Space Mining Could Set Off a Star War
There are trillions of dollars of raw materials floating around up there inside asteroids. Who has the rights to harvest…
Microsoft Neural Net Shows Deep Learning Can Get Way Deeper
A new experiment from Microsoft Research shows that today’s artificially intelligent systems offer only a hint of how powerful AI…
Cadillac’s Delaying Its First Whack at a Self-Driving Car
Cadillac’s Super Cruise feature will hit the market later than planned, a reminder of how slowly automakers are likely to…
Force Awakens’ Starkiller Would Actually Fling Everyone Into Space
You’ve waited long enough. It’s time for a post on the physics of the Star Wars VII Starkiller Base. Spoiler…
The Remote Frozen Islands Where Science Is King
Niels Stomps explores the world of scientific research in the middle of the Arctic for his series ‘I Can Hear…
The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
The Silk Road’s libertarian free-trade zone has devolved into a fragmented, less ethical, and far less trusted collection of scam-ridden…
iPhone 7 & 6c rumor explosion: Apple radical rethink or magical yawnfest?
The iPhone 7, Apple’s anticipated phone from its Fall 2016 catalog, is attracting more rumor attention than usual. In part…
Samsung to make Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chips
Samsung Electronics will be making Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 mobile processors, refueling speculation that the chips could find their way…
Apple A9 chip fab TSMC reports record earnings, casting further doubt on 'Peak iPhone'
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip fab and a manufacturer of Apple’s A9 chips used in iPhone 6s…
'Shared iPad' in Apple's iOS 9.3 update is a big deal
Apple this week offered a preview of features in the upcoming release of iOS 9.3. Those features include a range…