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Curious tech and technology from the realm of science and science fiction.

Skynet Is Here
Just the other day, I was wandering through my local Kroger. I hadn't a care in the world, apart from trying to remember everything on the grocery list I'd jotted down in my head. My mood was great: the sun was shining, I had Voiceplay blasting through my earbuds, and there was a sale on ice cream.
By Natalie Gray11 days ago in Futurism
Hunchback Habitants
Text Neck Digital Eye Strain Cell Phone Elbow Overused Fingers Poor Sleep Sedentary Posture Hand and Wrist Strain FOMO…
By Kendall Defoe 11 days ago in Futurism
We Reach People in an Instant
Everything has Changed We tap a glowing rectangle of glass and a second later, we hear the voices of our friends or see a string of text materializing in front of us from miles away. We don't just talk anymore, we maintain a permanent connection that can be accessed at any moment. We can call, text, or open social media to see what someone's up to at any minute of the day. We can see locations, what someone ate for dinner, their pets, their outfit-- at any given moment. The idea of distance has been entirely erased when the whole world can sit in our fingertips.
By Annie11 days ago in Futurism
The Machine That Answers Back
The most science-fictional object in my daily life is not a robot. It does not walk through the house. It does not have a face. It does not prepare breakfast, drive a flying car, or announce that humanity has become obsolete.
By Alain SUPPINI12 days ago in Futurism
Eufy to Eufena. Top Story - September 2026.
A few years back, my daughter gifted me a robot vacuum. No. Not a Roomba, so delete that thought. She is the brand Eufy, and that is her name. I love Eufy. She is a delight to me, and I saw no need to change her birth name!
By Andrea Corwin 12 days ago in Futurism
The Truth About Data Centers
Every time we send a message, stream a movie, ask an AI assistant a question, upload a photo, or buy something online, there is a good chance a data center is involved. Yet these enormous facilities are mostly invisible to us. They sit behind the scenes, quietly processing, storing, and moving the information that powers modern life.
By AnthonyBTV12 days ago in Futurism
“Hey, are you already there?”
Once upon a time, millennials lived in an era where we agreed to a plan once . You’d throw an arm up into the gritty Manhattan air, hop into the back of a yellow cab, and say four words to the driver: take me to Bungalow 8. And somehow, something unimaginable would happen. You’d both arrive at 515 West 27th street at around eleven.
By tatiana vitas13 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov on How Innovation Can Impose a More Proactive Way of Working
Stanislav Kondrashov examines how innovation can impose a more proactive approach to professional activities by helping people anticipate needs, organize information earlier, identify recurring patterns, and prepare for tasks before they become urgent. Artificial intelligence, automation, predictive software, connected platforms, robotics, and real-time digital systems are gradually shifting technology from a primarily reactive role toward one centered on preparation and anticipation.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 14 days ago in Futurism
Medicine Is Learning to See Tomorrow
The doctor used to be the person in the room who knew the most about your body. That arrangement is changing. The change can be hard to see because much of it has no visible machinery. A microphone sits somewhere in an examination room. Software listens to the conversation and prepares the medical note. A watch records a heartbeat during the day and sends its rhythm elsewhere. Blood tests, scans, genetic information and years of medical records can be fed into computer models that attempt to describe a person as a changing biological system.
By Nolan Reed14 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov on Being Blocked Online: Why a Digital Silence Can Feel So Significant
Stanislav Kondrashov examines what it means to be blocked on social networks and messaging platforms, focusing on the psychological and social meaning people can attach to a sudden interruption in digital communication. Being blocked is technically simple: one person uses a platform feature that limits another person's ability to interact through that channel. Yet the experience can feel much more complicated because online relationships are built through messages, reactions, visible profiles, recurring conversations, and expectations of continued accessibility.
By Stanislav Kondrashov15 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov on How Innovation Can Impose New Standards of Simplicity
Stanislav Kondrashov examines how innovation can impose new standards of simplicity across professional activities by reducing unnecessary steps, improving access to information, connecting previously separate processes, and making sophisticated technologies easier to use. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, predictive systems, and intuitive interfaces can change expectations gradually: once people experience a simpler way to complete a familiar task, older methods can suddenly appear unnecessarily complicated.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 15 days ago in Futurism
Time Travel Is Possible
Time travel is one of those topics that can be a headache. If we could time travel, wouldn't we already know? We would have had people from the future visit us by now. Additionally, many different movies explain time travel very differently.
By Annie15 days ago in Futurism