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Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams

The network wants to eliminate the delay between when a violent livestream begins and when the system takes it down.

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial
Neuroscience and Brain

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

A new amputation technique can give people a more realistic sense of feeling.

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.
3D Printing

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.

Damaged corneas can cause vision problems or even blindness. We could soon have a new way to help people get new ones.

China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.
Science & Energy

China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.

The staggering amount of paper and plastic we shipped to China in the past will have to find a new home.

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data
Data Privacy

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

New laws in Vermont and proposed legislation in California would require companies to be more transparent in how user data is stored and sold.

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips
Off-World

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips

Space travel is rough on the body.

Here’s What Ambien Can Actually Do To You
Health & Medicine

Here’s What Ambien Can Actually Do To You

Perhaps it’s best to turn off your phone and go right to bed.

We Can Now Treat Sick Babies With Stem Cells Before They’re Even Born
Health & Medicine

We Can Now Treat Sick Babies With Stem Cells Before They’re Even Born

Baby Elianna is alive and seems to be healthy, thanks to a first-of-its-kind treatment.

Papua New Guinea Is About To Block Facebook To Curtail Hate Speech, Fake Profiles, And Porn
Future Society

Papua New Guinea Is About To Block Facebook To Curtail Hate Speech, Fake Profiles, And Porn

The government intends to explore how Facebook has been misused, but some in Papua New Guinea say they're about to lose their right to free speech.

Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots
Robotics

Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots

The 50,000-member union wants to work with robots, not be replaced by them.

Facial Recognition Experts Perform The Best With An AI Sidekick
Facial recognition

Facial Recognition Experts Perform The Best With An AI Sidekick

Trained forensic experts can match faces better when paired with an AI vs. another human.

Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor
Quantum Physics

Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor

It won't power your car as you travel through time, but it could help usher in the age of quantum computing.

Smart Roads Could Soon Call An Ambulance, Connect You to the Internet
Internet Of Things

Smart Roads Could Soon Call An Ambulance, Connect You to the Internet

Exciting sci-fi vision of the future, or highway to hell?

Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says
Self-Driving Vehicles

Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says

Someday we could eliminate car crashes altogether. But we're not there yet.

These NIH Experts Don’t Think Info From Genetic Databases Should Be Used in Court
Data Privacy

These NIH Experts Don’t Think Info From Genetic Databases Should Be Used in Court

Yes, it helped authorities nab the alleged Golden State Killer. But maybe that's where it should end.

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”
Cryptocurrency

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”

Crypto may be fairly new, but what drives this unrecognized addiction probably isn't.

The Military Wants Bulletproof Batteries For Armor
Military

The Military Wants Bulletproof Batteries For Armor

Combining protective gear with batteries would lighten each solider's load.

Personalized, Brainwave-Guided Movies Are Cool, As Long As You’re The One Steering
Future Society

Personalized, Brainwave-Guided Movies Are Cool, As Long As You’re The One Steering

Maybe hold off on this film for date night.

Should Bots Have a Right to Free Speech? This Non-Profit Thinks So.
Artificial Intelligence

Should Bots Have a Right to Free Speech? This Non-Profit Thinks So.

Does the First Amendment apply to AIs, too?

Microsoft Announces Tool To Catch Biased AI Because We Keep Making Biased AI
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Announces Tool To Catch Biased AI Because We Keep Making Biased AI

Flagging prejudiced algorithms won't keep them from being made in the first place.