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Once again, Facebook has been caught offering advertisers the ability to specifically market to neo-Nazis and people interested in Nazi music.
Future Society

Facebook Reportedly Let Marketers Advertise to Nazis

Advertisers can pay to make sure their messages reach neo-Nazis.

By Dan Robitzski

Virgin Galactic's suborbital space plane VSS Unity reached a maximum altitude (apogee) of 240,000 feet or 45 miles(73 km) on its fifth test flight.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane Soars to New Heights

Beth, the passenger, became the first woman to enter space on a US commercial vehicle.

By Victor Tangermann

"Zombie deer disease" is spreading amongst animal populations, and experts are concerned it could make the leap to humans.
Health & Medicine

“Zombie” Deer Disease Could Spread to Humans, Experts Warn

"It’s possible the number of human cases will be substantial and will not be isolated events."

By Kristin Houser

The senators and representatives who oppose the Green New Deal have accepted several times more fossil fuel money than its supporters.
Environment

Senators Opposing Green New Deal Are Drowning in Fossil Fuel Cash

They accepted seven times as much money as the proposal's co-sponsors.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have discovered a star in the Andromeda Galaxy that explodes every year — the first of its kind in the known universe.
Off-World

Scientists Discovered a Star That Explodes Every Year

It's the first star of its kind in the known universe.

By Jon Christian

When news broke of He Jiankui's infamous gene editing research, an academic journal published his ethical guidelines. Now the article has been retracted.
Future Society

Journal Retracts Ethics Article by Doctor Who Gene Edited Babies

Maybe the guy who opened Pandora's Box shouldn't write ethical guidelines.

By Dan Robitzski

In-Ear Language Translators May Soon Be Here, Thanks to Waverly Labs
Future Society

In-Ear Language Translators May Soon Be Here, Thanks to Waverly Labs

This is a new take on "a world without language barriers."

By Colin Aboy

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 just touched down on the surface of Ryugu for the third time to collect samples after firing a bullet at its surface.
Off-World

Japan Just Landed a Robot Spacecraft on an Asteroid

The spacecraft successfully fired a bullet at the surface of an asteroid.

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the specific genetic edits performed on now-living humans by Chinese scientist He Jiankui could have broader-than-expected impacts.
Brain

Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Babies “Likely” Boosted Their Brainpower

The first two humans with genetically boosted cognition and memory may already be born.

By Dan Robitzski

The University of Cambridge has launched a new center focused on finding ways to use AI to address problems with the environment.
Environment

Cambridge: AI Might Help Us Avoid “Environmental Catastrophe”

The university's new center will explore ways AI could help save the planet.

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

It could become the first privately built vehicle to reach the lunar surface in human history.

By Victor Tangermann

self-driving car company Waymo recently shared a video showing one of its autonomous vehicles being waved through an intersection where the light was out.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Car Obey Police Hand Signals

Waymo's autonomous vehicles can be waved through a broken traffic light.

By Dan Robitzski

Yerba santa, a plant dubbed the "holy herb" by native California tribes, could have a previously unknown medical use as an Alzheimer's treatment.
Treatments

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

A plant native to California could help in the battle against Alzheimer's.

By Kristin Houser

NASA commissioned SpaceX and Boeing to develop shuttles for crewed missions. Upcoming test flights may be delayed as NASA found several safety flaws.
Boeing

NASA Warns SpaceX and Boeing About Safety Flaws in Spacecraft

NASA found several problems with both companies' systems that could delay crewed missions.

By Dan Robitzski

China's state-run media outlet Xinhua adds a female AI news anchor to its news team, and she'll make her professional debut in March.
Artificial Intelligence

China Unveils the World’s First Female AI News Anchor

She'll join a pair of male AIs already delivering the news in China.

By Kristin Houser

During a recent interview with law professor Jonathan Zittrain, Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly insisted against all evidence that Facebook promotes privacy.
Privacy

Mark Zuckerberg Insists That Facebook Promotes Privacy

"Thinking about Facebook as an innovator in privacy is certainly not the mainstream view."

By Dan Robitzski

A new NASA page beams weather data from the space agency's InSight lander, on the Red Planet, straight to your web browser.
NASA

NASA Lander Now Provides Daily Martian Weather Reports

And you can check them out here.

By Jon Christian

NASA and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are working on sending an underwater drone to the deepest points of the Earth's oceans.
Exobiology

NASA’s New Deep-Sea Submarine Could Eventually Look for Aliens

The goal is to explore the "hadal zone," many miles beneath the surface.

By Victor Tangermann

Trump Calls For “6G,” Which Doesn’t Exist
Future Society

Trump Calls For “6G,” Which Doesn’t Exist

Let's focus on actually setting up 5G first.

By Dan Robitzski

The firm that won an international competition to design a robotics museum in Seoul plans to have robots "in charge" of the construction.
Robotics

Robots Are Building a Robotics Museum

The museum's construction will be its first exhibit.

By Kristin Houser