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Facebook Is Training Its Artificial Intelligence to Understand Language
Facebook is training its AI to understand language by teaching it to read children's books.
Scientists Find Mysterious, Repeating Radio Bursts Emanating From Space
New discovery debunks existing theories that fast radio bursts are caused by cosmic cataclysmic events—could there be something deliberate and conscious behind these regular radio signals?
Blue Origin is Making Space Tourism a Reality. Here’s How
New Shepard, Blue Origin's suborbital spacecraft, will undergo crewed testing by next year.
This New Biosensor Can Diagnose Cancer and Other Diseases on the Spot
And it can provide results in as little as 15 minutes!
This Flexible Film Could Be the Key To Making Invisibility Cloaks
This new material could be used to coat (and thus, cloak) objects.
More Than 30 Billion Light-Years Away, Hubble Captures the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found
You are seeing this galaxy as it existed 13.4 billion years in the past.
Stem Cell Breakthrough Restores Sight in Rabbits, Humans are Next
Japanese researchers cultured and grew sheathes of rabbit cornea that restored sight in blind rabbits.
Scientists Make an Algorithm That Designs Quantum Experiments
This computer algorithm is getting smarter every day.
This Electric Supercar is Astounding—And Also 1 Million Dollars
Croatian electric car inventor is poised to change the world with his electric supercar.
Meet Connie—The Hilton’s Newest Hotel Concierge
Connie, powered by IBM's Watson, understands and responds naturally to the needs and interests of the Hilton's guests.
NASA Is Developing A Decelerator That Would Replace Parachutes In Space Vessels
The 3-meter diameter, donut-shaped, inflatable decelerator can be compressed into a vastly smaller space.
Artificial Intelligence Victory: DeepMind AI Seals Historic ‘Go’ Win
Google's artificial intelligence program just secured a win against humanity's best.
This Electric Corvette Just Set a New Land Speed Record
The vehicle even beat the record on the very first day of testing.
We Just Moved One Step Closer to Holographic Long-Distance Conversations
A new telepresence system uses projected, augmented reality for efficient communication.
Bitnation Launches the First Virtual Constitution
If Bitcoin decentralized money creation and money growth, Bitnation is trying to do the same for organizations and nations.
Acoustic Thievery: Researchers Find a Way to “Hack” 3-D Printers Using Sound
3-D printers are unsafe from simple gadgets such as smartphones. They can record its "printing" sounds to steal information.
The First ‘World Drone Prix’ is Being Held in Dubai
With a $1 million pot, the first World Drone Prix might just rocket drone racing into the mainstream consciousness.