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Blockchain Tech Has Never Been More Valuable or More Ready for World Domination
Bitcoin

Blockchain Tech Has Never Been More Valuable or More Ready for World Domination

Interest from Microsoft, Intel, and several large banks has the blockchain developer’s stock skyrocketing.

Ethereum Is Poised to Become the Global Blockchain of Choice
Ethereum

Ethereum Is Poised to Become the Global Blockchain of Choice

Microsoft, Intel, and BP all think it’s the database of the future.

True, Bitcoin May Become Corrupt. But Banks Already Are.
Bitcoin

True, Bitcoin May Become Corrupt. But Banks Already Are.

In the last five years, the world’s biggest banks have paid billions in fines.

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Health & Medicine

Sound Wave Blood Tests May Soon Diagnose Diseases

Doctors may be able to use the technology to reveal medical conditions quickly and easily.

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future
Energy

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future

“We are probably the only industry that is encouraging our customers to use less of our product.”

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Future Society

In Ten Years, Robots Could Replace More Than 4 Million Workers

“Robots and AI could let us produce more for less...but we need to talk about who benefits."

The Best Images Taken by Cassini
Off-World

The Best Images Taken by Cassini

It has finished its mission, but left us with some amazing photographs.

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Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Jump Starts Autonomous Taxi Service With 50 Tesla Vehicles

Dubai's roads are about to get a little bit safer.

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DARPA

DARPA: We Need a New Microchip Technology to Sustain Advances in AI

The future of AI is in specialized microchips.

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Science & Energy

An Electric Bus Just Broke the World Record for Distance Traveled on a Single Charge

It covered 1,100 miles before running out of juice.

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Prosthetics and Devices

New Eyeglass Accessory Translates Sound Into Light for the Hearing Impaired

The lights indicate the direction of the loudest sound.

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Health & Medicine

Scientists Are Developing a Vaccine That Could Prevent Tooth Decay

Your smile could be getting an extra layer of protection.

Chinese Smartphone Maker Promises to Outdo Apple With “The Real AI Phone”
Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Smartphone Maker Promises to Outdo Apple With “The Real AI Phone”

We'll find out how the Mate 10 measures up on October 16.

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Exoplanets

The ExoLife Finder Telescope Could Revolutionize the Search for Life on Exoplanets

It's first exoplanet up will be Proxima b in the Proxima Centauri star system.

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Science & Energy

Genetic Engineering Could Allow Us to Treat or Even Prevent Obesity

This could make it easier to lose unwanted weight.

A Stanford Neuroscientist is Working to Create Wireless Cyborg Eyes for the Blind
Neuroscience and Brain

A Stanford Neuroscientist is Working to Create Wireless Cyborg Eyes for the Blind

Meet the man who is making a new kind of brain-computer interface.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Was Just Used to Pay for a New Home in Texas

It's the first bitcoin-only real estate transaction.

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Science & Energy

Data From NASA’s Fifth HI-SEAS Isolation Mission Will Influence Who Goes to Mars

The team needs to have the right mix of personalities to get through the mission.

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Climate Change

New York Is the First City to Require Building Owners to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By 2035, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7 percent citywide.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Intel and Waymo Have Teamed Up to Roll Out Fully Autonomous Vehicles

"I fully expect my children’s children will never have to drive a car."