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NASA just moved to the next phase of its Psyche mission. Now the spacecraft that will visit the distant asteroid is undergoing final design changes.
NASA

NASA Is Preparing to Explore an All-Metal Asteroid

Destination: the volcanic core of a long-shattered planet.

By Dan Robitzski

New research found grapes used in modern winemaking related closely 28 archaeological grape seeds dating to the Iron Age, Roman era and medieval period.
Science & Energy

Wine Grapes Haven’t Changed Much Genetically Since Ancient Rome

Winemaking hasn't changed in hundreds of years. That's dangerous.

By Jacob Banas

Uber Air has unveiled the first full-scale mock-up of one of the flying taxis it hopes to have ferrying passengers across the skies by 2023.
Advanced Transport

Uber Air Offers First Look Inside Its Flying Taxi

"It's absolutely purpose built to the mission."

By Kristin Houser

Engineers built a new tool that matches DNA samples to specific faces from a database that could be linked to the specific genes found in the sample.
Facial recognition

Terrifying AI Matches DNA to Facial Recognition Databases

It's a powerful new crimefighting tool, but a terrifying way to subvert privacy.

By Dan Robitzski

a new companion robot called Irony Man was programmed to be ironic and sarcastic to better match how humans talk, but it doesn't know when to stop.
Robotics

Scientists Built a Robot With a Sense of Irony. It’s Insufferable

Irony Man can tell ironic jokes but doesn't know when to stop.

By Dan Robitzski

On August 13, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will make history by delivering the first ever DJ set from space for promoters BigCityBeats.
Off-World

ISS Astronaut Will Deliver First DJ Set From Space

Good thing the beat can still drop in microgravity.

By Kristin Houser

Uber is officially starting to make Uber Eats food deliveries by drone as part of a limited trial in San Diego this summer according to Bloomberg.
Drones

Uber Eats Will Start Making Drone Deliveries This Summer

Could this actually work?

By Victor Tangermann

During a shareholder meeting, Elon Musk admitted that Tesla has a design for a submarine car — and it's straight out of James Bond movie.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Working on a James Bond-Style Submarine Car

"I thought that was like the coolest thing I have seen in a movie."

By Victor Tangermann

A new model reveals that black holes could take in a steady stream of antimatter particles that gradually chip away until the black hole dissipates.
Black Holes

New Research Reveals That Black Holes Can Die

Here's how to kill a black hole.

By Dan Robitzski

A male college student used Snapchat's gender-swap filter in the hope of catching someone looking for an underage hook-up online — and it worked.
Future Society

Gender-Swap Filter Fools Cop Who Tried to Prey on Underage Girl

"I was just looking to get someone. He just happened to be a cop."

By Kristin Houser

According to the Department of Energy, geothermal energy could become a major player in the future of American electricity generation.
Geothermal

Energy Dept: Geothermal Power Has “Enormous Untapped Potential”

Geothermal plants could soon play a much larger role in the energy market.

By Dan Robitzski

By using machine learning technology, video game modders are reviving classic old games by giving their graphics a major update.
Machine Learning

Machine Learning Is Giving Retro Games Cutting-Edge Graphics

Your favorite classic video game is getting a makeover.

By Natalie Coleman

UK artists Bill Posters and Daniel Howe, with the help of ad agency Canny, just uploaded a video of a deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg to Instagram.
Future Society

Watch Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Rant About How He Controls You

The video is straight out of "Black Mirror."

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. in engaged in space warfare, according to CNN's Jim Sciutto, who argues in a new book that Russia and China have already deployed space weapons.
Off-World

New Book: The US Is in a “Shadow War.” Space Is the Battlefield.

"Russia has kamikaze satellites that can destroy U.S. satellites in orbit. China has kidnapper satellites that could snatch them out of orbit."

By Kristin Houser

A computer virus has completely brought Philadelphia's online court system to its knees since May 21, as The Verge reports.
Future Society

Malware Shut Down Philadelphia Court System for Weeks

"There is no definitive timetable for when these services will be fully operational."

By Victor Tangermann

A brand-new subreddit called "newsbyAI" is full of fake news articles written by artificial intelligence systems that imitate the real thing.
Artificial Intelligence

New Subreddit Celebrates Bizarre Fake News Written by AI

People are sharing AI-written fake news about celebrities and politics.

By Dan Robitzski

Enzymes found in the human gut can efficiently transform blood type A into O, the universal donor kind that is in high demand.
Health & Medicine

Study: Gut Microbes Transform Type A Into Universal Donor Blood

This research could double our supply of the in-demand blood.

By Kristin Houser

Doctors might soon prescribe insurance-covered sex robots to patients, says one clinical psychologist — and it could spell the end of civilization.
Robotics

Expert: Doctors Will Soon Prescribe Sex Robots to Patients

The bots might help people overcome sexual dysfunctions — at the expense of civilization.

By Kristin Houser

A new law in Alabama will require that inmaes convicted of sexual crimes against a minor seeking parole will need to be chemically castrated.
Health & Medicine

New Law: Alabama Will Chemically Castrate Pedophiles

Alabama is the seventh state to enact a chemical castration law for convicted pedophiles.

By Dan Robitzski

A new op-ed in the New York Times says that everyone can embrace a life of high-tech luxury, as long as the world embraces communism.
Future Society

NYT Calls For “Fully Automated Luxury Communism”

Saving the world with new tech would require ending capitalism.

By Dan Robitzski