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The number of robot workers to join the North American workforce increased by 7 percent in 2018, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.
Robotics

North America Put More Robots to Work in 2018 Than Ever Before

The auto industry is buying fewer bots, while nearly everyone else is buying more.

By Kristin Houser

Canada agrees to invest C$150 million in the U.S.'s Lunar Gateway, becoming the nation's first international partner in the ambitious space program.
Moon

Canada Commits $150 Million to NASA’s Moon-Orbiting Space Station

The U.S. won't be launching the Gateway alone.

By Kristin Houser

Motif Ingredients is providing the building blocks of fake meat, taking complex R&D out of the hands of creatives bring meat alternatives to market.
Future Society

New Startup Is Selling the Building Blocks of Fake Meat

Businesses can leave the lab work to others and focus on selling food.

By Jacob Banas

Startups that sequence your DNA have a new target market, according to a new story in The Atlantic: your long-dead ancestors.
DNA

DNA Ancestry Startups Have a New Target Market: The Long-Dead

"When they were licking those stamps... they were sealing their precious DNA for you forever."

By Jon Christian

Parts Suppliers Are Boycotting Russia’s Pistol-Shooting Android
Space

Parts Suppliers Are Boycotting Russia’s Pistol-Shooting Android

"Russia will develop its own systems as a result of this export ban."

By Victor Tangermann

MIT's mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged bot to execute a perfect backflip — and watching it learn that skill is incredible entertaining.
Robotics

See MIT’s Robot Land a Perfect Backflip — and Mangle Many Others

Yeah, it can execute a perfect backflip. But it can also twitch like it's being electrocuted.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube is disabling all commenting on videos of kids in an effort to stop the "soft-core pedophilia ring" exploiting its website.
Future Society

To Fight Pedophiles, YouTube Disables Comments on Videos Featuring Kids

But how it will identify every video starring a child isn't clear.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla Is Closing Its Dealerships to Only Sell Cars Online
Tesla

Tesla Is Closing Its Dealerships to Only Sell Cars Online

"You can now buy a Tesla in North America via your phone in about 1 minute."

By Victor Tangermann

By analyzing thousands of models of the distant solar system's evolution, astronomers think they've unraveled some of the mysteries surrounding Planet Nine.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Predict Planet Nine Has 5x the Earth’s Mass

They're optimistic we'll have an image of Planet Nine within 10 years.

By Kristin Houser

Meet “Ripley,” the Dummy SpaceX Is Sending to the Space Station
SpaceX

Meet “Ripley,” the Dummy SpaceX Is Sending to the Space Station

"Ripley, she doesn't have bad dreams because she's a doll. "

By Victor Tangermann

Senator and 2020 hopeful Cory Booker introduced a bill Thursday that would legalize marijuana in the U.S. and retroactively expunge criminal records.
Future Society

New Senate Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Nationwide

It would also expunge criminal records related to weed.

By Dan Robitzski

IBM and food developer McCormick & Co developed a new AI platform that can create new foods better and faster than human experts.
Food

AI Trained on Decades of Food Research Is Making Brand-New Foods

IBM's AI scientists teamed up with McCormick & Company's food developers to enhance food research.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is officially launching its ever-popular Model 3 electric luxury sedan with a base price of $35,000, excluding tax credits and fuel savings.
Tesla

Tesla Finally Slashes Model 3 Price to $35,000

For real this time.

By Victor Tangermann

A study into Chinese censorship revealed that the nation doesn't want its citizens conversing about He Jiankui's genetically edited babies.
Future Society

China Is Censoring “Genetically Edited Babies” on Social Media

Articles on the topic are quickly deleted.

By Kristin Houser

These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control
Self-Driving Vehicles

These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control

"We want to make sure that we don't give the control back to drivers that are not fit to drive."

By Dan Robitzski

The European Commission just published a report saying that Facebook, Google, and Twitter have all been too lax on their pledge to fight fake news.
Future Society

EU: Facebook, Google, Twitter Failed to Fight Fake News

"They need to live up to the standards we are asking of them."

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, a doctor remotely advised a surgery team via a 5G connection, which delivered his instructions in near real-time.
Health & Medicine

Doctor Directs World’s First 5G-Powered Surgery

"This is a first step to achieve our dream."

By Kristin Houser

European military tech contractor Rheinmetall Defense successfully tested a laser turret capable of taking down drones and mortar fire late last year.
Military

European Military Contractor Tests New Laser Weapon

This laser turret can take down drones and mortar shells.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists gave mice the ability to see near-infrared light by injecting special nanoparticles into their retinas.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Give Mice “Super Vision” With Eye Injections

Scientists gave mice the ability to see near-infrared light, which is normally invisible.

By Victor Tangermann

CEO Sam Altman: AI might well replace most jobs as we know them today, but the market will be flooded with new "sort of human to human jobs."
Artificial Intelligence

Y Combinator CEO: AI Will Replace Jobs, But Life Will be Awesome

"It'd be great if every student had an individual teacher."

By Victor Tangermann