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We need to do something to address the problem of air pollution, according to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Pollution

WHO Director: Air Pollution Is the “New Tobacco”

“The world has turned the corner on tobacco. Now it must do the same for the 'new tobacco.'" 

A retroactive look at a two year old study suggests that a type of photosynthetic bacteria interacted with individual photons at the quantum scale.
Physics

Scientists May Have Put Microbes in a State of Quantum Entanglement

This could be the first time we've observed a living organism in the quantum realm.

Walmart-owned retail store chain Sam's Club announced it will open a cashier-less store in Dallas, Texas. But it will still employ human staff.
Future Society

Walmart Is Opening a Store With Zero Cashiers

But it's no Amazon Go experience.

A Spanish company has figured out how to turn raw sewage into clean energy in the form of a coal-like fuel that burns without giving off carbon dioxide.
Energy

Clean Coal Startup Turns Human Waste Into Earth-Friendly Fuel

We're wiping our way to a cleaner future.

autonomous vehicles
Self-Driving Vehicles

Ford’s Self-Driving Cars Are About to Chauffeur Your Senator

Ford will be the first automaker to test AVs in the nation's capital.

Spain is rolling out an AI lie detector called VeriPol at many of its police stations, which uses machine learning to flag false police reports.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Lie Detector Flags Falsified Police Reports

Do you want cops inside your head?

A Toronto startup figured out how to get bacteria to turn food waste into biodegradable plastics. If it scales, it could prevent loads of methane emissions.
Environment

These Bacteria Digest Food Waste Into Biodegradable Plastic

Genecis says its plastics biodegrade in about a year.

Hoversurf's $150,000 Hover One hoverbike is now available for preorder with deliveries expected to occur in the third quarter of 2019.
Advanced Transport

You Can Now Preorder a $150,000 Hoverbike

You could be hovering around your backyard in as little as two months.

Tesla criminal probe
Tesla

FBI’s Tesla Criminal Probe Reportedly Centers on Model 3 Production

The FBI wants former employees to testify against the company.

healthy foods
Food

We Aren’t Growing Enough Healthy Foods to Feed Everyone on Earth

But we have no shortage of fats and sugars.

A Stem Cell Transplant Let a Wheelchair-Bound Man Dance Again
Health & Medicine

A Stem Cell Transplant Let a Wheelchair-Bound Man Dance Again

The experimental therapy started working within two days.

ozone
Science & Energy

Report Identifies China as the Source of Ozone-Destroying Emissions

It clears up a global mystery.

One AI conference has refused changing its notoriously alienating name.
Future Society

An AI Conference Refusing a Name Change Highlights a Tech Industry Problem

Changing the name to something less alienating should have taken five minutes.

AI could help predict earthquakes
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Hopeful AI Could Help Predict Earthquakes

But not everyone's convinced.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Dreamed Up These Nightmare Fuel Halloween Masks

They're terrifying, but also a sign that AI is a useful tool for modern creatives.

Robotics

Robot Security Guards Will Constantly Nag Spectators at the Tokyo Olympics

They may be annoying, but the bots could serve an important purpose.

Self-Driving Vehicles

People Would Rather a Self-Driving Car Kill a Criminal Than a Dog

Society has some seriously screwed up priorities.

Off-World

Scientists Say New Material Could Hold up an Actual Space Elevator

"This is a breakthrough."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Your Tesla Will Earn You Money While You Sleep

Your autonomous car won't do you any good sitting in the garage.

Artificial Intelligence

A Work of AI-Generated Art Just Sold For Vastly More Than Expected

It was expected to fetch just $7,000 — but pulled in more than $400,000.