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Roscosmos announced plans to build an observatory on its planned Moon base so that it can better spot potentially dangerous asteroids approaching Earth.
Science & Energy

Russia Wants to Build an Observatory on the Moon

This lunar base will keep an eye out for dangerous asteroids.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have spotted a gigantic black hole 70 times the mass of the Sun in our galaxy — way bigger than expected.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Ominous Black Hole Is Way Too Big to Exist

"Black holes of such mass should not even exist in our Galaxy."

By Victor Tangermann

After a TikTok video criticizing China's systematic anti-Muslim discrimination went viral, its creator found herself locked out of her account.
Future Society

TikTok Bans 17-Year-Old for Criticizing China

The video called out China's systematic discrimination against Muslims.

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. states are left to piece together safety regulations for self-driving car companies, and often they're not very strong.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Senator: Humans Could Be “Test Dummies” For Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving car companies are beholden to piecemeal regulations when they run tests.

By Dan Robitzski

Four Japanese people agreed to give up their privacy and let cameras record their every move at home for a month for 200,000 yen, or $1,830.
Future Society

This Company Is Paying People $1,830 to Film Them Constantly

Cameras will record them everywhere but the bathroom for an entire month.

By Kristin Houser

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may be far from home, but that doesn't mean they'll miss out on Thanksgiving dinner.
Off-World

Here’s What’s on the Space Station’s Thanksgiving Menu

Spoiler alert: It includes a lot of food from pouches.

By Kristin Houser

To the surprsie of nobody, the Dubai Police department is officially planning on adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet.
Artificial Intelligence

Dubai is Adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its Police Car Fleet

The Cybertruck will be a worthy addition to the fleet.

By Victor Tangermann

The Defense Department released a new report detailing its goals and plans for creating cyborg soldiers by the year 2050.
Military

US Military Warns of “Augmented Human Beings”

A declassified report plans for "human/machine fusion" — and the toll it will take on society.

By Dan Robitzski

The best way to help robots learn to deal with new challenges might be to let them explore the world like children do: in supervised day care centers
Artificial Intelligence

This Psychologist Wants to Create Day Care Centers for Robots

"It may be that what we really need is robots that have childhoods."

By Kristin Houser

A single dose of ketamine helped heavy drinkers cut their alcohol intake in half during an experimental study out of the United Kingdom.
Neuroscience and Brain

Study: Want to Stop Drinking So Much? Do Ketamine Once.

"I was surprised by how effective it was."

By Kristin Houser

Three charities have launched the world's first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors called Sperm Positive in New Zealand. Three men have already signed up.
Developments

New Zealand Opens World’s First HIV-Positive Sperm Bank

"I know what joy children can bring, I love having them around."

By Victor Tangermann

During the segment Grimes, who studied neuroscience before pursuing her music career, opined that humanity is at the "end of art, human art."
Artificial Intelligence

Grimes: Humanity Is At The “End of Art, Human Art”

Zola Jesus fired back, saying Grimes' comments were the "voice of silicon fascist privilege."

By Tag Hartman-Simkins

Tesla has secured 250,000 Cybertruck pre-orders in the week since the vehicle's debut, according to tweets by CEO Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: 250K People Have Pre-Ordered Cybertrucks

For a hundred bucks, why not?

By Kristin Houser

Twitter is set to begin doing some spring cleaning and delete accounts that are inactive for longer than six months. That includes accounts of dead people.
Future Society

Twitter Plans to Delete Dead People’s Accounts, Prompting Outrage

"My father’s Twitter account isn’t active. He passed away over four years ago."

By Victor Tangermann

Just in time for the holiday season, AI researcher Janelle Shane taught an AI around 2,000 existing names of pies and some juicy Harry Potter fan fiction.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Came Up With Hilarious Pie Names Based on Harry Potter

"They don’t sound exactly delicious to me, but maybe this [AI] knows something we don’t."

By Victor Tangermann

Lee Se-dol, the Go champion who lost to DeepMind's AI Go player, announced that he's quitting professional Go because the algorithms are too good.
Artificial Intelligence

Human Go Champion Who Lost to AI Says Machines Cannot Be Defeated

"Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated."

By Dan Robitzski

The inventor of the World Wide Web has unveiled the Contract for the Web, a global plan of action designed to stop internet misuse.
Future Society

Web Inventor Unveils Plan to Save the Web

"We could end up with a digital dystopia if we don’t turn things around."

By Kristin Houser

Japanese researchers have unveiled a quadruped robot that uses a combination of sensors and AI to climb straight up a ladder.
Robot Dogs

Watch a Dog-Like Robot Climb Straight up a Ladder

It seems anything's possible with enough perseverance — and the right neural network.

By Kristin Houser

Russian farmers strapped VR headsets onto their cows to see if pleasant virtual worlds would improve their milk. So far, all they know is the cows liked it.
Science & Energy

Russian Farmers Are Strapping VR Headsets to Dairy Cows

The cows are trapped on crowded farms — but the VR shows them a beautiful open field.

By Dan Robitzski

The Indian government released a short report detailing its Moon lander Vikram's demise in early September — the first time it admitted its lander crashed.
Moon

India Finally Admits Its Moon Lander Crashed

RIP Vikram.

By Victor Tangermann