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The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change
Climate Change

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change

The National Defense Authorization Act included some money to help the military get ready for a warmer future.

By Kristin Houser

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]
Blockchain

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]

Blockchain came out of nowhere—and this documentary wants to know where it's going.

By Futurism

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data
Data Privacy

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data

Roomrs collects your data from an extensive ensemble of smart devices, but doesn't sell any of it.

By Dan Robitzski

Using a combination of AI and 360-degree imaging, researchers identify a type of coral reef seemingly impervious to global warming.
Climate Change

AI Analysis Uncovers Coral Reefs Resistant to Climate Change

These reefs are actually in better shape than they were 4 years ago.

By Kristin Houser

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough
Hacking

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough

Hacking U.S. elections is so easy, a child could do it.

By Kristin Houser

On Friday, a CA court ruled that Monsanto owed a groundskeeper $289 million because its weedkillers containing glyphosate gave the man terminal cancer.
Cancer

Monsanto’s Court Ruling Marks a Turning Point for Cancer-Causing WeedKiller

5,000 other lawsuits like this one are already in the works.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk says he plans to make Tesla's security code for autonomous vehicles freely available, allowing other automakers to use it as they see fit.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants All Autonomous Cars to Be as Secure as Tesla’s

Tesla's CEO tweeted that he plans to share the company's security software.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off

A new blog post sheds light on who the buyer might be.

By Victor Tangermann

Anew AI developed by MIT researchers can prescribe the minimum effective dose for patient with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Make Sure Cancer Patients Get Just Enough (but Not Too Much) Treatment

It can dose out drugs to shrink tumors without causing the patient unnecessary pain.

By Kristin Houser

Researcher presents ways hackers could manipulate today's SATCOM to affect the aviation, maritime, and military industries.
Hacking

Hackers Find Earth’s Satellite Communication Systems Aren’t All That Secure

One more thing to worry about.

By Kristin Houser

NASA’s New Space Probe Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It
Science & Energy

NASA Just Launched A New Space Probe That Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It

The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch" the Sun.

By Kristin Houser

QTrobot, a two-foot-tall humanoid robot, could be useful in teaching children with autism valuable social skills, according to a new study.
Robots and Machines

Interacting With This Therapy Bot Can Help Children With Autism Perfect Their Social Skills

QTrobot holds the children's gazes for longer than humans.

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.
Science & Energy

Scientists Observe a Star That Spews Plasma — And It’s Not Our Sun

It's the first time researchers have observed a a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun.

By Kristin Houser

After refusing to ban InfoWars, Twitter's Jack Dorsey said the problem was his failure to explain Twitter's decisions. That's not the real issue.
Future Society

Explaining Its Decisions Isn’t Going To Make Twitter Better

Jack: You’re probably mad because we don’t explain why we do what we do!

By Dan Robitzski

Fortnite Didn’t Do Anything New. That’s Why It Will Shape The Future Of Gaming.
Future Society

Fortnite Didn’t Do Anything New. That’s Why It Will Shape The Future Of Gaming.

They put the best parts of other games in a big, cartoony blender, and now we can’t get enough.

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech outlining the first steps toward the establishment of a new military branch, the Space Force.
Space Force

Here’s How President Trump and His VP Plan to Get Their Space Force

The Vice President outlines the first four steps in the plan.

By Kristin Houser

Open-source tool Social Mapper can help white hat hackers keep up with the black hats, but also has the potential to create more of the latter.
Hacking

Facial Recognition Tool That Tracks People Across Social Media Now Available to Hackers

Is Social Mapper leveling the playing field? Or creating more bad guys?

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created an AI than can find scientists that deserve (but don't have) Wikipedia pages, helping close the site's gender gap.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Shining a Spotlight on Women Scientists That Were Previously Overlooked

Quicksilver finds scientists that deserve Wikipedia entries but don't have them yet.

By Kristin Houser

New York City Council Capped The Number Of Ubers Allowed On City Streets
Future Society

New York City Council Capped The Number Of Ubers Allowed On City Streets

It's hard to be an Uber driver. This cap might help. But Uber doesn't think so.

By Victor Tangermann

Unexplained “Sonic Attacks” Were Reported In China. Here’s What We Know.
Science & Energy

Unexplained “Sonic Attacks” Were Reported In China. Here’s What We Know.

Sonic attacks or insecticide?

By Leslie Nemo