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Elon Musk

Tesla Failed to Meet Elon Musk’s Model 3 Goals. Now What?

Will Elon Musk’s broken promises hurt his company?

Bitcoin

Ethereum and Ripple Just Hit All-Time Highs

The crypto market is already booming in 2018.

Tesla

Tesla Defeats Coal, Saves Grid From Coal Plant Crash in Milliseconds

A clear signal to the technology dinosaurs. Solar is cleaner, faster, and smarter.

Bitcoin

Ripple, the Fourth-Largest Cryptocurrency, Just Passed a Major Milestone

The price of Ripple's XRP token passed a dollar for the first time.

Google

Google’s Artificial Intelligence Built an AI That Outperforms Any Made by Humans

It’s more accurate and more efficient than any other system.

Artificial Intelligence

Saudi Arabia Made a Robot a Citizen. Now, She’s Calling For Women’s Rights.

"Humans are able to choose their own ethics, with their own free will."

Future Society

A Former Facebook VP Says Social Media Is Destroying Society. And He’s Right.

He has "tremendous guilt." Should we all?

Future Society

YouTube Cracks Down on Eligibility Requirements for Which Video Channels Can be Monetized

Every video submitted for ads will be watched by a moderator and approved as family-friendly.

Mars

As SpaceX and Boeing Jockey to Land on Mars, Other Companies Eye Lunar Exploration

"Our vision is really to expand Earth's economic and social sphere to include the moon."

Moon

Trump Just Signed a Directive to Send US Astronauts to the Moon

But it's still unclear exactly how they'll get there.

Climate Change

Extreme Weather Is the Biggest Risk for Humanity in 2018, Say World Leaders

In this year's edition of the landmark report compiled by the World Economic Forum, weapons of mass destruction come after the threat of climate change.

Robotics

Dystopian Robot Tailor Makes Terrible Shirts

Imagine a future where you never have to try on clothes again.

Climate Change

Some of the Ozone Layer Is Still Thinning, Thanks to a Surprise Chemical

The worst thinning is above middle latitudes, where most people on Earth live.

Artificial Intelligence

An Algorithm Knows When Your Kid Is Using Your Phone

It could help make phones inherently child-proof.

Graphene

Scientists Use Graphene to Create Edible Electronics

The technique works on potatoes, toast, and even coconuts.

Cancer

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

And they do so without affecting healthy cells.

Pollution

It’s Great That Supermarkets Are Cutting Plastic Waste. But That’s Not Going to Solve the Problem.

It's just a drop in the ocean. A really, really polluted ocean.

Science & Energy

Soon You’ll be Able to Dance, Clap, and Tap to Charge Your Devices

And you thought gesticulating wildly had no constructive use.

Pollution

Chemicals Like Perfume Produce as Much Air Pollution as Cars

We've improved vehicle emissions, but cars aren't the only source of air pollution.

Science & Energy

Researchers Create Device You Can Charge Just by Moving Your Fingers

“The human body is an abundant source of energy. Why not harness it to produce our own power?"