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The biggest supplier of police body cameras and software called Axon just called it quits on using AI-powered facial recognition systems for its devices.
Facial recognition

Police Body Camera Maker Decides Against Using Facial Recognition

There's a growing backlash against using facial recognition for law enforcement.

By Victor Tangermann

A new set of equations can make sense of the physics behind turbulence, letting scientists better understand weather and the ways galaxies form.
Physics

New Turbulence Models Could Predict Galaxy Formation

As it tumbles outward, turbulence tends to fall into a uniform pattern.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon's re:MARS conference for emerging artificial intelligence technology was more of a thinly-veiled advertisement for Amazon's own goals.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s Re:Mars AI Conference Was Like a “Cloud Computing Cult”

The event was packed with promotions for Amazon Web Services.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk took to Twitter to compare an Earth-to-Earth trip aboard SpaceX's powerful Starship rocket to a ride on Disney's Space Mountain roller coaster.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Compares Rocket Rides to Disney Roller Coaster

Please keep your hands inside the spacecraft at all times.

By Kristin Houser

By embedding engineered bacteria into the fingers of a robot arm, researchers have created a biohybrid bot that can "taste" for certain chemicals.
Robotics

Robot Arm Uses Bacteria in Its Fingers to “Taste” Its Environment

Robots are becoming better equipped to respond to the world around them.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Special Forces are developing a device that can detect a person's unique cardiac signature using an IR laser from a distance.
Science & Energy

New Laser Can Identify People From a Distance By Their Heartbeat

The device can detect tiny vibrations caused by heartbeats from over 650 feet away.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of Michigan found widespread traces of naturally-occurring dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in the mammalian brain.
Brain

Naturally-Occurring “Mystical” Psychedelic Found in Mammal Brains

The same substance is traditionally used by indigenous people for hallucinogenic episodes.

By Victor Tangermann

Six weeks after Indian authorities promised all of the debris created by their missile test was burned up in the atmosphere, 41 out of 400 pieces remain.
Future Society

Dangerous Debris From India’s Exploded Satellite Still Orbiting Earth

"That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight."

By Victor Tangermann

JD Composites used more than 600,000 recycled plastic bottles to construct this beachfront home in Meteghan River, Nova Scotia.
Future Society

You Won’t Be Able to Tell This House Is Made From Plastic Bottles

More than 600,000 recycled plastic bottles went into making the 3-bedroom abode.

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, scientists generated entangled radiation using a mechanical object. They're describing it as the first step toward a quantum internet.
Physics

Scientists: Entangled Radiation May Help Build “Quantum Internet”

And we can now produce it using a mechanical object.

By Dan Robitzski

To prevent shootings, schools and public places are installing "aggression detectors" for monitoring students for angry behavior before it becomes violence.
Future Society

“Aggression Detectors” Monitoring Students Don’t Really Work

By listening in to students' conversations, the tech is supposed to detect anger before it leads to violence.

By Natalie Coleman

Google scientists trained a neural net to better navigate spaces with an archive of thousands of "Mannequin Challenge" videos.
Artificial Intelligence

A Neural Net Used a Viral Meme to Learn to Navigate

The "Mannequin Challenge" trained a neural net to understand depth.

By Dan Robitzski

The number of crypto ATMs worldwide passed the 5,000 mark this month, which begs the question, who the hell is actually using these things?
Bitcoin

Who the Hell Is Using the World’s 5,000 Crypto ATMs?

The machines are spreading across the globe like a plague.

By Kristin Houser

Harvard's RoboBee X-Wing takes the RoboBee to the next level by sporting solar cells and an extra pair of wings for more stable flight.
Robotics

This Minuscule Robotic Bee Only Uses Solar Energy to Fly

The RoboBee X-Wing weighs less than half a gram and only consumes 120 milliwatts.

By Victor Tangermann

America, Russia, and China already frequently commit acts of "gray-area aggression" against each other in outer space as they toe the line of warfare.
Future Society

Has a Space War Between US, China, Russia Already Started?

The countries are threatening each other's foothold in space with low-level aggression.

By Dan Robitzski

Israel-based startup SpaceIL has decided that April's failed Moon mission was actually a success — and that it's time to move on to the next challenge.
Moon

SpaceIL Kills Second Moon Landing Attempt, Teases New “Objective”

It's now decided that April's mission was actually a success.

By Kristin Houser

The lyrics database Genius embedded a hidden typography code into its lyrics to prove that Google was copying content directly from its site.
Science & Energy

Genius Used a Typography Trick to Bust Google For Stealing Lyrics

A hidden bit of Morse code literally translates to "Red Handed."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is targeting November 15th as a tentative date to launch its astronaut-ferrying Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS according to NASA.
NASA

NASA Sets Tentative Date For Launching Astronauts In SpaceX Ship

Get ready for NASA x SpaceX, the hottest collab of 2019.

By Victor Tangermann

An investigation into the potential link between CBD and nightmares confirms that researchers still aren't sure what the cannabis compound can do.
Health & Medicine

CBD Seems to Be Giving People Bizarre Nightmares

CBD is all over the place — and so is the research on it.

By Kristin Houser

Shortly after Facebook annoucned Libra, its new cryptocurrency, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and European leaders called for strong regulations.
Blockchain

Senator Slams Facebook’s New Crypto: “Facebook Is Already Too Big”

"We cannot allow Facebook to run a risky new cryptocurrency out of a Swiss bank account without oversight."

By Dan Robitzski