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Argo AI car
Technology

A major player in the AV space is hitting the brakes—here’s why

By Harry Guinness

A person wearing a blue shirt sitting in front of a silver Apple laptop and typing on it, perhaps changing the permissions on certain apps.
DIY

Keep tabs on how much access your computer’s apps have to your system

By David Nield

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Technology

Tesla is under federal investigation over autopilot claims

By Andrew Paul

A yellow floppy disk with a poison symbol on it, standing upright on a teal surface.
DIY

The Opt Out: The rewards and risks of lying to tech companies

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Technology

NASA could build a future lunar base from 3D-printed moon-dust bricks

By Andrew Paul

paintings on a red wall
Technology

Shutterstock and OpenAI have come up with one possible solution to the ownership problem in AI art

By Charlotte Hu

Twitter logos outside the New York Stock Exchange
Technology

Internal documents reveal how Twitter is losing its ‘heavy tweeters’

By Andrew Paul

battery equipment
Technology

Scientists are getting energized about a massive battery ‘genome’ project

By Rob Verger

Scientist's gloved hands using syringe to fill vaccine shot
Technology

AI moderators can’t keep up with vaccine disinformation’s newest language: emojis

By Andrew Paul

It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine
Technology

It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Venmo Amazon payment integration phone screen illustration
Technology

Venmo payments will be available to all Amazon shoppers by Black Friday

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

A race car manufacturer is planning to make EVs for everyday drivers

By Kristin Shaw

Harvard robotic arm with tentacle filaments gripping succulent plant
Technology

This spooky robot uses inflatable tentacles to grab delicate items

By Andrew Paul

macOS Ventura on an iMac, Macbook, and iPad.
DIY

7 sweet new features in the new macOS Ventura

By David Nield

firefox browser on phone
Technology

Booking a trip online? Here’s what tracking cookies could be gathering about your family.

By Harry Guinness

night sky stars and Milky Way above mountain background
Technology

NASA’s new investigation seeks to explain unusual phenomena in the sky

By Andrew Paul

Roofgarden in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Technology

Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields

By Andrew Paul

Why you shouldn’t follow TikTok’s DIY dental advice
Health

Why you shouldn’t follow TikTok’s DIY dental advice

By Chaseedaw Giles / KHN

The IVAS system in January, 2021.
Technology

Why the Army hates AR goggles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Close up of solar panel in green field at sunrise
Technology

Global CO2 emissions grew by less than a percent this year thanks to renewables

By Andrew Paul

brain cells on a multi-electrode array
Technology

What Pong-playing brain cells can teach us about better medicine and AI

By Charlotte Hu

Two armed laundry folding robot folding a t-shirt
Technology

Meet the world’s speediest laundry-folding robot

By Andrew Paul

Medium-sized shark swimming through dark waters
Environment

Shark skin is nearly impossible to engineer. A 3D look shows why.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

Underground doomsday bunker entrance
Environment

Why the tech billionaires can’t save themselves

By Andrew Paul

Close up of Amazon Ring security camera mounted outside building
Technology

Ring camera surveillance puts new pressure on Amazon gig workers

By Andrew Paul

ibm diamondback tape storage library
Technology

Why a tech giant is embracing old-school magnetic tape storage

By Charlotte Hu

illustrations of a person being teleported in a 1960s style
Science

Could quantum physics unlock teleportation?

By Bill Gourgey

Caltech solar power satellite prototype on space station table with earth horizon in window background
Technology

This space-adapted solar panel can fold like origami

By Andrew Paul

ping pong paddle and ball
Technology

Google is training robots to interact with humans through ping pong

By Harry Guinness

Gold pocket watch and hourglass
Technology

Refining the clock’s second takes time—and lasers

By Andrew Paul

Adobe Beyond the Seen rendering
Technology

Adobe’s new AI can turn a 2D photo into a 3D scene

By Harry Guinness

Woman Holding a touch pad and switching channels on France Netflix HomePage. with TV set on background
Technology

The toll to scroll: Netflix introduces new fees for ‘extra users’

By Andrew Paul

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Science

The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science

By Mara Grunbaum, Yasmin Tayag

These military vehicles are designed to deploy drone-like missiles
Technology

These military vehicles are designed to deploy drone-like missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Amazon package on wooden floor
Technology

Amazon’s employee retention is not prime, according to leaked data

By Andrew Paul

DuckDuckGo browser displaying Duck Player YouTube video portal
Technology

DuckDuckGo just made its privacy-centric browser available for all Mac users

By Andrew Paul

Sepsis sneaks up on thousands Americans every year. AI may spot it sooner.
Health

Sepsis sneaks up on thousands Americans every year. AI may spot it sooner.

By Simar Bajaj / Undark

How Rivian’s off-roading electric vehicles get their supercar-like feel
Technology

How Rivian’s off-roading electric vehicles get their supercar-like feel

By Kristin Shaw

Thousands of EV chargers will soon line America’s highways
Environment

Thousands of EV chargers will soon line America’s highways

By Thor Benson

Woman sitting down on couch charging smartphone
Technology

A new experimental fabric can turn a coat into a mini solar farm

By Andrew Paul

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
Technology

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler

By Andrew Paul

laguna beach
Technology

As California plans for a new desalination plant, take a look at how these facilities work

By Charlotte Hu

The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t
Technology

The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Multiple sets of footprints on desert sand dunes as sun sets on horizon
Technology

Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit

By Andrew Paul

The Best Anker Fall Deals
Gear

Charge on with the best deals from Anker’s Fall Sale

By Brandt Ranj

Two photos of Elon Musk on smartphone screens
Technology

SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access

By Andrew Paul

Google’s new passkey support is helping kill the password
Technology

Google’s new passkey support is helping kill the password

By Harry Guinness

Stranger Things playing on smartphone screen draped with Christmas lights against dark background
Technology

Netflix to join Hulu and Disney+ with a cheaper ad-supported streaming tier

By Andrew Paul

People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year
Environment

People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year

By Laura Baisas

netflix screen
Technology

We’re about to get a peek at how many views Netflix shows get

By Harry Guinness

Siemens Gamesa wind turbine against blue sky backdrop
Technology

A wind turbine just smashed a global energy record—and it’s recyclable

By Andrew Paul

Woman walking across college campus using exoskeleton robotic mobility boots
Technology

These robotic exoskeleton boots will make you feel 30 pounds lighter

By Andrew Paul

Barreleye fish from a deep-sea video taken by robotic ocean rovers in Monterey Bay
Technology

Your gaming skills could help teach an AI to identify jellyfish and whales

By Charlotte Hu

The Best Amazon Prime Early Access Deals Under $100
Gear

97 last-minute under-$100 deals you can still get during Amazon’s Prime Early Access

By Brandt Ranj

ART turtle robot on the grass
Technology

ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land

By Sara Kiley Watson

These are the Cold War sites the National Park Service is considering as landmarks
Technology

These are the Cold War sites the National Park Service is considering as landmarks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

person with iphone
Technology

Why it’s still so tricky to track spam calls and texts

By Colleen Hagerty

Delta plans to offer you trips to the airport in an electric air taxi
Technology

Delta plans to offer you trips to the airport in an electric air taxi

By Rob Verger

The best Amazon Prime Early Access deals on wireless chargers
Gear

The best Amazon Prime Early Access deals on wireless chargers

By Brandt Ranj

Logitech Amazon Prime Early Access deals
Gear

Logitech Amazon Prime Early Access deals: Mics, mice, and more

By Brandt Ranj

a 3d printed sculpture of hands on top of the james webb telescope mirrors
Technology

A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images

By Charlotte Hu

The Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier just left port
Technology

The Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier just left port

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility
Environment

The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon

By Sara Kiley Watson

A man standing in a field lands a drone in the back of a pickup truck.
Technology

Microsoft is hoping its algorithms can help farmers—and the planet

By Helen Bradshaw

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