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A Canadian fusion energy company is set to break ground on a large-scale nuclear fusion demonstration plant in Culham, UK — and it's being funded by richest man in the world
Jeff Bezos

Yes, fusion. Billionaires are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into fusion energy startups.

Killer drones are already making airstrikes without any humans involved in the decision making, according to a recent UN report. 
Robots and Machines

It's not too late.

Two NASA astronauts conducted an hours-long spacewalk Wednesday morning to install new solar panels on the International Space Station.
Off-World

Don't slip!

Scientists unraveled a mystery of planetary formation by discovering that chaotic perturbations help trigger protoplanetary disks to clumb together.
Science & Energy

Scientists find the missing ingredient.

A gigantic swarm of autonomous warehouse robots becomes both more sophisticated and efficient the more individual robots are put to work.
Robotics

The robots find their own way around while their algorithm is constantly tweaked and improved.

Three astronauts successfully entered China's Tiangong space station on Thursday afternoon Beijing time, just hours after launching.
Off-World

"It feels great."

Bacteria could provide us with a far more effective and green method of extracting precious metals from used electric car batteries.
Bacteria

Microbes may be the answer to our EV recycling woes.

Scientists found that a mysterious dip in the brightness of Betelgeuse was not the sign of an imminent supernova, but evidence of the creation of stardust.
Science & Energy

"We have directly witnessed the formation of so-called stardust."

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Finance

Roofstock makes investing in rental properties as easy as investing in the stock market.

The UK decided to delay lifting its coronavirus restrictions by another four weeks as the delta variant continues to spread.
Developments

The new variant doubles the risk of hospitalization.

Germany's minister of transportation Andreas Scheuer is reportedly in talks with Tesla about opening up its Supercharger network to other carmakers.
Tesla

"There are a few technical issues to be cleared up, but I expect we will come to a resolution."

Employees at Canon's office in China have to smile into a facial recognition camera before they're allowed into the building.
Facial recognition

Ubiquitous workplace surveillance — with a smile!

The world's first flying race car has taken to the skies for the very first time, setting the stage for an entirely new kind of racing league.
Advanced Transport

Move over Formula 1.

China just launched the first astronauts to its nascent space station, who blasted off aboard a Long March 2F rocket, a sign of its immense space ambitions.
Off-World

"Exploring the vast universe, developing space activities and building a powerful space nation is our unremitting space dream."

Streamers are trying to preserve fading indigenous languages live by broadcasting them on Twitch, but they say it's an uphill battle.
Future Society

"Nowadays, if you're not on the internet, you don't exist. The same will happen very soon with languages."

Engineers are shipping the world's most powerful magnet to the construction site of the world's largest experimental fusion reactor called ITER.
Energy

This mammoth magnet can generate a magnetic field about 280,000 times stronger than the Earth's.

A team of engineers developed a new artificial skin for prosthetic limbs or robots that actually forms bruises whenever it gets bonked or damaged.
Health & Medicine

Valuable medical tool or camouflage for Terminators?

US regulators have rung the alarm bells over the recent rise in stablecoins, cryptocurrency tokens that have a fixed price and are backed by reserves.
Cryptocurrency

"They’re dangerous to both their users and, as they grow, to the broader financial system."

COVAX, the international vaccine program for less wealthy nations, is struggling due to low buy-in from richer countries that decided to hoard shots.
Viruses

Unfortunately… low-income countries continue to be at back of the line or at the mercy of high-income countries."

After Decades, Mystery Surrounding Giant Space Explosions Is Solved
Science & Energy

What was driving those dying stars' gamma-ray bursts?