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Future Society

Technology Could Allow Us to Bring the Dead Back to Life

Because our lives are about more than just our biology.

SoftBank CEO Promises “Super Artificial Intelligences” With IQ of 10,000 in 30 Years
Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank CEO Promises “Super Artificial Intelligences” With IQ of 10,000 in 30 Years

Singularity "is happening in this century for sure. I would say there is no more debate, no more doubt."

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Google

Google’s AI Is A “New Paradigm” That Unites Humans and Machines

The company’s early investment is paying off.

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Universal Basic Income

It’s Time to Shift Our Society to Robotic Labor and a Basic Income

We need to give our work to the machines.

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Advanced Transport

Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Billion in Virgin Galactic to Advance Space Travel Projects

The investment will also be used by Virgin Galactic's spin-off companies, Virgin Orbit and The Spaceship Company.

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Computers

Here’s What a World Powered by Quantum Computers Will Look Like

They will reshape society as we know it.

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Robotics

Walmart Is Getting New Employees, and They’re Robots

The robot workers are 50 percent more productive than human employees.

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Quantum Physics

Scientists Have Discovered a New Material That Could be Crucial to Quantum Computers

Copper iridate could play a pivotal role in preserving quantum states for long periods of time.

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Artificial Intelligence

Computer System Beats CAPTCHA Checks By Thinking More Like a Human

The study trained a system to cross-reference what it knows about individual characters.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

NVIDIA CEO Says We’re 4 Years Away From Fully Autonomous Cars

Are we ready for this drastic shift?

Hubble Discovery Suggests We May Need New Physics to Explain Dark Matter
Physics

Hubble Discovery Suggests We May Need New Physics to Explain Dark Matter

Wobbling galaxy clusters contradict current theories about the mysterious form of matter.

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Robotics

For the First Time Ever, a Robot Was Granted Citizenship

Sophia says she is "very honored and proud of this unique distinction."

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Treatments

Breakthrough Treatment Restores Voluntary Movement to Paralyzed Man’s Legs

"This data is proof of principle that the human nervous system has much greater recovery capabilities than expected."

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Future Society

San Francisco Has Approved a Plan For City-Wide Fiber Internet

The Bay would join 95 other US cities currently wired with fiber optics.

Ethereum Has Had an Incredible Year So Far
Ethereum

Ethereum Has Had an Incredible Year So Far

And it's only going to get better.

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Energy

Toyota Just Announced a Deadline for the Phasing out of Gas Engines

They hope to reduce their vehicles' CO2 emissions by 90 percent.

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Biology

Blood-Thinning Drugs Found to “Reduce Risk of Dementia by 48 Percent”

The best part? These pills are already available for use.

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Science & Energy

The Air Force Gave SpaceX an Extra $40 Million to Develop Their Raptor Engine

The project is set to be completed by April 2018.

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DARPA

DARPA’s New Brain Device Increases Learning Speed by 40%

Brain stimulation may be the key to quicker learning.

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Advanced Transport

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car Zooms at 340 Km/H for its First Public Test

The goal is to reach speeds of up to 1,610 km/h.