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Data Privacy

Mental Health Sites Sell Your Psychological Data to Advertisers

"It is exceedingly difficult for people to seek mental-health information and for example take a 'depression test' without countless third parties watching."

Developments

First US State Bans Flavored E-Cigarettes

It's now against the law to market vapes as "clean," "safe," or "healthy" — at least in Michigan.

Robotics

Robots Could Build Martian Settlements by Imitating Humans on Earth

Construction bots are learning to work by mirroring people's movements.

Future Society

Amazon Wants You to Pay for Things With Your Handprint

Amazon is testing the new biometric system on its own employees first.

Artificial Intelligence

Surprise Research: AIs Can “Sympathize With Each Other”

Chatbots empathized, joked, and even tried to seduce each other.

Advanced Transport

Lamborghini Debuts First Hybrid and It’s an Absolute Beast

This extremely rare $3.6 million hypercar is definitely not a Prius.

Tesla

A Tesla Driver Was Eating, Drinking During Autopilot Crash

Autopilot still doesn't mean your Tesla can fully drive itself.

Future Society

Police Are Spraying Protesters With Dye to Round Them up Later

Protestors found a way around facial recognition tech. Now they have to deal with blue dye.

Advanced Transport

Watch the Iron Man-Style Jet Suit Inventor Fly to an Island

And break a personal flight record in the process.

Artificial Intelligence

A Scammer Reportedly Used a Deepfake to Steal $243,000

You gotta give 'em points for creativity!

Robotics

Watch Russia’s Gun-Toting Robot Use a Power Drill on the ISS

Let's hope he doesn't drill a hole in the wall!

Artificial Intelligence

New Deepfake App Lets You “Act” in Popular Movies, TV Shows

It's sparked a wave of controversy among privacy experts.

Off-World

A Startup Wants to Launch a Space Hotel Named After a Nazi

They say it'll be like a luxurious cruise ship. And for some reason it'll be named after an infamous Nazi rocket scientist.

Artificial Intelligence

Air Force-Affiliated Researchers Want to Let AI Launch Nukes

Will an AI reminiscent of "Dr. Strangelove" deter the enemy from mounting a nuclear attack?

Off-World

Upcoming Space Hotel to Be “Like a Small Cruise Ship”

26 people have paid the $80,000 deposit for a stay.

Starship

Elon Musk: “Next Gen” Craft Could Be Twice the Size of Starship

Starship 2.0 could be 240 meters tall — dwarfing the Washington Monument.

NASA

NASA Astronauts Snap Terrifying Photos of Hurricane Dorian

"You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above."

Developments

Scientists Figured out How to Regrow Teeth

This could revolutionize dentistry.

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.

Future Society

Fitbit Will Provide Free Smartwatches in Singapore

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