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NASA

SpaceX Will Be Ready to Transport Humans in April 2019, NASA Estimates

It's later than anyone hoped, but, hey, at least it looks like it's going to happen.

Universal Basic Income

Ontario Ends Its Three-Year Basic Income Trial After Just One Year

“It was certainly not going to be sustainable.”

Science & Energy

Engineers Use CRISPR to Create A New Species With Just One Chromosome

For yeast, one chromosome works about as well as 16.

Virtual Reality

Augmented Reality Recreates A New York City Not Seen for Centuries

Inventing America brings New Yorkers to Governor’s Island, circa 1623.

Science & Energy

A Warm Water Mass Called “The Blob” Is Killing Alaska’s Cod

The state's governor is calling the population's decline a disaster.

Prosthetics and Devices

Think You Could Do More if You Just Had an Extra Hand? You’re Probably Right.

Training with this robotic limb could improve your ability to multitask.

Health & Medicine

We Can Now Successfully Transplant Lab-Grown Lungs in Pigs

It's a strong signal that it could work for humans, too.

Meta

Facebook Just Shut Down Dozens of Fake Pages

And they won't be the last.

Future Society

Experts Answer: Who Is Actually Going to Suffer From Automation?

Is it time to start thinking about a career change?

Mars

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

SpaceX's CEO shrugs off 20 years of NASA research.

Artificial Intelligence

This AI-Operated Robotic Hand Moves With “Unprecedented Dexterity”

A single algorithm can teach AI to do very different tasks, like juggle dice or play video games.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber Kills Self-Driving Truck Division, Clearing the Road for Tesla

The path ahead just got a little less crowded.

Mars

Here Are The Finalists For NASA’s Mars Habitat Design Competition

It's gotta be easy to build, but still protect humans from temperature changes and radiation.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptomining Malware Is Infecting Corporate Networks Worldwide

You might not even notice that PowerGhost is on your computer, using its power to mine crypto for some hacker.

Future Society

Dentists Are Now Using Tech to Monitor Patients’ Stress Levels

You might not dread your next cleaning.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Coaches Are Here To Unleash Your Inner LeBron

HomeCourt could be the first of many apps to use AI to offer elite-level coaching for everyone.

Off-World

Surprise! Virgin Galactic Just Did A Test Launch of Its SpaceShipTwo Spaceplane

This was its third powered test flight.

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Rekognition Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress to Mugshots

ACLU's test illustrates why law enforcement officials shouldn't rely on the system.

Artificial Intelligence

The “Biometric Mirror” Judges You The Way We’ve Taught It To: With Bias

This AI makes snap judgements about your personality based on how you look.

Blockchain

The Rise Of An “Assassination Marketplace” Shows The Dark Side of Decentralized Networks

Augur was intended to allow people to predict things without interference of a central authority. But, of course, the internet ruined it.