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Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Helps Law Enforcement Find Victims of Human Trafficking

The software trawls ads to find victims quickly.

Musk Admits Automation At Tesla Factory Was a Bad Idea
Tesla

Musk Admits Automation At Tesla Factory Was a Bad Idea

Will Elon's all-nighters at the Tesla factory bring production up to speed?

EV-Charging Roads Have Arrived. Here’s Why We Do (and Don’t) Need Them.
Science & Energy

EV-Charging Roads Have Arrived. Here’s Why We Do (and Don’t) Need Them.

EVs can now power up while they're on the move.

When Can Law Enforcement Look at Your Devices? A Definitive List
Future Society

When Can Law Enforcement Look at Your Devices? A Definitive List

Seize, swipe, search?

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots
Artificial Intelligence

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots

Do we really need AI in everything?

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains
Brain

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

Technology has caught up to what we actually know about the brain, leaving several questions.

Lawmakers Want You to Be Able to Sue Robots
Robotics

Lawmakers Want You to Be Able to Sue Robots

Lawmakers want to hold smart robots responsible if they do humans wrong.

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters
Climate Change

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters

Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”
Future Society

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”

Google initially refused to remove references to the two criminal records — clearly, the tech giant is still interested in acting as the arbiter of all online information.

Uber’s CEO Knows We Need Equality To Move The World Forward
Future Society

Uber’s CEO Knows We Need Equality To Move The World Forward

Khosrowshahi is going to unclog that pipeline of getting women into leadership roles.

A New Kind of Memory Could Make RAM and ROM Obsolete
Robots and Machines

A New Kind of Memory Could Make RAM and ROM Obsolete

It's the best of both worlds, plus a little more.

Facebook Might Be Biased. But You’ll Never Hear Zuckerberg Admit It.
Future Society

Facebook Might Be Biased. But You’ll Never Hear Zuckerberg Admit It.

If the company picked a side, its profits would suffer.

The Military Wants to Make AI That Mimics the Human Brain. Experts Know There’s a Better Way.
Artificial Intelligence

The Military Wants to Make AI That Mimics the Human Brain. Experts Know There’s a Better Way.

There’s a good reason the first flying machines weren’t mechanical bats: people tried that, and they were terrible.

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug
Cancer

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

Eleven clinical trials are currently seeing if the drug can rise to the occasion.

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA
Moon

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA

Reminder: the Moon is very, very awesome.

Atlantic Circulation Weakening: No, We’re Not All Gonna Die (I Mean, Not Because Of This)
Climate Change

Atlantic Circulation Weakening: No, We’re Not All Gonna Die (I Mean, Not Because Of This)

There are many more climate-based doomsday scenarios with real data that you can worry about.

Give Kids A Crypto Wallet Instead of A Piggy Bank, Because It Has the Word Crypto In It
Cryptocurrency

Give Kids A Crypto Wallet Instead of A Piggy Bank, Because It Has the Word Crypto In It

Pigzbe wants six-year-olds to hoard "Wollo tokens" instead of quarters.

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One
Brain

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One

Scientists have known about this brain region for a while, but studies about what readings can show were flawed.

In Uber’s Vision of the Future, Every Form of Transport Is Fair Game
Advanced Transport

In Uber’s Vision of the Future, Every Form of Transport Is Fair Game

Uber wants its name to be synonymous with transport of all sorts.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony: Day 2
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony: Day 2

Members of the House got their chance to take a swipe at the piñata that is the Facebook CEO.