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Tesla

Tesla Supercharger’s Powerpacks Undaunted by Power Outage

At the moment, Tesla runs more than 7,300 Superchargers at more than 1,000 stations.

Pareidolia: Why People Think That They See Ghosts
From Quarks to Quasars

Pareidolia: Why People Think That They See Ghosts

It's the same reason humans see animals in clouds.

This Drug Puts A $750,000 “Price Tag On Life”
Health & Medicine

This Drug Puts A $750,000 “Price Tag On Life”

"If it's wrong, it's wrong."

“Electric Sails” Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space
Off-World

“Electric Sails” Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space

We could travel through the cosmos in record time.

We Can Extend Human Life By Slowing Aging, But We Can’t Stop It
Health & Medicine

We Can Extend Human Life By Slowing Aging, But We Can’t Stop It

"Either all of your cells will continue to get more sluggish, or you'll get cancer."

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses
Viruses

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

Scientists have successfully reverse-engineered the instructions that shape the assembly of viruses.

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Artificial Intelligence

These People Never Existed. They Were Made by an AI.

Watch as an AI literally creates photorealistic people.

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Future Society

“Twisted Light” Could Create an Ultra-Fast Internet and Make Fiber Optics Obsolete

It's the bandwidth of fiber, but without the requirement of physical cabling.

Machine Learning Is Making it Difficult to Tell Humans and Computers Apart
Machine Learning

Machine Learning Is Making it Difficult to Tell Humans and Computers Apart

"For common sense to be effective it needs to be amenable to answer a variety of hypotheticals — a faculty that we call imagination."

AI-Assisted Detection Identifies Colon Cancer Automatically and in Real-Time
Cancer

AI-Assisted Detection Identifies Colon Cancer Automatically and in Real-Time

The new system is 86 percent accurate in spotting tumor growth.

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Tesla

Tesla Just Announced the Site of the Largest Supercharger Station in Europe

The 42-stall site will dwarf all others on the continent.

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Advanced Transport

Nissan Just Unveiled A Singing Electric Car That Warns Pedestrians

The cars of the future will look, drive, and sound different.

Using Virtual Reality Headsets Can Cause Disorientation, Loss of Balance in Children
Virtual Reality

Using Virtual Reality Headsets Can Cause Disorientation, Loss of Balance in Children

Such side effects from using VR headsets must be addressed before the technology becomes ready for large-scale adoption.

Samsung’s Mining Rig Lets You Collect Cryptocurrency Using 40 Old Galaxy Smartphones
Bitcoin

Samsung’s Mining Rig Lets You Collect Cryptocurrency Using 40 Old Galaxy Smartphones

This is “an environmentally responsible way for old Galaxy mobile devices to breathe new life.”

Bitcoin is Splitting Into Two. Here’s What it Means for Your Investments.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin is Splitting Into Two. Here’s What it Means for Your Investments.

Bitcoin Gold is set to be created before its source code is even available to the public.

Astronomers Just Found the First Interstellar Object From Beyond our Solar System
Solar Power

Astronomers Just Found the First Interstellar Object From Beyond our Solar System

Tomorrow's tech will allow us to uncover even more never-before seen objects.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Shares First Look at Boring Company’s Tunnel Under L.A.

"Should be 2 miles long in three or four months and hopefully stretch the whole 405 [north to south] corridor from [Los Angeles International Airport] to the 101 in a year or so."

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Another State is Going to Unleash Self-Driving Cars

"We'll be giving our vehicles even more practice driving in snow, sleet, and ice.”

A New Futuristic Robot Lets Your Arms Lift Half a Ton
Robotics

A New Futuristic Robot Lets Your Arms Lift Half a Ton

Talk about superhuman strength.

Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip
Physics

Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip

What will we do when north becomes south?