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Robots could ‘threaten humanity’ and will be physically stronger than humans “in the next few years”, warns scientist
Experts claim robots could even be classed as an “invasive species” due to their rapid evolution and increased ability to consciously make decisions
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Wisconsin Company To Implant Microchips In Employees
A Wisconsin company is about to become the first in the U.S. to offer microchip implants to its employees.
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US Army Seeks Internet-of-Battlefield-Things, Distributed Bot Swarms
After nearly two decades of war against technologically unsophisticated foes, the Army Research Lab is reorienting to counter China and Russia.
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Musk touts approval of New York-Washington ‘hyperloop’
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received “verbal” approval to start building an ultra-high-speed underground transport system linking New York and Washington …
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Outback axes suggest humans reached Australia 18,000 years earlier than thought
Axheads and grinding stones from a cave in Australia’s far north suggest humans arrived on the continent about 65,000 years ago, or 18,000 years earlier …
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MH370 search data unveils fishing hot spots, ancient geological movements
Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, released by Australia on Wednesday, could help increase the knowledge of …
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Facial Recognition Coming to Police Body Cameras
An approach to machine learning inspired by the human brain is about to revolutionize street search.
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‘Peculiar’ radio signals emerge from nearby star
Some very ‘peculiar signals’ have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, according to scientists in Puerto Rico
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Tesla driver denies Autopilot system caused Minnesota crash
The driver of a Tesla vehicle involved in a crash in Minnesota on Saturday has denied that its Autopilot system caused the incident, according to …
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ELON MUSK UNVEILS APOCALYPTIC VISION FOR THE WORLD
Elon Musk is no stranger to futurecasting a foreboding dystopia ahead for mankind, as we noted recently. But during a speech he gave today at …
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Neil Armstrong’s moon bag to fetch up to $4 million at auction
The long-lost bag used by U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring back to Earth the first samples of moon dust is expected to sell for …
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High-speed Hyperloop project ready for key test in Nevada
Engineers will soon conduct a crucial test of a futuristic technology championed by entrepreneur Elon Musk that seeks to revolutionize transportation by sending passengers and …
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Farewell Dippy the dinosaur – London museum installs whale skeleton
London’s Natural History Museum has installed a four-and-a-half-tonne blue whale skeleton to tower over the heads of visitors, replacing the remains of a much-loved diplodocus …
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Robots debate future of humans; Goal to take over world
It was a spooky sight: two lifelike disembodied robot torsos discussing the pros and cons of humans in front of a nervously tittering audience in …
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NASA probe grazes Jupiter’s clouds in brush with Great Red Spot
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter began transmitting data and images on Tuesday from humanity’s closest brush with the Great Red Spot, a flyby …
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Artist to debut 3D portraits produced from Chelsea Manning’s DNA
Around thirty three-dimensional portraits of Chelsea Manning, created using the DNA of the transgender U.S. Army soldier imprisoned for leaking classified data, will greet visitors …
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Small satellites driving space industry growth: report
Small satellites used for observing conditions on the earth are the fastest growing segment of the $260.5 billion global satellite industry, the Satellite Industries Association …
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NASA probe grazes Jupiter’s clouds in brush with Great Red Spot
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter began transmitting data and images on Tuesday from humanity’s closest brush with the Great Red Spot, a flyby …
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US military reveals $65m funding for ‘Matrix’ projects to plug human brains directly into a computer
The US military has revealed $65 of funding for a program to develop a ‘brain chip’ allowing humans to simply plug into a computer.
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House panel to unveil self-driving car legislation soon: aide
U.S. House Republicans expect to introduce bills later this week that would bar states from setting their own rules for self-driving cars and take other …
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THE BIOMETRIC FRONTIER: “Show Me Your Papers” Becomes “Open Your Eyes” as Sheriffs Expand Iris Surveillance
Thirty-one sheriffs, representing every county along the U.S.-Mexico border, voted unanimously on April 3 to adopt tools that will capture, catalogue, and compare individuals’ iris …
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World’s first non-battery cell phone “harvests” ambient radio waves to power itself
A team of computer scientists and electrical engineers at the University of Washington have designed and unveiled the world’s first battery-free mobile phone that makes …
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China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing
Sealed behind the steel doors of two bunkers in a Beijing suburb, university students are trying to find out how it feels to live in …
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Driving under the influence in car powered by whisky biofuel
Alcohol and automobiles famously do not mix – but one Scottish scientist has disproved that maxim by driving a car powered by biofuel derived from …
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