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05/17/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Europe’s first Hyperloop track, which is capable of propelling passengers at 670mph, expected to be operational within the year

The first experimental Hyperloop track in Europe is being laid down in Toulouse, France. Measuring just a little over 1,000 feet (320 meters) long, it will serve as a testing ground for passenger and shipping pods that can keep pace with airliners. The test facility is expected to be up and running before the end of […]

02/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Coming to a Home Depot near you: Tesla’s “invisible” solar roof tiles and home energy storage units will become available this year

Your local Home Depot store may soon feature a Tesla kiosk offering solar roof tiles that blend into your roof, at-home energy storage systems and other alternative energy products, reported a Daily Mail article. Starting in the first half of this year, Tesla, Inc. will set up solar energy kiosks in selected Home Depot stores. These shops will sell solar […]

02/10/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars could easily turn into self-crashing cars that deliberately target and kill humans, expert warns

There has been a lot of hype surrounding self-driving cars and their potential to change the way humans use roads for a very long time. However, with all of the hope that they can change things for the better, there are also some reasons to fear for your safety while you’re in them. This is […]

02/06/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Elon Musk is essentially a con artist

We all know that special someone in our lives, someone we might’ve grown up with, someone who still stands out in our minds – someone who is an overrated con artist, a braggart and a deceiver. You see them for who they are, all talk and no results. No one ever sets them straight. The […]

01/31/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

As self-driving cars become more widely accepted, experts warn: They aren’t fail-safe

The idea of self-driving cars is a concept that more Americans are coming to accept. According to an annual survey by the American Automobile Association (AAA), 63 percent of American drivers would be afraid to ride a self-driving car; compare this to last year, when the number was around 78 percent. Despite the increasing approval […]

01/24/2018 / By David Williams

A.I. becoming a job threat to radiologists as research shows improved detection rates in X-rays

A new study suggests that it may only be a matter of time until the radiology profession is rendered entirely obsolete. Not by lack of skills or certifications, but by the rise of highly-trained and incredibly accurate artificial intelligence machines. The paper, which was put together by Stanford University researchers and published under the title, […]

01/08/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Creepy: New AI can READ YOUR MIND by decoding your brain signals … kiss your personal privacy goodbye

We live in a society that is obsessed with oversharing. While it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tune out the trivial bits of people’s lives that we don’t care about, we can still choose not to sign up for social media accounts to preserve our own privacy. We can also take comfort from the idea that […]

11/29/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Elon Musk warns: 95% chance artificial intelligence exterminates humanity

It’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence finds superiority over humans. As machines become more efficient at computing data and navigating algorithms, as they learn from their experiences and make complex decisions, they will inevitably challenge human thinking and human way of life. But will the advancement of AI lead to the extermination of […]

10/13/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Robots will “know” your gender and personality with one handshake — will the Alt-Left have them destroyed for their “binary” judgments?

Researchers in Paris are reportedly developing robot technology that can determine gender based on the human touch. The emotional robot project, within which initial handshake experiments are supposedly correct about gender 75 percent of the time, is under development by the ENSTA ParisTech research team at the Universite Paris-Saclay. Based on the findings, female-to-male handshakes involve less pressure […]

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