• Microsoft President: NKorea Behind 'WannaCry' Computer Hack
  Pyongyang was behind the WannaCry computer hack that impacted nearly a quarter-million computers in 150 countries worldwide, Microsoft President Redmond Smith claimed in an interview this week.
• Why a Giant Hole Opening Up in Antarctica's Frozen Ice?
  A massive hole called a polynya opened in Antarctica's Weddell Sea last month, a strange occurrence as polynyas typically don't develop deep in the ice pack, Motherboard reports.
• Scientists Find Ancient Viruses in Human DNA
  An army of ancient viruses buried in our DNA is affecting human health in a variety of unexpected ways, The New York Times reported.A protein dubbed HEMO is made by a fetus and the placenta, but the gene originally came from a virus that infected mammals more than 100...
• Researchers Develop Smart Tattoo Ink for Health Monitoring
  Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed smart tattoo ink that detects dehydration and changes in blood sugar levels, the New York Daily News reports.There are currently no plans to develop DermalAbyss as a product or to pursue clinical trials, but researchers created...
• Detection of Ripples in Space, 'New Era of Greater Insights'
  Scientists on Aug. 14 in the U.S. and Italy detected ripples in space and time created by the collision of two huge black holes, the National Science Foundation said on its website last week.
• US, Russia to Collaborate on Lunar Space Station
  The United States and Russia will cooperate to build a space station in orbit around the moon, known as the deep space gateway.
• Russia's Kalashnikov Has Developed One Man 'Flying Car'
  Russian defense manufacturer Kalashnikov has reportedly unveiled a one-manned "flying car."
• NASA Ready for Any US Pivot to Moon Return
  Ellen Ochoa, the NASA space center director and four-time astronaut, said NASA is prepared to return to the moon if a presidential administration decides to do so.
• Warm Waters off West Coast Has Lingering Effects for Salmon
  The mass of warm water known as "the blob" that heated up the North Pacific Ocean has dissipated, but scientists are still seeing the lingering effects of those unusually warm sea surface temperatures on Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhead.
• US on Verge of 'Facial Recognition' Revolution
  Facial recognition technology is in use all over the globe, and ready to change the world, NBC News reported.
• Study: Our Antidepressants Get Into Brains of Great Lakes Fish
  High concentrations of antidepressant ingredients and their byproducts have been found in the brains of fish in the Great Lakes, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
• CIA Tech Leader: AI Can Be 'Process No One Understands'
  The CIA's head of technology development says staying ahead of Russia and China is not as tough as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis, Defense One reported.
• Trump Congratulates Astronauts: 'They Make Us All Very Proud'
  President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated two astronauts who returned to earth, telling them in a phone call, 'They make us very proud."Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer returned late Saturday after extended stays at the International Space Station. Whitson set records...
• Apple Urges FCC to 'Retain Strong, Enforceable Open Internet Protections'
  Apple broke its silence on net neutrality and urged the Federal Communications Commission in a filing to "retain strong, enforceable open internet protections," CNN reported last week.
• New Space Sound Bursts Have Scientists Puzzled
  A new burst of 15 short pulses of radio emission from a distant galaxy have astronomers wondering if they are from rapidly spinning neutron stars or black holes, or are signs of spacecraft from alien civilizations, CBC News reported.
• 3-Mile Asteroid Florence to Be Closest to Earth Friday
  A three-mile-wide asteroid will sail past Earth on Friday, the largest object to make a close-encounter, albeit 4.4 million miles away, since NASA began tracking the events in the 1990s.
• Report: Scientists 'Hacked' Brain, Controlled Body
  Scientists have managed to remotely control a brain, forcing test-subject mice to run, freeze in place and even lose control over their limbs, according to new research.
• Hackers Using Phone Numbers to Reach Online Accounts
  Hackers are targeting cell phone numbers to gain easy access to victims' online accounts - and virtual currency, the New York Times reported.
• Report: Solar Power's Storage Problems Diminish Grid Stability
  The United States is nearing the point of having too much solar energy on the electric grid, a new report claims.
• Tesla's Musk, Other Robotics Experts Urge UN to Ban Killer Robots
  Tesla's Elon Musk and Google Deepmind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, along with 116 other robotics and artificial intelligence experts, are calling on the United Nations to take action against "killer robots," the Guardian reported Sunday.
• NOAA's Federal Advisory Panel on Climate Change Disbands
  The Trump administration is disbanding a federal advisory panel on climate change, The Washington Post reported Sunday.The charter for the 15-member Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment expired Sunday. Last Friday its chair was told the National...
• NASA: 3-Mile-Wide Asteroid Set to Pass by Earth Sept. 1
  Labor Day weekend is set to get off to a stellar start when a 2.7-mile-wide asteroid has a "relatively close encounter" with Earth on Friday, Sept. 1, according to NASA officials, The Daily Mail reported Friday.
• Scientists: Breakthrough in Re-Animation Shows Hope for Space Travel
  The possibility of being able to live forever appears to have come a step closer with scientists in the United States proving they can revive cryogenically frozen life.
• Researchers Find Signs of Alzheimer's in Chimps
  Researchers studied the brains of deceased chimpanzees and discovered that they showed markers of the human form of Alzheimer's disease.
• Hyperloop One Hits Milestone in Test: 192 MPH
  Hyperloop One's full-scale pod hit a new record of 192 mph in a test Saturday, according to TechCrunch.

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