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A new subset of 7,500 unmodified photographs of natural objects is still able to completely throw AIs for a loop.
Artificial Intelligence

Why AIs Have No Idea What’s In These Mundane Pictures

You don't have to modify a photo to fool an AI.

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the Earth's core and mantle have been swapping tungsten and hafnium for the last 2.5 billion years.
Science & Energy

The Earth’s Core Is Leaking, Baffling Scientists

Remember that movie "The Core"?

By Dan Robitzski

A new lightweight knee brace generates electricity as people walk around, potentially charging medical devices or wearables.
Energy

Weird Gadget Uses Your Knee Motion to Charge Your Phone

The energy-generating knee brace could power medical devices or gadgets.

By Dan Robitzski

Just one inning into the "robot umpire" Trackman's major league debut, a human coach decided to pick a fight and got ejected from the game.
Robotics

Baseball Coach Ejected for Fighting With Robot Umpire

He only lasted one inning before arguing about the strike zone.

By Dan Robitzski

A pair of musicians-turned-programmers used a John Coltrane record to train a neural network, and the result is provocative.
Artificial Intelligence

Jazz Generated by a Neural Network Is Absolutely Terrifying

Here's what we can say for sure: it's unlike anything you've ever heard before.

By Jon Christian

A driverless bus collided with a 30-year-old woman in Vienna, Austria while traveling at 7.5 mph, according to Bloomberg.
Future Society

Driverless Bus Collides with Pedestrian in Vienna

The self-driving shuttle trial is now on hold.

By Victor Tangermann

A major conservation organization just added over 7,000 more species to its endangered "Red List." The next stop on the list is extinction.
Climate Change

Climate Change Poised to Eradicate Over 7,000 More Species

Thousands of species were just added to the endangered species "Red List."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk tweeted that the company may test a hovering Roadster at the "end of next year" — keeping the dream of a floating Tesla alive.
Tesla

Tesla May Test “Hovering” Roadster in Late 2020

If this is a joke, Elon Musk still isn’t ready to come clean about it.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: Starhopper Survived Massive Fireball, Will Fly Again Soon
Off-World

Elon Musk: Starhopper Survived Massive Fireball, Will Fly Again Soon

SpaceX's prototype was "not bothered by a little heat."

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese researchers have created a CRISPR alternative called LEAPER that they say is less likely to trigger an unwanted immune response.
Health & Medicine

Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Found a Safer Alternative to CRISPR

It's less likely to trigger an unwanted immune system response, they claim.

By Kristin Houser

Pharma startup Multiply Labs wants to 3D print customized pills that combine all necessary prescriptions at exact doses.
3D Printing

This Startup Wants to 3D Print One Pill With All Your Prescriptions

Thanks to robotics and 3D printing tech, we could finally say goodbye to having to swallow multiple pills.

By Victor Tangermann

The Chinese city Guangzhou gave 17,000 GPS-tracking wristwatches to elementary schoolchildren. The watches let parents monitor what their kids are up to.
Future Society

China Gives GPS-Tracking Wristwatches to 17,000 Kids

Watches for senior citizens may be on the way.

By Dan Robitzski

China is about to decommission its Tiangong-2 space station by rocketing it toward a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean dubbed the "spacecraft cemetery."
Science & Energy

China’s Tiangong-2 Space Station Will Fall Out of the Sky Friday

The prototype space station will be laid to rest in the Pacific Ocean.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, could preserve the muscle mass and strength of astonauts exposed to Mars' microgravity.
Mars

Red Wine Compound Could Keep Astronauts Strong on Mars

It prevented rats from losing muscle mass in simulated microgravity.

By Kristin Houser

A Norwegian company has developed a new remote-controlled fish pen that could both reduce the cost of feed and minimize salmon dying from sea lice.
Robots and Machines

Norwegian Firm Plans Offshore Remote-Controlled Salmon Farm

The fish pen is designed to survive the harsh environment of the open ocean, while housing up to 600,000 full grown salmon.

By Victor Tangermann

Georgia Tech researchers have built tiny microbots that move in response to vibrations — and they could one day attack diseases in your body.
Robotics

These Vibration-Powered Microbots Are Almost Too Small to See

Each weighs slightly more than a grain of sand.

By Kristin Houser

DARPA assembled a team called Squad X that uses robots to scout out a battlefield before human soldiers engage in combat.
Robotics

DARPA’s “Squad X” Teams Up Soldiers With Scout Robots

A training video shows robots scouting an area for human infantry.

By Dan Robitzski

Using its Hololens device and AI tech, Microsoft can make it appear like a person is standing in front of you, speaking a language they don't really speak.
Virtual Reality

Microsoft’s Tech Can Make Your Hologram Speak Another Language

This exec doesn't speak Japanese — but it sure looks like she does.

By Kristin Houser

The upcoming "Cats" movie will use something called "digital fur technology" to turn stars like Taylor Swift into giant cats.
Science & Energy

“Digital Fur Technology” Will Turn Taylor Swift Into a Cat

"These are people, but they’re cats, and this is kind of blowing my mind."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study reveals that tens of thousands of porn sites automatically monitor your, uh, behavior, and send the data to companies like Facebook and Google.
Science & Energy

Facebook And Google Know All Your Kinks

Porn sites are riddled with tracking tools.

By Dan Robitzski