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The Army is accepting bids from contractors to build a rifle that could automatically targets and scan them with facial recognition.
Facial recognition

The US Army’s Next Rifle May Use Facial Recognition

Futuristic rifles may decide who to shoot.

By Dan Robitzski

In order to pay for Artemis, NASA's upcoming 2024 Moon mission, it may have to cannibalize other parts of the space agency's budget.
Moon

NASA Is Considering Cutting Other Programs to Pay for Moon Mission

In order to put people on the Moon in 2024, NASA has to trim some fat.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua has confirmed that a third gene-edited baby has been born as part of researcher He Jiankui's controversial experiment.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Gene-Editing Method Could Lead To “Creation of a Super-Baby”

"The technology is similar to weapons and drugs."

By Kristin Houser

In a podcast interview this weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed new details about the electric car company's long-awaited hypercar, the Roadster.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Sell Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters in 2020

"If you have 3 Gs of thrust, you can go in any direction."

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese researchers say that replacing water with atmosphere-polluting carbon dioxide could make fracking more eco-friendly.
Fossil Fuels

Fracking With CO2 Instead of Water Is Greener, Say Researchers

It could get fossil fuels out of the Earth, and trap carbon dioxide in it.

By Kristin Houser

A new congressional report found that many ongoing NASA missions are drastically over budget and delayed past their deadlines.
NASA

Congress: NASA Is Hideously Over Budget, Plagued by Delays

A congressional watchdog agency is keeping a close eye on NASA.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a break from studying the surface of Mars to look at the clouds floating in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Off-World

See Pics of Martian Clouds Snapped From the Planet’s Surface

NASA's Curiosity rover kicked back to do some cloud-watching.

By Kristin Houser

A fungus genetically modified to produce a spider toxin that quickly kills mosquitoes could help end the spread of malaria.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Splice Spider Gene Into Fungus to Kill Mosquitoes

It could help end malaria — but some worry at what cost.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook's plan to block revenge porn by storing digital fingerprints of lewd photos to cross-reference new uploads doesn't involve informing victims.
Future Society

Facebook Knows When Someone Posts Your Nudes — but Won’t Tell You

The site claims to automatically — and quietly — delete revenge porn.

By Dan Robitzski

By analyzing only a short audio clip of a person's voice, this artificial intelligence reconstructs what they might look like in real life.
Artificial Intelligence

Astounding AI Guesses What You Look Like Based on Your Voice

Its guesses aren't perfect, but they're pretty good — and that's terrifying.

By Jon Christian

New York's State Education Department has asked a public school district to delay its trial of a facial recognition system on students and staff.
Facial recognition

State Attempts to Nix Public School’s Facial Recognition Plans

But it might not have the authority to actually stop an upcoming trial.

By Kristin Houser

The universe is speckled with voids that are totally empty, except for the dark energy that's pushing galaxies apart. That's where scientists should look.
Off-World

Dark Energy Could Be Hiding In The “Cosmic Void” Between Galaxies

If we want to find dark energy, we may have to search in places devoid of everything else.

By Dan Robitzski

A Brooklyn wholesaler has been charged with selling the U.S. military gear made in China that could have endangered troops' lives.
Future Society

Scammed: US Military Spent $20M on Fake Gear Made in China

And the counterfeits could have put Americans' lives at risk.

By Kristin Houser

A tank-like killer robot can navigate and track targets without needing a human operator in the immediate area, but humans still need to pull the trigger.
Robotics

This Tank-Like Machine Gun Robot Is Straight out Of “Terminator”

This is the last thing you see before you die.

By Dan Robitzski

North Face has officially apologized for uploading images of remote locations with models wearing North Face swag in them to Wikipedia.
Future Society

The North Face Vandalized Wikipedia, Then Apologized After Outcry

"When The North Face exploits the trust you have in Wikipedia to sell you more clothes, you should be angry."

By Victor Tangermann

Several times a week, short bursts of light appear on the surface of the Moon. Scientists have only been able to guess as to why the phenomenon occurs.
Moon

Weird Flashes Keep Appearing on the Moon and Scientists Don’t Know Why

But astronomers have a good guess.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a tool for analyzing marijuana strains on a genetic level, and it could ensure buyers know exactly what they're purchasing.
Future Society

Gene Sequencing Could Ensure You Get the Kind of Weed You Pay For

A new analysis method could keep cannabis dealers honest.

By Kristin Houser

Australian pilots recently had to land after Chinese boats reportedly aimed lasers at them. Now China is denying responsibility for the incident.
Military

Australia: Chinese Lasers Forced Military Pilots to Land

Now China denies the whole affair.

By Dan Robitzski

Kathy Lueders, manager of the commercial crew program at NASA, sees SpaceX's Crew Dragon explosion as a blessing in disguise.
NASA

NASA Commercial Crew Manager Calls SpaceX Explosion a “Gift”

Was SpaceX's catastrophic "anomaly" a blessing in disguise?

By Victor Tangermann

While playing rounds of capture the flag in Quake III Arena, DeepMind's artificial intelligence was able to outperform human teammates.
Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind’s Gamer AI is Better At Co-op Mode Than Human Players

This AI is way better at helping you capture the flag than your pitiful human friend.

By Victor Tangermann