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Elon Musk Is Arguing With Spaceflight CEOs on Twitter. Again.
Off-World

Elon Musk Is Arguing With Spaceflight CEOs on Twitter. Again.

The United Launch Alliance's Tory Bruno is the latest victim of Musk's Twitter savagery.

drones drone delivery greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

Are Delivery Drones Actually Better for the Environment?

Maybe — but size matters.

80% of IT Jobs can be Replaced by Automation, and it’s ‘Exciting’
Artificial Intelligence

80% of IT Jobs can be Replaced by Automation, and it’s ‘Exciting’

Computers taking over IT is kind of a poetic precursor to the Singularity.

Yesterday, World Leaders Gathered at a Closed-Door Meeting to Decide the Fate of AI
Artificial Intelligence

Yesterday, World Leaders Gathered at a Closed-Door Meeting to Decide the Fate of AI

"This day is going to change history."

Masters of Our DNA: Designer Bodies Are Not Science Fiction
DNA

Masters of Our DNA: Designer Bodies Are Not Science Fiction

"Science used to be about discovery, now it is about creation."

bostondynamics doors robots manipulation SpotMini
Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini Just Unveiled a New Trick

Doors are no match for the dog-like bot.

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites
Bitcoin

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

Websites belonging to the National Health Service, the U.S. court system, and more were hijacked to mine cryptocurrency.

global pandemic
Health & Medicine

We’re Officially On the Path to a Global Pandemic

One disease could see as many as 100 million dead.

Spacex May Be Launching Its First Global Internet Satellites Next Week
SpaceX

Spacex May Be Launching Its First Global Internet Satellites Next Week

Starlink is ever so close to becoming reality.

Beyond Flint: Drinking Water Violations Affect 45 Million Americans Annually
Health & Medicine

Beyond Flint: Drinking Water Violations Affect 45 Million Americans Annually

Water quality problems can affect more than one quarter of the U.S. population in a given year.

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Falcon

Everything You Need to Know About SpaceX’s Secret Falcon Heavy Payload

The launch signaled the start of an epic human project.

Trump Wants to Put the ISS in the Hands of Private Industry
International Space Station

Trump Wants to Put the ISS in the Hands of Private Industry

In six years' time, the White House will end the station's federal support.

Scientists Tease Out How the Brain Processes Sensory Experiences
Science & Energy

Scientists Tease Out How the Brain Processes Sensory Experiences

The rat studies could eventually have implications for brain–computer interfaces.

Robots Smaller Than a Human Hair Can Starve and Shrink Cancerous Tumors
Cancer

Robots Smaller Than a Human Hair Can Starve and Shrink Cancerous Tumors

Unlike other tumor treatments, these robots don't harm surrounding healthy cells.

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Google

AI Will Give Rise to “Superhuman Workers,” Says Google X Co-Founder

AI can do the boring, repetitive work and leave the creative tasks to humans.

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades
Biology

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

Darwin thought it was related to llamas.

Dark Matter May Be a Product of Gravitational Waves with a Twist
Science & Energy

Dark Matter May Be a Product of Gravitational Waves with a Twist

"This opens another door."

Today, Michio Kaku Described What Life Will Look Like in Twenty Years
Future Society

Today, Michio Kaku Described What Life Will Look Like in Twenty Years

See the world of tomorrow, according to Michio Kaku.

Russian Nuclear Scientists Got Busted Mining Bitcoin Using Their Work Supercomputers
Bitcoin

Russian Nuclear Scientists Got Busted Mining Bitcoin Using Their Work Supercomputers

Putin's about to bring the hammer down.

NASA’s Testing a Space Submarine to Use in Titan’s Seas. It Will Be Cool. It Won’t Be Easy.
NASA

NASA’s Testing a Space Submarine to Use in Titan’s Seas. It Will Be Cool. It Won’t Be Easy.

We all live on a Titan submarine.