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A big red stop button.
AI

Google Considers Making A “Big Red Button” To Stop Dangerous A.I. In An Emergency

In conjunction with A.I. doomsayer Nick Bostrom's research institution

It May Be Harder For Women To Stop Smoking At Certain Times of the Month
Health

It May Be Harder For Women To Stop Smoking At Certain Times of the Month

It's a bad time for a bad habit

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers
Renewables

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

Energy officials are working to bring companies into the fold

Why Did King Tut Have A Knife Made Out Of Meteorite?
Archaeology

Why Did King Tut Have A Knife Made Out Of Meteorite?

It's not as weird as you'd think

Software Now To Blame For 15 Percent Of Car Recalls
Vehicles

Software Now To Blame For 15 Percent Of Car Recalls

You can't just hold the home and lock buttons to solve this one

VSCO’s Photo Editing App Adds More Social Features
Social Media

VSCO’s Photo Editing App Adds More Social Features

Watch out, Instagram

Internet of Things Project Allows Quadriplegic Driver to Race
Technology

Internet of Things Project Allows Quadriplegic Driver to Race

Arrow's SAM 3.0 project is piloted by former Indy driver Sam Schmidt

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?
AI

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?

Google's Magenta project is the latest in a long line of creative A.I.

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Space

Controversy Flares Over ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

An astronomer's scathing blog post explains why a flurry of comets is not a likely explanation for this star's weird behavior

If Planet Nine Exists, We Might Have Stolen It
Science

If Planet Nine Exists, We Might Have Stolen It

Where can I find a planet like that?

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change
Renewables

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change

Going green

Can Science Build A Fake Wine That’s Just As Good As The Real Thing?
Science

Can Science Build A Fake Wine That’s Just As Good As The Real Thing?

Vino without veritas

China Coast Guard Type 818 "46301"
Military

China’s Coast Guard Arms Up With a New Warship

Type 054A Frigate Becomes Type 818 Cutter

Hydrothermal Vents Are Way More Important Than We Thought
Climate Change

Hydrothermal Vents Are Way More Important Than We Thought

And are under attack

KC-10A Flies Resupply Mission To South Pole
Air Force

Air Force Plan For 2030 Doesn’t Mention The F-35

The most expensive fighter jet in history is missing from the future, even though we're buying 1,700 of them

Another Nail In The Antibiotic Coffin
Diseases

Another Nail In The Antibiotic Coffin

The arrival of an antibiotic resistant gene in the US has moved us closer to the post-antibiotic era

China Amphibious Warfare MLP
Military

China Goes Big With One of World’s Largest Support Ships

Guang Hua Kou hits the water

Behind the scenes Silicon Valley's showrunners deeply investigate programmer's annoyances.
Technology

Inside Silicon Valley’s Spaces And Tabs Debate

With a special appearance from Mark Zuckerberg

SpaceX Lands Its Fourth Rocket
Science

SpaceX Lands Its Fourth Rocket

They're gonna need a bigger hangar

Wine Tasting Not For You? Try Honey Tasting
Science

Wine Tasting Not For You? Try Honey Tasting

The best honey probably doesn't come in a plastic bear