Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body.
Why is the Kremlin suddenly obsessed with crypto currency
In early June, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The headline moment at the event was a wide-ranging and at times combative interview with Megyn Kelly. But Putin quietly made news in another way—he signaled an official volte-face on the issue of cryptocurrencies, digital financial instruments such as bitcoin.
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Texting trouble: Thousands injured by walking into walls
We’ve all heard about the dangers of texting and driving. Turns out texting and walking isn’t so safe, either.
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Meet the futuristic personal transportation vehicle coming to China and U.S. soon
Leo Liu still remembers the first time he saw a “personal transportation” machine.
“I was an industrial engineering student at University of Florida, and I saw a group of people ride around campus standing completely upright on giant wheels,” he recalls. “They were Segways. I thought to myself, ‘those are very cool, but they’re a bit bulky and unwieldy.”
A physicist on why AI safety is ‘the most important conversation of our time’
Should we be worried about the dangerous potential of artificial intelligence?
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China has banned ICOs
It is looking like a new era is coming for ICOs, at least those in China for now. In the U.S., the SEC has issued official warnings around the risks of ICOs, also known as token sales, but the Chinese government looks set to beat it to implementing regulation around the rapidly growing fundraising option.
Finnish Tesla Model S taxi driver crosses 400,000 km, 93% of battery life remains
Ari Nyyssönen, a Finnish taxi driver, has racked up an impressive 400,000 kilometers (250,000 miles) in his Tesla Model S and is confident that the car could last until 1 million kilometers or over 621,000 miles.
Amazon has designed an AI fashion designer
The retail giant is taking a characteristically algorithmic approach to fashion.
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The Dyson of Drones
The Bladeless Drone is aptly named for its brilliant design that ditches dangerous blades for air ducts. The resulting unit is not only safer but so quiet that neighbors and strangers alike will thank you for not bugging them with an annoying hummmmmmmm!
Artificial intelligence will create new kinds of work
When the first printed books with illustrations started to appear in the 1470s in the German city of Augsburg, wood engravers rose up in protest. Worried about their jobs, they literally stopped the presses. In fact, their skills turned out to be in higher demand than before: somebody had to illustrate the Growing number of books.
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1 billion drones in world by 2030, US futurist Thomas Frey says
Drones will be the most disruptive technology in human history, a US futurist says, predicting that by the year 2030, there will be 1 billion drones in the world doing things people cannot yet imagine.
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Insurance drones expected to play a major role in Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath
Property insurance firms like State Farm and Allstate are preparing to use drones to inspect commercial and residential properties in Texas and Louisiana they insure that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey, according to Slate. The companies expect to start inspecting properties early next week, once the storm completely subsides.
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