1363 Results From "automation"

Special modified human stem cells were able to control blood sugar levels in a demonstration involving diabetic mice by secreting insulin.
Studies

Diabetic Mice “Cured Rapidly” Using Human Stem Cells

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at Stanford have taught a self-driving DeLorean how to drift around a complex track that even human drivers would struggle with.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving DeLorean Burn Rubber on a Stunt Course

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics' popular robot dog Spot is going to work on an offshore oil rig managed by Norwegian oil company Aker BP.
Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Going to Work on an Oil Rig

By Kristin Houser

In the shadow of the global coronavirus outbreak, public thinkers are starting to propose paying people to stay home and avoid spreading the deadly disease.
Developments

Here’s an Idea: The Government Should Pay People to Stay Home

By Jon Christian

Amid a wave of controversy, the Army is now attempting to convince the public that its ATLAS program won't lead to the creation of autonomous killer robots.
Military

US Military: Our “Lethality Automated System” Definitely Isn’t a Killer Robot

By Kristin Houser

Keeping track of an immense and growing amount of objects in Earth's orbit is becoming increasingly difficult and could end in disaster, as NPR reports.
Space

Experts Call for System Preventing Satellite Collisions

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX hopes to prove that NASA astronauts will be safe aboard Crew Dragon by deliberately destroying a Falcon 9 rocket soon after launch.
Falcon

SpaceX Is Going to Blow up a Falcon 9 Rocket Just After Launch

By Kristin Houser

Internet experts are tracking the bizarrely-coordinated #WeVapeWeVote campaign on Twitter that's trying to convince politicians to abandon the vape ban.
Robots and Machines

Hardcore Vapers Are Trying to Lobby US Politicians

By Dan Robitzski

A small survey shows that most Chinese workers would prefer to be managed by an impartial AI algorithm than a human, in a positive twist on job automation.
Future Society

88 Percent of Chinese Workers Would Prefer a Robot Boss

By Dan Robitzski

Truck drivers in Missouri are trying to get self-driving trucks banned in the state over concerns that they would get automated out of a job.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri

By Dan Robitzski

A pair of researchers associated with the U.S. Air Force want to give the codes to launch nuclear bombs to an artificial intelligence (AI).
Artificial Intelligence

Air Force-Affiliated Researchers Want to Let AI Launch Nukes

By Victor Tangermann

A Russian security researcher, claims to have accidentally identified some troubling vulnerabilities in the firmware of Xiaomi FurryTail smart pet feeders.
Internet Of Things

Flaw in Smart Pet Feeders Lets Hackers Overfeed Your Cat

By Victor Tangermann

Four Japanese people agreed to give up their privacy and let cameras record their every move at home for a month for 200,000 yen, or $1,830.
Future Society

This Company Is Paying People $1,830 to Film Them Constantly

By Kristin Houser

Switching to a four-day workweek boosted productivity by nearly 40 percent at Microsoft Japan, a sign that the change could benefit employers and employees.
Future Society

Microsoft Japan Tried a Four-Day Workweek. Productivity Spiked.

By Kristin Houser

Just one inning into the "robot umpire" Trackman's major league debut, a human coach decided to pick a fight and got ejected from the game.
Robotics

Baseball Coach Ejected for Fighting With Robot Umpire

By Dan Robitzski

Most people would rather lose their job to automation than to another human, according to a newly published study out of Germany.
Future Society

Most People Would Rather a Robot Steal Their Job Than a Person

By Kristin Houser

When deployed its remote-controlled robot tanks in Syria, the Russian military ran into all sorts of problems like delayed signals and inadequate sensors.
Robotics

Russia’s Semi-Autonomous Robot Tanks Were Utterly Useless in Syria

By Dan Robitzski

JD.com's 40,000-square-meter automated warehouse is run completely by robots. The only human employs simply service the bots.
Future Society

Take a Look at the World’s First Fully Automated Warehouse

By Kristin Houser

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."
ESA

SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

By Kristin Houser

Mathematician Kevin Buzzard warns that the field of math could be full of nonsense, as many prominent researchers don't double-check others' proofs.
Science & Energy

Mathematician: Everything We Know About Math Could Be Wrong

By Dan Robitzski

Latest

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo