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Future Society

New Futurist Fear: “Economic Singularity” Could Kill Jobs Forever

Automated workplaces are no good if people don't have the incomes to support them.

Future Society

South Korean App Warns Smartphone Addicts Not to Step Into Traffic

Hold on, my phone says there's a car about to run over me.

NASA

NASA Shocked by “Plumes Erupting From an Asteroid’s Surface”

"The discovery of plumes is one of the biggest surprises of my scientific career."

Energy

Toyota is Selling a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car for $50,000

"We go to the same gas station and fuel up in the same few minutes."

Military

The U.S. Military is Buying a Brutal-Looking Powered Exoskeleton

They give its wearers "the strength of a forklift but a gentler touch."

Artificial Intelligence

Bill Gates Compares Artificial Intelligence to Nuclear Weapons

Gates called AI "both promising and dangerous" — and compared the tech to nuclear weapons.

Off-World

25 Governments Are Meeting Right Now to Prevent a Space Arms Race

The U.S. just accused China and Russia of developing anti-satellite weaponry.

Space

Researchers Found a Way to Levitate Objects Using Only Light

Scientists say their new "levitation" tech could send a spacecraft to the nearest star in just 20 years.

Brain

Lab-Grown Brain Uses “Tendrils” to Grab, Control Spinal Cords

Then it uses its new spinal cord to control muscles. Seriously.

Health & Medicine

FDA Head: Anti-Vaxxers Could Soon Cause an Epidemic

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says anti-vaxxers are poised to do real damage.

Climate Change

New Technique Turns Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel

Scientists can now skip the costly water purification part of the process.

Drones

Russian Arms Maker Invents Drone With Built-In Rifle

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it an AK-47 rifle strapped to a drone?

Starship

Elon Musk Shows Off Glowing Hot “Hex Tile” Starship Heatshield

The tiles will ensure that Starship won't burn up during re-entry.

Biology

“Provocative” Research: Some People Can Sense Magnetic Fields

Some of your brain cells might contain tiny, magnetic crystals.

Off-World

Japan Announces Plan to Bomb Asteroid

It's like mountaintop removal mining, but in space.

Health & Medicine

New Harvard Research Could Be a Step to Human Limb Regeneration

"It’s a very natural question to look at the natural world and think, if a gecko can do this, why can’t I?"

Self-Driving Vehicles

Trump Fears Self-Driving Cars: “You Can’t Stop the F*cking Thing”

The President reportedly said "I don't trust some computer to drive me around."

Military

Russian Military Confirms New Weapon Causes “Hallucinatory Symptoms”

The Russian military is confirming that reports of a strange new weapon are true.

Off-World

A Japanese Spacecraft Is About to Shoot an Asteroid With a Bullet

Remember that arcade game "Asteroids"?

Starship

Elon Musk: SpaceX Hopes to Launch Starship “Test Hopper” This Week

It's an important first step to eventually blast Starship into Earth's orbit — and beyond.