200 words Here’s our first look at Elon Musk’s Boring Co. LA tunnel
199 words Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say
194 words Google's Machine Learning Software Has Learned to Replicate Itself
223 words Electric car makers with no infrastructure plan can't be taken seriously, says analyst
261 words Introduction to "S-risks" - scenarios where civilization does not end with extinction, but endures indefinite severe suffering
239 words Due to excessive lobbying from FPL, Florida residents without power due to the hurricane are not permitted to use their own solar panels
195 words Due to excessive lobbying from FPL, Florida residents without power due to the hurricane are not permitted to use their own solar panels
266 words We've just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
289 words Tesla Semi could be ‘the biggest catalyst in trucking in decades’ and 70% cheaper to operate, says Morgan Stanley analyst
495 words Take Elon Musk Seriously on the Russian AI Threat - Putin sees power in the technology, which means he's investing in it.
375 words The cost of universal basic income might be lower than you think
231 words Silicon Valley billionaire Stewart Butterfield voices support for universal basic income - The founder of Slack joins illustrious company which includes Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg
474 words The role of humans in a world with AI
302 words Technology Is Biased Too. How Do We Fix It?
173 words "A.I. is an industry in which strength begets strength: The more data you have, the better your product; the better your product, the more data you can collect; the more data you can collect, the more talent you can attract; the more talent you can attract, the better your product."
238 words There's a compelling reason scientists think we've never found aliens, and it suggests humans are already going extinct - "civilizations might emerge and develop and burn themselves up simply too fast to ever find one another."
241 words Seven familiar things that will disappear in the next decade
180 words The leaders of 19 of the world’s 20 largest economies have reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate accords
225 words Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017 - "The company is testing a 20-qubit processor – its most powerful quantum chip yet – and is on target to have a working 49-qubit chip by the end of this year."
275 words Police body camera footage is becoming a state secret -- North Carolina, Louisiana, Kansas, and other states are writing laws to keep police videos out of public hands