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DIY

Google Tasks is the best Google tool you’re not using

By David Nield

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Science

NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Lucid reinvents the electric motor by thinking small. Really small.

By Kristin Shaw

seaplane
Technology

How do you keep pilots and passengers of sea planes safe?

By Barbara Peterson / Hakai Magazine

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Technology

Man with AI song catalog ‘defrauds’ streaming services of $10 million

By Andrew Paul

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth.
Technology

This robot is being controlled by a King oyster mushroom

By Mack DeGeurin

A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.
Technology

Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way

By Andrew Paul

Steaming pipes at Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant. This image is shot using a drone.
Technology

‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power

By Mack DeGeurin

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Technology

The Accelerationists’ app: How Telegram became the ‘center of gravity’ for a new breed of domestic terrorists

By James Bandler/ProPublica, A.C. Thompson/ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Karina Meier/FRONTLINE

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DIY

How to get MS-DOS up and running on Windows or macOS

By David Nield

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Technology

Driving the $2 Million, 2,000-horsepower Rimac Nevera EV

By Dan Carney

Google’s HeAR model sifts through over 300 million, two seconds snippets of audio to search for signs of respiratory harm.
Technology

AI can spot tuberculosis early by listening to your cough

By Mack DeGeurin

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Technology

The coolest technology in the Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is… analog?

By Kristin Shaw

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Technology

1929: The Graf Zeppelin becomes the first ship to sail around the world—by air

By Bill Gourgey

Elephants in Okambara, Namibia that have been tagged with transmitters to track their movements.
Environment

The ‘internet of animals’ could transform what we know about wildlife

By Hillary Rosner / Yale Environment 360

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Technology

The skyscraper window-washing robots are here

By Mack DeGeurin

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DIY

How to spot when your hard drive will fail before it does

By David Nield

Cop using Axon's Draft One AI tech
Technology

Cops are using AI software to write police reports

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The do’s and don’ts of using AI to plan your travel

By David Nield

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DIY

How to use Apple Maps on the web

By David Nield

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