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When news broke of He Jiankui's infamous gene editing research, an academic journal published his ethical guidelines. Now the article has been retracted.
Future Society

Journal Retracts Ethics Article by Doctor Who Gene Edited Babies

Maybe the guy who opened Pandora's Box shouldn't write ethical guidelines.

In-Ear Language Translators May Soon Be Here, Thanks to Waverly Labs
Future Society

In-Ear Language Translators May Soon Be Here, Thanks to Waverly Labs

This is a new take on "a world without language barriers."

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 just touched down on the surface of Ryugu for the third time to collect samples after firing a bullet at its surface.
Off-World

Japan Just Landed a Robot Spacecraft on an Asteroid

The spacecraft successfully fired a bullet at the surface of an asteroid.

Research suggests that the specific genetic edits performed on now-living humans by Chinese scientist He Jiankui could have broader-than-expected impacts.
Brain

Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Babies “Likely” Boosted Their Brainpower

The first two humans with genetically boosted cognition and memory may already be born.

The University of Cambridge has launched a new center focused on finding ways to use AI to address problems with the environment.
Environment

Cambridge: AI Might Help Us Avoid “Environmental Catastrophe”

The university's new center will explore ways AI could help save the planet.

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

It could become the first privately built vehicle to reach the lunar surface in human history.

self-driving car company Waymo recently shared a video showing one of its autonomous vehicles being waved through an intersection where the light was out.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Car Obey Police Hand Signals

Waymo's autonomous vehicles can be waved through a broken traffic light.

Yerba santa, a plant dubbed the "holy herb" by native California tribes, could have a previously unknown medical use as an Alzheimer's treatment.
Treatments

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

A plant native to California could help in the battle against Alzheimer's.

NASA commissioned SpaceX and Boeing to develop shuttles for crewed missions. Upcoming test flights may be delayed as NASA found several safety flaws.
Boeing

NASA Warns SpaceX and Boeing About Safety Flaws in Spacecraft

NASA found several problems with both companies' systems that could delay crewed missions.

China's state-run media outlet Xinhua adds a female AI news anchor to its news team, and she'll make her professional debut in March.
Artificial Intelligence

China Unveils the World’s First Female AI News Anchor

She'll join a pair of male AIs already delivering the news in China.

During a recent interview with law professor Jonathan Zittrain, Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly insisted against all evidence that Facebook promotes privacy.
Privacy

Mark Zuckerberg Insists That Facebook Promotes Privacy

"Thinking about Facebook as an innovator in privacy is certainly not the mainstream view."

A new NASA page beams weather data from the space agency's InSight lander, on the Red Planet, straight to your web browser.
NASA

NASA Lander Now Provides Daily Martian Weather Reports

And you can check them out here.

NASA and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are working on sending an underwater drone to the deepest points of the Earth's oceans.
Exobiology

NASA’s New Deep-Sea Submarine Could Eventually Look for Aliens

The goal is to explore the "hadal zone," many miles beneath the surface.

Trump Calls For “6G,” Which Doesn’t Exist
Future Society

Trump Calls For “6G,” Which Doesn’t Exist

Let's focus on actually setting up 5G first.

The firm that won an international competition to design a robotics museum in Seoul plans to have robots "in charge" of the construction.
Robotics

Robots Are Building a Robotics Museum

The museum's construction will be its first exhibit.

New Research: Bone Marrow Transplants Might Prevent Aging
Health & Medicine

New Research: Bone Marrow Transplants Might Prevent Aging

The brain cells of older mice looked young again.

The nonprofit Consumer Reports decided to pull its "recommended" rating today, citing new "reliability data" collected from a 2018 survey.
Tesla

Tesla Model 3 Loses Coveted Consumer Reports Recommendation

Model 3 owners are complaining about malfunctioning electrics, rear window cracks, and loose body trim.

Sean Dorrance Kelly, philosophy professor at Harvard, argues that artificial intelligence can never achieve true human creativity.
Artificial Intelligence

Philosopher: AI Can Never Create True Art

Are we substituting machine creativity for our own?

A video exposing the prevalence of YouTube pedophiles has caused advertisers to flee the platform, but what can it do to actually address the problem?
Future Society

While Pedophiles Flock to YouTube, Advertisers Flee It

YouTube's algorithms are enabling "soft-core pedophilia." Can the video site correct course?

Just days after release, Nike released a software update for its self-tightening sneaker that ended up crashing the whole system.
Future Society

Software Bug Immediately Crashes Nike’s Self-Lacing Sneakers

"It's pretty sad paying $350.00 for something that doesn’t work properly."