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To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."
ESA

SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

SpaceX forced the ESA to do something it'd never done before.

By Kristin Houser

Several national governments are using country-wide internet shutoffs and censorship to squash internal dissent and censor their critics.
Future Society

Governments Are Shutting off the Internet to Squash Dissent

Governments are cracking down on protests by turning off the internet.

By Dan Robitzski

Fitbit partnered with Singapore to provide free fitness trackers to people in exchange for a monthly fee and access to their health data.
Future Society

Fitbit Will Provide Free Smartwatches in Singapore

But they have to share all of their data with the government.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomy experts managed to glean much more from a spy satellite image of an Iranian rocket base tweeted by President Donald Trump last week.
Future Society

Trump Tweet Accidentally Reveals Secrets About US Spy Satellites

The tweeter-in-chief strikes again.

By Victor Tangermann

A ransomware attack left approximately 400 dentist offices hacked and without access to their computer files, and most are still trying to regain it.
Future Society

Bizarre Ransomware Attack Targets True Villainy of World: American Dentists

"It had a devastating effect on our office."

By Kristin Houser

In light of an impending "monster storm," the City of Miami requested all e-scooters to be removed from its streets by noon today to avoid a "scooternado."
Future Society

Miami Requests E-Scooters to be Removed to Avoid “Scooternado”

Flying scooters should be the least of Floridians' worries right now.

By Victor Tangermann

An Australian man has uploaded a video of himself hanging from a drone while fishing — and the whole stunt appears to have gone surprisingly well.
Drones

See a Man Dangle From Drone to Literally “Fly” Fish

"There's lots of things that could have gone wrong."

By Kristin Houser

Google security researchers have uncovered an extensive iPhone hacking effort that may have compromised thousands of users weekly for years.
Google

Google Uncovers Massive, Multi-Year iPhone Hacking Effort

Anyone who visited a hacked site was compromised.

By Kristin Houser

The Pentagon's AI intelligence chief sees deepfake technology as a serious threat to democracy. He called on the government to develop better safeguards.
Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon’s AI Director Calls for Stronger Deepfake Protections

In no uncertain terms, he called deepfakes a threat to national security.

By Dan Robitzski

People seem to love knocking over and attacking robots, especially those security robots, which is a totally cool and good thing to do, writes Wired.
Robots and Machines

Wired: It’s Time for War Between Humanity and Machines

It's not our fault that they look like punching bags.

By Dan Robitzski

Flying Taxi Takes Off from International Airport for the First Time
Advanced Transport

Flying Taxi Takes Off from International Airport for the First Time

It's the first time a flying taxi shared the same airspace as commercial airliners.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla had a hell of a time getting its new insurance business in California off the ground mere hours after launch.
Tesla

Tesla’s New Insurance Business Had 24 Hours of Hell

Disappointed customers claim they received higher rate quotes than what they are already paying.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk believes that we will have a hard time communicating with futuristic AI because it will process information far more rapidly than we do.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk: We Communicate Too Slowly for Future AI to Understand

He said we would be making the equivalent of "whale sounds."

By Dan Robitzski

A life expectancy study found that Americans with four-year degrees saw their mortality rates drop between 2010 and 2017, while rates increased for others.
Studies

Lifespans Increasing for Educated Americans, Falling for Others

Having a four-year degree can seemingly extend your life.

By Kristin Houser

Bad weather encounters on highways might become a lot less scary thanks to advancements in self-driving car technology.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Car Deftly Zoom Through a Heavy Rainstorm

This open-source self-driving software can turn almost any car into a cutting edge — albeit illegal — self-driving vehicle.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive international study debunked the long-standing myth of a so-called "gay gene." The genetic links to sexual orientation are far more complex.
Biology

Huge Study Conclusively Debunks the “Gay Gene” Myth

The biological basis for sexual orientation is far more complicated.

By Dan Robitzski

MIT's autonomous boats can now shapeshift, starting in one configuration, separating, and then joining up to form a new configuration.
Self-Driving Vehicles

MIT’s Fleet of Autonomous Boats Can Now Shapeshift

They can form bridges or platforms, and then disassemble.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook scientists built a minecraft-playing AI assistant that they hope will learn to understand natural language as it performs tasks.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Research is Using Minecraft to Train AI. Here’s Why.

The scientists decided Minecraft's sandbox made the perfect training ground.

By Dan Robitzski

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak believes his recent interview with Bloomberg was misinterpreted, and he wants to set the record straight.
Future Society

Steve Wozniak: I Didn’t Mean the Gov’t Should Break up Apple

Apple's co-founder says his Bloomberg interview was misinterpreted.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists found that lab-grown mini-brains on the International Space Station are giving off brain waves, potentially posing a new ethical dilemma.
Biology

Scientists Grew Tiny Human Brains and Hooked Them up to Robots

Oh yeah, and they sent them to space, too.

By Dan Robitzski