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Prosthetics and Devices

A Tech Company Wants to Implant GPS Trackers in Dementia Patients

Is this really the best way to keep wanderers safe?

Cryptocurrency

Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Is Giving Blockchain A Bad Name

The doomed petro shouldn't stop other countries from trying a national cryptocurrency, but it probably will.

NASA

NASA Is Making an AI-Based GPS for Space

Navigating the surface of Mars could be as easy as taking a photo.

Future Society

We’re About to Get Many More Meat Alternatives

A new accelerator is sinking its teeth into lab-grown and plant-based meat.

Cryptocurrency

China Is Serious About Cracking Down on Cryptocurrency

The government seems to think ICOs are causing financial instability.

Science & Energy

Underwater and Airborne Craft Can Now Communicate Directly and Wirelessly

With this tech, submarines wouldn't have to come to the surface to talk to planes.

Robots and Machines

We Need Lens-Free Cameras. And Now We Know How to Make Them.

We could use them in everything from autonomous cars to AR glasses.

Health & Medicine

An Enzyme Found in Our Guts Could Increase Our Blood Supply

It converts A and B blood types into the universally-accepted Type O.

Data Privacy

Verizon Is Wrong. Throttling Emergency Responders’ Data Is Definitely About Net Neutrality.

One fire department's data was slowed to 1/200th of its previous speed.

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Art Will Go On Sale Alongside Human-Made Works This Fall

Christie's is betting you'll pay as much for a painting made by AI as you would for a human-made masterpiece.

Fossil Fuels

Sugar, Light, And A New Type of Chemistry — What It May Take To Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels

In four years, we might be able to make jet fuel out of sugar.

Advanced Transport

The World’s Largest Aircraft Will Carry These Four Launch Vehicles

And it could be ready for takeoff as soon as this year.

Artificial Intelligence

To Build Trust In Artificial Intelligence, IBM Wants Developers To Prove Their Algorithms Are Fair

You know how you can trust your car's brakes to work? Researchers want you to trust AI like that.

Health & Medicine

Artificial Retinas Made Of This Ultra-Thin Super Material Could Help Millions See Again

Graphene could help the visually impaired see again.

Future Society

Candidates in Smaller Elections Simply Can’t Defend Themselves Against Cyberattacks

It's too expensive to put security measures in place to prevent them, or investigate after they happen.

Science & Energy

We’ll Soon Have A Telescope That Will Show Us the Edge of the Universe

Construction just started and isn't expected to be finished until 2024.

Science & Energy

A New CRISPR Technique Let Researchers Repair a Genetic Mutation in Viable Human Embryos

And it did so with minimal unwanted edits.

Future Society

Facebook Helps Landlords Discriminate Against Minorities, Says U.S. Government

A lawsuit claims Facebook's filtering tools enable housing discrimination.

Future Society

Bill Gates Says We Need New Economic Models That Take Tech Into Account

Legislators can't help the economy grow if they don't know how tech companies make money.

Artificial Intelligence

A Robot Will Become A Real-Life Movie Star

A big-name director is ready to take a chance on a robot.