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Franky Zapata's second attempt to cross the English Channel on his flying hoverboard was a success — and now he's turning his attention to his flying car.
Advanced Transport

Hoverboard Guy Crosses English Channel, Shifts Focus to Flying Car

"It has to come out before the end of the year."

By Kristin Houser

A Bay Area group is attempting to hack insulin to address the skyrocketing cost of the hormone for people with diabetes in the U.S.
Health & Medicine

Biohackers Are Attempting to Make Their Own Insulin

The skyrocketing cost of insulin has led to a desperate DIY attempt.

By Kristin Houser

Teens and young adults are finding themselves in the hospital with severe respiratory illnesses caused by vaping, even when they're otherwise healthy.
Developments

Health Officials Blame Vaping for “Severe Respiratory Illnesses”

Fourteen young folks were hospitalized in Wisconsin and Illinois.

By Dan Robitzski

A deepfake answers the age-old question: "What would it look like if Keanu Reeves had the body of a child actor singing in an episode of 'Sesame Street?'"
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Deepfaked Keanu Reeves Into “Sesame Street”

Yes, they're creepy and democracy-threatening, but deepfakes can also be fun.

By Dan Robitzski

CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that SpaceX's Starship prototype should be "almost ready to fly" in time for the company's August 24 update presentation.
Starship

Elon Musk: Starship Prototypes Could Be Ready to Fly This Month

Starship’s debut could be a short hop — or a historic orbital adventure.

By Kristin Houser

Now there's another lawsuit filed against Tesla after a driver died behind the wheel of an "Autopilot"-enabled car that crashed.
Tesla

Tesla Slammed by Another Autopilot Crash Lawsuit

The family of a man who died in a March crash just sued Tesla.

By Dan Robitzski

Right now, AI algorithms can't be granted patents. The restriction originally served as a worker protection, but now it's creating a problem for engineers.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Trying to List AI as the Inventor on a New Patent

They say rules requiring that patents go to humans are outdated.

By Dan Robitzski

Columbia University's David Kipping thinks we could transform Earth's atmosphere into a planet-sized telescope he'd dubbed the "terrascope."
Science & Energy

Astronomer: We Can Use Earth’s Atmosphere as a Massive Telescope

His "terrascope" could transform astronomy.

By Kristin Houser

Chinese students are already interacting with AI teachers, and what they learn could affect the future of education on a global scale.
Education

China’s AI Teachers Could Revolutionize Education Worldwide

The nation has high hopes for AI-powered education.

By Kristin Houser

Apple has suspended a program that let humans review Siri recordings, including private conversations never meant for the digitial assistant.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple: Humans Will No Longer Review Siri Recordings

Your drug deals and sex romps are once again private.

By Kristin Houser

Police Investigate Death of Employee at Tesla’s Gigafactory
Tesla

Police Investigate Death of Employee at Tesla’s Gigafactory

They currently believe the death is related to a medical issue.

By Kristin Houser

With new contracts awarded to weapons developers, the Army is pushing for new laser weapons capable of destroying drones and vehicles.
Energy

US Army Doubles Down on Directed Energy Weapons

Lt. General: "The time is now to get directed energy weapons to the battlefield."

By Dan Robitzski

Hong Kong protesters are reportedly shining high-powered laser beams at surveillance cameras to confuse facial recognition technology.
Facial recognition

Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers to Block Facial Recognition Tech

By confusing the cameras, they're protecting their identities.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers claim they have made significant progress in developing a blood test that can detect Alzheimer's up to 20 years before any symptoms appear.
Health & Medicine

New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s 20 Years Before Symptoms

The earlier doctors can detect signs of this "silent disease," the better.

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon has 25 mass surveillance balloons that can monitor and track individual vehicles as they travel across states.
Future Society

The Pentagon Is Launching Mass Surveillance Balloons Over America

The balloons can track multiple vehicles at once.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers just 3D printed functional components of the human heart using a specialized printer that's capable of printing suspended hydrogels.
3D Printing

Researchers 3D Print Functional Components of Human Heart

Yet another step towards being able to 3D print functional organs.

By Victor Tangermann

A Cyberpunk Noir Short Film Shows Us What Happens When Tech Goes Skin Deep
Future Society

A Cyberpunk Noir Short Film Shows Us What Happens When Tech Goes Skin Deep

This sci-fi thriller is a startling prophesy of biohacks-to-come.

By Catherine Mullen

In newly released documents, the FBI announced that Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracy theorists pose a domestic terrorism threat.
Future Society

FBI: Conspiracy Theorists Are a Domestic Terrorism Threat

FBI documents specifically mention QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theorists.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are growing the first human-monkey hybrid embryos in a Chinese laboratory, according to a new story in Spanish newspaper El País.
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Reportedly Growing Human-Monkey Embryos in China

But their research has yet to be peer-reviewed or published.

By Kristin Houser

A new roach-like robot out of UC Berkely can withstand the weight of a person stepping on it and scuttle at a speed of 20 body lengths per second.
Robotics

This Roach-Sized Robot Keeps Going Even After You Step on It

This bot may be tiny, but it's also tough.

By Kristin Houser