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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

Report: Tesla Had Autopilot Engaged During Fatal Florida Crash

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

By Kristin Houser

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

Grumpy Cat Is Dead. We Have the Technology to Clone Her.

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

By Jon Christian

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

Congress Denies NASA Request for More Moon Mission Money

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

New “Minecraft” Game Will Let You Build Stuff in the Real World

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

By Victor Tangermann

Google is working on a speech translation system that retains the original speaker's voice and cadence in the outputted audio.
Google

Amazing Google AI Speaks Another Language In Your Voice

It's designed to retain your voice and cadence in translated audio.

By Kristin Houser

The College Board has announced plans to give each SAT taker an "adversity score" designed to reflect their socio-economic background.
Future Society

Students Taking the SAT Will Now Get a Secret “Adversity Score”

"We can’t sit on our hands and ignore the disparities of wealth reflected in the SAT."

By Kristin Houser

If any humans are alive in 5 billion years, they'll see the dying Sun engulf the Earth. Space Engineer Matteo Ceriotti suggests some possible escape plans.
Off-World

Space Engineer: We Could Move Earth’s Orbit to Escape a Dying Sun

Someday, the Sun will die. The Earth should be ready.

By Dan Robitzski

In a response to reports of its cars catching fire, Tesla has released a cautionary software update to ensure that batteries stay safe.
Tesla

Tesla Releases Software Update to Stop Cars From Catching Fire

The update is meant to improve battery safety and longevity.

By Victor Tangermann

German startup Lilium has developed an air taxi capable of seating five people — and after two years of development, the craft finally took flight.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Five-Seater Air Taxi’s Maiden Flight

The all-electric craft is designed to fly 186 miles in just one hour.

By Kristin Houser

Small, densely-packed exoplanets are most likely to survive when their stars die. The findings give astronomers new places to look for new planets.
Off-World

These Are the Planets That Survive the Deaths of Their Stars

When a star dies, it's the small, dense planets that tend to survive.

By Dan Robitzski

NYPD detectives uploaded a photo of Woody Harrelson to their facial recognition system to find a suspect that they thought resembled the actor.
Facial recognition

Police Catch Woody Harrelson Look-Alike Using Facial Recognition

The NYPD knew their suspect resembled Harrelson, so they uploaded the actor's photo to identify him.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon
Military

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon

This truck-mounted, 100-kilowatt laser could defend against drones and cruise missiles.

By Victor Tangermann

Optimistic scientists want to begin testing so-called "artificial wombs" that could house a developing fetus and embryo through birth.
Health & Medicine

Scientists: We’ll Grow Babies in Artificial Wombs “In a Decade”

Clinical trials could begin in a few years.

By Dan Robitzski

A tiny 11 pound solar sail spacecraft is finally launching into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this summer.
SpaceX

SpaceX is About to Launch a Solar Sail Inspired by Carl Sagan

The tiny spacecraft could become the first to orbit the Earth using sunlight.

By Victor Tangermann

Something punched gigantic holes through the Milky Way. There's little evidence at the cosmic crime scene, but scientists suspect it was dark matter.
Off-World

A “Dense Bullet of Something” Blasted Holes in the Milky Way

Something a million times the mass of the Sun tore through the Milky Way, leaving destruction in its wake.

By Dan Robitzski

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to, and the dwindling birth rate could have dire implications for the economy in the future.
Future Society

The American Birth Rate Just Fell to a 32-Year Low

Americans just aren't making babies like they used to.

By Kristin Houser

A NASA satellite managed to photograph the site where Beresheet, the Israeli lunar lander, crashed into the Moon last month.
Moon

NASA Found The Impact From Israel’s Crashed Moon Lander

Pour one out for Beresheet.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers has created CRISPR snails with shells that coil counterclockwise — a trait that is extremely rare in nature.
Science & Energy

Scientists Used CRISPR to Make Mirror-Image Snails

Their edits produced generation after generation of mirror-image snails.

By Kristin Houser

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to pass a facial recognition ban, and the move has the potential to inspire others to follow suit.
Facial recognition

Tech Hub San Francisco First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

San Fran doesn't want local law enforcement to get its hands on the tech.

By Kristin Houser

According to a report, the proposed independent branch of the U.S. military dubbed Space Force could rack up $1.3 billion in additional costs per year
Future Society

Report: Trump’s Space Force Could Cost Billions More Than Expected

Nobody really knows how much an entirely new military branch will cost the United States.

By Victor Tangermann