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Security Companies Want To Use Facial Recognition To Stop School Shootings
Facial recognition

Security Companies Want To Use Facial Recognition To Stop School Shootings

More surveillance should never be the answer, especially in schools.

By Victor Tangermann

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It
Neuroscience and Brain

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It

A new study will explore the philosophical and therapeutic effects of hallucinogenic drugs.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook Wants To Make Its News More Credible With New Hires And Partnerships
Future Society

Facebook Wants To Make Its News More Credible With New Hires And Partnerships

For ‘definitely not’ a media company, Facebook is putting the pieces in place to define the future of media.

By Dan Robitzski

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All
Google

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All

"Employees, we hear you, but we're going to ignore you." - Google, basically

By Dan Robitzski

Ordering Food via Touchscreen Is so Fun You Spend More Money When You Do It
Food

Ordering Food via Touchscreen Is so Fun You Spend More Money When You Do It

Customers buy more from machines than human workers.

By Kristin Houser

It’s Now Scary to Be A White Hat Hacker Thanks to the US Government
Hacking

It’s Now Scary to Be A White Hat Hacker Thanks to the US Government

The government is suing the guy who stopped the 2017 malware attack that shut down banks and hospitals.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal. 
Mars

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal. 

The new data makes it much more likely that the Red Planet once hosted life.

By Kristin Houser

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard
Drones

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard

We are sad about the bees. Also, that this drone wasn't named Droney Appleseed.

By Dan Robitzski

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of
Off-World

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

So that we can finally understand dark matter.

By Dan Robitzski

Maybe We Haven’t Found Aliens Because They All Died From Climate Change
Climate Change

Maybe We Haven’t Found Aliens Because They All Died From Climate Change

Which fate will we choose for ourselves?

By Jacob Banas

A Dutch City Is Creating the First Habitable, 3D Printed Houses
Future Society

A Dutch City Is Creating the First Habitable, 3D Printed Houses

Say goodbye to cookie-cutter homes.

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial Bone Marrow Tissue Mimics Stem Cells’ Natural Habitat
Health & Medicine

Artificial Bone Marrow Tissue Mimics Stem Cells’ Natural Habitat

It could help us find new treatments for conditions like leukemia.

By Kristin Houser

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony
NASA

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony

To do their research, astronauts would float in a space station above Venus' toxic clouds.

By Dan Robitzski

AI Can Now Manipulate People’s Movements In Fake Videos
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Now Manipulate People’s Movements In Fake Videos

Why do we keep making tools to do this?

By Dan Robitzski

AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists
Artificial Intelligence

AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists

Letting an algorithm monitor motion-sensor cameras could change how we handle conservation.

By Dan Robitzski

The First Real Flying Car Is Open for Test Flights
Future Society

The First Real Flying Car Is Open for Test Flights

And you can learn how to pilot one in less than an hour.

By Victor Tangermann

New Facial Recognition Tech At U.S. Borders Will Scan Your Face, Whether You Like It Or Not
Facial recognition

New Facial Recognition Tech At U.S. Borders Will Scan Your Face, Whether You Like It Or Not

Making every border crossing experience just a little bit more dystopian.

By Victor Tangermann

Crypto Mining for Charity: Your Processing Power Could Save the World
Future Society

Crypto Mining for Charity: Your Processing Power Could Save the World

Browse the internet. Raise money for charity.

By Kristin Houser

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Amazon Warehouse Robots Slipped On Popcorn Butter
Robotics

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Amazon Warehouse Robots Slipped On Popcorn Butter

Consider this your daily reminder that the robots haven't taken over yet.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook Accused of Giving Users’ Personal Data To Every Major Device Maker (Updated)
Meta

Facebook Accused of Giving Users’ Personal Data To Every Major Device Maker (Updated)

Honestly, after Cambridge Analytica, not much surprises us.

By Victor Tangermann