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Welcome to the Age of 5G. No One Can Agree On Whether That’s A Good Thing.
Future Society

Welcome to the Age of 5G. No One Can Agree On Whether That’s A Good Thing.

It'll probably help consumers... eventually.

Bitcoin and Ether Aren’t Securities, Says SEC Official
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Ether Aren’t Securities, Says SEC Official

That would mean at least two cryptos fall outside the SEC's jurisdiction.

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords
Neuroscience and Brain

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

An experimental new treatment helped paralyzed rats walk and grasp sugar cubes again.

This Robot Is Here to Draw Your Blood
Health & Medicine

This Robot Is Here to Draw Your Blood

Don't worry about a robot with a needle — it draws blood better than humans do.

Hold Up, Boring Company Is Making Tunnels For Cars Now?
Advanced Transport

Hold Up, Boring Company Is Making Tunnels For Cars Now?

I guess they ditched the skates.

Was That Script Written By A Human Or An AI? Here’s How To Spot The Difference.
Artificial Intelligence

Was That Script Written By A Human Or An AI? Here’s How To Spot The Difference.

That Olive Garden commercial script was probably not written by an AI.

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians

We prefer our autonomous vehicles safe, not reckless.

Genetic Analysis Helped The AP Catch Sketchy Fisheries
Future Society

Genetic Analysis Helped The AP Catch Sketchy Fisheries

Something definitely smells… fishy.

China Is Rolling Out A Mandatory Program That Puts Tracking Chips In Every Car
Future Society

China Is Rolling Out A Mandatory Program That Puts Tracking Chips In Every Car

It's probably not just to combat gridlock.

UC Berkeley Finally Scores a Win With Two CRISPR Patents
Prosthetics and Devices

UC Berkeley Finally Scores a Win With Two CRISPR Patents

Just how big a deal they are, though, is debatable.

Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its Surroundings
Google

Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its Surroundings

The algorithm only needs a couple perspectives to figure out what objects look like.

Here Are The Best Candidates in the Competition to Design A Personal Flying Device
Advanced Transport

Here Are The Best Candidates in the Competition to Design A Personal Flying Device

They don't look like the jetpacks in the movies, but they are very cool.

Have Poor Vision? Let These Super Clunky Glasses Focus Your Eyes For You
Health & Medicine

Have Poor Vision? Let These Super Clunky Glasses Focus Your Eyes For You

The Autofocal mimics the way your eyes naturally shift focus.

NASA: Don’t Start Mourning the Opportunity Rover Just Yet
NASA

NASA: Don’t Start Mourning the Opportunity Rover Just Yet

"We're concerned, but we're hopeful."

A New AI Algorithm Can Track Your Movements Through A Wall
Artificial Intelligence

A New AI Algorithm Can Track Your Movements Through A Wall

And generate a stick figure based on your movements.

A New Browser Plug In Wants To Help You Fight Fake News
Future Society

A New Browser Plug In Wants To Help You Fight Fake News

And it doesn't involve Facebook at all.

Bitcoin’s 2017 Surge Was the Result of Manipulation, Experts Say
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s 2017 Surge Was the Result of Manipulation, Experts Say

2017 was Bitcoin's year. Or so it appeared. 

This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around The House
Artificial Intelligence

This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around The House

As long as that future involves you making a salad.

Scientists Developed a Vaccine That Could Protect 350 Million Lives
Science & Energy

Scientists Developed a Vaccine That Could Protect 350 Million Lives

Finally, hope for protection against a very old threat.

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way
Off-World

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

The technique could help us find the youngest planets in our galaxy.