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NVIDIA's latest AI technology can recreate an entire 3D scene by learning from a real-life video.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Dreams Up Trippy Video Games Based on Real Life Video

All it took was a graphics card, a game engine, a software engineer, and AI.

By Victor Tangermann

The InSight team at JPL have discovered that the spacecraft landed at a four degree angle in a large, sand-filled impact crater.
Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Landed in a “Large Sandbox” at a Slight Angle

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from MIT built a cyborg houseplant that can sense light and move toward its source via a pair of attached wheels.
Robots and Machines

MIT Researchers Built a Cyborg Houseplant

The augmented plant rolls around on two wheels.

By Kristin Houser

In its most recent annual report, Roscosmos blames SpaceX — which promises to shuttle astronauts to the ISS — for its declining fortunes.
SpaceX

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Blames SpaceX For Its Woes

Russia's space program is rattled by SpaceX's promise of cheap spaceflight.

By Jon Christian

China is officially launching its Chang'e--4 rover and probe on December 8, and it's planning to land them on the far side of the moon near the South Pole.
Moon

China to Land First-Ever Rover on Dark Side of the Moon

It'll also set up a lunar container of seeds and silkworm larvae.

By Victor Tangermann

The new generation of the Porsche 911 sports car will include a hybrid model — and it could be the highest-performance version of the iconic vehicle.
Advanced Transport

The Highest Performance Next-Gen Porsche 911 Could Be a Hybrid

Electric power has advantages.

By Jon Christian

A new patent application by commerce giant Amazon describes a smart doorbell that monitor neighborhoods and report suspicious activity to the authorities
Future Society

A New Amazon Camera Patent Is Straight Out of “1984”

An idea for a smart doorbell has privacy advocates up in arms.

By Jon Christian

When two Australian chains banned plastic bags three months ago, it led to an 80 percent reduction in the country's overall consumption of plastic bags.
Science & Energy

An Australian Ban Kept Billions of Plastic Bags From Polluting

"I think there’s going to be a lot more pressure on all of us."

By Jon Christian

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.
Energy

Researchers Just Overcame a Key Barrier to Fusion Power

"We're here to commercialize fusion power."

By Jon Christian

Local news report that a Los Altos comissionner was found to be unresponsive and drunk behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S.
Tesla

It Took Seven Minutes to Pull Over a Drunk and “Unresponsive” Tesla Driver

The driver failed a sobriety test and was arrested immediately.

By Victor Tangermann

The Conversation reports that Uber is planning a "multibillion-dollar" acquisition of popular scooter-sharing company Bird.
Advanced Transport

Uber Is Reportedly Planning a Takeover of Scooter-sharing Company Bird

Why compete when you can acquire?

By Victor Tangermann

The company that produces Amazon Kindle screens just showed off new tech that allows you to sketch on a large black E Ink display.
Future Society

You Can Sketch on This E Ink Blackboard With Almost No Lag

No more fingernails on a chalkboard.

By Victor Tangermann

Five sites are now enrolling volunteers for MDMA clinical trials, with nine others in the U.S., Canada, and Israel expect to begin soon.
Health & Medicine

Five US Sites Are Now Enrolling Patients for MDMA Clinical Trials

And nine more sites are on the way.

By Kristin Houser

Lockheed Martin is developing a strap-on exoskeleton suit, called ONYX, with the goal of creating exoskeleton "super-soldiers."
Investing

The Military Is Investing Millions in Exoskeleton “Super-Soldiers”

It'll help soldiers carry all their gear.

By Jon Christian

The SEC filed charges against DJ Khaled and Floyd "Crypto" Mayweather for failing to disclose that they were paid to promote multiple ICOs.
Cryptocurrency

The SEC Charged DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather With Crypto Fraud

The two celebrities didn't disclose that they were paid to promote an ICO.

By Dan Robitzski

Technology research group MERL Tech investigated the lofty claims of 43 blockchain startups. In a new report, the group claims none of them delivered.
Blockchain

Out of 43 Blockchain Startups, Zero Have Delivered Products

Ambitious white papers and press releases don't matter if your tech doesn't do anything.

By Dan Robitzski

A smart dress that detects every time its wearer is touched shines a spotlight on sexual harassment in Ogilvy's "Dress for Respect" video.
Future Society

We Shouldn’t Need a Smart Dress to Show How Often People are Harassed in Public

Its wearers couldn't go five minutes without being touched.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk admitted he tried to get a license to Mario Kart for every Tesla car. But Nintendo didn't play ball.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tried to Bring “Mario Kart” to Your Tesla Model 3

And Nintendo shot him down.

By Victor Tangermann

Pest control may soon take the form of a system of satellites, working with computer models, to forewarn farmers of potential pest problems.
Future Society

How Satellites Are Warning African Farmers About Pest Invasions

The agricultural revolution keeps on evolving.

By Jacob Banas

A new report finds that almost half of the coal plants in the world are losing money. In the coming years, that number will only grow.
Climate Change

More Than 40 Percent of the World’s Coal Plants Lose Money

No more excuses — it's time to go solar.

By Dan Robitzski