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According to recent FCC filings, SpaceX is planning on orbiting more than 1,500 Starlink satellites at almost half the altitude to keep them safe.
SpaceX

SpaceX Found a Way To Keep Its Satellites From Cluttering Up Space

And it's a win-win for everybody.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, poachers have caused such a strain on elephant populations that they're forcing the hand of evolution.
Science & Energy

Poaching Is Forcing Elephants to Evolve Away From Having Tusks

Poaching is swaying the hand of evolution.

By Jon Christian

Global fertility rates are declining, meaning we could be headed toward a society with more grandparents than grandchildren, according to a new report.
Future Society

Fertility Rates Are Now Falling in Half the World’s Countries

Humanity could soon include more grandparents than grandchildren.

By Kristin Houser

Next week, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) is set to meet and redefine the kilogram. It's a bizarre step forward for science.
Physics

The Metric System Is About To Get a Long-Anticipated Upgrade

Long-proposed changes to the kilogram and other units are about to take effect.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Certifies SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to Launch Its Top Missions
Falcon

NASA Certifies SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to Launch Its Top Missions

The rocket now boasts NASA's top reliability rating.

By Kristin Houser

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars
Off-World

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

There may be more of these lone wanderers than stars in the galaxy.

By Dan Robitzski

Phubbing: How Phones Pull You Away From Your Loved Ones
Future Society

Phubbing: How Phones Pull You Away From Your Loved Ones

Partners and close friends top the list of who we ignore while checking our feeds.

By Dan Robitzski

In the future, sex workers in urban areas could operate out of autonomous vehicles, according to a new report by UK academics.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Joy Ride: Experts Say Future Sex Work Could Happen in Autonomous Cars

Who needs a motel when you have a self-driving car?

By Kristin Houser

The Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has selected 31 students to participate in a four-year-long program focused on developing AI weapons.
Artificial Intelligence

China Recruits “Patriotic” Children to Develop Its AI Weapons

It looked for students with a "willingness to fight."

By Kristin Houser

We need to do more to protect the data privacy of today's young people, who are being "datafied" from the moment they're born.
Future Society

1,300 Photos of Your Kids Will Be Online Before They’re Teens

Today's children are being "datafied" from the moment they're born.

By Kristin Houser

Startup Precise Bio is nearing human trials of its bioprinted corneas, according to a newly published report in IEEE Spectrum.
Health & Medicine

Bioprinted Corneas Are Nearly Ready for Human Trials, Says Startup

3D printing could close the gap between organ supply and demand.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla selects Robyn Denholm, CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, to replace Elon Musk as the chair of its board of directors.
Elon Musk

Tesla Announces Elon Musk’s Replacement as Chair of the Board

The company meets another stipulation of its SEC settlement.

By Kristin Houser

Dubai Police have officially started training its officers how to operate Hoversurf's hoverbikes. But will they actually be useful?
Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Police Are Training Officers to Fly Hoverbikes

Bad guys beware.

By Victor Tangermann

Swiss company Energy Vault came up with an elegant solution to storing energy: hoisting giant bricks over 300 feet in the air.
Energy

Giant Hanging Bricks Could Store Energy Better Than Batteries

And the environmental impact is minimal.

By Victor Tangermann

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun
Science & Energy

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun

A new material regrows itself with air and sunlight by hijacking a plant's photosynthetic abilities.

By Dan Robitzski

Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, issued a dire warning of a future where facial recognition tech helps the government track civilians. He's helping it.
Future Society

Microsoft President Warns Of “1984” Facial Recognition Future

"The world is on the threshold of technology that would give a government the ability to follow anyone anywhere."

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese state media agency Xinhua just revealed the world's first "AI anchor." But it's not going to fool anybody.
Artificial Intelligence

Meet The World’s First AI News Anchor

Impressive, but it's not going to fool anybody.

By Victor Tangermann

After four years of study, NASA concluded that 3D printing works just as well in space as it does on Earth. Deep space missions may be in the future.
NASA

NASA: Objects 3D Printed in Space Perform Well Enough to Support Missions

3D printers working in microgravity didn’t work any worse than on the ground.

By Dan Robitzski

Roughly half the Arctic ice melt that's occurred over the past 37 years is due to natural variables, according to a new study.
Climate Change

Humans Aren’t Solely to Blame for Arctic Ice Melt, Says Report

Nature has played a major role, too.

By Kristin Houser

This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20
Artificial Intelligence

This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20

Uber traffic, blinders for humans, cybersec trucks, and more.

By Victor Tangermann