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Robot Dogs

This Hot Dog Cooking Robot Is the Beginning of the End

Chicago's bad day just got worse.

Robots and Machines

Watch a Real-Life “Iron Man” Take Off From the Ground Like a Badass

How you get to 6,000 feet, in style.

Gene Editing

Privacy Activists Plan to Auction Off Trump, Other World Leaders’ DNA

We're begging you not to clone them.

Devices

Clever Device Generates Electricity From Thin Air

"We are literally making electricity out of thin air. The Air-gen generates clean energy 24/7."

Science & Energy

Russian Intelligence Is Snooping Around Undersea Internet Cables

Experts fear that Russia could tap in — or cut entire countries off.

Robotics

Australia Wants to Help NASA Build Space Station Using Robots

"You’re not going to have 100 electricians going up in a spacecraft to the Moon and putting all the nuts and bolts together."

Future Society

Human Composting is Better for the Environment

Would you want to be composted after you die?

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Disses Bill Gates

Bill Gates bought a Porsche. Elon Musk got frowny :(

Viruses

Hospital Director Dies in City Where the Coronavirus Originated

At least six Wuhan health workers have died from COVID-19 so far.

Developments

Want to Be Taller? Radical Surgery Permanently Extends Your Legs.

These surgeons will saw through your leg bones — and reset them to give you a permanent height boost.

Tesla

Tesla Computer Hardware Stuns Competitors: “We Cannot Do It”

According to some experts, Tesla is a full six years ahead of the competition.

Tesla

Elon Musk: Everyone, “Including Tesla,” Needs AI Regulation

Enter Musk, with one hell of a call to action.

SpaceX

SpaceX Says It Will Launch Space Tourists as Soon as Next Year

Elon Musk's space company plans to fly four private passengers around the Earth as soon as 2021.

Biology

Scientists Create Artificial Genome That Can Reproduce

It's a step toward the holy grail of synthetic biology: fully artificial organisms that can survive and reproduce like the real thing.

Climate Change

Bezos Coughs Up Pathetic 7% of Net Worth to Fight Climate Change

It's also the second largest philanthropic donation of all time.

Medical

These Unsettling Medical Masks Look Like Human Faces

The startup describes the masks as "trendy dystopian products."

Health & Medicine

Study: Social Media Users More Likely to Be Misinformed About Vaccines

But really, is anyone surprised?

Prosthetics and Devices

This Guy Hacked His Prosthetic Arm to Control Musical Instruments

He can control synthesizers with his mind.

Science & Energy

SETI Scientist: Nobody Takes Alien Hunting Seriously

It's "time for [the search for alien life] to come in from the cold and be properly integrated to all other areas of astronomy."

Artificial Intelligence

Neural Network Says These 11 Asteroids Could Smash Into Earth

These nasty space rocks could level entire cities — how come NASA hadn't flagged them?