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Police in the Netherlands pulled over a drunk Tesla driver who fell asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle with Autopilot engaged.
Tesla

Yet another Tesla owner thought Autopilot could be his designated driver.

The details of a newly filed SpaceX lawsuit against the U.S. are currently under wraps, but it may have something to do with an upcoming Air Force contract.
SpaceX

And it doesn't want the details of the case made public.

Researcher from the University of Queensland figured out how to stamp an image of the "Mona Lisa" onto gaseous quantum matter.
Quantum Physics

They "just happened to create some of the world’s smallest masterpieces."

A new study suggests that consuming psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, may help people overcome their alcohol dependency.
Health & Medicine

Psychedelics prompt the "big-picture" questions that can help end addiction, says researcher.

Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning straps on his company's Iron Man-style jet suit in a new video from Born to Engineer.
Advanced Transport

See how a concept once relegated to sci-fi is now an incredible reality.

Firms designed to help victims of ransomware attacks often just paid the attackers off, according to a new ProPublica investigation.
Hacking

"I would not be surprised if a significant amount of ransomware both funded terrorism and also organized crime."

Science writer Philip Ball donated some arm flesh to a lab that grew a miniature brain out of his cells. It made him question how we define humanity.
Biology

A new book looks at what happens when there's a version of your brain growing in a petri dish.

Hundreds of Americans Are Naming Babies “Elon” and “Tesla”
Tesla

Hundreds more settled on "Elon."

The U.S. Army has set aside millions to invest in robotic exoskeletons that will make soldiers faster, stronger, and more resilient.
Prosthetics and Devices

The Army set aside $6.9 million to invest in new exoskeleton tech.

During a Senate hearing, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that a Space Force is necessary to ward off space pirates and protect exploration efforts.
Off-World

"Pirates threaten the open seas, and the same is possible in space."

Famed biohacker Josiah Zayner has been accused of practicing medicine without a license — despite only ever experimenting on himself.
Prosthetics and Devices

"I knew this day would come."

Cambridge biologists recreated a bacterial genome from scratch, breeding E. coli with the artificial genetic code instead of natural DNA.
DNA

In a first-ever accomplishment, scientists have created synthetic life — paving the way for replicant organisms.

Radioactive waste may be leaking from a concrete-covered "coffin" in the Marshall Islands and into the Pacific Ocean, warns the UN's secretary general.
Science & Energy

Horrifying radioactive sludge from U.S. weapons tests may be coming back to haunt the Marshall Islands.

An engineer built a robot that tries to punch him in real life while he fights a digital robot in a virtual reality video game.
Robotics

Finally, a truly immersive virtual reality experience.

Canada-based startup Dessa has unveiled a new AI that replicates the voice of Joe Rogan, and it's perhaps the best audio deepfake yet.
Artificial Intelligence

"[It’s] one of the coolest, but scariest, things I’ve seen yet in artificial intelligence."

The 1998 trip-hop album Mezzanine by Massive Attack got an artificial intelligence makeover at an art exhibit in London.
Artificial Intelligence

It sounds like the vocalist "3D" is "talking in an alien language."

A Model 3 that crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer in Florida, killing the driver of the Tesla, had Autopilot engaged at the time of impact.
Tesla

The driver didn't have his hands on the wheel just prior to impact.

We could mourn Grumpy Cat. Or we could embrace the latest in genetic technology and clone her, like Barbra Streisand's dogs.
Health & Medicine

Should we stamp out clones of Grumpy Cat, or let her rest in peace?

The House Appropriations Committee slapped down the White Houses's request for additional funds for a 2024 Moon Mission by NASA.
Moon

Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2024?

"Minecraft Earth," announced today, will allow users to collect items, blocks, and creatures while roaming around in the real world with friends.
Future Society

Can persistent "Minecraft" structures in the real world recreate the success of "Pokémon Go"?