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With not even a single second left before takeoff, SpaceX scrubbed Monday's final test flight of its 20 meters-tall Starship prototype called "Starhopper."
SpaceX

SpaceX Delays Starhopper’s Final Test Flight Once Again

Elon Musk: "Rather embarrassing tbh."

By Victor Tangermann

Americans are subject to a social credit system like China's, but it's managed by tech companies and not the government, according to Fast Company.
Future Society

Report: America Has a Social Credit System Much Like China’s

But it was built by Silicon Valley and not by the government.

By Kristin Houser

Fortnite players who downloaded what they thought was software to help them cheat instead got hit by a ransomware attack demanding crypto payments.
Science & Energy

New Ransomware Steals Crypto From Fortnite Players

Players think they're downloading a way to cheat the game.

By Dan Robitzski

The freelance job board Fiverr housed a number of people offering illegal or otherwise unsettling surveillance and spy services.
Future Society

People Used Fiverr to Spy on Their Spouses

The freelancer job board was also home to unlicensed private eyes.

By Dan Robitzski

KFC will begin selling Beyond Fried Chicken made from Beyond Meat's plant-based protein at an Atlanta restaurant to test customer response.
Future Society

KFC to Begin Selling Meatless Fried “Chicken”

But will it be finger lickin' good?

By Kristin Houser

The government of Venezuela is urging people working abroad to send remittances back home through its new cryptocurrency payment platform.
Cryptocurrency

Venezuela Is Seriously Pushing Its State-Run Cryptocurrency

Venezuela says its state-run cryptocurrency is the safest way to send money home.

By Dan Robitzski

President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested nuking hurricanes before they can reach the U.S., several anonymous sources told Axios.
Science & Energy

Report: Trump Has Repeatedly Suggested Nuking Hurricanes

"You could hear a gnat fart in that meeting."

By Kristin Houser

A pharmacy call center has deployed AI that coaches human employees how to have more empathy with frustrated customers on the phone.
Artificial Intelligence

In a Strange Twist, This AI Tries to Teach Empathy to Humans

Normally the emotion education works the other way around.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife has accused her of committing what may be the first example of a "space crime."
NASA

NASA Astronaut Accused of First Space Crime

Anne McClain denies she did anything wrong.

By Kristin Houser

Young children growing up around robots may need reminders that their metallic pals aren't really alive, lest they form unhealthy emotional ties.
Robotics

Kids Are Becoming Emotionally Attached to Robots

Anthropomorphizing the machines around us can do young children a disservice.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology invented a glider made out of a special polymer that self-destructs at a certain temperature.
Robots and Machines

This Stealthy Glider Self-Destructs When Exposed to Sunlight

All that's left is a faint smell and some residue.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is gearing up for the last flight test of its Starhopper test vehicle of its upcoming Starship spacecraft at its Boca Chica test site in Texas.
SpaceX

SpaceX Starhopper Will Fly for the Last Time Tonight

Local authorities warn a test failure could result in broken windows.

By Victor Tangermann

Don't fly a drone with a weapon attached to it, stupid, warned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a notice released publicly last week.
Drones

FAA Reminder: Don’t Fly a Drone With a Weapon Attached to It

A drone with a flamethrower could cost you $25,000 in civil penalties.

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian company is building a geothermal energy project so benign, its CEO claims you could "literally put it in someone's backyard."
Geothermal

This Geothermal Energy System Could Be Built in a Backyard

"It's just a much more benign system..."

By Kristin Houser

Backers for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency are reportedly considering pulling their support in the face of increased scrutiny and regulation.
Cryptocurrency

Backers for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency May Jump Ship

They face the choice of supporting Libra or complying with regulators.

By Dan Robitzski

A working quantum radar device uses low-energy microwaves to spot objects that remain invisible to conventional radar technology.
Devices

Scientists Built a Working “Quantum Radar” Device

The device uses entangled microwaves.

By Dan Robitzski

A Danish initiative imagines 3D printers that can walk, fly, and swim, navigating the world autonomously to repair roads, reefs, and high rises.
3D Printing

Designers Want to Give 3D Printers Legs, Let Them Wander the Earth

Could roving 3D printers repair the planet's damaged environment?

By Kristin Houser

The first large-scale study of a polypill showed the cheap, once-daily medication was able to prevent cardiovascular disease.
RX and Medicine

This Cheap “Polypill” Could Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack

A new study put an 18-year-old theory to the test — and it passed.

By Kristin Houser

With the Amazon Rainforest burning away and sequestered carbon being released, the global environment is rapidly approaching the point of no return.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn Of “Cascading System Collapse” in Amazon Rainforest

The destruction of the Amazon could be a "doomsday bomb," causing planet-wide environmental destruction.

By Dan Robitzski

Governments should step in to prevent tech companies from developing malicious, evil, super-human AI, writes tech expert Wim Naudé.
Artificial Intelligence

Expert: Governments Must Step in to Prevent Evil, Superpowered AI

Primarily by preventing a "winner takes all" scenario for whomever figures it out.

By Dan Robitzski