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Artificial Intelligence

Not Human: Major News Outlets Are Using AI to Cover the 2016 Elections

Welcome to the rise of robo-journalism.

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Energy

No More Dark Matter? A New Theory of Gravity Could Explain Away Dark Matter and Energy

Unusual actions within our universe could be explained by this new theory.

Harvard May Have Pinpointed the Source of Human Consciousness
Science & Energy

Harvard May Have Pinpointed the Source of Human Consciousness

The study could lead to new treatments for patients in comas and vegetative states.

An Old Experiment May Be the Key to Uncovering The “Theory of Everything”
Physics

An Old Experiment May Be the Key to Uncovering The “Theory of Everything”

The key to our future understanding of the universe may be hidden in the past.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Colonize the Galaxy by the 2050s, According to the “Father of Deep Learning”

“Things are going to change dramatically in the near future.”

Spacetime Is a Fluid and Black Holes are Holograms—New Research Means Our Universe Just Got Weirder
Black Holes

Spacetime Is a Fluid and Black Holes are Holograms—New Research Means Our Universe Just Got Weirder

Black holes may not violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics after all—oh, and they may actually be holograms.

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Science & Energy

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Here’s What Earth Will be Like in 500 Years

"We will not survive...without major changes in our conduct."

Orange Is the New Raspberry? Welcome to the Age of the $20 Quad-Core Computer
Computers

Orange Is the New Raspberry? Welcome to the Age of the $20 Quad-Core Computer

High power, low price.

Here’s Our Response Plan for an Incoming Asteroid
Off-World

Here’s Our Response Plan for an Incoming Asteroid

"It's not a matter of if, but when, we will deal with such a situation."

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Robots and Machines

Earth’s Most Advanced Warship is Coming Next Year

A new generation of cutting-edge warships will hit the seas by 2017.

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Artificial Intelligence

Sam Harris: Developing AI is Humanity “Building Some Sort of God”

Some fear a future where humanity are the ants beneath the boots of super-intelligent AI.

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Science & Energy

Goodbye, Range Anxiety: GM’s 238 Mile E-Car is Coming Soon

GM bolts past Tesla as it produces a long-range affordable electric car.

New Robot Can Operate on Eyes With More Accuracy Than a Human Surgeon
Robotics

New Robot Can Operate on Eyes With More Accuracy Than a Human Surgeon

This bot wants to remove human error from cataract surgery.

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NASA

Healing Human Flesh: NASA’s New High-Tech Gauze Could Accelerate Wound Recovery

A new high-tech gauze may be the bandage of the future.

DeepMind: AI is Heading to StarCraft
Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind: AI is Heading to StarCraft

The real-time strategy game will be a testing environment for AI research.

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Artificial Intelligence

Samsung Hopes the AI in the Galaxy S8 Will Help You Forget the Note 7 Explosions

Maybe we'll be able to bring the Galaxy S8 on airplanes.

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Science & Energy

Scientists Developed a Way to Immobilize and Store Radioactive Waste for Millions of Years

This could lead into new ways of disposing spent nuclear fuel.

Cyber Attack Forces Hospitals to Cancel Hundreds of Surgeries
Future Society

Cyber Attack Forces Hospitals to Cancel Hundreds of Surgeries

Medical institutions are being dealt a blow by cybercrime.

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SpaceX

SpaceX Explosion Solved! Launches Will Resume Next Month

Musk's Falcon will be ready to fly again next month.

Elon Musk: “There’s a Pretty Good Chance We’ll End Up With Universal Basic Income”
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “There’s a Pretty Good Chance We’ll End Up With Universal Basic Income”

If robots eliminate your job, who will pay your wage?