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Waymo confirmed that it's not interested in building its own self-driving cars. It's focused on developing the software to use in other companies' vehicles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech

The Google spinoff company is more focused on the software.

By Dan Robitzski

The Porthcawl Town Council is denying that it planned to build high-tech anti-sex toilets, saying its "enthusiasm and intentions" were misinterpreted.
Future Society

Town Denies Planning to Install High-Tech Anti-Sex Toilets

It claims the public misinterpreted its "enthusiasm and intentions."

By Kristin Houser

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is proposing to award a $2 billion prize to the first private space company to land Americans on the Moon.
Moon

Newt Gingrich Proposes $2 Billion Prize to Land on the Moon

NASA skeptics want to put taxpayer money behind Musk, Bezos, and company — not NASA.

By Victor Tangermann

Bernie Sanders just announced that he would ban police from using facial recognition tech if he wins in 2020 as part of a broader police reform.
Future Society

Bernie Sanders Vows to Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition

It's part of his broader proposals for police reform.

By Dan Robitzski

A major cyberattack could cause mass injury and death not unlike a nuclear weapon attack, according to one computer scientist.
Future Society

Scientist: Major Cyberattack Could Be as Bad as Nuclear War

A well-planned attack could cause mass injury and death, he writes.

By Kristin Houser

The FDA has proposed 13 new cigarette warnings, each featuring a statement on the health impacts of smoking along with a color image.
Cancer

FDA Proposes Grotesque New Warning Images for Cigarette Packs

And Big Tobacco is already fighting back against them.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers found out that a potentially-habitable exoplanet can't support an atmosphere, ruling it and similar worlds out in the search for alien life.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Just Drastically Narrowed the Search for Alien Life

We can safely rule out an entire class of exoplanets.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s Robotic Refuelling Mission 3 just successfully demonstrated the first of three tools designed to refuel NASA spacecraft in space.
NASA

New Tech Puts NASA One Step Closer to Fueling Spacecraft in Space

The ability to refuel in space could allow us to travel to distant worlds.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starman test dummy just completed its first orbit around the Sun in a Tesla Roadster, a journey that took 557 days.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Starman Just Orbited the Sun for the First Time

The strange space traveler is still on the move.

By Kristin Houser

A new experiment looking for dark energy came back with nothing, helping scientists narrow down future searches for the mysterious force.
Energy

Experiment to Detect Dark Energy Turns Up Nothing

Now scientists can rule out several explanations for how it works.

By Dan Robitzski

Young people are sprucing up their résumés with bitmojis, logos, and other embellishments, and it's leaving a bad taste in the mouths of some recruiters.
Future Society

Members of Gen Z Are Putting Bitmojis on Their Résumés

"I wanted to do something that stood out."

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk's proposal for terraforming Mars through sustained nuclear blasts would require detonating 3,500 bombs every day, with no margin for error.
Mars

Sorry, Elon: Terraforming Mars Would Take 3,500 Nukes per Day

If we ever settle Mars, it won't be because of endless nuclear explosions.

By Dan Robitzski

According to researchers from Imperial College London, the party drug MDMA could be an effective treatment for alcohol addiction.
Neuroscience and Brain

Study: MDMA Appears to Be an Effective Treatment for Alcoholism

"It’s the perfect drug for trauma-focused psychotherapy.”

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a less intensive, more effective cure against the most dangerous strain of tuberculosis, which infects 10 million every year.
RX and Medicine

We Have a Cure for the Deadliest Form of Tuberculosis

Patients need to take five pills every day for six months.

By Dan Robitzski

The New York Police Department is growing a massive DNA database of thousands of genetic profiles, The New York Times reports.
Future Society

Police Are Collecting DNA From People Without Telling Them

A 12-year-old had a sample of his DNA collected from a straw after talking to the police.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe they spotted the supernova of the largest star to ever detonate, giving them a glimpse into the universe's past.
Science & Energy

This Is the Most Brutal Supernova in Recorded History

It took scientists years to believe what they saw.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute developed a pair of stride-enhancing, wearable robotic shorts to make walking easier.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Built Robo-Shorts to Make Walking Easier

Harvard's stride-enhancing shorts could put an extra spring your step.

By Jacob Banas

Elon Musk tweeted "Nuke Mars!" on Thursday, likely to double down on his ill-advised dream of terraforming the Red Planet through nuclear strikes.
Mars

Elon Musk Really, Really Wants to Nuke Mars

He's tweeting again.

By Dan Robitzski

Virgin Galactic revealed on Thursday what its spaceport at its new New Mexico home looks like — a beautiful vision of the airport's space successor.
Advanced Transport

Virgin Galactic Unveils Luxurious Spaceport Lounge

This is where you'll wait to board a rocket to space — if you can afford it.

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook announced that it plans to extend its fact-checking program to Instagram, but it's not clear that checking memes will accomplish anything.
Future Society

Instagram Wants to Fact-Check Your Memes

But it's not clear that it'll help.

By Dan Robitzski