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Science & Energy

Russia Finally Admitted the Radiation Cloud Over Europe Is Real

They acknowledged "extremely high contamination" above the Ural Mountains.

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Bitcoin

JPMorgan Is Considering Giving Their Clients Access to a New Bitcoin Product

The company might embrace bitcoin, despite a critical CEO.

New Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Poised To Transform Humanity
Prosthetics and Devices

New Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Poised To Transform Humanity

This technology is quickly creating a new kind of human.

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Elon Musk

Here’s a List of Everything Elon Musk Says He’ll Do by 2030

To begin, he's putting humans on Mars and computers in our brains.

Experts: Artificial Intelligence Could Hijack Brain-Computer Interfaces
Brain

Experts: Artificial Intelligence Could Hijack Brain-Computer Interfaces

Can we prevent AI from hacking into the human brain?

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Data Privacy

Uber Reveals Long-Kept Hacking That Jeopardized Data From 57 Million People

The company says more sensitive data wasn't compromised, though.

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Claims We Only Have a 10 Percent Chance of Making AI Safe

The tech luminary doesn't have high hopes for our future with AI.

World Governments Launch International Alliance to Eradicate Coal by 2030
Energy

World Governments Launch International Alliance to Eradicate Coal by 2030

"Reducing global coal consumption should be a vital and urgent priority for all countries and states."

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Medical

Scientists Created a Synthetic Molecule, and It Could End Antibiotic Resistance

It will take time, but a solution may be on the horizon.

Mercedes-Benz Just Unveiled New All Electric Plans
Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Benz Just Unveiled New All Electric Plans

The company is officially adding electric drive to all its commercial vans.

Google Just Admitted to Tracking Your Location Even When You Have the Settings Disabled
Future Society

Google Just Admitted to Tracking Your Location Even When You Have the Settings Disabled

Android devices have been offering up location data since the beginning of 2017.

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Neuroscience and Brain

We May Finally Have a Map That Shows How Memories Are Made

It's the first whole-brain map of electrical connectivity in the brain.

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Off-World

The Inside Scoop on Elon Musk’s Plan to Make “Insurance for Life as We Know It”

Can humans become a multiplanetary species?

How the FCC Plans to Destroy Net Neutrality
FCC

How the FCC Plans to Destroy Net Neutrality

This is a loss for us all.

Extreme Conditions of Alien Worlds Damage Spacecraft Irreparably
Off-World

Extreme Conditions of Alien Worlds Damage Spacecraft Irreparably

They don't just kill life as we know it. They also kill technology.

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Science & Energy

There’s a Metal That Conducts Electricity but Not Heat

VO2 could be used to make new window coatings that improve energy use in buildings.

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Science & Energy

We Can Observe Memories Being Passed Down Through Generations

These memories could help us fight Alzheimer's and cancer.

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy
DNA

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

A new treatment removes the pleasurable effect of methamphetamines via a specially designed antibody.

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Virtual Reality

This Humanoid Robot May be Your Next Assistant

And it uses virtual reality to let the human user see what it sees.

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Energy

Nebraska Just Approved Keystone XL Pipeline, Securing Victory. But for Whom?

While the Keystone XL pipeline now has state approval, it did not come in the form TransCanada has long been pushing for.