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FedEx Wants To Track Packages On The Blockchain, So You’ll Know Exactly Who Dropped Your Stuff
Blockchain

FedEx Wants To Track Packages On The Blockchain, So You’ll Know Exactly Who Dropped Your Stuff

According to CEO Fred Smith, it's a case of adapt or go extinct.

Robot U: The First American A.I. Undergrad Program is Here, and Already Incredibly Elite
Artificial Intelligence

Robot U: The First American A.I. Undergrad Program is Here, and Already Incredibly Elite

Roko's Basilisk? More like Roko's Pony Keg. All hail.

Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.
Robotics

Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.

It can only put one human arm into a hospital dressing gown, but, hey, it's a start.

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon
Moon

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon

If humans do someday live on the Moon, they're going to need some place to live.

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

It also might help scientists finally agree where we store memories.

A Beautiful, 20-Year Old “New” Discovery: Jupiter Moon’s Massive Liquid Plumes
Exobiology

A Beautiful, 20-Year Old “New” Discovery: Jupiter Moon’s Massive Liquid Plumes

And they could hold secrets of alien life there, too.

It’s Begun: Facebook Just Banned 200 Apps For Abusing User Data
Meta

It’s Begun: Facebook Just Banned 200 Apps For Abusing User Data

They are not likely to be the last.

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change
Climate Change

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change

When they talk about how exactly they'll combat climate change, oil companies stay *real* light on specifics.

diabetes insulin biohub
Health & Medicine

A Patient With Diabetes No Longer Needs Insulin After Receiving A Bioengineered “Pancreas”

A pancreas-mimicking mini-organ may bring an end to diabetes.

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars
Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

The softball-sized drone will begin its first mission in early 2021.

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill
Boston Dynamics

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

Has no one watched Black Mirror?

The Next Blockchain Revolution? Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machines
Cryptocurrency

The Next Blockchain Revolution? Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machines

We'll take a cold one...on the blockchain?

Uber Gave Architects the Chance to Design Their Sci-Fi Flying Taxi ‘Skyports,’ and They Came Back With This
Advanced Transport

Uber Gave Architects the Chance to Design Their Sci-Fi Flying Taxi ‘Skyports,’ and They Came Back With This

It's starting to sound like we may have to get in line to catch a flying Uber.

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars
Advanced Transport

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars

Networked car-to-car communication could make for a smoother, greener, faster ride.

The White House Just Started An AI Task Force
Artificial Intelligence

The White House Just Started An AI Task Force

Make...AI...great? Again?

AmeriCoin: This Idea To Tokenize the US Dollar Is Compelling And Thorny
Bitcoin

AmeriCoin: This Idea To Tokenize the US Dollar Is Compelling And Thorny

Before we give everyone cryptocurrencies, we should give them internet access.

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy
Solar Power

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

The new, groundbreaking law is a game-changer for green energy.

The LAPD’s Terrifying Palantir-Powered Policing Algorithm Was Just Uncovered and Yes It’s Basically ‘Minority Report’
Artificial Intelligence

The LAPD’s Terrifying Palantir-Powered Policing Algorithm Was Just Uncovered and Yes It’s Basically ‘Minority Report’

...Minority Report, with racism!

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking
Off-World

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

One small drink for man, one giant party for mankind.

Bring the Noise: Why Electric Vehicles Need to Make More Sound, Right Now
Electric Vehicles

Bring the Noise: Why Electric Vehicles Need to Make More Sound, Right Now

Facing the music of an unsexy problem, with a sound solution.