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Tomorrow’s Airplane Cabins Could Be More Luxurious Than Your Apartment
Future Society

Tomorrow’s Airplane Cabins Could Be More Luxurious Than Your Apartment

These designs make today's First Class look boring.

UK Police Identified A Drug Dealer By His Fingerprints In A WhatsApp Photo
Future Society

UK Police Identified A Drug Dealer By His Fingerprints In A WhatsApp Photo

It's probably a good reminder: those cameras always in our pockets are extremely powerful.

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic
Off-World

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

Yeah, it's THAT good.

The Next Revolution of Sports Cheating: Rewriting Athletes’ Genetic Codes
Prosthetics and Devices

The Next Revolution of Sports Cheating: Rewriting Athletes’ Genetic Codes

How do we stop cheating if we can't detect it?

Apps Are Illegally Stealing Children’s Privacy Data
Data Privacy

Apps Are Illegally Stealing Children’s Privacy Data

A new tool could help crack down on them.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Helps Law Enforcement Find Victims of Human Trafficking

The software trawls ads to find victims quickly.

Musk Admits Automation At Tesla Factory Was a Bad Idea
Tesla

Musk Admits Automation At Tesla Factory Was a Bad Idea

Will Elon's all-nighters at the Tesla factory bring production up to speed?

EV-Charging Roads Have Arrived. Here’s Why We Do (and Don’t) Need Them.
Science & Energy

EV-Charging Roads Have Arrived. Here’s Why We Do (and Don’t) Need Them.

EVs can now power up while they're on the move.

When Can Law Enforcement Look at Your Devices? A Definitive List
Future Society

When Can Law Enforcement Look at Your Devices? A Definitive List

Seize, swipe, search?

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots
Artificial Intelligence

“Cow FitBits” Won’t Make Cows Happier Because They’re Not Milk Robots

Do we really need AI in everything?

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains
Brain

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

Technology has caught up to what we actually know about the brain, leaving several questions.

Lawmakers Want You to Be Able to Sue Robots
Robotics

Lawmakers Want You to Be Able to Sue Robots

Lawmakers want to hold smart robots responsible if they do humans wrong.

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters
Climate Change

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters

Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”
Future Society

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”

Google initially refused to remove references to the two criminal records — clearly, the tech giant is still interested in acting as the arbiter of all online information.

Uber’s CEO Knows We Need Equality To Move The World Forward
Future Society

Uber’s CEO Knows We Need Equality To Move The World Forward

Khosrowshahi is going to unclog that pipeline of getting women into leadership roles.

A New Kind of Memory Could Make RAM and ROM Obsolete
Robots and Machines

A New Kind of Memory Could Make RAM and ROM Obsolete

It's the best of both worlds, plus a little more.

Facebook Might Be Biased. But You’ll Never Hear Zuckerberg Admit It.
Future Society

Facebook Might Be Biased. But You’ll Never Hear Zuckerberg Admit It.

If the company picked a side, its profits would suffer.

The Military Wants to Make AI That Mimics the Human Brain. Experts Know There’s a Better Way.
Artificial Intelligence

The Military Wants to Make AI That Mimics the Human Brain. Experts Know There’s a Better Way.

There’s a good reason the first flying machines weren’t mechanical bats: people tried that, and they were terrible.

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug
Cancer

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

Eleven clinical trials are currently seeing if the drug can rise to the occasion.

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA
Moon

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA

Reminder: the Moon is very, very awesome.