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China Forces Tesla and Other EV Makers to Turn Over Driver Data
Tesla

China Forces Tesla and Other EV Makers to Turn Over Driver Data

Every vehicle in the nation shares 61 data points — including its real-time location.

Those CRISPR Baby Experiments Were Just Banned By The Chinese Government
Health & Medicine

Those CRISPR Baby Experiments Were Just Banned By The Chinese Government

Enough is enough.

Researchers looking at Gaia satellite data have discovered a new galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and not only is it massive, it's also "ghostly."
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover a “Ghost of a Galaxy” Orbiting the Milky Way

It's both massive and extremely diffuse.

How Killer Robots Will Know They’ve Been Blasted With a Shotgun
Robotics

How Killer Robots Will Know They’ve Been Blasted With a Shotgun

A smart foam uses machine learning to tell when it's deformed.

Earth is about 200 million years away from forming a new supercontinent — and researchers have a few ideas of what it might look like.
Science & Energy

Experts Predict What Earth’s Next Supercontinent Will Look Like

Pangea was the last supercontinent. Novopangea could be the next one.

Amazon continues to invest in healthcare and has begun selling software which analyzes patient medical records for hospitals and their physicians.
Medical

Amazon’s Next AI Bet: Digitizing Medical Records

Amazon wants in on medtech.

Today, the Facebook-owned Instagram announced that it will use AI to automatically identify the content of images for visually impaired users.
Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Will Use AI To Describe Images for Visually Impaired Users

Lots of people who are visually impaired use Instagram.

An Australian company was legally allowed to fire a worker who refused to use a fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work.
Future Society

Australian Companies Can Fire Workers Who Refuse Biometric Scans

Employees' fingerprints aren't protected under privacy laws.

The European Union just proposed a new set of strategies to become carbon neutral by 2050. But that might not be soon enough.
Climate Change

The EU Just Announced a Plan To Go Carbon Neutral

According to the UN's climate change report, it's not soon enough.

A new attempt to restore the Great Barrier Reef involves capturing sperm and egg cells, fertilizing them, and implanting the new coral back into the reef.
Climate Change

To Save The Great Barrier Reef, Scientists Are Hoarding Coral Sperm

The "Larval Restoration Project" is like artificial insemination for coral.

Elon Musk's Boring Company decided to drop plans for a Westside LA tunnel after facing criticism and lawsuits from local advocate groups.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Scraps Plans for a Westside LA Tunnel

Elon Musk's company decided to settle with local advocates instead.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences plan to construct a deep sea base run by artificially intelligent robots.
Artificial Intelligence

China Plans to Build a Deep Sea Base Run Entirely by AI

Robots, not humans, will run the show.

Upon hearing the news that a child with a CRISPR-altered genome was born a few weeks ago, genetics researchers around the world condemned the experiment.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Around the World Condemn That CRISPR Baby Experiment

You can't push the frontier of science if you leave all the ethicists behind.

Seattle-based startup DroneSeed uses swarms of drones powered by artificial intelligence to plant trees in areas devastated by wildfires.
Drones

Swarms of Drones Can Now Plant Trees in Areas Devastated by Fires

They work in swarms to cover larger areas.

Harvard Scientists to Release Sun-Dimming Sky Chemical in 2019
Climate Change

Harvard Scientists to Release Sun-Dimming Sky Chemical in 2019

But just a tiny bit, to see what happens.

The Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics just broke several records for stellarators.
Nuclear Fusion

A Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Set Several World Records

We're one step closer to near-limitless clean energy.

This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi
Advanced Transport

This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi

It's like a cross between a flying claw crane and an autonomous car.

One of the most powerful nations in the world has a five-part plan to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by its residents.
Science & Energy

Germany Just Unveiled Its Plan to Fight Plastic Waste

It's setting an example for other nations to follow.

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station
Bacteria

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

There’s a 79 percent chance some of the strains could infect humans.

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.
Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Fires up Solar Cells and Sends Selfie

Here's the selfie it took.