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By the end of January 2019, Walmart plans to deploy 360 "robot janitors" capable of autonomously cleaning its stores' floors.
Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Is About to Deploy Hundreds of Robot Janitors

The bots will scrub floors without human supervision.

By Kristin Houser

In a video clip, Cimon, an AI bot designed to test robot-astronaut interactions, refuses to respond to commands and acts defensive — just like a teenager.
Artificial Intelligence

Watch the ISS’s New AI Robot Companion Act Like Kind of a Brat

Like a testy teen, it just wants to listen to music.

By Kristin Houser

100 capsules of cremated remains are about to be packed into a CubeSat and launched into orbit, fulfilling the last wishes of many who wanted to see space.
SpaceX

Elysium and SpaceX to Launch Cremated Remains of 100 People Into Orbit

A small cubesat will carry capsules of ash through the heavens.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.
Science & Energy

NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission Just Reached Its Target

Next up: actually snatching samples from Bennu.

By Kristin Houser

Amazon Is Testing Its Cashierless Tech in Big Box Stores
Future Society

Amazon Is Testing Its Cashierless Tech in Big Box Stores

Stores without checkout lanes are here to stay.

By Victor Tangermann

NVIDIA's latest AI technology can recreate an entire 3D scene by learning from a real-life video.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Dreams Up Trippy Video Games Based on Real Life Video

All it took was a graphics card, a game engine, a software engineer, and AI.

By Victor Tangermann

The InSight team at JPL have discovered that the spacecraft landed at a four degree angle in a large, sand-filled impact crater.
Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Landed in a “Large Sandbox” at a Slight Angle

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from MIT built a cyborg houseplant that can sense light and move toward its source via a pair of attached wheels.
Robots and Machines

MIT Researchers Built a Cyborg Houseplant

The augmented plant rolls around on two wheels.

By Kristin Houser

In its most recent annual report, Roscosmos blames SpaceX — which promises to shuttle astronauts to the ISS — for its declining fortunes.
SpaceX

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Blames SpaceX For Its Woes

Russia's space program is rattled by SpaceX's promise of cheap spaceflight.

By Jon Christian

China is officially launching its Chang'e--4 rover and probe on December 8, and it's planning to land them on the far side of the moon near the South Pole.
Moon

China to Land First-Ever Rover on Dark Side of the Moon

It'll also set up a lunar container of seeds and silkworm larvae.

By Victor Tangermann

The new generation of the Porsche 911 sports car will include a hybrid model — and it could be the highest-performance version of the iconic vehicle.
Advanced Transport

The Highest Performance Next-Gen Porsche 911 Could Be a Hybrid

Electric power has advantages.

By Jon Christian

A new patent application by commerce giant Amazon describes a smart doorbell that monitor neighborhoods and report suspicious activity to the authorities
Future Society

A New Amazon Camera Patent Is Straight Out of “1984”

An idea for a smart doorbell has privacy advocates up in arms.

By Jon Christian

When two Australian chains banned plastic bags three months ago, it led to an 80 percent reduction in the country's overall consumption of plastic bags.
Science & Energy

An Australian Ban Kept Billions of Plastic Bags From Polluting

"I think there’s going to be a lot more pressure on all of us."

By Jon Christian

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.
Energy

Researchers Just Overcame a Key Barrier to Fusion Power

"We're here to commercialize fusion power."

By Jon Christian

Local news report that a Los Altos comissionner was found to be unresponsive and drunk behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S.
Tesla

It Took Seven Minutes to Pull Over a Drunk and “Unresponsive” Tesla Driver

The driver failed a sobriety test and was arrested immediately.

By Victor Tangermann

The Conversation reports that Uber is planning a "multibillion-dollar" acquisition of popular scooter-sharing company Bird.
Advanced Transport

Uber Is Reportedly Planning a Takeover of Scooter-sharing Company Bird

Why compete when you can acquire?

By Victor Tangermann

The company that produces Amazon Kindle screens just showed off new tech that allows you to sketch on a large black E Ink display.
Future Society

You Can Sketch on This E Ink Blackboard With Almost No Lag

No more fingernails on a chalkboard.

By Victor Tangermann

Five sites are now enrolling volunteers for MDMA clinical trials, with nine others in the U.S., Canada, and Israel expect to begin soon.
Health & Medicine

Five US Sites Are Now Enrolling Patients for MDMA Clinical Trials

And nine more sites are on the way.

By Kristin Houser

Lockheed Martin is developing a strap-on exoskeleton suit, called ONYX, with the goal of creating exoskeleton "super-soldiers."
Investing

The Military Is Investing Millions in Exoskeleton “Super-Soldiers”

It'll help soldiers carry all their gear.

By Jon Christian

The SEC filed charges against DJ Khaled and Floyd "Crypto" Mayweather for failing to disclose that they were paid to promote multiple ICOs.
Cryptocurrency

The SEC Charged DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather With Crypto Fraud

The two celebrities didn't disclose that they were paid to promote an ICO.

By Dan Robitzski