Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 950)

When the Notre Dame blaze got too dangerous for humans to continue battling, the Paris Fire Brigade called in a firefighting robot named Colossus.
Robotics

When the fire got too dangerous for humans to battle alone, the Paris Fire Brigade called in Colossus.

By Kristin Houser

The Boring Company's Loop project connecting Washington, D.C., and Baltimore has moved one step closer to breaking ground.
Elon Musk

It's not the East Coast hyperloop Musk envisioned, but it's a start.

By Kristin Houser

It sounds like the premise to a young adult novel: a totalitarian government sends its kids to a special facility to train them for life at a Mars colony.
Mars

The teens will wear mock space suits while they explore the Mars-esque landscape of the Qaidam Basin.

By Jon Christian

In 2013, scientists were in the middle of studying the black hole at the center of the galaxy when a neutron star flared up and blocked their view.
Black Holes

Hey, down in front!

By Dan Robitzski

Samsung will investigate emerging reports that the Galaxy Fold smartphone's screen is breaking. It's officially still going on sale on April 26.
Robots and Machines

Early versions of Samsung's folding phones are breaking. But they're still going on sale later this month.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers say they've cured 10 infants born with SCID-X1, also known as "bubble boy" disease, using an HIV-assisted gene therapy.
Health & Medicine

"The children are cured... they are home, living normal lives, attending daycare."

By Kristin Houser

The new trailer for the upcoming Child's Play movie shows creepy doll Chucky commandeering a smart lawnmower, a thermostat, and a drone.
Future Society

It's 2019, so in this horror movie your smart home gadgets are trying to kill you.

By Victor Tangermann

North Korea just announced a new missile test and made demands for ongoing disarmament negotiations with the U.S., calling for the removal of Pompeo.
Future Society

Weird flex but okay!

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook admitted yesterday that it "unintentionally uploaded" email contacts of some 1.5 million new users since May 2016.
Future Society

Reminder: your personal data is not safe with Facebook.

By Victor Tangermann

Alan Detrich, the man who found a baby t-rex fossil on his property, decided that he wants to sell it off. The fossil is currently up for auction on eBay.
Future Society

Bidding starts just under $3 million.

By Dan Robitzski

The creation of biased AIs is linked to the tech industry's overwhelmingly white, male workforce, according to a new report.
Artificial Intelligence

The industry's "diversity crisis" is partially to blame for its racist, sexist AIs.

By Kristin Houser

A humanoid robot TV news anchor dubbed Alex just read the news on Russia 24, a state-owned television channel, yesterday.
Robotics

A robot TV anchor accused a mayoral candidate of kicking a homeless cat.

By Victor Tangermann

Using CRISPR gene editing tools, MIT scientists turned a human cell into a tiny computer that could be used to detect diseases and churn out treatments.
Health & Medicine

"Imagine a microtissue with billions of cells, each equipped with its own dual-core processor."

By Dan Robitzski

A team from Yale created a system that let them breathe new life into pig brains that had been removed from the animals' skulls.
Science & Energy

What is dead may never die — until you unhook it from the BrainEx system.

By Kristin Houser

After conducting an internal investigation into three professors who knew about He Jiankui's CRISPR baby research, Stanford let its faculty off the hook.
Prosthetics and Devices

They knew about it beforehand, but did nothing to stop it.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have discovered that one subregion of the Milky Way is far more efficient at star formation than the others — and they don't know why.
Science & Energy

Everything is star-stuff — but especially this place!

By Kristin Houser

This Attack Helicopter Can Launch Drones From Midair
Drones

Swarming drones could pour out of this helicopter to do its bidding.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX successfully landed three Falcon Heavy boosters last week. But stormy weather had a different plan for them, and one fell into the water.
Falcon

Otherwise, everything went just fine.

By Dan Robitzski

The first human CRISPR trial in the U.S. has officially begun, with a UPenn team using the technology to treat two cancer patients.
Prosthetics and Devices

We're about to see what CRISPR can do against cancer.

By Kristin Houser

Incredibly Tough NASA Sensor May Have Survived Moon Lander Crash
Moon

Scientists are planning to hunt down the missing device.

By Dan Robitzski