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Researchers have developed a new Turing Test to determine when machines are able to not only think like humans, but act like us as well.
Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Robotics Forced Scientists to Invent a New Turing Test

It's designed for humanoids, not just computer programs.

By Kristin Houser

For the last nine years, the U.S. government has been working on a top-secret military artificial intelligence "brain" platform called "Sentient."
Artificial Intelligence

The Military Secretly Built An “Artificial Brain” Called Sentient

The system can guide satellites and direct military operations.

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon is working on a laser that can beam human speech directly into people's brains, tech that could warn intruders as they approach military bases.
Robots and Machines

Pentagon: New Laser Tech Can Make People Hear Voice Commands

The U.S. Military wants to make you hear voices.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers from Cornell University claim they've found the first potentially habitable "super-earth," an Earth-like planet outside the Solar System.
Science & Energy

Satellite Spots “First Nearby Super-Earth” That Could Harbor Life

"This is exciting, as this is humanity's first nearby super-Earth that could harbor life."

By Victor Tangermann

When police departments partner with Amazon's smart doorbell company, Ring, the company gets control over all statements to the press or public.
Future Society

Amazon Is Feeding Talking Points About Its Spy Doorbell to Police

Amazon has gained a startling amount of control over local police departments.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Chinese engineers are working on developing an electric helicopter, according to local news.
Advanced Transport

Chinese Researchers Are Working on an Electric Helicopter

Going electric could mean lighter and easier to control helicopters.

By Victor Tangermann

A Bulgarian hacker took control of the country's tax agency and also hijacked the sprinkler system outside of Parliament.
Hacking

Hackers Seize Control of Bulgarian Tax Agency, Sprinkler System

They used the hacked sprinklers to soak government officials.

By Dan Robitzski

New evidence suggests that Mars may have had a liquid ocean on its surface, and that meteor impacts caused a planet-sized tsunamis.
Science & Energy

Ancient Meteor Strike Deluged Mars With Planet-Scale Tsunami

A massive crater lends evidence to the idea that Mars once had liquid oceans.

By Dan Robitzski

A Japanese scientist from the University of Tokyo just got permission from the government to create animal embryos that contain human cells, Nature reports.
Health & Medicine

Japanese Scientist Wants to Grow Human Organs In Animal Embryos

"An animal with a human face will never be born."

By Victor Tangermann

More and more funeral homes are livestreaming services, giving people a chance to tune in if they couldn't travel or revisit moments they couldn't process.
Future Society

People Are Livestreaming Funerals

The difficulties of travel have made it difficult for some to pay their respects.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers believe a newly discovered trio of exoplanets just 73 light-years from Earth could serve as the ideal "lab" for future exoplanet research.
Science & Energy

Nearby Star System Looks to Be Ideal “Lab” for Exoplanet Studies

It's like a "Disneyland" for planetary research.

By Kristin Houser

Startup Sierra Energy has found a way to vaporize trash, turning it into gases that can be used to create everything from fuel to fertilizer.
Science & Energy

Startup’s Tech Vaporizes Trash From Overflowing Landfills

It heats garbage to twice the temperature of a volcano’s core.

By Kristin Houser

A rare, brain-swelling deadly virus spread via mosquitoes was just spotted in Orange County, Florida, prompting public advisories warning to avoid bites.
Brain

Mosquitoes in Florida Are Spreading a Deadly Brain Virus

Eastern equine encephalitis virus just popped up in Florida.

By Dan Robitzski

There's no short supply of aspirational, bold claims about how we'll colonize Mars. Unfortunately, none of them are realistic.
Mars

Reality Check: It Would Take Thousands Of Years To Colonize Mars

Bad news, Elon.

By Dan Robitzski

By hacking cars and forcing them to stall, bad actors could grind a city's traffic to a halt — and the easiest entry point may be the vehicle's radios.
Advanced Transport

Hackers Could Gridlock a City by Stalling Just 20 Percent of Cars

Here's an argument against internet-connected vehicles.

By Kristin Houser

Across the U.S., parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children in an effort to protect them against school shootings.
Future Society

Fearful Parents Are Buying Bulletproof Backpacks for Their Kids

"You got to do what you got to do to protect your child."

By Kristin Houser

Right now, money is pouring into the drinkable weed industry, despite ever-changing regulations and a seemingly-nonexistant consumer base for weed drinks.
Future Society

Alcohol Companies Want to Make Disgusting Weed Drinks

The market for drinkable weed is all-but-nonexistent.

By Dan Robitzski

A new bill seeks to ban addictive website and social media features like autoplaying videos, endlessly-scrolling timelines, and other deceptive designs.
Future Society

Congress May Ban “Addictive” Website Features Like Autoplay Videos

"Big tech has embraced a business model of addiction."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that extraterrestrial life might be possible after all on distant icy planets that conventionally are thought to be too cold.
Science & Energy

Study: Icy Planets Could Be Warm Enough to Harbor Life

Regions on Earth-like planets could reach temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

By Victor Tangermann

The source of a major Capital One data breach is now in federal custody after authorities were able to track the hacker down via her own social media posts.
Hacking

Capital One Hacker Arrested After Bragging About Theft on Twitter

And on Slack. And on Meetup...

By Kristin Houser