JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: President Trump said that he will reach across the political aisle again, this time to help pass a tax reform plan. To that end, he invited Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the House and Senate Democratic leaders, to dinner tonight. He also called in Republican and Democratic lawmakers this afternoon to talk about cutting business and personal income tax rates. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: If we can do things in a bipartisan manner, that will be great. Now, it might not work out, in which case, we will try and do them without.

Tonight, we hear from Sebastian Thrun. He founded Google X, the semi-secret research facility that began development of Google's self-driving car. SEBASTIAN THRUN, Founder, Google X: Artificial intelligence is to the human brain what the steam engine has been to the human muscle. Before the agricultural revolution, most of us were farmers, and our distinguishing capabilities were our physical strength and agility. And then we invented machines that make us stronger and, all of a sudden, one farmer can make food for 150 people.

JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: The Pentagon confirms tonight that a U.S. drone attack has killed a top Islamic State leader in Afghanistan. Hafiz Saeed Khan died in a strike on July 26. The State Department designated him a global terrorist last year. Bombings rocked across towns in Southern Thailand today, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more. Coordinated attacks hit six sites, including the popular island of Phuket.

JEFFREY BROWN: Five years ago, as a college freshman, Ian Burkhart dove into a wave at a North Carolina beach and broke his neck on the sandy ocean floor, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Now, in a medical first, he has regained some movement in his hands and fingers through technology that communicates his thoughts directly to his hand muscles. It uses a tiny chip inserted in his brain and an electronic sleeve. Burkhart has learned to perform simple tasks, even playing a guitar video game. IAN BURKHART, Spinal Injury Victim: It is just something that is so fluid.

In our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or tweet to @NewsHour using #NewsHourShares. We might share it on air. JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally to our NewsHour Shares, something that caught our eye that we thought might be of interest to you too. Ten years ago, a car accident severed Adam Gorlitsky's spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

Tonight, we hear from inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil about immortality and the exponential growth of technology. Since 2012, Kurzweil has been a director of engineering at Google. RAY KURZWEIL, Director of Engineering, Google: Our immediate reaction to death is that it's a tragedy. We have rationalized it, saying, oh, that tragic thing that's looming, that's actually a good thing. But now we can actually seriously talk about a scenario where we will be able to extend our longevity indefinitely.

JUDY WOODRUFF: A movie thriller being released nationally today delves into the practical, legal and moral issues surrounding drone warfare. HELEN MIRREN, Actress: We need to put a Hellfire through that roof right now. JEFFREY BROWN: It's a new kind of warfare, advanced technology that tracks, identifies, and has the power to destroy enemies by remote control from thousands of miles away. HELEN MIRREN: We have two suicide vests with explosives inside that house. JEFFREY BROWN: But as the film "Eye in the Sky" asks, should it be used?