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Environment

Cambridge: AI Might Help Us Avoid “Environmental Catastrophe”

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

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 Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Car Obey Police Hand Signals

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

Treatments

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

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

Boeing

NASA Warns SpaceX and Boeing About Safety Flaws in Spacecraft

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

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.

Privacy

Mark Zuckerberg Insists That Facebook Promotes Privacy

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

NASA

NASA Lander Now Provides Daily Martian Weather Reports

And you can check them out here.

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.

Future Society

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

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

Robotics

Robots Are Building a Robotics Museum

The museum's construction will be its first exhibit.

Health & Medicine

New Research: Bone Marrow Transplants Might Prevent Aging

The brain cells of older mice looked young again.

Artificial Intelligence

Philosopher: AI Can Never Create True Art

Are we substituting machine creativity for our own?

Future Society

While Pedophiles Flock to YouTube, Advertisers Flee It

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

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."

Artificial Intelligence

A New AI Draws Cats, and They’re Utterly Grotesque

No cats were harmed in the making of this creepy website.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Automakers Could Give Police Control Over Your Self-Driving Car

Police might be able to reroute cars or force them to pull over.

Cryptocurrency

The First Major U.S. Bank Just Launched a Cryptocurrency

A couple of years ago, its CEO called Bitcoin a "fraud."

Science & Energy

Meet Hippocamp, “The Moon That Shouldn’t Be There”

Neptune's tiniest moon was likely once a part of its second biggest.

Advanced Transport

A “Tiltrotor” Helicopter May Replace the Army’s Black Hawk

It borrows the best elements from planes and helicopters.