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Virtual Reality Has Reached A “Tipping Point.” It’s Officially Here to Stay.
Virtual Reality

“It’s not hype anymore."

MIT researchers have created nanobots that can travel via an aerosol spray, potentially opening up a new field in robotics.
Nanotech

We could be witnessing the birth of a new field in robotics.

That major pledge against building autonomous killing machines is a great start, but it has some glaring holes in what it covers.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Artificial intelligence can be dangerous even if its not housed in a terminator.

VR horror game Bring to Light adjusts gameplay based on feedback from a heart rate monitor
Virtual Reality

It will literally push you to your limits.

Federal Agencies Propose Major Changes to Endangered Species Act
Environment

“These proposals would slam a wrecking ball into the most crucial protections for our most endangered wildlife."

Chinese state-backed companies just made huge investments in U.S. based Hyperloop startups. But will it solve China's stifling traffic problems?
Investing

The race to open China's first hyperloop track is on.

we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA's Apollo curator keeps them for future generations.
Moon

Starting 49 years ago today, astronauts started bringing back moon rocks. Now scientists have 842 pounds of it to experiment on.

WhatsApp has announced plans to update how users forward content, presumably in an effort to address mob violence in India.
Future Society

The app makes it easy to spread rumors that are getting Indians killed.

Elon Musk Is Sending A Team of Engineers To Help Rescue Trapped Thai Boys
Elon Musk

The question is: will his tactic actually work?

Malta has announced plans to created the world's first decentralized stock exchange
Blockchain

"It is the first time in history that security tokens can be offered and traded in a legally binding way."

Blue Origin launched another New Shepard rocket, successfully engaging its capsule's emergency motor after separation.
Blue Origin

Both the rocket and its capsule nailed the landing.

we may see manned missions to the moon. Science, politics, and celestial cash grabs are at the forefront of why people want to go back.
Moon

There hasn’t been a person on the moon since 1972.

Alphabet has inked a deal with a Kenyan telecom to bring its balloon-powered internet to rural and suburban parts of Kenya
Future Society

About a third of Kenya's population still can't get online. That might soon change.

A Spanish tech startup decided to ditch artificial intelligence to make its chatbot platform more approachable
Artificial Intelligence

Chatbots don't need to be smart. They just need to work.

Google agreed to work with UN Environment to create a platform that gives the world access to valuable environmental data.
Climate Change

The U.S. government has bowed out, so the company is stepping up.

This Wearable Controller Lets You Pilot a Drone With Your Body
Drones

The suit cuts down learning time and improves steering.

Rolls Royce just unveiled the latest iteration of its cockroach-like robots designed to enter airplane engines and help repair them.
Robotics

It could cut the time needed for a repair from 5 hours to 5 minutes.

Facebook Needs Humans *And* Algorithms To Filter Hate Speech
Meta

For now, AI is too blunt a tool to identify hate speech well. But it's too big a task for humans alone.

Recently-acquired Facebook documents reveal what it would take to get kicked off facebook for hates peech or propaganda.
Future Society

How does your racist aunt (or InfoWars) get away with posting so much loosely veiled propaganda?

Hundreds of AI experts just signed a pledge vowing to never develop lethal autonomous weapons and calling for their global ban.
Artificial Intelligence

"AI weapons that autonomously decide to kill people are as disgusting and destabilizing as bioweapons."