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Science

Can Stentrode Become Neuralink Alternative? Scientists Develop New Technique to Read Brain Signals

In the new approach, scientists are using stents mounted with electrodes that are inserted through a jugular vein to read brain signals from cells of blood vessels

Oct 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

Space

Seattle Firm Designs Nuclear Rocket Engine That Can Take Crew to Mars in 3 Months

Developed by USNC-Tech, the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could be more efficient and reliable than chemical combustion engines and safer than previous nuclear rocket designs

Oct 25, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX to Send Starship Rocket to Mars in 2024 Before Sending Humans

The Starship rocket which is currently under development and testing has an ambitious target of sending an unmanned mission to Mars in the 2024 launch window

Oct 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Spacex Space

CyberSecurity

Hackers Can Use Fake Road Signs on Digital Billboards to Spoof Tesla's Autopilot

Researchers say that using phantom images and road signs for split-seconds, Tesla's and Mobileye's autopilot system can be fooled to push the brakes

Oct 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Science

Despite Pentagon's UFO Admission, Elon Musk Says There Is No Evidence of Alien Tech

Earlier, Elon Musk had claimed that Egyptian pyramids were built by advanced aliens who reached Earth from deep space.

Oct 13, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Alien

Space

NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-1 Launch That Will Carry 4 Astronauts to ISS After Yet Another Problem

After noticing an excessive erosion of the Crew Dragon's heat shield, SpaceX observed an unexpected pressure rise in Falcon 9's first-stage gas generator

Oct 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Spacex Nasa Space

Technology

Artificial Intelligence Will Not End Human Race But Will Keep Us as Pets, Scientist Says

The originator of the Gaia hypothesis, James Lovelock says super-intelligent AI overtake humans in the future but will work with us to save Earth from climate change

Oct 11, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

Society

Elon Musk, US Military Plan Superfast Rocket to Deliver 'Weapons' in Just 1 Hour Anywhere in World

The high-hypersonic 7,500 mph rocket is expected to deliver cargo within 60 minutes via space, anywhere in the world

Oct 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Spacex Space

CyberSecurity

Hackers Hijack Verified Twitter Profiles, Impersonating Elon Musk to Promote Cryptocurrency Scams

Verified Twitter accounts of Cincinnati Bengal player Jonah Williams and Canadian Olympian Nicole Sifuentes were hacked and altered to look like Elon Musk's

Oct 3, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

Your Voice Is Key to Diagnose Coronavirus, Dementia and Depression, Say Scientists

Scientists believe that with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, people's voice recordings will help healthcare experts to identify several diseases

Oct 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Space

SpaceX Observes 'Excessive Erosion' in Crew Dragon Capsule's Heat Shield During First Manned Mission

The Crew Dragon capsule which will carry four NASA astronauts next month saw unexpected erosion to the heat shield and has already been replaced with 'better material'

Sep 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Spacex Nasa Space

Health

Is Elon Musk an Anti-Vaxxer? SpaceX CEO and His Family Won't Take Coronavirus Vaccine

The co-founder of Neuralink, Elon Musk blasts at Bill Gates, and calls the Microsoft co-founder 'knucklehead'

Sep 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Spacex

Business

Elon Musk Plans IPO for SpaceX's Space Internet Venture Business Starlink

SpaceX is racing to build out its Starlink satellite constellation to offer broadband internet commercially by the end of 2020.

Sep 29, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Spacex

Technology

US Army Plans to Use Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites for Better Navigation as GPS Alternative

A software upgrade will allow the LEO Starlink satellites to relay GPS signal that would help the U.S. army in better navigation

Sep 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Spacex

Technology

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop Tunnel System Is Almost Complete but Can It Replace Underpasses?

Musk eventually wants all vehicles to be fully autonomous with no human intervention and sees the twin tunnel system of Las Vegas Loop as a solution with electric vehicles running at around 150 mph

Sep 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Spacex

Technology

Monash University Scientists Are Preparing for World's First Human Trials of 'Bionic Eye'

This device developed by Monash University links directly to a chip in the brain and could cure blindness

Sep 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Politics

Can Global Alliance Stop China Becoming Artificial Intelligence Superpower?

To thwart China's dominance in artificial intelligence and exporting its greater surveillance capabilities, the U.S. and its western allies have joined the GPAI alliance

Sep 7, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence