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There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots
Artificial Intelligence

There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots

The system is so affordable that it could usher in a new era of robotics, in which almost everyone can participate.

Apple Unveils Tool That Cuts You Off If You Spend Too Much Time on Your iPhone
Future Society

Apple Unveils Tool That Cuts You Off If You Spend Too Much Time on Your iPhone

Put down the smartphone.

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight
Cancer

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight

As scientists learn more about how genes affect disease, treatments can be more tailored for each individual patient.

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security
Science & Energy

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

But it looks an awful lot like they're keeping a failing industry afloat.

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech
Artificial Intelligence

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech

The algorithm will stop internet toxicity, just as long as it includes a curse word.

7 Futuristic Things To Do With Your Body When You Die
Future Society

7 Futuristic Things To Do With Your Body When You Die

“I think people are tired of being put in a wooden box in the ground.”

A “Smart” License Plate: To Buy or Not to Buy?
Future Society

A “Smart” License Plate: To Buy or Not to Buy?

Digital plates are rolling out in California. The question is if they're worth buying.

There’s Now A Religion Based On the Blockchain. Yes, Really.
Blockchain

There’s Now A Religion Based On the Blockchain. Yes, Really.

Matthew Liston may be its founder, but he's no Cryptsiah.

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky
Health & Medicine

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky

The FDA already had a program to let terminally ill people access experimental drugs.

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics
Google

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics

Internal emails reveal the scale of Project Maven.

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”
Meta

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”

Many suspect it's a ploy to suppress free speech instead.

This Filter Makes Your Photos Indecipherable to Facial Recognition Software
Facial recognition

This Filter Makes Your Photos Indecipherable to Facial Recognition Software

With the filter, software can't even tell that a photo contains a face.

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores
Artificial Intelligence

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores

To anyone who played Sims, this looks pretty familiar.

The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans
Health & Medicine

The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans

If it works, the treatment could go a long way towards improving the lives of people with sickle cell disease.

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains
Brain

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

It could help patients better understand their medical conditions so they can decide on how to treat them.

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight
Robotics

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… kinda both?

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income

A similar trial stopped early in Finland. But maybe it'll work in the US.

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply
Food

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply

The global tide may slowly be turning in favor of GMOs.

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions
Hacking

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions

The hackers may have been inspired by "Silicon Valley."

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger
Robotics

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

The tiny bot blurs the line between the living and nonliving.