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The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online
Future Society

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online

But it might be setting itself up for failure.

Scientists Used CRISPR to Domesticate This Delicate Fruit
Environment

Scientists Used CRISPR to Domesticate This Delicate Fruit

Domesticating a plant no longer takes a millennium.

Actually, Elon Staying at Tesla Is the Best Case Scenario
Tesla

Actually, Elon Staying at Tesla Is the Best Case Scenario

It grants Tesla all the benefits of Musk's leadership, with fewer liabilities.

The FBI forced a child abuse suspect to unlock his iPhone X using Face ID. But should law enforcement have the right to do that?
Devices

The FBI Forced A Suspect To Unlock His iPhone With His Face

But should investigators have the right to do that?

Here’s What It’s like to Drive with Tesla’s New “Mad Max” Autopilot Mode
Tesla

Here’s What It’s like to Drive with Tesla’s New “Mad Max” Autopilot Mode

The setting isn't just for Semis.

Scientists Want to Use a Plasma Beam to Push Space Junk Out of Orbit
Off-World

Scientists Want to Use a Plasma Beam to Push Space Junk Out of Orbit

It's a high-tech solution to our space debris problem.

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
Future Society

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian

How will poor governments afford basic income?

In its constant quest to get us to keep watching, streaming juggernaut Netflix is trying out a new format: choose-your-own-adventure style content.
Future Society

Netflix Plans To Try Out “Interactive” Shows

Dystopian series "Black Mirror" is the first adult show to get the interactive treatment.

You Can Now Navigate a US Airport Terminal Using Just Your Face as ID
Future Society

You Can Now Navigate a US Airport Terminal Using Just Your Face as ID

An Atlanta terminal is getting a biometric upgrade.

Segway is about to launch a new generation of personal transportation: self-balancing, motorized roller skates will launch next month.
Advanced Transport

Segway is Back With An Even More Insane Way To Move Your Feet

The Drift W1 is supposed to be the next (rolling) step in the hoverboard craze.

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement
Elon Musk

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement

The Tesla CEO is prepared to fight.

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration
NASA

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration

NASA wants boots on the Moon in 10 years and on Mars in 20. Give or take.

A new study on bipedal movement in lizards suggests adding lizard-like tails to robots could improve their ability to maneuver "off-road."
Robotics

Giving Robots Lizard-Like Tails Could Improve Their Mobility

Tails help bipedal lizards navigate obstacles more easily. Maybe they could do the same for robots.

NASA Is Looking For New Ways to Detect Alien Technology
Exobiology

NASA Is Looking For New Ways to Detect Alien Technology

We might be able to find aliens by looking for their tech.

This Week in Tech: Sept 22-28
Future Society

This Week in Tech: Sept 22-28

Horrifying caterpillar robots, flying sports cars, DNA playlists, and more.

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28
Space

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

Robotic asteroid landers, lab-grown human egg cells, electrical physical therapy, and more.

Ludicrous Mode: SEC Sues Elon Musk, Causing a Quick Drop in Tesla Stock
Elon Musk

Ludicrous Mode: SEC Sues Elon Musk, Causing a Quick Drop in Tesla Stock

The Tesla CEO's tweets are coming back to bite him.

Preventing bird collisions with planes and other manmade objects could be as simply as adding red or blue LEDs to our creations.
Science & Energy

Planes Kill Huge Numbers of Birds. LEDs Could Save Their Lives.

This simple solution could help our feathered friends survive the skies.

By labeling edited social media photos as edited, we could decrease thin ideal internalization, the belief that a woman would be better if she were thinner.
Future Society

Labelling Edited Selfies on Social Media Might Make Us Less Miserable

One easy trick to make social media a little less damaging.

This robotic finger attaches to a smartphone or tablet, allowing the device to crawl itself across a table or stroke the back of a user's hand.
Robots and Machines

Look at This Creepy Finger You Can Plug Into Your Smartphone

If the future includes smartphones with fingers, count us out.