retailer wants to harness the power of tech.