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Warren Buffett believes that electric cars are the future. He thinks American automakers will move in that direction whether or not the government helps.
Advanced Transport

Warren Buffett: “Electric Cars Are Very Much in America’s Future”

American automakers may innovate all on their own

By Dan Robitzski

A Navy researcher thinks he's created a room-temperature superconductor, and if he has, the device could radically change the world of energy.
Military

US Military Files Patent for Room-Temperature Superconductor

It could be the energy breakthrough we've been waiting for.

By Kristin Houser

The Lunary Library, a backup copy of human knowledge, is on its way to the moon, where it will serve as an archive in case things go wrong on Earth.
Moon

Israeli Moon Lander Is Carrying a Vast Backup of Human Knowledge

Just in case civilization collapses.

By Dan Robitzski

This Beast-Mode Electric Skateboard Goes a Ridiculous 45 MPH
Advanced Transport

This Beast-Mode Electric Skateboard Goes a Ridiculous 45 MPH

"All cost considerations aside, how much power can we stuff into a little box?"

By Victor Tangermann

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a tiny, uncrewed drone that's meant to destroy remote ground targets from 40 miles away.
Drones

The Maker of AK-47 Rifles Just Unveiled a “Suicide Drone”

"I think of it as democratizing smart bombs."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which touched down in 2014, experienced a "hiccup" while booting up last week. For now, it's back online.
Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Recovers After Serious Glitch

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

By Jon Christian

Certain electric vehicle advocates are excited about so-called "refillable batteries": lithium ion cells which can be refilled with charged electrolyte.
Science & Energy

Bold New Idea: Recharge Electric Cars by Filling Them at the Pump

Fill 'er up!

By Jon Christian

An app called Join Papa lets senior citizens summon "on-demand grandkids," much like you'd order food on Seamless or a car on Uber.
Future Society

Senior Citizens Are Using an App to Order “On-Demand Grandkids”

It's like Uber, but for fighting crushing loneliness.

By Jon Christian

Famed investor Warren Buffett warned in his annual letter of a "megacatastrophe," which he said will cause unprecedented havoc.
Climate Change

Warren Buffett Warns of Upcoming “Megacatastrophe”

"When such a mega-catastrophe strikes, we will get our share of the losses and they will be big – very big."

By Jon Christian

China says it's developing a non-lethal weapon that uses millimeter microwave radar tech to inflict horrible pain on targets.
Future Society

China Says Its New Microwave Weapon Inflicts Horrible Pain

The millimeter microwave gun causes excruciating nerve pain, said a government source.

By Jon Christian

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to send its first passengers to space as soon as this year aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Off-World

Jeff Bezos: New Shepard Will Launch First People Into Space “This Year”

"it's not a race."

By Victor Tangermann

Employees at Microsoft signed a letter calling for the company to cancel a military contract that would supply U.S. Army soldiers with HoloLens AR headsets. 
Virtual Reality

Employees Demand Microsoft Cancel U.S. Army HoloLens Contract

"Intent to harm is not an acceptable use of our technology."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and SpaceX decided to proceed with plans yesterday for the first ever test flight, dubbed Demo-1, of SpaceX's Crew Dragon passenger spacecraft.
Crew Dragon

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon’s First Test Flight

All systems are go for just one week from now.

By Victor Tangermann

YouTube pulled programmatic ad placements on a number of anti-vaccination or anti-vax related channels, BuzzFeed News reports.
Future Society

YouTube Starts Pulling Ads on Anti-Vaccination Videos

Many advertisers don't want to be associated with anti-vax content.

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that introducing autonomous vehicles to the Washington D.C. area could worsen inequality and explores solutions.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Scientists Warn Self-Driving Cars Could Worsen Inequality

They suggest fining single-passenger autonomous vehicles to promote carpooling.

By Dan Robitzski

During a ceremony announcing Opportunity's death, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said the agency is "well on [its[ way" to discovering alien life.
NASA

NASA Chief: Space Agency “Well on Our Way” to Discovering Aliens

"The goal is to discover life on another world."

By Kristin Houser

A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals that several popular health tracking apps send data to Facebook without ever asking or informing users.
Meta

Those Health Apps Send Your Biometric Data Straight to Facebook

Sensitive medical data entered into 11 popular apps goes to the tech giant.

By Dan Robitzski

A fast food AI platform is taking orders at a drive-thru in Colorado, and it could be the latest sign that restaurants are prepared to lean on automation.
Artificial Intelligence

This Fast Food Drive-Thru Is Now Using AI to Take Orders

It's like the Siri of the fast food industry.

By Kristin Houser

The continued legalization and acceptance of marijuana could be a problem for the alcohol industry, according to a new report.
Future Society

Legal Marijuana Could Threaten the Alcohol Industry, Says Report

People might start choosing weed over wine.

By Kristin Houser

When an Arizona hospital went bankrupt, its servers full of people's medical records went offline. Now its patients need access to get medical care.
Medical

Hospital Goes Out of Business, Pulls Medical Records Offline

"Without those records, we can't go forward. We can't make me better."

By Dan Robitzski