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Uber Gives Us The First Glimpse Of What It Wants Its Flying Taxi To Look Like
Advanced Transport

One flying taxi to rule them all?

Elon Musk: These Are the 5 Most Important Problems We Need to Solve
Elon Musk

"Stuff doesn't need to change the world just to be good."

Environmental Problems Go Hand In Hand With Social Injustice. North Carolina Wants to End That.
Environment

These problems disproportionately affect minorities and the poor.

A New MIT Project Could Bring Driverless Cars to Rural Roads
Advanced Transport

A system to let your autonomous car take the road less traveled.

Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Have “Decided” Not to Swerve To Prevent The Fatal Crash
Self-Driving Vehicles

If true, it's bad news for Uber, and autonomous driving.

Uber Plans To Launch Flying Taxis With Technology That Doesn’t Exist
Advanced Transport

Let's get those Ubers off the road and into the sky.

Criminals Are Now Using Swarms Of Small Drones To Befuddle Law Enforcement
Drones

The regulations for consumer drones are coming, but they're not here yet.

Safe Injection Facilities Show Cities Are Willing To Treat The Real Causes of Addiction
Health & Medicine

America's "War on Drugs" has historically treated illegal drug use as a crime problem and not a public health problem.

Welsh Police Used Face Scanning Software That Incorrectly Flagged Thousands
Artificial Intelligence

In one day, 92 percent of all matches were false positives.

As “Smart Cities” Come Into Focus, California Laws Seek To Limit Surveillance Technology
Future Society

Oakland is the latest city to give surveillance tech more oversight.

Yes! Futurism’s New App Is Here. Meet the Geniuses Behind It.
Future Society

Call me, app push me, if you want to reach me.

A Robot That Can’t Pick Up Fluff Caused Tesla’s Model 3 Delays
Tesla

Yes, a flufferbot. No, it's not a sandwich.

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)
Mars

By probing Mars' interior, this mission could teach us about how our solar system's planets formed.

The Army Is Afraid Soldiers Will Be Distracted From Information Overload. AI Could Help.
Artificial Intelligence

The AI would decide what to tell soldiers, and when to tell them.

Investors Sue Ripple for Allegedly Violating Security Laws
Blockchain

They claim Ripple is just a "never-ending ICO."

Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working
Brain Implants

Patients could face "serious consequences" under the wrong circumstances.

The Royal Wedding Will Use Facial-Recognition AI For Our Entertainment
Artificial Intelligence

Just what you need to stop saying, "Who the heck IS that?"

So, Yeah: Facebook Is Mining Your Instagram Photos, Too
Meta

You probably shouldn't be surprised. But the reason why is kind of crazy.

Ill-Fitting Clothes: One More Thing We (Probably) Won’t Have to Deal With in the Future
Future Society

Amazon wants you to send lots of 3D scans of your body so you never need to return clothes you bought online.

Hawaii’s Sunscreen Ban Will Attempt to Protect Struggling Coral Reefs
Pollution

Fortunately, there are reef-safe alternatives.