Combining AI and Crispr Will Be Transformational

The genome-editing technology can be supercharged by artificial intelligence—and the results are already being felt.

LignoSat: First wood-panelled satellite launched into space

The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.

Robot Vacuums Hacked to Shout Slurs at Their Owners

Robot vacuums were hacked to shout racial slurs across the US, exposing major security flaws in popular Ecovacs models.

LEGO’s latest sustainability solution comes under fire from environmental experts

LEGO’s latest sustainability solution comes under fire from environmental experts

A Quantum Leap in Power Generation

CSM student Eleonora Ortolani recycles plastic into vanilla ice-cream

Designer Eleonora Ortolani has created what she believes to be the first food made from plastic waste, as part of a project at Central Saint Martins.

Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?

'I Don’t Want to Use It, I Want to Be It': This Artist Is on a Quest to Become One With AI

For the last year, artist Avital Meshi has tested how closely she can integrate with OpenAI's technology, becoming its body and its voice.

Elon Musk's Neuralink Is an Absolute Disaster, Former Employees Say

Top-Down Dissatisfaction Trouble is still brewing at Neuralink. Despite co-founder Elon Musk’s insistence that the brain-computer interface startup will be headed to human trials later this year,...

Elon Musk actually has a very questionable record on free speech | Joshua Potash

Behind the fan base and the funny persona is a billionaire who isn’t afraid to weaponize his wealth against people who provoke his ire

Elon Musk Is a Master of Pseudo-events

How the billionaire creates pseudo-events that commandeer our attention (like another famous Twitter power user)

To Understand Elon Musk, You Have to Understand This ’60s Sci-Fi Novel

Elon Musk says The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is one of his favorite books. That checks out: the novel is about a lunar colony that bravely cuts off resources to its starving Earth dependents.