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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

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told TIME he thinks "we could land on the Moon in less than two years" — but that "we" might not include NASA.
Moon

Elon Musk: We Could Land on the Moon In “Less Than Two Years”

"Well, this is gonna sound pretty crazy..."

By Kristin Houser

Google has reportedly decided to halt plans for launching a censored search engine in China."We have terminated Project Dragonfly."
Future Society

Google “Terminated” Its Chinese Search Engine Plans

Project Dragonfly has faced plenty of criticism ever since it was revealed.

By Victor Tangermann

China Is Obsessed With Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

China Is Obsessed With Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

Americans care a whole lot less about Libra.

By Victor Tangermann

The YouTube search bar frequently autocompletes queries with major movie and TV spoilers — yet another example of the site's content moderation struggles.
Future Society

YouTube’s Autocomplete Feature Has a Huge Spoiler Problem

If you type "Iron Man" into YouTube, the top suggestion is a major "Avengers: Endgame" spoiler. And that's just the tip of the spoilerberg.

By Jon Christian

Blockchain Is Ready to Completely Transform the Healthcare Industry
Blockchain

Blockchain Is Ready to Completely Transform the Healthcare Industry

Medical records would be more private, and it would be easier for patients and professionals to utilize them.

By Brad Jones

Oakland, California's city council just voted unanimously to ban all municipal uses of facial recognition tech within its borders.
Future Society

The City of Oakland Votes to Ban Facial Recognition

That makes it the third U.S. city to do so.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk's Neuralink announced that it's almost ready for human experimentation. People on Twitter want to offer up their brains.
Elon Musk

People Are Begging Elon Musk to Drill Holes in Their Skulls

Actual tweet: "TAKE MY BRAIN ELON"

By Dan Robitzski