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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

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

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

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

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

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

New Image Confirms a Black Hole is Swallowing Our Galaxy
Science & Energy

New Image Confirms a Black Hole is Swallowing Our Galaxy

Don't worry, it's only devouring our galaxy slowly.

By Kristin Houser

With a spinal implant boosting paralyzed people's brains' commands, they were able to walk short distances for the first time since their injuries.
Health & Medicine

A Spinal Implant Is Helping Paralyzed People Walk Again

Early test runs show promising results, but the device isn’t a cure-all.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is hard at work on a "factory" that'd let future Mars missions — or even colonists — extract rocket fuel from Martian soil.
NASA

NASA Scientists Think They Can Extract Rocket Fuel From Martian Soil

Promising NASA research could make Mars missions far more realistic.

By Jon Christian

Lime Recalled Thousands of Scooters Because They Were Catching Fire
Advanced Transport

Lime Recalled Thousands of Scooters Because They Were Catching Fire

Because blocking sidewalks wasn't annoying enough.

By Victor Tangermann

A slew of tech billionaires, including Bill Gates and Richard Branson, are determined to make cost-effective nuclear fusion a reality.
Science & Energy

Tech Billionaires Are Pouring Money Into Fusion Research

Branson, Bezos, and Gates are investing big in fusion companies.

By Kristin Houser