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On Monday, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner flew for the first time as part of a launch abort test — and during the test, one of its parachutes didn't deploy.
Boeing

Luckily, it had backups.

By Kristin Houser

Cybercriminals could hack Siri, Alexa, and other voice-activated AI assistants using beams of light, according to new research.
Artificial Intelligence

They took over one smart device from 360 feet away.

By Kristin Houser

An alien-themed brothel in Nevada called Alien Cathouse just bought an AI sex robot to cater to clients with unusual fetishes.
Robotics

They claim to sterilize it between clients.

By Dan Robitzski

We couldn't help but admire this big, fully functional, hammer-sized Bluetooth AirPod built by handy Redditor Master_Aar17. Seriously, just look at it.
Robots and Machines

"Sadly I can't sell it because Apple would get pissed."

By Jon Christian

T-Mobile's parent comapny, Deutsche Telekom, is suing the insurance company Lemonade for using the color magenta in its advertisements.
Future Society

A bizarre lawsuit is targeting an insurance company that used magenta in its ads.

By Dan Robitzski

More than 11,000 scientists in 153 nations have endorsed a newly published statement on climate change — and it does not contain much good news.
Climate Change

"We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency."

By Kristin Houser

Instead of crafting a complex code to share mathematical and scientific knowledge with aliens, the best way to communicate might be using our lanuages.
Science & Energy

Maybe we don't need to craft some special code to communicate.

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft is pivoting its Bing search engine to focus on businesses, claiming it'll make it easier for employees to navigate companies' intranets.
Future Society

New objective: get businesses to use the search engine.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Air Force is trying to find out if we could collect solar power in space and beam it down to Earth with the help of Northrop Grumman..
Solar Power

Could a constellation of satellites wirelessly transmit solar power to remote areas?

By Victor Tangermann

Now, Motherboard reports, MIT students are calling for the termination of a third academic associated with Epstein — this one even closer to the financier.
Future Society

On the first day of a quantum computing course, the professor allegedly launched into a "monologue" about his relationship with the famous sex criminal.

By Jon Christian

NASA just funded a study to determine the feasibility of a Pluto orbiter, which would provide a much closer look at the dwarf planet than New Horizons did.
Science & Energy

Dwarf planet or not, NASA wants to get a much closer look at Pluto.

By Victor Tangermann

In a new paper, cosmologists argue that the shape of the universe is more like an inflating balloon than a flat sheet of paper.
Science & Energy

Cosmologists can't agree: Is the universe flat or shaped like an inflating balloon?

By Victor Tangermann

An online calculator shows what would happen if a black hole gulped down the Earth or any other objects floating around in space.
Science & Energy

Earth wouldn't even make a dent.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, have 3D-printed skin that's alive and has blood vessels.
3D Printing

It connected to a mouse's own blood vessels in an animal trial.

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with NBC, theoretical phycisist Sean Carroll argues that there "are multiple worlds where you made different decisions."
Physics

"It's absolutely possible that there are multiple worlds where you made different decisions."

By Victor Tangermann

Inaccurate police breathalyzers are putting innocent drivers behind bars and guilty ones back on the road, according to a new investigation.
Robots and Machines

An investigation found that one police department's breathalyzer had actual rats living inside.

By Kristin Houser

A peer-reviewed academic journal has made the bizarre choice to publish a paper that says women are inherently worse at physics despite knowing it's flawed.
Physics

The journal is taking a "both sides" approach to publishing controversial papers.

By Dan Robitzski

Switching to a four-day workweek boosted productivity by nearly 40 percent at Microsoft Japan, a sign that the change could benefit employers and employees.
Future Society

It also cut down on the company's environmental impact.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers found an exoplanet that should've been swallowed by its Sun during the red giant evolutionary stage — but they could still pinpoint its location.
Science & Energy

This sun-scorched exoplanet shouldn't exist.

By Victor Tangermann

While the U.S. doesn't have a social credit score system like China, several shadowy companies are using private data to do something similar in the U.S.
Science & Energy

These companies are secretly monitoring your every move.

By Dan Robitzski