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Self-Driving Vehicles

Investors Pour Money Into Self-Driving Cars to Capitalize on Data

"The value is in the data and what you can do with it."

Robotics

See iRobot’s First Autonomous Lawnmower in Action

It’s like a Roomba with razor-sharp shears.

Science & Energy

The EU Is Considering a Major Microplastics Ban

The plastics are in everything from cosmetics and detergents to paints and fertilizers.

Tesla

Watch a Video of Tesla’s Seat-Testing Butt Robot

It even wears jeans.

Hacking

Secret UAE Spy Team Used “Cyber Super-Weapon” to Hack Any iPhone

Former spy: "It was like Christmas."

Data Privacy

Facebook Got Busted Paying Teenagers $20 a Month for Private Data

Facebook is still snooping.

Advanced Transport

This Massive All-Electric Excavator Has a 3.4 Ton Battery Pack

This Caterpillar rig can operate for up to seven hours without needing a charge.

Robotics

Lawmakers Don’t Know How to Regulate Amazon’s Delivery Robots

"Is it a motor vehicle, is it a pedestrian?"

Science & Energy

Scientists Might Have Finally Figured out How LSD Works

They asked 25 people to trip for science.

Off-World

Astronomers Find Rare, Distant Space Object With $3,000 Telescope

"This is a real victory for little projects."

Energy

MIT Says a New Gadget Could Use Wi-Fi to Power Your Smartphone

Where we're going, we don't need batteries.

Cancer

Israeli Scientists: We’ll Have a Cure for Cancer Within a Year

An Israeli pharmaceutical company is making some very bold claims.

Cancer

New Research: Space Travel Hurts Cells That Fight Cancer

Astronaut first-timers are more vulnerable than their veteran colleagues.

Artificial Intelligence

A New Algorithm Trains AI to Erase its Biases

It's like sensitivity training for algorithms.

Health & Medicine

Listen to a Gadget That Translates Thoughts Into Speech

The device could be a game-changer for people who've lost the ability to speak.

Robots and Machines

Bizarre Apple Bug Let FaceTime Callers Spy on Each Other

Apple's drastic response: taking Group FaceTime offline entirely.

Health & Medicine

Scientist Tells World Leaders MDMA and Magic Mushrooms Should Be Legal

"The climate's looking good."

NASA

NASA’s Rover Sends Home Captivating Selfie of Martian Landscape

It's probably better than anything you took on vacation.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Florida Law Would Allow Self-Driving Cars With No Safety Drivers

Politicians are dangerously optimistic about autonomous cars.

Virtual Reality

See the Stunning New Trailer for a VR Series Filmed on the ISS

For the next nine months, cameras will record life aboard the ISS.