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These are the stars the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft will encounter
As the four craft exit our solar system, a 3D map of the Milky Way reveals which others they’re likely to visit tens of thousands of years on.
Boeing has just launched its Starliner crew spacecraft for the first time
If all goes well, NASA could have two brand-new options for sending astronauts to the International Space Station.
How iPads might actually help kids learn to read
Amazon, Apple and Google joining forces could be what makes smart homes happen
How classroom technology is holding students back
Educators love digital devices, but there’s little evidence they help children—especially those who most need help.
Sorry, but cryptocurrency will likely make you uncomfortable in 2020
It might even piss you off. Thanks, Libra.
Congress boosts clean-energy research over Trump’s objections
Facebook’s plan for “community fact-checkers” is muddled and won’t work
How one city hopes language monitoring can help it defeat hate
Chattanooga, Tennessee, has the state’s worst record for racially motivated incidents. Now the city has called in the experts to monitor what is being said—and perhaps turn things around.
There’s a new way to tame language AI so it doesn’t embarrass you
Models can now be steered to generate text based on the topic or sentiment of your choosing.
Every bright spot in this new image is a distant galaxy
Congress has approved $425m for election security. Not enough, say Democrats.
Facebook has a neural network that can do advanced math
Other neural nets haven’t progressed beyond simple addition and multiplication, but this one calculates integrals and solves differential equations.
A new space telescope will help see if distant exoplanets might be habitable
Here are five ways deepfake-busting technology could backfire
New Orleans has declared a state of emergency after a cyberattack
Keynes was wrong. Gen Z will have it worse.
Instead of never-ending progress, today’s kids face a world on the edge of collapse. What next?
Meet the scientists trying to understand the world’s worst wildfires
It won’t be easy to update the 47-year-old standard for predicting what fires will do—but it will save lives.
Tidal forces carry the mathematical signature of gravitational waves
The idea is something of a technicality, but nevertheless an interesting one.
Europe has unveiled a plan to eliminate climate emissions by 2050
An AI conference once known for blowout parties is finally growing up
At the most prominent AI research gathering of the year, invited speakers and attendees are grappling with how to make technology that better serves the world.
Emotion recognition technology should be banned, says an AI research institute
The AI community needs to take responsibility for its technology and its actions
At the opening keynote of a prominent AI research conference, Celeste Kidd, a cognitive psychologist, challenged the audience to think critically about the future they want to build.
A space probe has mapped the winds above Mars for the first time
China is beating the US when it comes to quantum security
Quantum key distribution is being touted as the future of cybersecurity, and China has gone all in.
India has once again shut down the internet to control protesters
YouTube says it is finally trying to make the site less toxic
Making deepfake tools doesn’t have to be irresponsible. Here’s how.
It’s possible to limit the harm synthetic media tools might cause—but it won’t happen without effort.
Here are some actual facts about George Church’s DNA dating company
It’s called Digid8 and will try to use your genes to make sure you never meet the wrong person.
A fully electric aircraft has just made its first commercial flight
Does tapping the bottom of a beer can really stop it fizzing over?
Dedicated researchers have the answer.
How Apple personalizes Siri without hoovering up your data
The tech giant is using privacy-preserving machine learning to improve its voice assistant while keeping your data on your phone.
US senators on encryption back doors: “We will impose our will” on Apple and Facebook
ESA wants to grab a chunk of space debris and pull it out of orbit in 2025
China may be just about to launch its digital currency in two cities
Real-world tests of the system are set to begin soon, according to a local news report.
A nanotube material conducts heat in just one direction
Asymmetric conductors could revolutionize cooling systems for computers and other devices.
Cops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity.
The Trump administration is once again pushing for access to encrypted data. But some intelligence companies are selling a sneakier route around protection.
SpaceX will test making Starlink satellites less shiny to appease angry astronomers
After facing complaints from scientists about its satellites ruining the night sky, SpaceX wants to experiment with a new coating to make them less bright.
Would you really age more slowly on a spaceship at close to light speed?
Your space questions, answered.
Buyer beware of this $1 million gene therapy for aging
Offshore tests by a startup seek to lengthen people’s telomeres—and their lives.
Machine vision that sees things more the way we do is easier for us to understand
Why kids don’t trust Alexa
We tend to think of children as blindly trusting of whatever information comes their way. They’re not.
A new way to make quadratic equations easy
Many former algebra students have painful memories of struggling to memorize the quadratic formula. A new way to derive it, overlooked for 4,000 years, is so simple it eliminates the need.
A US genome company is ceasing operations over China concerns
A blockchain expert is accused of helping North Korea’s leaders. But what would they want from him?
The North Korean regime appears to see cryptocurrency as a shortcut to economic development.
This is the first image of an asteroid as it chucks debris off into space
Why the rise of the app has put thousands of people in the hospital
TikTok’s second lawsuit in a week brings a US ban a shade closer
Yes, China is probably outspending the US in AI—but not on defense
New estimates show how much China’s investments in AI have been overblown.
Instagram has started asking new users for their birthdays
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