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MIT’s New Robot Can Visually Understand Objects It’s Never Seen Before
Artificial Intelligence

MIT’s New Robot Can Visually Understand Objects It’s Never Seen Before

After it learned to pick up one shoe, the system could do the same with shoes it had never seen before.

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans
Artificial Intelligence

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans

They'll navigate complex courses in a series of four races.

Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community
Science & Energy

Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community

Need a dataset? Just Google it.

The Most Far-Out Statements From Elon Musk’s Wide-Ranging Interview With Joe Rogan
Elon Musk

The Most Far-Out Statements From Elon Musk’s Wide-Ranging Interview With Joe Rogan

We listened to the whole interview so you didn't have to.

Artificial intelligence agents in a simulated environment developed became biased against dissimilar agents without any outside influence.
Artificial Intelligence

Left Unchecked, Artificial Intelligence Can Become Prejudiced All On Its Own

Taken to its extreme, AI that runs the world could even develop an anti-human bias.

Two companies are ready to try manufacturing optical fibers aboard the International Space Station to improve their quality.
Off-World

Two Companies Are Going to Manufacture Optical Fibers in Space

The process could produce purer cables.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Could Be The Key To Longevity [Affiliate]

The future of health is on the horizon.

A group of hospitals has come together to form Civica Rx, a not-for-profit company that will manufacture in-demand generic medications.
Health & Medicine

Unhappy With a Future Ruled by Pharma, Hospitals Are Making Drugs Themselves

This nonprofit could ensure patients always get the meds they need.

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches
Off-World

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches

We don't need 10 spaceports for 29 launches per year.

Goldman Sachs is delaying plans for cryptocurrency trading operation due to regulatory uncertainty, according to a Business Insider report.
Bitcoin

Maybe Goldman Sachs Isn’t So Keen On Crypto, After All

The Wall Street bank might not be ready to dive into crypto's turbulent waters.

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body
Health & Medicine

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body

This specific kind of pill keeps the bots from releasing drugs too early.

It’s Now Way Easier to Manipulate Individual Atoms in 3D
3D Printing

It’s Now Way Easier to Manipulate Individual Atoms in 3D

The technique could make quantum computers a whole lot more sophisticated.

Social Media Giants Need Regulation From a Government That’s Unsure How To Help
Future Society

Social Media Giants Need Regulation From a Government That’s Unsure How To Help

Congress is ready to help tech companies win the war against misinformation. If only it knew how.

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space
Off-World

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space

It's an important step towards making a space elevator into a real, useful tool.

An African nation has agreed to let researchers release genetically engineered mosquitoes into the wild as part of a plan to eradicate malaria.
Health & Medicine

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are About to Fly Free in Africa

This is the first step of a long-term plan to eradicate malaria from the region.

Artificial intelligence will change life for the better. But there are reasons to be cautious as well. Five experts tell Futurism what most worries them.
Artificial Intelligence

Five Experts Share What Scares Them the Most About AI

A future governed by AI is promising. But it's also scary.

The U.S. Army is eyeing a system that traps military drones while they're on the move, which could help the devices avoid detection by enemies.
Drones

A Venus Flytrap-Like System Could Help Military Drones Avoid Detection

It can launch or capture drones while on the move.

Loungewear Infused With Science Takes Relaxation To A Whole New Level
Health & Medicine

Loungewear Infused With Science Takes Relaxation To A Whole New Level

You rest. Let the clothes do the work.

Researchers from Yale University have found a way to make 3D printing metal far easier, potentially opening up the material to consumer use.
3D Printing

We Can Now Easily 3D Print With Metal

A mechanic could 3D print the part needed to fix your car while you wait at the shop.

A year after cleaving from the Antarctic ice shelf, iceberg A68 is now on the move, exposing a long-undisturbed underwater ecosystem.
Science & Energy

A Huge Iceberg Is Moving. Now Scientists Finally Might Understand What Lives Underneath It.

This underwater ecosystem has remained undisturbed for millennia.