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Children are susceptible to robot peer pressure, raising concerns that future bots might be able to influence children in dangerous ways.
Robotics

Children are inclined to follow a robot's lead.

A researcher has developed an algorithm that produces a person's polygenic risk score, risk of developing various health conditions, based on their genome.
Health & Medicine

One number would show your risk of developing five different diseases based on your DNA.

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists
Medical

Arigos says it could start freezing human organs by 2020.

Here’s What We Know About SpaceX’s Crewed Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX

A glimpse at the future of space travel.

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change
Climate Change

The National Defense Authorization Act included some money to help the military get ready for a warmer future.

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]
Blockchain

Blockchain came out of nowhere—and this documentary wants to know where it's going.

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data
Data Privacy

Roomrs collects your data from an extensive ensemble of smart devices, but doesn't sell any of it.

Using a combination of AI and 360-degree imaging, researchers identify a type of coral reef seemingly impervious to global warming.
Climate Change

These reefs are actually in better shape than they were 4 years ago.

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough
Hacking

Hacking U.S. elections is so easy, a child could do it.

On Friday, a CA court ruled that Monsanto owed a groundskeeper $289 million because its weedkillers containing glyphosate gave the man terminal cancer.
Cancer

5,000 other lawsuits like this one are already in the works.

Elon Musk says he plans to make Tesla's security code for autonomous vehicles freely available, allowing other automakers to use it as they see fit.
Elon Musk

Tesla's CEO tweeted that he plans to share the company's security software.

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off
Elon Musk

A new blog post sheds light on who the buyer might be.

Anew AI developed by MIT researchers can prescribe the minimum effective dose for patient with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.
Artificial Intelligence

It can dose out drugs to shrink tumors without causing the patient unnecessary pain.

Researcher presents ways hackers could manipulate today's SATCOM to affect the aviation, maritime, and military industries.
Hacking

One more thing to worry about.

NASA’s New Space Probe Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It
Science & Energy

The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch" the Sun.

QTrobot, a two-foot-tall humanoid robot, could be useful in teaching children with autism valuable social skills, according to a new study.
Robots and Machines

QTrobot holds the children's gazes for longer than humans.

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.
Science & Energy

It's the first time researchers have observed a a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun.

After refusing to ban InfoWars, Twitter's Jack Dorsey said the problem was his failure to explain Twitter's decisions. That's not the real issue.
Future Society

Jack: You’re probably mad because we don’t explain why we do what we do!

Fortnite Didn’t Do Anything New. That’s Why It Will Shape The Future Of Gaming.
Future Society

They put the best parts of other games in a big, cartoony blender, and now we can’t get enough.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech outlining the first steps toward the establishment of a new military branch, the Space Force.
Space Force

The Vice President outlines the first four steps in the plan.