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A report from the Chinese media claims that the NYPD is using facial recognition software developed by Chinese companies.
Facial recognition

It's reportedly less biased than the tech developed Stateside.

By Kristin Houser

General Motors (GM) luxury division Cadillac just gave us a first look at its response to the Model X at a car event in Detroit.
Advanced Transport

And it could give Tesla's Model X a run for its money.

By Victor Tangermann

We need to improve robot surgeons' sense of touch before the machines can truly reach their potential, according to one surgeon.
Health & Medicine

Until they do, many operations will prove too difficult for bots.

By Kristin Houser

According to research by Standard Chartered Bank, China will have the world's strongest economy by next year, with India taking second place by 2030.
Future Society

"The global middle class is at a tipping point."

By Dan Robitzski

The chair of Harvard University's Astronomy Department defended his controversial hypothesis that an interstellar object could be an alien probe.
Exobiology

"We have no way of knowing whether it’s active technology, or a spaceship that is no longer operative and is continuing to float in space."

By Jon Christian

A sleeping woman on a sofa who may have taken sleeping pills to aid her slumber
Sleep

Sleep when you want it, consciousness when the house is on fire.

By Jacob Banas

Electricity producing bacteria may one day play a big roll in producing the Earths energy
Bacteria

These tiny power producers could charge our future with clean energy.

By Jacob Banas

Washington State University researchers studied plants to determine the blueprints for their immune system
Biology

A glimpse of the wild world of plants.

By Jacob Banas

Russia's Spektr-R space telescope sitting in a bay before its launch
Off-World

One can only hope specialists are able to fix the issue.

By Jacob Banas

In a new interview, a Harvard astronomer opens up about the hunt for alien life — and what first alien contact would mean for human civilization.
Exobiology

"I can't tell you what this moment will look like. But it will be shocking."

By Jon Christian

What happened next was weird, even by the standards of super-dense celestial objects from which not even light can escape: the black hole started to shrink.
Black Holes

Honey, I shrunk the black holes.

By Jon Christian

Authorities in Denmark plan to build nine artificial islands off the coast of Copenhagen — a futuristic hub for sustainable business and commerce.
Science & Energy

The scale of the project is mind-boggling.

By Jon Christian

Researchers discover that Oregon blue clay has antibacterial properties that even treatment-resistant bacterias can't withstand.
Bacteria

Researchers found a clay can take down tough bacteria.

By Kristin Houser

A new research project aims to harness the power of the quantum computer to build a new type of neural network that "acts like a brain."
Artificial Intelligence

Get ready for the quantum neural network.

By Jon Christian

A new study in the journal Science has found that climate change is warming oceans far faster than experts had previously predicted.
Climate Change

The dying oceans will lead to chaos on land, experts warn.

By Jon Christian

A collaboration between MIT and two energy companies is encouraging interdisciplinary research to fast-track the development of practical fusion power.
Science & Energy

"We need to figure out this kind of technology in order to make fusion plants functional and economical."

By Jon Christian

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.
Brain

The Pentagon thinks bugs could hold the secrets to conscious experience.

By Jon Christian

SpaceX said Friday that it plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce — an eyebrow-raising move for a company emerging from a record-shattering year.
SpaceX

No word yet from CEO Elon Musk.

By Jon Christian

Barnard's Star b, a nearby exoplanet, could have 'life zones' under its frigid surface, according to a team of astrophysicists.
Exoplanets

Life could be hiding in our galactic backyard.

By Kristin Houser

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself
Google

Hopefully it opens up the "black box" of neural networks.

By Dan Robitzski