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Elon Musks' Boring Company has been hard at work tunneling away under Hawthorne, California. But they never informed the community that they would do so.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Didn’t Ask Homeowners Before Tunneling Under Them

Only those in wealthy neighborhoods had the resources to stave off Elon’s tunnel.

By Dan Robitzski

A biotechnology firm figured out how to scan an embryo for genetic markers that predict an abnormally high or low intelligence.
Health & Medicine

New Test Predicts How Smart Babies Will Be Before They’re Born

The same technology that screens for genetic disease can check IQ.

By Dan Robitzski

In a new video, tech company Synthesia demonstrates its AI-powered dubbing tech, which could make it easy for others to create deepfakes.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Translation Tech Lawmakers Say “Threatens Democracy” in Action

It could make it easy for anyone to create deepfakes.

By Kristin Houser

A new startup called Nebula Genomics wants to reward you for your genomic data in the form of "Nebula credits." But will those ever be worth anything?
Blockchain

This Blockchain Startup Wants to Pay You for Your DNA Data

But don't expect to be paid in U.S. dollars.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Harvard scientists just launched a new initiative to steer the U.S. towards better AI policy. Soon, they'll teach Congress the basics.
Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Is Launching an “AI Bootcamp” For Tech-Phobic Lawmakers

Harvard scientists will teach elected officials the basics of AI this February.

By Dan Robitzski

The La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV sensor monitors how much UVA and UVB radiation you're getting, so you know when to get more sunscreen.
Health & Medicine

L’Oreal and Apple Built a Wearable to Measure UV Radiation

The $60, thumbnail-sized clip will tell you when it’s sunny.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers in Singapore has developed an eye patch covered in dissolvable needles that deliver drugs right into the eyeball.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Invent an Eye Patch Covered in Drug-Delivering Needles

And you'd place it in your eye yourself.

By Kristin Houser

Google engineers trained a neural net on thousands of song lyrics and classic novels. It wrote some songs and we think they're fantastic.
Google

Google Trained a Neural Net to Write Cringey Song Lyrics

Here are our favorites.

By Dan Robitzski

barnard's star planet
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Discovered the Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth

Its existence has been questioned since the 1960s.

By Sarah Marquart

Ford, Walmart, and Postmates have teamed up to develop a service in which self-driving cars deliver goods right to customers homes.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Ford and Walmart Want Self-Driving Cars to Deliver Your Groceries

You might never need to leave your house again.

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: How Visual Effects Artists Bring the Future to the Big Screen
Future Society

Glimpse: How Visual Effects Artists Bring the Future to the Big Screen

The movie magic behind your favorite sci-fi flicks.

By Catherine Mullen

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and software company Autodesk used AI to create a spider-like NASA lander.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Spider-Like Lunar Lander Developed By AI

AI helped engineers cut the lander's weight by 35 percent.

By Kristin Houser

After a sale to SoftBank fell apart, Alphabet is beginning to dissolve Schaft, the company it purchased to develop bipedal robots.
Robotics

Alphabet Cancels Walking Robot Project After Internal Turmoil

The Google parent’s bipedal robotics projects tripped over its own shoelaces.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark are proposing to use AI robots to survey water pipes under the ground. And it could save cities millions.
Artificial Intelligence

Surveillance Robots Could Help Maintain Sewer Systems

And it could save cities hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Victor Tangermann

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”
Google

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

Google is diving deeper into the healthcare sector.

By Kristin Houser

The 77th Brigade of the British Army is responsible for creating viral marketing campaigns that promote the military's interests around the world.
Future Society

The British Army has an Official Viral Content Division

The 77th Brigade is for specialists who excel in tactical marketing.

By Dan Robitzski

Governments should consider issuing their own digital currencies, the head of a global finance organization told attendees at a fintech conference.
Future Society

Head of IMF Urges Governments to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies

"The advantage is clear."

By Kristin Houser

On Monday, the British military started a four-week experiment to test out over 70 new technologies. Among them are autonomous drones.
Robotics

The UK is Testing Robots to Deliver Food and Ammo to Soldiers

But activists are worried about autonomous military bots

By Dan Robitzski

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.
Nuclear Fusion

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

The real Sun's core isn't even close to this hot.

By Kristin Houser

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense is actively building military drones that can target and kill with minimal human involvement.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The UK Is Developing Autonomous Killer Robots

The UK was opposed to autonomous weapons — until it wasn't.

By Dan Robitzski