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Boeing's 737 Max planes were involved in two deadly crashes. Pilots have warned repeatedly prior to both crashes that its anti-stall system is dangerous.
Advanced Transport

Pilots Were Worried About Boeing 737 Max Before Deadly Crash

By Victor Tangermann

A two-year universal basic income study in Finland concluded that in 2017, those who received payments worked the same amount and were healthier overall.
Universal Basic Income

Study: Universal Basic Income Won’t Make People Work Less

By Victor Tangermann

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter
Artificial Intelligence

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter

By Jon Christian

Researchers from Colorado State University created a robot that can melt and re-harden parts of its skeleton to adapt to new challenges.
Robotics

See a Robot Melt Its Own Bones to Avoid Obstacles

By Kristin Houser

A fast food AI platform is taking orders at a drive-thru in Colorado, and it could be the latest sign that restaurants are prepared to lean on automation.
Artificial Intelligence

This Fast Food Drive-Thru Is Now Using AI to Take Orders

By Kristin Houser

India is about to launch a basic income experiment that will provide cash payments to each of its 610,000 citizens — reportedly the largest in history.
Universal Basic Income

India Is Launching the Largest Basic Income Experiment in History

By Jon Christian

Motif Ingredients is providing the building blocks of fake meat, taking complex R&D out of the hands of creatives bring meat alternatives to market.
Future Society

New Startup Is Selling the Building Blocks of Fake Meat

By Jacob Banas

The European Parliament approved the final text of its controversial plans to flip online copyright law on its head last night.
Future Society

European Parliament Approves Controversial “Meme Ban”

By Victor Tangermann

Terra, the first autonomous lawnmower from Roomba-makers iRobot, has arrived and will be ready to hit American yards in 2019.
Robotics

See iRobot’s First Autonomous Lawnmower in Action

By Kristin Houser

A new algorithmic tool can determine if artificial intelligence is biased and then go in and retrain the system to treat people more equitably.
Artificial Intelligence

A New Algorithm Trains AI to Erase its Biases

By Dan Robitzski

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Artificial Intelligence

Here Are the Jobs of the Future That Robots Won’t Be Able to Fill

By Kristin Houser

Automation is eating into food and hospitality jobs. Unions are demanding measures that will protect staff from being replaced by robots.
Artificial Intelligence

Robots Are Coming for Service Jobs

By Jon Christian

To teach artificial intelligence to understand context and common sense, researchers are training it to play an online version of Pictionary.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Using Pictionary to Teach “Common Sense” to AI

By Dan Robitzski

A growing group of people identify themselves as "digisexuals" — a provocative term for people who are attracted to robots and artificial intelligences.
Robotics

“Digisexuals” Are Falling In Love With — And Lusting For — Robots

By Jon Christian

In China, Tesla has begun to add specially designed locks to parking spots to prevent Supercharger ICEing, the parking on non-EVs in Tesla charging spots.
Tesla

Tesla Found a Clever Way to Prevent Supercharger ICEing

By Kristin Houser

The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads
Self-Driving Vehicles

The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

By Dan Robitzski

New research sheds light on how supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of the Milky Way, get so massive. It takes more than just eating stars.
Black Holes

Astronomers Figured out How Supermassive Black Holes Get so Big

By Dan Robitzski

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe
Robotics

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. navy is planning to add medium, and large unmanned surface combatants — military for warships — to accompany their manned ships.
Robotics

The U.S. Navy Wants to Roll out Autonomous Killer Robot Ships

By Victor Tangermann

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry
Artificial Intelligence

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.
Artificial Intelligence

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.
Artificial Intelligence

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

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo