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Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most powerful tools in the tech industry, and while AI can be used for harmless tasks like defeating world Go champions, it also has the potential for misuse. A malevolent AI would be like a …
RoboBee is a bug-sized drone capable of landing on any wall
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University have developed a tiny drone called “RoboBee,” which they say is capable of landing on nearly any surface, much like an actual bee. In a research paper published in the journal Science, …
Google patent would cover its self-driving cars in human flypaper
In a new patent application, Google is looking to make its self-driving cars a little safer for pedestrians … by covering the cars in glue. With safety being a top concern for Google’s self-driving car program, the company has been looking for …
Amputee with phone-charging, drone-carrying bionic arm discusses life as a cyborg
English scientist James Young has been living with only one arm and one leg ever since he was struck by a train roughly four years ago, but thanks to some new prosthetics funded by Konami’s The Alternative Limb Project, he now not …
Wendy’s looking to replace workers with touchscreens
The march of progress may soon claim some more victims, as fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s has announced that it will be rolling out order-and-pay kiosks to a number of its stores across the country by the end of 2016, putting a number …
Pilot earbuds translate languages in real-time straight to your ear
Now that the internet has connected roughly 40 percent of the world’s population, one of the biggest barriers still standing in the way of international communication is language, but that could soon change if devices like the upcoming Pilot earbuds live up to …
Face recognition app FindFace may be the ultimate stalker tool
Russian face recognition app FindFace might be one of the scariest apps we have seen in recent years. According to the app’s developers, FindFace can identify a person from a photograph with 70 percent accuracy and track them down on social media. …
Ex-Google employees form Otto to create self-driving commercial trucks
Otto, a tech startup founded by former Google and Tesla Motors, Inc. engineers, has just exited stealth, and it looking to revolutionize the commercial trucking industry by offering inexpensive retrofits that can turn existing tractor-trailers into self-driving vehicles. “We’re a team comprised …
MIT has made an origami robot that you’re supposed to swallow
It is a fact of life that young children will swallow just about anything they can get their hands on, including dangerous objects like magnets and batteries. Often these objects must be removed through invasive surgery, but a team of engineers from …
Nintendo wants to start making its own movies
Nintendo Co Ltd has been understandably reluctant to license out its character for film adaptations ever since the release of the hilariously awful Super Mario Bros in 1993. Now it looks like the Japanese game company may finally be ready to give the …