Elon Musk issued yet another incredibly ambitious timeline.
During a Q&A at the SXSW festival on Sunday, Musk said SpaceX will be ready to fly its Mars rocket in 2019.
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Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life
In late February, 14-year-olds Nahima and Yayaya, died after eating tainted biscuits at a classmate’s birthday celebration in their school, located just outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja. Several other children in their class were hospitalized. Panic and threats from angry parents forced a temporary school closure, but to date, there have been no efforts to investigate the root causes nor track or shut down the responsible company.
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MIT researchers say nuclear fusion will feed the grid “in 15 years”
A new research push aims to make the silver bullet for our energy problems a reality by 2033—a very ambitious target.
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This insane flying jet ski can cruise the seas and skies at the same time
Radinn’s second-gen electric wakeboard is faster and cheaper
The G2X wakeboard pushes itself along at up to 36 MPH.
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How much money you have to earn to be considered rich in 42 major US cities
How much money it takes to be “rich” varies from city to city.
About 20% of Americans are upper-income, or “rich,” meaning they earn at least two times the national median household income.
The amount of money it takes to be considered rich is largest in San Jose, California.
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The grim conclusions of the largest-ever study of fake news
Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.
A large megaphone projects lies, fake news, falsehoods, and images of Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, and Hillary Clinton. A smaller megaphone projects truth.
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Baby poop is changing, science reveals. Here’s why it matters
What’s in infant diapers may help explain the rise of allergies and asthma in recent decades.
Baby poop is changing, and that could be bad news for children’s health.
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China is ‘weaponizing capital’ — and it’s keeping the head of the US Navy awake at night
China has pursued numerous commercial and infrastructure deals around the world in recent years. Critics see this as a Chinese effort to extent its influence abroad.
These financial maneuvers are a source of concern for many — including the head of the US Navy.
Hybrid solar cell captures energy from the sun and raindrops
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Baidu’s new A.I. can mimic your voice after listening to it for just one minute
We’re not in the business of writing regularly about “fake” news, but it’s hard not to be concerned about the kind of mimicry technology is making possible. First, researchers developed deep learning-based artificial intelligence (A.I.) that can superimpose one person’s face onto another person’s body. Now, researchers at Chinese search giant Baidu have created an A.I. they claim can learn to accurately mimic your voice — based on less than a minute’s worth of listening to it.
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One of the most sought after jobs for rural Chinese women is to become a mistress.
Keeping another woman is common among powerful Chinese men. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
