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Facebook is breaking the law by allowing advertisers to create and post discriminatory ads, says the federal agency in charge of housing.
Future Society

Facebook Helps Landlords Discriminate Against Minorities, Says U.S. Government

A lawsuit claims Facebook's filtering tools enable housing discrimination.

By Kristin Houser

Supply and demand don't matter anymore. Bill Gates says that American politicians have failed to adjust to an economy based on software and code.
Future Society

Bill Gates Says We Need New Economic Models That Take Tech Into Account

Legislators can't help the economy grow if they don't know how tech companies make money.

By Dan Robitzski

Director Tony Kaye's next movie with have a robot star, an AI-powered bot that he claims will be trained in acting techniques.
Artificial Intelligence

A Robot Will Become A Real-Life Movie Star

A big-name director is ready to take a chance on a robot.

By Kristin Houser

A baseball player got ejected from a game after saying that players would prefer an electronic strike zone to human umpires.
Future Society

Baseball Players Are Sick of Fallible Umpires. Robots Should Make Calls Instead.

A Cubs player was ejected after telling an ump he should be replaced with an electronic strike zone.

By Kristin Houser

In a new study, people performed better at a cognitive task when a robot supervisor was in the room — but only if the robot was mean.
Robotics

A Mean Robot Supervisor Could Make You a Better-Performing Employee

Having a not-nice bot nearby stresses people out, so they perform better.

By Kristin Houser

Google employees have once again sounded the ethics alarm over the company's actions, this time in reference to its planned Chinese search app.
Future Society

Google Employees Have Become the Company’s Moral Compass

Hundreds have written to protest Google's decision to create a Chinese search app.

By Kristin Houser

In an interview with the New York Times, Elon Musk appeared to be often "choked up." Are short-sellers really getting to Tesla's CEO?
Tesla

Tesla’s Investors Make the Company. They May Also Ruin Its CEO.

Elon Musk is fraying at the edges. Now we know why.

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just approved Natural Cycles, a contraceptive app that helps women track their fertility throughout the month, as a medical device.
Health & Medicine

The FDA Has Approved a Contraceptive App. Now More Could Flood the Market.

Critics argue that Natural Cycles is neither safe nor effective.

By Kristin Houser

China just announced new details for its Chang'e-4 lunar mission, including plans to study's the Moon's most ancient rocks for clues into its history.
Moon

China Will Send Two Robots to Study the Moon

They'll be the first to land on the Moon's far side.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a Wi-Fi weapon detection system that is both cheap and accurate at identifying bombs, explosives, and other weapons.
Future Society

To Detect Bombs Efficiently and Cheaply, Try Using Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi can do more than just connect you to the internet.

By Kristin Houser

A Colorado university just launched the world's first space resources degrees, which are designed to prepare students for off-world mining.
Off-World

Want To Snag A Job Mining Asteroids Someday? You Can Now Get Your Masters In It.

Apply to the school of (space) rock.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk's Boring Company announces the Dugout Loop, an underground tunnel designed to ferry passengers to and from LA's Dodger Stadium.
Advanced Transport

The Boring Company Plans to Drill a Tunnel to Dodger Stadium

Passengers will pay just $1 to travel to and from the stadium.

By Kristin Houser

An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that turning off location tracking doesn't actually stop Google from recording your location.
Future Society

Google May Still Be Tracking You, Even If You Opted Out

Ghosting Google may not be so simple.

By Kristin Houser

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race
Space Force

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race

We don't know how war in space will look. But establishing a Space Force ensures it'll happen.

By Victor Tangermann

Apparel startup Vollebak is selling a $695 graphene jacket that can conduct and retain heat, repel bacteria, and decrease humidity.
Graphene

You Can Now Buy The World’s First Graphene Jacket, And It’s Everything You Want It To Be

It could finally get graphene out of labs and into the world.

By Kristin Houser

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets
Elon Musk

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets

The 420 might get Musk in trouble.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers create an EV-charging robot that can autonomously charge vehicles, potentially solving the problem of charging autonomous cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Who’s Gonna Charge Autonomous EVs? Seems Like It Might Be This Robot.

The robot charges EVs, no human hands required.

By Kristin Houser

Sprint's 5G smartphone will be ready for the next-gen networks right out of the box, making it easy for consumers to take advantage of their faster speeds.
Robots and Machines

There’s a New 5G Smartphone Coming, and It Might Finally Make the Next-Gen Network Mainstream

The device will be the first to be able to connect to 5G networks right out of the box.

By Kristin Houser

Children are susceptible to robot peer pressure, raising concerns that future bots might be able to influence children in dangerous ways.
Robotics

Children Get Pretty Easily Peer Pressured By Robots

Children are inclined to follow a robot's lead.

By Kristin Houser

A researcher has developed an algorithm that produces a person's polygenic risk score, risk of developing various health conditions, based on their genome.
Health & Medicine

A $50 Genetic Test Can Tell How Likely You Are to Have a Heart Attack

One number would show your risk of developing five different diseases based on your DNA.

By Kristin Houser