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A self-driving racecar league is in its first competitive season, and the vehicles are already approaching world record times.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Racecars Are Edging Up Toward Human Records

An autonomous car called DevBot is 12 seconds behind a human driver's record.

By Dan Robitzski

After Tesla fired Carl Medlock, he began repairing the company's Roadsters on his own, and today, he's well known amongst the Roadster community.
Tesla

Meet the Guy Tesla Fired, Who Now Fixes Roadsters

"Carl's famous among the Roadster owners."

By Kristin Houser

Super intelligent cyborgs will soon replace humans as Earth's dominant species, British futurist James Lovelock argues in his new book "Novacene."
Future Society

Futurist Predicts Cyborgs Will Replace Humans on Earth

And they'll think no more of us than we do of plants.

By Kristin Houser

By transitioning pets to diets rich in insects, we could help save the environment and alleviate world hunger, experts told the BBC.
Future Society

Scientists Say You Should Feed Insects to Your Dog or Cat

"It’s a fantastic opportunity."

By Kristin Houser

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

AI Turned These Emojis Into Photorealistic Monstrosities

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

DEA Announces Plan to Expand Researchers’ Access to Marijuana

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

Test Riders in Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Won’t Stop Complaining

"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

Pluto Is a Planet, Insists NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine

"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

Russia Just Sent a Gun-Toting, Spacewalking Robot to the ISS

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

Several Large Book Publishers Are Suing Amazon

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

SpaceX Delays Starhopper’s Final Test Flight Once Again

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

Report: America Has a Social Credit System Much Like China’s

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

New Ransomware Steals Crypto From Fortnite Players

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

People Used Fiverr to Spy on Their Spouses

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

KFC to Begin Selling Meatless Fried “Chicken”

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 Is Seriously Pushing Its State-Run 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

Report: Trump Has Repeatedly Suggested Nuking Hurricanes

"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

In a Strange Twist, This AI Tries to Teach Empathy to Humans

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

NASA Astronaut Accused of First Space Crime

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

Kids Are Becoming Emotionally Attached to Robots

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

By Dan Robitzski