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The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles Like These Ones

The first spark of cellular life on Earth likely needed gift packaging. Let me explain. With the holidays around the corner, we’re all beginning to...

Europe Aims to Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes by Earth in 2029

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called Apophis. If approved at a...

Watch: Boston Dynamics’ New Electric Atlas Robot Gets Down to Work

One of the world's most advanced humanoid robots has been all play and no work. Boston Dynamics' Atlas is famous for backflips, parkour, and...

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through November 2)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Google CEO Says Over 25% of New Google Code Is Generated by AI Benj Edwards | Ars Technica "We've always used tools to build new...

What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?

In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence with the ominous title Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies....

The US Says Electric Air Taxis Can Finally Take Flight Under New FAA Rules

Electric air taxis have seen rapid technological advances in recent years, but the industry has had a regulatory question mark hanging over its head....

Did the Early Cosmos Inflate Like a Balloon? A Mirror Universe Going Backwards in Time May Be a Simpler Explanation

We live in a golden age for learning about the universe. Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on...

The Legally Blind See Again With an Implant the Size of a Grain of Salt

Seeing is believing. Our perception of the world heavily relies on vision. What we see depends on cells in the retina, which sit behind the...
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 26)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer Will Knight | Wired "It took a while for people to adjust to the idea of...

‘Electric Plastic’ Could Merge Technology With the Body in Future Wearables and Implants

Finding ways to connect the human body to technology could have broad applications in health and entertainment. A new "electric plastic" could make self-powered...

This Radical New Farming Method Would Replace Photosynthesis With Solar Power

Farming immediately sparks images of lush fields of leafy greens under a blue sky, corn blowing in the wind, or majestic terraced rice paddies...

Scientists Just Discovered Over 70,000 Bizarre New Viruses With AI

Viruses are everywhere. They’re in the air; in sewage, lakes, and oceans; in grasslands and decaying wood. Some thrive in extreme conditions, like hydrothermal...

Nuclear Rockets Could Take Us to Mars in Half the Time. NASA Plans to Fly One by 2027.

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take...

Dusty Snow on Mars Could Harbor Life According to a New NASA Simulation

Water is the essence of life. When scientists discovered permafrost ice caps on Mars’ north pole in 1976, the news immediately sparked speculation about potential...

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 19)

SPACE SpaceX Catches Returning Rocket in Mid-Air, Turning a Fanciful Idea Into Reality Stephen Clark | Ars Technica "This achievement is the first of its kind, and...

This DeepMind AI Helps Polarized Groups of People Find Common Ground

In our polarized times, finding ways to get people to agree with each other is more important than ever. New research suggests AI can...

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