Memory transfer has been at the heart of science fiction for decades, but it’s becoming more like science fact. A team successfully transplanted memories by transferring a form of genetic information called RNA from one snail into another. The snails were trained to develop a defensive reaction. When the RNA was inserted into snails that […]
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OnePlus 6 leak reveals more of its glass-centric design
OnePlus has been dribbling out details of its next phone for weeks on end, but one retailer may have revealed more than OnePlus was ready to show. WinFuture spotted an Amazon Germany listing (since removed) for the OnePlus 6 that included full images of the device — no murky photos or teases here. True to […]
Fewer parents name baby girls ‘Alexa’ after Amazon Echo debut
Naming your daughter after a voice assistant isn’t catching on — in fact, just the opposite has occurred. Since 2015 when Amazon introduced the Echo smart speaker with its now ubiquitous “Alexa” wake-up command, the incidence of newborn girls named Alexa has tumbled, Recode reports. In 2015, according to Recode, 6,050 baby girls were named […]
Body Camera Maker Weighs Adding Facial Recognition Technology
The largest supplier of law enforcement body cameras in the U.S. is exploring pairing its cameras with new AI capabilities — including real-time face recognition. Axon, formerly known as Taser International, sparked controversy late last month when it announced the creation of an ethics board to examine the implications of coupling artificial intelligence with its […]
Reno attracts new drone technology and innovation
The City of Reno along with the company, Flirtey, have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation and just one of 10 locations across the nation to spearhead new drone technology. “This means that Flirtey has the opportunity to make the city of Reno the biggest little city in the world for drone delivery,” […]
Surveillance Footage Shows An iPhone 6 Plus Explode In A Las Vegas Store In 20 Seconds
iPhone batteries can be troublesome at times, especially in the case of an iPhone that exploded in a Las Vegas repair store in May 2018. This iPhone Explosion In Las Vegas A male employee in a Las Vegas repair store was just a few feet away when an iPhone exploded on his desk. Surveillance footage […]
Subaru’s first PHEV is the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid
You’re probably more likely to associate Subaru with high-powered rally cars than any kind of eco-friendly transportation, but the automaker is determined to change that perception: it just unveiled plans for its first-ever plug-in hybrid. The 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid (not yet pictured) will combine Subaru’s familiar four-cylinder boxer engine and all-wheel drive with a hybrid […]
Space station’s orbit raised by 600 meters ahead of manned Soyuz missions
The Russian Mission Control Center on Sunday adjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by 600 meters in the run-up to manned Soyuz missions, a mission control official told TASS. “The maneuver was conducted with the help of Progress MS-08 thrusters that remained switched on for 172 seconds,” the source said. As a […]
LISA Observatory Might Be Able To Detect ‘Dozens’ Of Milky Way Binaries
Although LISA isn’t expected to launch until 2034, scientists are excited about the observatory’s potential discoveries, including the aforementioned binary systems. It won’t be another 15 years or so before the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) observatory is launched into outer space, but astronomers are already excited about the potential discoveries its launch could yield. […]
iMessage for Windows Would Be Sick
One of the most interesting tidbits of news to come out of Microsoft’s Build developer conference earlier this week was the company’s upcoming Your Phone app, which attempts to bridge the gap between mobile and desktop messaging by letting you send and receive texts (along with some more advanced screen sharing and file transferring features) […]
No one knows how Google Duplex will work with eavesdropping laws
In Google’s demonstration of its new AI assistant Duplex this week, the voice assistant calls a hair salon to book an appointment, carrying on a human-seeming conversation, with the receptionist at the other end seemingly unaware that she is speaking to an AI. Robots don’t literally have ears, and in order to “hear” and analyze […]
Space travel on the move within 2018
Two companies run by individual billionaires are taking the space tourism mission by storm. People are almost close enough to spend their vacation for the first time beyond our Earth in the latter part of this year. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin are hitting significant achievements in this regard. In the […]