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Climate Change

7 Months Later, Climate Change Still Isn’t Mentioned on the White House Website

Experts are concerned the White House’s total silence on climate change is worsening the country’s ability to confront it.

Will Wireless Connections Between Autonomous Vehicles Make Them Safer?
Self-Driving Vehicles

Will Wireless Connections Between Autonomous Vehicles Make Them Safer?

And what information would be shared between vehicles?

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Science & Energy

Cyborg Bacteria Could Be the Key to Commercially Viable Artificial Photosynthesis

A natural process has been given a synthetic upgrade.

The Geometric Structure That Is Changing Notions of Reality
Physics

The Geometric Structure That Is Changing Notions of Reality

Researchers have found a geometric structure that could redefine space-time, and provide a quantum theory of gravity.

Are These Thin, Low-Power Semiconductors The Future of Computing?
Science & Energy

Are These Thin, Low-Power Semiconductors The Future of Computing?

Silicon's days may be numbered.

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Electric Vehicles

Ford May Soon Be Fully Committed to Electric Vehicles

“We expect Ford to go ‘all-in’ on EVs. With an emphasis on pure EV."

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Advanced Transport

China Is Reviving the World’s Fastest Train

Speeds will return to 350 km/h but will be capable of going 400 km/h (248 mph).

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Artificial Intelligence

The World’s First Album Composed and Produced by an AI Has Been Unveiled

Take a moment to listen to the future.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Experts Warn That Autonomous Cars Could Make Us Reckless Drivers

Are autonomous systems making us forget how to drive?

Elon Musk’s Research Venture Has Trained AI To Teach Itself
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk’s Research Venture Has Trained AI To Teach Itself

This is part of Musk's goal of creating smart but safe AI.

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Ethereum

The Ethereum Platform Will Undergo a Major Upgrade in September

Even Ethereum’s developers aren’t sure how prices will be affected by the update.

Expert: We Still Know Very Little About the Largest Inhabited Zone on Earth
Science & Energy

Expert: We Still Know Very Little About the Largest Inhabited Zone on Earth

And that lack of knowledge could be devastating for our planet's ecology.

New Report Asserts the Earth’s Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion by 2050
Science & Energy

New Report Asserts the Earth’s Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion by 2050

That’s a 31% increase in just 33 years.

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Solar Power

Watch the Live Solar Eclipse Here, Thanks to NASA and Facebook

Couldn't find those last-minute eclipse glasses?

NASA Chief: “There is More Going on Right Now in Space Than I’ve Ever Seen in My Career”
NASA

NASA Chief: “There is More Going on Right Now in Space Than I’ve Ever Seen in My Career”

Between SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and others, it's an exciting and busy time.

Congress Is Reportedly Drafting a Bill That Will “Mainstream Digital Currency”
Future Society

Congress Is Reportedly Drafting a Bill That Will “Mainstream Digital Currency”

They want crypto to “be treated just like the American dollar.”

Solar Eclipses Reveal That the Pace of Time is Changing
Solar Power

Solar Eclipses Reveal That the Pace of Time is Changing

Our days are lengthening by about 1.8 milliseconds per century.

A New Blockchain Platform is Taking on Ethereum
Ethereum

A New Blockchain Platform is Taking on Ethereum

And the platform hopes to avoid the Bitcoin fork.

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Virtual Reality

Scientists Have Created a “Holodeck” for Flies, Fish, and Mice

And it can teach us a lot about how our brains function.

Elon Musk Leads AI Experts With Letter Urging UN to Consider Threat of Autonomous Weapons
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leads AI Experts With Letter Urging UN to Consider Threat of Autonomous Weapons

“Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare.”