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A new algorithm analyzes pixelated images and turns them into photorealistic portraits. Point it toward a bunch of emojis and the results are terrifying.
Artificial Intelligence

The pizza with mouths for pepperonis will haunt our dreams for days.

By Dan Robitzski

The DEA will begin reviewing applications from researchers interested in growing marijuana, finally making good on a 2016 promise.
Chemistry

Scientists might not have to make due with "Mississippi ditch weed" for much longer.

By Kristin Houser

Internal feedback reveals that Waymo passengers aren't entirely pleased with how the company's self-driving cars are performing.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"I got very carsick. Almost pressed the pullover button so I could barf."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine believes Pluto is a planet — but not because he thinks the scientific definition of planethood is flawed.
Science & Energy

"It’s the way I learned it and I’m committed to it."

By Kristin Houser

After a failed docking attempt over the weekend, Russia's humanoid robot Fedor is now on board the International Space Station.
Robotics

Fedor reached the space station on its second attempt.

By Dan Robitzski

Seven book publishers, including Penguin Random House and HarperCollins, have filed a lawsuit against Amazon's audiobook company Audible.
Artificial Intelligence

This suit could have huge implications for intellectual property in the age of artificial intelligence.

By Victor Tangermann

With not even a single second left before takeoff, SpaceX scrubbed Monday's final test flight of its 20 meters-tall Starship prototype called "Starhopper."
SpaceX

Elon Musk: "Rather embarrassing tbh."

By Victor Tangermann

Americans are subject to a social credit system like China's, but it's managed by tech companies and not the government, according to Fast Company.
Future Society

But it was built by Silicon Valley and not by the government.

By Kristin Houser

Fortnite players who downloaded what they thought was software to help them cheat instead got hit by a ransomware attack demanding crypto payments.
Science & Energy

Players think they're downloading a way to cheat the game.

By Dan Robitzski

The freelance job board Fiverr housed a number of people offering illegal or otherwise unsettling surveillance and spy services.
Future Society

The freelancer job board was also home to unlicensed private eyes.

By Dan Robitzski

KFC will begin selling Beyond Fried Chicken made from Beyond Meat's plant-based protein at an Atlanta restaurant to test customer response.
Future Society

But will it be finger lickin' good?

By Kristin Houser

The government of Venezuela is urging people working abroad to send remittances back home through its new cryptocurrency payment platform.
Cryptocurrency

Venezuela says its state-run cryptocurrency is the safest way to send money home.

By Dan Robitzski

President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested nuking hurricanes before they can reach the U.S., several anonymous sources told Axios.
Science & Energy

"You could hear a gnat fart in that meeting."

By Kristin Houser

A pharmacy call center has deployed AI that coaches human employees how to have more empathy with frustrated customers on the phone.
Artificial Intelligence

Normally the emotion education works the other way around.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife has accused her of committing what may be the first example of a "space crime."
NASA

Anne McClain denies she did anything wrong.

By Kristin Houser

Young children growing up around robots may need reminders that their metallic pals aren't really alive, lest they form unhealthy emotional ties.
Robotics

Anthropomorphizing the machines around us can do young children a disservice.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology invented a glider made out of a special polymer that self-destructs at a certain temperature.
Robots and Machines

All that's left is a faint smell and some residue.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is gearing up for the last flight test of its Starhopper test vehicle of its upcoming Starship spacecraft at its Boca Chica test site in Texas.
SpaceX

Local authorities warn a test failure could result in broken windows.

By Victor Tangermann

Don't fly a drone with a weapon attached to it, stupid, warned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a notice released publicly last week.
Drones

A drone with a flamethrower could cost you $25,000 in civil penalties.

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian company is building a geothermal energy project so benign, its CEO claims you could "literally put it in someone's backyard."
Geothermal

"It's just a much more benign system..."

By Kristin Houser