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Future Society

The Digest: Amazon Needs More Delivery Companies and Wants You to Start Them

For $10,000, you can start your own company that delivers packages exclusively for Amazon.

Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: With AI, Forecasters Can More Accurately Predict Storms And Save Lives

AI can predict what humans can't see.

Facial recognition

New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates

Snap a pic, and this app can ID the individual animal.

Advanced Transport

The Digest: Boeing’s Hypersonic Concept Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent

You could travel from NYC to Tokyo in just two hours.

Exobiology

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There

We talked to the author of a recent study that complicates the likelihood that we're alone in the universe.

Google

Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?

Duplex will be rolling out to a limited number of businesses and "trusted tester users".

Privacy

By Turning Down 23andMe, Immigration Activists Are Actually Being Responsible About Genetic Privacy

In a situation rife with abuse, some people are actually keeping migrants' rights in mind.

Neuroscience and Brain

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

We can’t program a conscious robot with a soul if we can’t agree on what that means.

Robotics

The Digest: This Floating Robot DRAGON Can Change Shape Mid-Flight

It's powerful, agile, and could eventually save lives.

Science & Energy

AirPods Meet Bose: The World’s Smartest Earphones Let You Personalize Your Audio Experience [Affiliate]

These futuristic earphones are designed specifically for the iPhone and Mac.

Robotics

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

Chances are, you already have a "robot" in your living room.

Blue Origin

The Digest: Blue Origin’s Spaceflight Tickets Will Go on Sale in 2019

But who knows what they’ll cost.

Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: Five AI Algorithms Worked Together to Beat Humans at a Strategy Game

As a team, it collected 180 years worth of experience during each day of training.

Future Society

The Digest: New Report Details AT&T’s Role in NSA Spying Initiatives

AT&T helped the NSA conduct surveillance on both Americans and foreign citizens.

Elon Musk

The Digest: Elon Musk Says Autopilot Is Getting a “Mad Max” Option

"Standard," "Aggressive," and "Mad Max" were listed as the three Blind Spot Threshold options.

Health & Medicine

The Digest: Tick Bites Have Made Thousands of Americans Allergic to Red Meat

A tiny insect bite can mean some big dietary restrictions.

Health & Medicine

A Real Whodunnit: Tech Eccentric John McAfee Claims Enemies Poisoned Him

We made some calls.

Health & Medicine

The Digest: A Marijuana-Derived Medication Is Now Approved For Sale in the U.S.

It could be young patients' only shot at relief.

Renewable Energy

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

The nation isn't exactly the last we'd suspect.

Biology

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

Miniature brains made with Neanderthal DNA grew differently from human ones.