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A new machine learning algorithm built by 20th Century Fox can compare movie trailers and predict which films will appeal to an audience.
Machine Learning

Fox is Using Machine Learning to Predict Which Movies Will be Hits

The algorithm assumes people will like movies with similar trailers.

By Dan Robitzski

The military and government labs are building new navigation and steering devices that use quantum physics and Earth's magnetic field.
Advanced Transport

Quantum Navigation Could be as Accurate as GPS, Without Satellites

Quantum devices could keep you safe from GPS hackers.

By Dan Robitzski

A US warship just succesfully intercepted a dummy nuclear missile with another missile for the second time. But will it actually prevent disaster?
Nuclear Fusion

Watch a Missile Smash a Dummy Nuclear Warhead Out of the Sky

It's like shooting a bullet out of the sky with another bullet.

By Victor Tangermann

Cryptocurrency millionaire Jeffrey Berns is building a blockchain city in the Nevada desert surrounding Tesla's Gigafactory.
Blockchain

A Millionaire Is Building a Blockchain Utopia in the Nevada Desert

And he's buying up the land around Tesla's Gigafactory.

By Kristin Houser

Palau will ban all coral reef-damaging sunscreens by 2020. It's a small but important drop in the bucket if we want to stop bleaching.
Environment

A Sunscreen Ban Won’t Save the Coral Reefs, but It’s a Good Start

It's like the plastic straw ban all over again.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers find clear evidence of a link between the radio waves emitted by certain cell phones and cancer in male rats.
Cancer

Your Cell Phone Could Cause Cancer — Under Very Specific Conditions

We now have "clear evidence" of a link between cancer and cell phones. Sort of.

By Kristin Houser

A recent phase II clinical trial showed evidence that MDMA treatment, in addition to psychotherapy, might be able to help people with PTSD.
Health & Medicine

MDMA Therapy Eliminated PTSD Symptoms In 76 Percent of Patients

But there’s still a long way to go before the FDA approves it.

By Dan Robitzski

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”
Tesla

Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”

And he's very, very excited about it.

By Victor Tangermann

New AI Thinks Like a Scientist to Explain the Physics of Virtual Worlds
Physics

New AI Thinks Like a Scientist to Explain the Physics of Virtual Worlds

The algorithm is the first to simplify what it learns into theories.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers discover that one area of the Red Planet was likely once home to dozens of Martian lakes, giving us a clue in the hunt for evidence of life.
Mars

Mars Used To Be Dotted With Life-Friendly Lakes

Researchers identified 33 spots where lakes likely existed.

By Kristin Houser

A recent poll, admittedly one with little scientific rigor, found that many people in tech sector think their companies are doing beneficial work.
Future Society

Some Big Tech Employees Fear The Future They’re Creating

A new survey found some tech workers aren't sure what it's all for.

By Dan Robitzski

Cornell researchers created a shape-shifting robot that knows when it should reconfigure itself to complete various tasks.
Robotics

Watch This Remarkable Robot Transform Itself to Tackle Various Tasks

It reshapes itself as needed.

By Kristin Houser

Clean coal doesn't exist, but burning it in as clean a way as possible could give us more time to adopt clean, renewable energy around the world.
Climate Change

Tweaking Coal Plant Emissions Could Slow Down Climate Change

Fossil fuels have no long-term future. But we could burn them in a greener way.

By Dan Robitzski

Glimpse: Utopian Fiction Could Help Us Unlock the Bright Future We Never Imagined
Future Society

Glimpse: Utopian Fiction Could Help Us Unlock the Bright Future We Never Imagined

We're drawn to narratives like Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. But they're not helping us create a better world.

By Luke Kingma

Automakers Hyundai and Kia will beginning adding a solar roof to select cars in 2019, allowing the Sun's energy to help power the vehicles.
Solar Power

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Car With a Solar Roof in 2019

Automakers are finally getting serious about solar-powered cars.

By Kristin Houser

Malta launched a new AI task force to develop a plan for safe, effective, beneficial AI. It will also determine how a robot might earn citizenship.
Artificial Intelligence

The Island Nation Malta Created a Citizenship Test for Robots

The country is preparing to enter the AI big leagues.

By Dan Robitzski

China is sharing its censorship and surveillance knowledge with other nations, including many in Africa, according to a new report.
Future Society

China Is Helping African Nations Spy on Their Citizens

The country is schooling others on how to control citizens online.

By Kristin Houser

Microsoft's underwater data center off the cost of Scotland could be the first of many the company deploys to support its cloud technology.
Science & Energy

Microsoft’s Underwater Data Center Is Actually Working, Says CEO

Cooling servers is hard work. Why not let the chilly ocean do it?

By Kristin Houser

Whether it's to manage the world better than we do or give us new insight into how our own minds work, many experts agree we should make a human-level AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Why Should We Bother Building Human-Level AI? Five Experts Weigh In

Machines as smart as people could build a much better future.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk claimed that Tesla's cars will soon be able to "follow you like a pet" and take directions "like a big [remote controlled] car."
Tesla

Musk: You’ll Be Able to Remote Control Your Tesla Within 6 Weeks

But the CEO has a long history of missing deadlines.

By Jon Christian