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Researchers create an EV-charging robot that can autonomously charge vehicles, potentially solving the problem of charging autonomous cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Who’s Gonna Charge Autonomous EVs? Seems Like It Might Be This Robot.

The robot charges EVs, no human hands required.

By Kristin Houser

Sprint's 5G smartphone will be ready for the next-gen networks right out of the box, making it easy for consumers to take advantage of their faster speeds.
Robots and Machines

There’s a New 5G Smartphone Coming, and It Might Finally Make the Next-Gen Network Mainstream

The device will be the first to be able to connect to 5G networks right out of the box.

By Kristin Houser

Children are susceptible to robot peer pressure, raising concerns that future bots might be able to influence children in dangerous ways.
Robotics

Children Get Pretty Easily Peer Pressured By Robots

Children are inclined to follow a robot's lead.

By Kristin Houser

A researcher has developed an algorithm that produces a person's polygenic risk score, risk of developing various health conditions, based on their genome.
Health & Medicine

A $50 Genetic Test Can Tell How Likely You Are to Have a Heart Attack

One number would show your risk of developing five different diseases based on your DNA.

By Kristin Houser

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists
Medical

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Arigos says it could start freezing human organs by 2020.

By Dan Robitzski

Here’s What We Know About SpaceX’s Crewed Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX

Here’s What We Know About SpaceX’s Crewed Dragon Spacecraft

A glimpse at the future of space travel.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change
Climate Change

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change

The National Defense Authorization Act included some money to help the military get ready for a warmer future.

By Kristin Houser

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]
Blockchain

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]

Blockchain came out of nowhere—and this documentary wants to know where it's going.

By Futurism

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data
Data Privacy

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data

Roomrs collects your data from an extensive ensemble of smart devices, but doesn't sell any of it.

By Dan Robitzski

Using a combination of AI and 360-degree imaging, researchers identify a type of coral reef seemingly impervious to global warming.
Climate Change

AI Analysis Uncovers Coral Reefs Resistant to Climate Change

These reefs are actually in better shape than they were 4 years ago.

By Kristin Houser

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough
Hacking

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough

Hacking U.S. elections is so easy, a child could do it.

By Kristin Houser

On Friday, a CA court ruled that Monsanto owed a groundskeeper $289 million because its weedkillers containing glyphosate gave the man terminal cancer.
Cancer

Monsanto’s Court Ruling Marks a Turning Point for Cancer-Causing WeedKiller

5,000 other lawsuits like this one are already in the works.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk says he plans to make Tesla's security code for autonomous vehicles freely available, allowing other automakers to use it as they see fit.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants All Autonomous Cars to Be as Secure as Tesla’s

Tesla's CEO tweeted that he plans to share the company's security software.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off

A new blog post sheds light on who the buyer might be.

By Victor Tangermann

Anew AI developed by MIT researchers can prescribe the minimum effective dose for patient with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Make Sure Cancer Patients Get Just Enough (but Not Too Much) Treatment

It can dose out drugs to shrink tumors without causing the patient unnecessary pain.

By Kristin Houser

Researcher presents ways hackers could manipulate today's SATCOM to affect the aviation, maritime, and military industries.
Hacking

Hackers Find Earth’s Satellite Communication Systems Aren’t All That Secure

One more thing to worry about.

By Kristin Houser

NASA’s New Space Probe Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It
Science & Energy

NASA Just Launched A New Space Probe That Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It

The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch" the Sun.

By Kristin Houser

QTrobot, a two-foot-tall humanoid robot, could be useful in teaching children with autism valuable social skills, according to a new study.
Robots and Machines

Interacting With This Therapy Bot Can Help Children With Autism Perfect Their Social Skills

QTrobot holds the children's gazes for longer than humans.

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.
Science & Energy

Scientists Observe a Star That Spews Plasma — And It’s Not Our Sun

It's the first time researchers have observed a a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun.

By Kristin Houser

After refusing to ban InfoWars, Twitter's Jack Dorsey said the problem was his failure to explain Twitter's decisions. That's not the real issue.
Future Society

Explaining Its Decisions Isn’t Going To Make Twitter Better

Jack: You’re probably mad because we don’t explain why we do what we do!

By Dan Robitzski