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Health & Medicine

Amazon Removes Books About Dangerous “Autism Cures”

One of the books advocates a treatment that killed a 5-year-old boy.

Artificial Intelligence

Ethicist Warns: Future AI Could Take Revenge for How We Treat It Now

"Animals cannot take revenge. But sentient machines just might."

Physics

Russian Scientists Used a Quantum Computer to Turn Back Time

The quantum system was kicked a tiny fraction of a second backward in time.

Artificial Intelligence

See the Robot Head That Might Interview You for Your Next Job

The disembodied robot head will see you now.

Advanced Transport

Pilots Were Worried About Boeing 737 Max Before Deadly Crash

"The fact that this airplane requires such jury rigging to fly is a red flag."

Future Society

Russia Blocks Access to ProtonMail

Russians can still access their inboxes, but can't send or receive messages on the encrypted email service.

Science & Energy

Scientists Just Came Closer Than Ever to Cloning a Woolly Mammoth

The species could help us curb global warming — if we can resurrect it.

Black Holes

“Halo Drive” Would Use Black Holes to Power Spaceships

A Columbia University scientist has a far-out idea to power spaceships by shooting black holes with lasers.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will Be “Operational by End of Year”

"Looking forward to building a Boring Company tunnel in Vegas."

Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics Experiment Suggests That Reality Isn’t Objective

When it comes to quantum physics, there may be no such thing as a shared objective reality.

Climate Change

By 2050, Winter Will No Longer Exist in Australia, Say Researchers

They think a season called "new summer" will take its place.

3D Printing

Nissan Wants to Beam 3D Anime Versions of People Into Its Cars

Do you want an anime-style hologram riding shotgun?

Mars

Former NASA Chief Scientist: Humans Could Be on Mars in Five Years

But that doesn't mean she thinks NASA should accelerate its timeline.

Artificial Intelligence

The Face Images Used to Train AI Are Taken Without Consent

"This is the dirty little secret of AI training sets."

Artificial Intelligence

You’re Hired! This Site Generates Random Neural Network Résumés

These gibberish résumés show that HR might still require a human touch.

Advanced Transport

Boeing Promises Software Update for Plane That Crashed

Boeing says the update is "designed to make an already safe aircraft even safer."

Artificial Intelligence

The AI Nonprofit Elon Musk Founded and Quit Is Now For-Profit

OpenAI LP is now a capped-profit company.

Mars

NASA Leader: First Human on Mars “Likely to Be” a Woman

He also thinks the next person on the Moon will be a woman.

Health & Medicine

Italy Bans Unvaccinated Children From Going to School

Schools are sending unvaccinated kids home — and parents risk a government fine.

Artificial Intelligence

This Site Uses Deep Learning to Generate Fake Airbnb Listings

The future of the internet is lots and lots of fake stuff.