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New reserach shows fungi and mushrooms create electrical pulses and may be communicating with each other, or talking to each other.
Environment

Scientist Says Mushrooms Have a Language They Use to Talk to Each Other

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Peloton, the digital exercise bike company, is now waging a war against hate speech and misinformation on its online platform.
Future Society

Peloton — Yes, the Exercise Bike — Is Fighting Hate Speech on Its Platform

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report, Facebook only flags about 16 percent of the medical misinformation that gets posted on the platform.
Future Society

Facebook Only Catches 16 Percent of Medical Misinformation Posts

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists refuse to stop using indecipherable, vague acronyms that could have multiple meanings, and it's a serious problem for accessibility.
Science & Energy

Scientists Furious That Scientists Keep Using Indecipherable Acronyms

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to new, skintight sensors, AI may finally be able to learn what's going on with our hands when we make everyday gestures.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Might Finally Decipher Human Gestures

By Dan Robitzski

Iran is the latest country to propose its own state-run internet, a tool that would effectively end online freedom and crush protests.
Future Society

Iran’s President Wants to Build a State-Controlled Internet

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk believes that we will have a hard time communicating with futuristic AI because it will process information far more rapidly than we do.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk: We Communicate Too Slowly for Future AI to Understand

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. Army General Paul Funk found that the Army is woefully unprepared for informational warfare in the future, and that logistical systems are outdated.
Military

This General Says the US Army Is Outgunned in Information Warfare

By Dan Robitzski

Using its Hololens device and AI tech, Microsoft can make it appear like a person is standing in front of you, speaking a language they don't really speak.
Virtual Reality

Microsoft’s Tech Can Make Your Hologram Speak Another Language

By Kristin Houser

Someone — likely Chinese state actors — hacked over ten cell service companies around the world and monitored people's activity for seven years.
Science & Energy

Someone Hacked Global Telecom Companies. Experts Blame China.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at the University of Central Florida say they've figured out how to make pulses of light travel 30 times as fast as usual — or even backward.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say They Can Make Light Travel 30x Faster Than Normal

By Jon Christian

The Pentagon is currently testing a system that would let smartphones lock out users if it doesn't recognize their gait or grip.
Artificial Intelligence

New Pentagon Tech Unlocks Smartphone Based on Your Gait

By Dan Robitzski

A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals that several popular health tracking apps send data to Facebook without ever asking or informing users.
Meta

Those Health Apps Send Your Biometric Data Straight to Facebook

By Dan Robitzski

Once again, Facebook has been caught offering advertisers the ability to specifically market to neo-Nazis and people interested in Nazi music.
Future Society

Facebook Reportedly Let Marketers Advertise to Nazis

By Dan Robitzski

Rather than attempt to interpret emoji and emoticons in online communications, some courts simply choose to ignore the symbols.
Future Society

Judges Are Struggling to Interpret Emoji in Court Cases

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Censoring Search Results to Hide Russian Corruption
Future Society

Google Is Censoring Search Results to Hide Russian Corruption

By Dan Robitzski