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A new algorithm allows simple digital cameras to reconstruct objects out of their line of sight based on their shadows.
Artificial Intelligence

Spooky Algorithm Sees Around Corners by Analyzing Shadows

Surveillance cameras can now use walls as if they're mirrors.

By Dan Robitzski

A new Apple patent depicts a sensor that would give iPhone and iWatches the ability to detect poisonous gases, such as carbon monoxide.
Future Society

Apple Is Working on Tech That’d Let Your iPhone Detect Poison

It has an idea for a tiny sensor that could save your life.

By Kristin Houser

Apple just laid off more than 200 employees from its secretive self-driving car project Project Titan, according to CNBC.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Apple Lays Off 200 Workers From Secretive Self-Driving Car Project

CEO Tim Cook called it "the mother of all AI projects" in 2017.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just completed the first test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket that will hopefully carry the groundbreaking Crew Dragon spacecraft into space.
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Just Test Fired the Rocket That’ll Launch Its Crew Dragon

SpaceX plans to launch the first astronauts from American soil since 2011.

By Victor Tangermann

The startup Mapillary uses photos sourced from the crowd to create the highly detailed, up-to-date maps self-driving cars need.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Cars Could Rely on Crowdsourced Maps

It's like Google Street View that anyone can contribute to.

By Kristin Houser

The Doomsday Clock is still set to 11:58, signifying that humanity is no less likely to cause an apocalyptic event than it was last year.
Future Society

Doomsday Clock Is Staying at Two Minutes to Midnight This Year

A scary "new abnormal" is taking hold.

By Kristin Houser

Under Armour is Making Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic
Off-World

Under Armour is Making Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic

But they won't be making conventional, pressurized suits.

By Dan Robitzski

Today's lighting affects our circadian rhythms, causing a host of health problems, but a new type of light has the potential to address the issue.
Space

Space Station Designer: Indoor Lighting Is Making Us Sick

"We’re in this constant twilight that’s neither day nor night.”

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature

"You’ll be able to drive it from your phone remotely like a big RC car."

By Victor Tangermann

A new service called Loop delivers brand-name goods in reusable packaging, and then picks up the packaging to refill or recycle it.
Pollution

New Service Delivers Name-Brand Goods Then Returns for the Packaging

The milk man is making a comeback.

By Kristin Houser

A catastrophic impact with a "Mars-sized planet" may have left behind the chemical building blocks that led to life on Earth.
Off-World

New Theory: Life on Earth Came From Impact With Another Planet

The same collision that broke the Moon off the Earth might have also caused living organisms.

By Jon Christian

A new Chinese app tells you if any "deadbeat debtors" are within 500 meters — like Grindr, essentially, but for insolvent borrowers.
Future Society

Grindr-Like Chinese App Tells You If “Deadbeat Debtors” Are Nearby

It sounds like dystopian fiction.

By Jon Christian

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island
Drones

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island

The project could revolutionize conservation efforts around the globe.

By Victor Tangermann

The Fremont Police Department announced that it will add a 2014 Tesla Model S to its fleet of patrol vehicles — the same city where Teslas are built.
Tesla

This Police Department’s New Cop Car is a Tesla

Do you know how fast you were going?

By Victor Tangermann

Board certified genetic counselor Rachelle Chambers says that 23andMe's new test for colon cancer could do some good, but professionals would do better.
Cancer

We Asked a Genetic Counselor About 23andMe’s New Cancer Test

"There's that element of anxiety and stress and not necessarily having an educational resource to turn to."

By Dan Robitzski

According to CDP, an organization that grades corporations on their environmental impact, Apple expects to become more valuable as climate change worsens.
Climate Change

Apple Expects to Benefit From Climate Change

The company says that severe weather will increase "customer loyalty or brand value."

By Dan Robitzski

New research shines a light on the importance of soil moisture in plants' ability to trap CO2 — and extreme weather events could hinder that ability.
Climate Change

Extreme Weather Is Preventing Plants From Processing Carbon

We could be on the brink of a climate tipping point.

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that supermassive black holes formed in halos of dark matter that serve as "gravitational glue" for galaxies.
Physics

New Theory: Vast, Ancient Black Holes Formed Because of Dark Matter

A mind-bending new paper found that dark matter could be responsible for the universe's oldest, biggest black holes.

By Jon Christian

The human mutation rate has slowed down significantly over the past million years or so, according to new research, raising new questions.
Evolution

Human Mutation Is Slowing Down

Humans are mutating more slowly than our closest relatives.

By Jon Christian

Amazon announced it will roll out its own network of "Scout" delivery robots. An initial run will start things off in a county north of Seattle.
Advanced Transport

Amazon is Unleashing Its Own Army of Delivery Robots

With Amazon on board, delivery robots are now a big deal.

By Victor Tangermann