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Ford, Walmart, and Postmates have teamed up to develop a service in which self-driving cars deliver goods right to customers homes.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Ford and Walmart Want Self-Driving Cars to Deliver Your Groceries

You might never need to leave your house again.

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: How Visual Effects Artists Bring the Future to the Big Screen
Future Society

Glimpse: How Visual Effects Artists Bring the Future to the Big Screen

The movie magic behind your favorite sci-fi flicks.

By Catherine Mullen

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and software company Autodesk used AI to create a spider-like NASA lander.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Spider-Like Lunar Lander Developed By AI

AI helped engineers cut the lander's weight by 35 percent.

By Kristin Houser

After a sale to SoftBank fell apart, Alphabet is beginning to dissolve Schaft, the company it purchased to develop bipedal robots.
Robotics

Alphabet Cancels Walking Robot Project After Internal Turmoil

The Google parent’s bipedal robotics projects tripped over its own shoelaces.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark are proposing to use AI robots to survey water pipes under the ground. And it could save cities millions.
Artificial Intelligence

Surveillance Robots Could Help Maintain Sewer Systems

And it could save cities hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Victor Tangermann

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”
Google

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

Google is diving deeper into the healthcare sector.

By Kristin Houser

The 77th Brigade of the British Army is responsible for creating viral marketing campaigns that promote the military's interests around the world.
Future Society

The British Army has an Official Viral Content Division

The 77th Brigade is for specialists who excel in tactical marketing.

By Dan Robitzski

Governments should consider issuing their own digital currencies, the head of a global finance organization told attendees at a fintech conference.
Future Society

Head of IMF Urges Governments to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies

"The advantage is clear."

By Kristin Houser

On Monday, the British military started a four-week experiment to test out over 70 new technologies. Among them are autonomous drones.
Robotics

The UK is Testing Robots to Deliver Food and Ammo to Soldiers

But activists are worried about autonomous military bots

By Dan Robitzski

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.
Nuclear Fusion

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

The real Sun's core isn't even close to this hot.

By Kristin Houser

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense is actively building military drones that can target and kill with minimal human involvement.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The UK Is Developing Autonomous Killer Robots

The UK was opposed to autonomous weapons — until it wasn't.

By Dan Robitzski

E-cigarette brand JUUL announced it will stop selling all of its e-cigarette flavor pods in all 90,000 plus retail stores. But will it dissuade the youth?
Future Society

JUUL Will Stop Selling Flavored Vape Juice in All Retail Stores

The company decided to play nice with the FDA.

By Victor Tangermann

A Google AI team has created an AI capable of identifying new speakers in audio clips even if it's never heard the speakers before.
Google

Google’s New AI Can Recognize Voices It’s Never Heard Before

It can pinpoint the moment a new speaker joins a conversation.

By Kristin Houser

Unilever has teamed up with a squad of academics and electronics manufacturers to create a gadget that'll tell you if you have body odor.
Machine Learning

A Deodorant Maker is Using Machine Learning to Detect Your B.O.

The maker of Axe Body Spray is working on tech to detect odors.

By Jon Christian

DARPA hopes to find a way to counter Russia's missiles that can allegedly travel 20 times the speed of sound. It won't be easy.
Future Society

The Pentagon Needs Help Intercepting “Hypersonic” Nukes

The military’s research division just put out a call for project ideas.

By Dan Robitzski

The Two Fastest Supercomputers on Earth Belong to the US
Computers

The Two Fastest Supercomputers on Earth Belong to the US

The latest rankings show the U.S. coming out on top.

By Kristin Houser

According to Bloomberg, Waymo is about to announce the world's first commercial driverless car service in Phoenix, Arizona, putting them ahead of the curve.
Advanced Transport

Yep, It’s Real: Your Next Rideshare Could Be Driverless in as Soon as a Month

The program would put Waymo ahead of the curve.

By Victor Tangermann

Spanish scientists just let some photosynthetic bacteria go to town on stool samples. They turned it into biofuel and filtered out any greenhouse gases.
Bacteria

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

“Household sewage” can now be turned into hydrogen gas and useable carbon.

By Dan Robitzski

A newly uploaded video featuring a drone bike theft is probably fake, but it does draw attention to the possibility of the devices supporting crime.
Drones

Watch a Drone Steal a Bicycle

It's likely a hoax, but the video could foreshadow the future of crime.

By Kristin Houser

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist
Robotics

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist

There's a lot we could convey through a robot's appearance.

By Kristin Houser