Hard Tech

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Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.

Ross Pomeroy

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Batteries

Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.

Kristin Houser

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Employment

“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030

The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.

Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum

"Moral Machine" picks up on human ethics

By feeding an AI a diet of books, news articles, and religious texts, researchers were able to create a “moral machine” reflecting the ethics of a society.

Kristin Houser

Virtual reality meetings are the new Zoom

If you’re sick of video conferencing, you can now access Spatial’s platform for virtual reality meetings for free and without a headset.

Kristin Houser

This AI robot could become your favorite coworker

European researchers have developed an AI robot to safely work alongside humans, anticipating their needs and providing a strong pair of extra hands.

Kristin Houser

Can humans figure out how deep learning AI thinks?

Deep learning AI is becoming more complex, capable, and impenetrable, but these scientists are attempting to break the black box.

B. David Zarley

Hacking

Ethical hacking challenge: Can you take over a military satellite?

The U.S. Air Force is hosting Hack-A-Sat, an ethical hacking competition challenging participants to find security vulnerabilities in satellite systems.

Kristin Houser

Big Tech

Fighting child exploitation with big data

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In partnership with Palantir

Last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 18 million reports of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. Now, they’re using a new technology to confront this issue with the force necessary to eradicate it.

Doug Dais

Oceans

Underwater drone finds wreckage of the “unsinkable” USS Nevada

More than 70 years after the U.S. military deliberately sank the “unsinkable” USS Nevada, researchers have located its final resting spot.

Kristin Houser

Hacking

Society runs on GPS. What happens when it gets hacked?

GPS runs more than you’d think. It’s also more vulnerable than you’d think. The old-school radionavigation system Loran could save GPS from catastrophe.

Teresa Carey

Series| Dope Science

Are social media giants censoring life saving drug research?

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The first casualty of war is truth, and that applies to the war on drugs. Some are fighting back with harm reduction and drug education, yet they’re facing opposition from an unexpected source.

Doug Dais

Biology

Bioengineered blood soaks up toxins inside the body

Tiny sponges that look and act like red blood cells remove toxins from the body.

Teresa Carey

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