SpaceX will soon make a fifth attempt to launch and land its Starship rocket, Elon Musk has revealed. The SpaceX boss confirmed that a static fire test of Starship SN15's Raptor engines was completed on Monday and that preparations were underway for a high-altitude flight "later this week". The rocket is already at the launchpad of SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and local road closures are in place for Tuesday and Wednesday. SpaceX has also sought clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), while weather conditions appear to be favourable despite some moderate winds. Four previous successful launches of Starship prototypes have ended in unsuccessful landings.

Robots are the great bogeymen of the 21st century. With their superhuman strength and non-stop work ethic many feel they are gunning for our jobs. But these fears may be overblown. The first comprehensive look at automation on the German economy suggests that robots created more jobs than they destroyed. People's fears have been stoked by headlines warning of the robot take over.

The following was published on CMSWire.com on Feb. 22, 2017. The argument against artificial intelligence (AI) is driven by fear. According to Stephen Hawkings we do have reason to beware of the consequences of the advancement of artificial intelligence, including the possibility of the end of the human race. The rise of the machines won't be happening imminently, after all AI is still at its primitive stage. The most realistic fear that has been discussed recently is that AI will take people's jobs.

The argument against artificial intelligence (AI) is driven by fear. According to Stephen Hawkings we do have reason to beware of the consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) including the possibility of the end of the human race. The rise of the machines won't be happening imminently. After all, AI is still in its infancy. The most realistic fear today is that AI will take people's jobs.