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Dario Gil, the director of IBM Research, predicts that quantum computing app stores and code repositories will begin to emerge this decade.
Quantum Physics

IBM Director: Get Ready For Quantum Computing App Stores

He predicts a massive, GitHub-like repository of quantum code.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that water vapor in the atmosphere has the potential to become a viable source of renewable energy.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say You Could Charge Batteries Using Humidity

Could air humidity be the next renewable energy source?

By Victor Tangermann

Over the next three months, three potential COVID-19 vaccines will begin phase III clinical trials, the final test before regulatory approval.
Viruses

Three COVID-19 Vaccines Are Ready For Final Stage of Testing

"There's a lot of optimism in our community that a vaccine should be possible."

By Dan Robitzski

A video of a Dubai policeman crashing a Russian-built hoverbike from an altitude of about 100 feet is going viral on social media.
Artificial Intelligence

Watch a Hoverbike-Riding Cop in Dubai Wipe Out Catastrophically

That had to hurt.

By Victor Tangermann

On a call with biotechnology executives, Dr. Anthony Fauci described the coronavirus pandemic as his worst nightmare as a health expert.
Developments

Fauci Says “Worst Nightmare” Pandemic Is Worse Than He Ever Feared

"Oh my goodness," he lamented. "Where is it going to end?

By Dan Robitzski

According to a leaked email obtained by Reuters, Elon Musk has said that it's time to bring Telsa's commercial semi truck into "volume production."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Semi Truck is Officially Going Into Production

A leaked email shows that Tesla is ramping up production of its semi truck — eagerly awaited by customers including Walmart and Pepsi.

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix was way ahead in registering a trademark for "Space Force" than the military, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Future Society

Oops: Netflix Trademarked “Space Force” Before the US Military

The Pentagon kinda bungled this one.

By Victor Tangermann

A new iPhone update will urge anyone who tells Siri that "all lives matter" to read up on racial issues and visit BlackLivesMatter.com
Artificial Intelligence

Telling Siri “All Lives Matter” Brings up BlackLivesMatter.com

Even Apple supports Black Lives Matter.

By Dan Robitzski

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.
Bitcoin

A Fake SpaceX Stream That’s Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

For heaven's sake, please don't fall for this!

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Swiss researchers have created a transparent surgical face mask, intended for essential workers, that no longer hide people's faces.
Medical

These Transparent Medical Face Masks Won’t Fog Up

Hey doc, turn that frown upside down.

By Victor Tangermann

New research shows that, without lockdowns, the U.S. would have likely had nearly 5 million more cases of the coronavirus by early April.
Viruses

Research: Coronavirus Lockdowns Prevented Millions of Infections

Good job! By staying home, you saved countless lives.

By Dan Robitzski

Honda shut down global production on Monday after a cyberattack disrupted several of its car and motorcycle plants around the world.
Advanced Transport

Cyberattack Shuts Down All Honda Factories Worldwide

That's a downside to putting everything online.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Roscosmos. Fuming, the head of Russia's space agency aired his frustration in a lengthy column for Forbes Russia.
Off-World

Russia Is Furious, Saying the US is Mocking Its Space Program

SpaceX's success has enraged the head of Russia's space program — and he sounds like he's going to blow a gasket.

By Victor Tangermann

To show solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and to draw attention to racism in their workplaces, black academics are organizing a strike.
Future Society

Black Researchers Are Holding an Academic Strike to Support BLM

"I feel pushed to make decisions, go to meetings, and to 'show up.' I'm just not ready."

By Dan Robitzski

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.
Physics

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

He wants to build a giant ray gun on the Moon — and use it to shoot radiation at the Earth.

By Dan Robitzski

Several employees were instructed to stay at home after testing positive for the coronavirus after Tesla defied lockdown orders in California.
Tesla

After Tesla Defied Lockdown, Workers Started Catching Coronavirus

"It’s like nothing but with a mask on."

By Victor Tangermann

The artificial intelligence system Microsoft uses to post articles to MSN recently confused two women of color, showing how algorithmic bias is happening.
Artificial Intelligence

Robot Journalist Accused of Racism

MSN fired journalists and replaced them with AI. Now its AI is being accused of racism.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla's Chinese battery supplier CATL announced that it has created a power pack that lasts for 2 million kilometers or 1.24 million miles.
Tesla

Tesla Supplier: New Battery Will Last a Shocking 1.2 Million Miles

"If someone places an order, we are ready to produce."

By Victor Tangermann

Physicists just linked a record-breaking 15 trillion atoms together through quantum entanglement, and they think the technique could help find dark matter.
Physics

Scientists Quantum Entangled a Record-Breaking 15 Trillion Atoms

"Entanglement is one of the most remarkable quantum technologies, but it is famously fragile."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is creeping out into space 100 times faster than they previously thought it was.
Science & Energy

Saturn’s Moon Titan Is Drifting Off Into Space, NASA Says

It's escaping 100 times faster than NASA previously believed.

By Dan Robitzski