Technology & Innovation

In the middle of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting controversy, the Facebook founder has been erasing his private chats from Facebook servers. So why isn’t this an option for anyone else?

Artificial intelligence threatens to take over our entire world. And that’s only the 2nd most scary aspect about this documentary shared by Elon Musk.

Infographics look at jobs 95% likely to be taken by robots and the working hours that will be lost.

“Earth orbits the Sun in a shooting gallery.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Mosquitos kill about 725,000 people a year… making them the deadliest animal in the world. Our own blood could kill them, thanks to a new study of an old drug.

Researchers were shocked at how accurate it was and that no one had noticed it before.

Although there are many advantages, it could be problematic for one particular group of people.

What’s the Boring Company going to do with all the rock it excavates while digging tunnels? Elon Musk wants to sell it to you in “LEGO-like” kits.

“We are in the process of finding out what filling the sky with hundreds of thousands of satellites does to all life on Earth.” ― Steven Magee

Have an Android phone or device? You might want to read this.

The non-lethal weapons lab of the military unveils a futuristic weapon that can create speech and heat out of thin air dozens of miles away.

Amid an ongoing battle over the retail and grocery delivery market, Walmart has filed a patent for robotic bees that would pollinate crops just like the real insects.

A Wikipedia/YouTube “fact checker” relationship is in the works.

There’s a new, highly secure way to vote and count ballots, and it’s just been tested in a real-world election.

In 2017, SpaceX announced plans to send a cargo mission to Mars by 2022. But Elon Musk said the company’s BFR could be ready to make the journey sooner.

With sustainable production, you could see houses, skyscrapers, and all kinds of things made of nanowood.

MIT is working on something that will change how we use energy in dramatic ways.

The weather in most parts of Russia forces drivers to face harsh conditions — snow, mud, and poor visibility. It’s in this environment that Cognitive Technologies saw an opportunity.

March 6 marked the 50th successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which the company plans to soon use to send humans into space.

Experts can’t agree on exactly when or where, however.

Truly a negative week in terms of the comments on our Facebook. Maybe have some fruit and some sunshine next week?

AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint have all recently unveiled plans for a nationwide 5G network in the US.

“Earth to lunar surface… my, you’re looking very high definition today!”

Microsoft researchers work to create a digital “alter ego” that will know everything about you and make you much smarter.

Which of these do you think will win out?

Research has shown that early intervention can make ASD more manageable.

Three commercially released facial-analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin-type and gender biases, according to new research.

The construction, if and when it happens, could take five or more years.

Why are the prices of cryptocurrencies so volatile? Are initial coin offerings (ICOs) worth your investment? Bitcoin and other digital currencies created an entirely new market with its own rules.

What do Finland, religious animals, the American economy, fish, and Walmart have in common? They were all part of our comments of the week. Did you make the cut?