(Natural News) The Department of Defense is testing artificial intelligence programs that could, if fully developed, “see days in advance.” United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) recently conducted a series of experiments with the Pentagon and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). These tests were known as the Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE). GIDE combined global sensor networks, […]

(Natural News) Engineers from Rice University in Houston developed a novel method of generating power through the use of glowing “windows” that redirect light to the solar cells lining their edges. The windows, known as luminescent solar concentrates (LSCs), are composed of a conjugated polymer sandwiched between two acrylic panels. The polymer, a light-emitting compound dubbed PNV (poly[naphthalene-alt-vinylene]), is designed to absorb light […]

(Natural News) A new study has found that certain bacteria can turn into a material that can hold bricks together in the same manner as cement. Concrete is the most used material on Earth after water, at a rate of three metric tons per year per person. Cement, which is the primary component of concrete, […]

(Natural News) Authoritarian governments around the world have been using hacking software sold to them by an Israeli surveillance company to target those who are critical of their regimes. The investigation was conducted by 17 different media organizations under the banner of the “Pegasus Project.” The project aimed to sift through a massive data leak of […]

(Natural News) Amazon is building the largest civilian surveillance network in the United States with the help of its signature home security product: the Ring doorbell. “Ring video doorbells … pose a serious threat to a free and democratic society.” This is the warning of Lauren Bridges, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. In […]

(Natural News) Pepper, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese technology investor SoftBank, keeps getting fired from its jobs. SoftBank unveiled Pepper, a child-sized robot, in 2014 and began selling it the next year. “Today might become a day that people 100, 200 or 300 years later would remember as a historic day,” said SoftBank chief […]

(Natural News) When SHTF and nowhere within your immediate vicinity is safe, you and your family need to bug out immediately. But to quickly and efficiently get somewhere safe, you need some land navigation skills. During emergency situations, having a handy device to help guide you out of the disaster zone can be very handy. A […]

(Natural News) The increasing popularity of social media has led to more and more people around the world becoming depressed and feeling lonelier despite being connected to more people. The executives of tech and social media companies know about this and are keeping their families away from social media networks. But none of them are doing […]

(Natural News) Where do you stand on the concept of mind uploading? If you’re in support of the idea, there’s a good chance you could have a Machiavellian personality, a recent study shows. Research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences sheds some new light on how people’s psychological dispositions are linked to their […]

(Natural News) The world’s top bitcoin mining rig maker has suspended sales of its machines for spot delivery globally following Beijing’s crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry in the country. Bitmain Technologies is stopping sales in an effort to prop up local prices after crypto miners fleeing China have started dumping used mining rigs on the market. By […]