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A team of four universities is working on the comprehensive guide to all existing space law, a field they argue is currently too jumbled to make sense of.
Off-World

These Four Universities Are Trying to Figure Out Space Law

They won't draft any new legislation, but will assemble every rule pertaining to space that's out there.

MIT researchers suggest we pay attention to the oceans' color to track marine ecosystem changes caused by climate change.
Global Warming

Global Warming Is Changing the Oceans’ Color

MIT researchers predict 50 percent of the ocean will change color by 2100.

The Chinese government built an AI that finds signs of local corruption — but local officials in many areas are shutting it down.
Artificial Intelligence

China Built an AI to Detect Corruption and Officials Shut it Down

Did it work too well?

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors member proposed to ban facial recognition outright, calling for an approval process for any future surveillance tech.
Future Society

San Francisco Is Considering a Ban on Facial Recognition

Should the government be forced to justify new surveillance tools?

The 2019 Super Bowl ads featured a slew of robots and artificial intelligences. Here's a roundup of the tech-centric commercials.
Robotics

Here’s a Roundup of All the Super Bowl Ads About Robots and AI

Tech was the star of Super Bowl LIII — during the commercials, anyways.

SpaceX test fired its Raptor engine designed for its Starship spacecraft for the first time. And the videos are incredible.
Starship

Watch SpaceX Test-Fire the Starship Engine for the First Time

Turn up your speakers.

Researchers say they've built a robot arm that can construct a self-image — which they frame as a step toward machines that are truly self-aware.
Artificial Intelligence

New Robot Is “On The Path to Machine Self-Awareness,” Says Creator

"We believe that this ability is on the path to machine self-awareness."

The U.S. Army has placed a $39 million order for tiny reconnaissance drones, small enough to fit in a soldier's pocket or palm.
Drones

The US Army Is Equipping Soldiers With Pocket-Sized Recon Drones

The palm-sized drones are meant to give soldiers a "lethal edge."

Yoshua Bengio opened up in a new interview about his anxiety about how China is using deep learning to surveil and manipulate large populations.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of Deep Learning: China’s AI Tech Is “1984 Big Brother”

"This is the 1984 Big Brother scenario. I think it’s becoming more and more scary."

A do-it-yourself biohacker named Bryan Bishop says that he's working on technology to gene-hack designer babies. He says he has a customer lined up.
Prosthetics and Devices

Rogue Bitcoin-Funded Biohacker Wants to Gene-Hack Designer Babies

"I describe him as the closest thing to an AI in human form."

Laser scientists say a machine learning breakthrough has smashed the standing record for a fusion power yield using machine learning.
Energy

Laser Scientists Just Tripled Their Fusion Power Yield

The next step: try again, but with a bigger laser.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blamed the company's decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce on its Starship and Starlink projects this week.
SpaceX

Elon Musk Blames SpaceX Layoffs On “Absolutely Insane Projects”

"SpaceX has two absolutely insane projects that would not only bankrupt the company."

The wildly popular video game "Fortnite" made history yesterday with a live show by EDM artist Marshmello that reportedly drew millions of viewers.
Future Society

Live Concert Inside “Fortnite” Drew More Viewers Than Woodstock

Is this the future of entertainment?

New Tech That Sucks Carbon From Chimneys Has “Tremendous Potential”
Environment

New Tech That Sucks Carbon From Chimneys Has “Tremendous Potential”

It takes 24 percent less energy than conventional methods.

The FBI had to reiterate the FAA's decision to declare a "no drone zone" around the Super Bowl stadium in Atlanta. Six drones were confiscated already.
Drones

The FAA Declared a “No Drone Zone” During the Super Bowl in Atlanta

Local law enforcement officers have already confiscated six drones.

Researchers developed artificial skin that could give its wearer — robotic or human — superhuman capabilities like sensing strong magnetic fields.
Health & Medicine

Artificial “Electronic Skin” Could Warn Humans of Impending Danger

It's Spider-Man's "Spidey-Sense" come to life.

Researchers from MIT have created a smart pill that expands in the stomach — and they have no shortage of ideas for how it could improve human health.
Health & Medicine

This Smart Pill Grows 100 Times Bigger Once It’s in Your Stomach

It can stay in your stomach for up to a month.

Chinese media report that one of Tesla competitor Nio's cars shut down in the middle of a Beijing traffic jam after the driver triggered a software update.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor Traps Driver For an Hour While It Completes Software Update

The driver triggered the update in the middle of a Beijing traffic jam.

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter
Artificial Intelligence

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter

It's getting hard to tell humans and bots apart.

Family Tree DNA, recently celebrated as the most privacy-minded consumer genetic testing company, is now granting database access to the FBI.
Data Privacy

This DNA Testing Company Gave Its Data to the FBI

Do you want cops poking around your genetic data?