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Ridesharing app Uber agreed to pay a whopping $148 million fine today for covering up a 2016 hack — and bribing the hackers not to release the data.
Advanced Transport

Does Uber Have Any User Trust Left To Spare?

Uber just agreed to pay $148 million for covering up a 2016 hack. User trust is already shaky.

Japanese space exploration company ispace is teaming up with SpaceX on two lunar missions, one in mid-2020 and the other in mid-2021.
Moon

SpaceX Will Send Another Company’s Robots to the Moon in 2021

It's helping an XPRIZE competitor finally reach the lunar surface.

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Robotics

Culturally Sensitive Robots Are Here to Care for the Elderly

They adjust their actions based on a person's cultural background.

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DNA

Scientists Wiped Out a Mosquito Population by Hacking Their DNA With CRISPR

It's the first time a gene drive drove a population to collapse.

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Artificial Intelligence

This AI Stops People From Lighting up Cigarettes at the Gas Pump

It alerts gas station staff to any signs of unsafe behavior.

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DNA

Spotify Will Make a Playlist Based on Your DNA

This is a collaboration we could do without.

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Science & Energy

We Can Now See Individual Cells in This Mummy’s Hand

In the future, we'll know a lot more about the past.

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Artificial Intelligence

This Musician Created an AI to Write Songs For Him, And They’re Pretty Strange

An “auxiliary human” composed the lyrics and melodies.

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts
Future Society

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts

One for China, one for everyone else.

Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.
Science & Energy

Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.

Steel is a really useful material. It'd be better if we could make it without emitting so much carbon dioxide.

Scientists Just Took A “Spectacular Step” Towards Lab-Grown Human Egg Cells
Health & Medicine

Scientists Just Took A “Spectacular Step” Towards Lab-Grown Human Egg Cells

We've never been this close to creating human eggs.

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid
Off-World

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid

The robots have landed. We repeat, the robots have landed.

The Digest: Yes, China Is Winning the A.I. Race, Because How the Hell Could They Lose It?
Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: Yes, China Is Winning the A.I. Race, Because How the Hell Could They Lose It?

It's about resources, one of which is unobstructed state control.

When Will We Have Artificial Intelligence As Smart as a Human? Here’s What Experts Think
Artificial Intelligence

When Will We Have Artificial Intelligence As Smart as a Human? Here’s What Experts Think

Robots in the movies can think creatively, continue learning over time, and maybe even pass for conscious. Why don't we have that yet?

Electrical Stimulation Helped A Man With Paralyzed Legs Walk Again
Health & Medicine

Electrical Stimulation Helped A Man With Paralyzed Legs Walk Again

He took 331 steps, traversing more than the length of a football field.

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.
Future Society

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.

“Very few things are more important now to the future of humanity than design ethics.”

Americans Are Living Longer. That Will Mean More People With Alzheimer’s.
Health & Medicine

Americans Are Living Longer. That Will Mean More People With Alzheimer’s.

Within 40 years, the number of Americans with Alzheimer's will almost triple, the CDC predicts.

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg
Science & Energy

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg

It's a cartoonish scheme, but Cape Town may soon be desperate for water.

This Week in Tech: Sept 15-21
Future Society

This Week in Tech: Sept 15-21

Flying cars, hydrogen-powered trains, SpaceX updates, and more tech stuff.

The World’s First Practical Quantum Computer May Be Just Five Years Away
Quantum Computing

The World’s First Practical Quantum Computer May Be Just Five Years Away

A practical quantum computer would leave your desktop in the dust.