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Scientists want to call Pluto a planet again — along with 150 other nearby space rocks You want planets? FINE. Have some planets. Have some more! Have all the damn planets! Story byTristan Greene Tristan is a futurist covering human-centric artificial intelligence advances, quantum computing, STEM, physics, and space stuff. Pronouns:(show all)Tristan is a futurist covering human-centric artificial intelligence advances, quantum computing, STEM, physics, and space stuff. Pronouns: He/him Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....

Scientists want to cure elephant herpes so woolly mammoths can stop climate change We’ve seen this movie before When is this supposed to happen? The obvious answer would be, “in a hundred years or so,” but Colossal claims it’ll have living mammoth calves within six years. It’s difficult to believe that we’ll have woolly mammoths walking the earth in less time than it would take to get a master’s degree in genetics, but you can say anything you want in a press release....

Scientists want to cure elephant herpes so woolly mammoths can stop climate change We’ve seen this movie before When is this supposed to happen? The obvious answer would be, “in a hundred years or so,” but Colossal claims it’ll have living mammoth calves within six years. It’s difficult to believe that we’ll have woolly mammoths walking the earth in less time than it would take to get a master’s degree in genetics, but you can say anything you want in a press release....

Scientists want to ‘copy and paste’ the human brain onto a computer chip They say reverse engineering the brain will trigger AI breakthroughs Story byThomas Macaulay Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy. Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....

Scientists want to ‘copy and paste’ the human brain onto a computer chip They say reverse engineering the brain will trigger AI breakthroughs Story byThomas Macaulay Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy. Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....