Mugs that heat your coffee just right,elevators that move more than up and down, a smarter smart phone and more.
China is building a police station powered by AI, not humans
China this week announced an AI-powered unmanned police station will open in one of its capitol cities, proving once again that no other country quite embraces artificial intelligence like it does.
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Tesla’s new semi truck will go 0-60 in 5 seconds with a 500-mile range
A carbon fiber cab. A centrally-mounted driving position, like in a McLaren F1. A 500-mile range. Zero to 60 mph in five seconds. Semi-autonomous convoy capability. This is the Tesla Semi.
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“Top 25 Inventions of 2017 – Jibo – A Robot You Can Relate To”
Personal robots, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have come a long way in recent years. But fundamentally, they’re still stationary speakers whose defining expression is a light that turns on when you speak.
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Watch ‘Slaughterbots,’ a warning about the future of killer bots
The Future of Life Institute channels ‘Black Mirror’ in its short film warning about the danger of autonomous killer robots.
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Redesigning the ( automobile) industry
Bob Lutz: Kiss the good times goodbye
‘Everyone will have 5 years to get their car off the road or sell it for scrap’
Breakthrough: Scientists reverse aging in human cells
Seniors may soon be able to live disease-free for their entire lives.
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US just approved a digital pill that knows whether or not you took it
Modern medicine can completely change someone’s life for the better, but only if they’re actually taking their prescriptions like they’re supposed to. Ensuring that a patient is actually taking their meds has, up to now, relied on the word of the patient, but the honor system is about to go the way of the dodo thanks to a new “digital pill” technology that can actually track whether or not you’re sticking to the doctor’s orders.
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Bill Gates just purchased an enormous amount of land to build his own “smart city”
24,800 acres of land will soon become a “smart city” in Arizona. One of Bill Gates’ investment firms is investing millions into this project, hoping that its proximity to local hubs and ability to be completely molded will allow for innovation.
Denver to Boulder in eight minutes? Colorado will get first test track for a Hyperloop-inspired transportation system
Colorado will be the site of a first-of-its-kind test track for a futuristic transportation system that could one day whisk passengers from downtown Denver to Boulder in eight minutes.
Which is worse for your health, weed or alcohol? Science weighs in
Which is worse for you: weed or whiskey?
It’s a tough call, but based on the science, there appears to be a clear winner.
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