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5 companies that could cause the robot apocalypse

Advances in artificial intelligence and robotics potentially leading to a robot apocalypse have been a popular theme in Hollywood this year. Already we’ve seen “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Chappie” and “Ex Machina” entertain audiences with the idea of a machine uprising. Next up is “Terminator Genisys” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emilia Clarke. The latest in the “Terminator” robot apocalypse movie series opens in U.S. theaters on Wednesday.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion Remains A Mystery

SpaceX says it’s aggressively exploring what caused the explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, its first failure in 19 launches, but has no answers yet. “Cause still unknown after several thousand engineering-hours of review. Now parsing data with a hex editor to recover final milliseconds,” wrote SpaceX founder Elon Musk in a tweet Monday morning. Following its on-time liftoff at 10:21 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Falcon 9

China Sinks $100 Billion Into ‘Champion’ Chipmakers

China will invest $100 billion over five years to strengthen its chip industry, Morgan Stanley analysts say, with a focus on creating “national champions” such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International and Spreadtrum Communications. Bill Lu and nine other Morgan Stanley analysts said in a 41-page research report Monday said while this isn’t China’s first major attempt to make a big leap in the semiconductor market, “this time could be