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Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself
Google

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself

Hopefully it opens up the "black box" of neural networks.

By Dan Robitzski

Experts predict we won't reach universal internet access until 2050, leaving many people in low-income regions without this basic human right.
Universal Basic Income

Universal Internet Access Is at Least 30 Years Away, Say Experts

The World Wide Web might not be truly worldwide for decades.

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, astronomers observed the birth of a new, ultra-dense stellar corpse that could be either a black hole or a neutron star.
Black Holes

Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Birth of a Black Hole

If so, it's the first birth of a black hole observed in human history.

By Dan Robitzski

A survey on AI development reveals that less than half of Americans are in support of the technology's advancement, worrying experts.
Artificial Intelligence

Just 41 Percent of Americans Support Advancing AI

"The public’s support for the development of AI cannot be taken for granted."

By Kristin Houser

In a public radio interview, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Congress to spend more time listening to reports of unidentified aircraft.
Space

Former Senator Wants Congress to Listen to UFO Reports

“We have hundreds and hundreds of people that have seen the same thing.”

By Victor Tangermann

A steam-powered spacecraft prototype funded by NASA has the potential to explore planets, asteroids, and other space objects indefinitely.
Off-World

See the Steam-Powered Probe That Could Explore Space Forever

It could hop from asteroid to asteroid indefinitely.

By Kristin Houser

IBM’s New AI System Can Compose Logical Arguments
Artificial Intelligence

IBM’s New AI System Can Compose Logical Arguments

Next thing we know, it'll be arguing in the comment section.

By Dan Robitzski

The suborbital version of Space's Starship rocket is almost ready for lift-off, based on a new photo tweeted by CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

Elon Musk Shares Photo of SpaceX’s First Starship

See the rocket designed to take us to Mars.

By Kristin Houser

China's moon lander just sent back more pictures, including a 360 degree panorama, and a video taken during its landing.
Moon

Here’s a 360 Degree Lunar Panorama Taken by China’s Moon Lander

There's even a video of the landing.

By Victor Tangermann

By watching a black hole devour a star, researchers from MIT were able to determine that it's spinning faster than 50 percent the speed of light.
Black Holes

Here’s Why MIT Scientists Are Watching a Black Hole Devour a Star

A black hole is finally giving up its secrets.

By Kristin Houser

The Earth's magnetic field is behaving erratically, and researchers can't update an important model of it until the government shutdown ends.
Science & Energy

Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Behaving Erratically, Baffling Scientists

Magnetic north is moving away from Canada and towards Siberia.

By Kristin Houser

Continental came up with a vision of the future of delivery that involves robot dogs climbing stairs and ringing doorbells.
Robot Dogs

New Robot Dogs Can Deliver Your Lunch Right to Your Desk

When the dog becomes the mailman.

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time, a woman who received a uterus transplant through robot-assisted surgery is pregnant and due to give birth in a few months.
Health & Medicine

A Woman Is Pregnant Following a Robot-Assisted Uterus Transplant

The robots made the donation process much less invasive.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Princeton University and the Department of Energy say they've discovered a new way to stabilize super-heated plasma in fusion reactions.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discovered a New Way to Stabilize Fusion Reactions

One easy trick to tame super-heated plasma.

By Jon Christian

Based on a CES demo video, BMW's self-driving motorcycle can now move far more deftly, making tight turns and effortlessly switching directions.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch BMW’s Self-Driving Motorcycle Go for a Spin at CES

It's learned a few new tricks since September.

By Kristin Houser

Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop AI for Google and Microsoft, predicts that AI will automate 40 percent of the world's jobs in 15 years.
Google

Former Google Exec: AI Will Replace 40 Percent of Jobs in 15 Years

"I believe [AI] is going to change the world more than anything in the history of mankind."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

By Victor Tangermann

A drug sponge that fits into a patient's vein to help minimize the side effects of chemotherapy could have a short path to FDA approval.
Health & Medicine

“Drug Sponge” Sits in Veins During Chemo to Minimize Side Effects

It could make chemotherapy more tolerable for cancer patients.

By Kristin Houser

A team of astronomers say they've discovered the brightest quasar ever observed in the early universe, which shines with the power of 600 trillion Suns.
Off-World

Newly Spotted Quasar Is 600 Trillion Times Brighter Than the Sun

Don't stare into the quasar.

By Jon Christian

mosquito
Health & Medicine

Mosquito “Birth Control” Could Prevent Millions of Deaths

The deadliest creature on Earth may have finally met its match.

By Kristin Houser