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Everything you need to know from Facebook’s 2018 F8 developer conference
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Everything you need to know from Facebook’s 2018 F8 developer conference

By Stan Horaczek

And now, a ship that can mine 39,000 tons of ore from a mile under water
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And now, a ship that can mine 39,000 tons of ore from a mile under water

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Disney’s haptic VR jacket lets you feel snowball impacts and snakes slithering
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Disney’s haptic VR jacket lets you feel snowball impacts and snakes slithering

By Rob Verger

H-20 Stealth Bomber H-X China
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China has big plans for a modern bomber

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Human thigh bones apparently make excellent weapons in close combat
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Human thigh bones apparently make excellent weapons in close combat

By Neel V. Patel

Amazon trunk delivery key
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What Amazon’s in-car delivery service means for your vehicle’s future

By Rob Verger

Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t
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Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t

By Eleanor Cummins

Is Masdar City a ghost town or a green lab?
Environment

Is Masdar City a ghost town or a green lab?

By Molly McArdle

Can you pass IBM’s test for entry-level roles?
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Can you pass IBM’s test for entry-level roles?

By Eleanor Cummins

Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?
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Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?

By Eleanor Cummins

It’s not just Syria—chemical weapons still pose a global threat
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It’s not just Syria—chemical weapons still pose a global threat

By Eric Adams

China is building drone planes for its aircraft carriers
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China is building drone planes for its aircraft carriers

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Exclusive first look: Daisy is Apple’s new robot that eats iPhones and spits out recyclable parts
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Exclusive first look: Daisy is Apple’s new robot that eats iPhones and spits out recyclable parts

By Stan Horaczek

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font
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This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

By Eleanor Cummins

Facebook livestream
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A normal person’s guide to this week’s Facebook Congressional testimony

By Stan Horaczek

Screenshot of Facebook's Reactions feature
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You wanna see something wild? Check out all the advertisers targeting you on Facebook.

By Stan Horaczek

NASA dummies test
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Meet the test dummies NASA uses to simulate and study aircraft crashes

By Rob Verger

China rainmaking weather control
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China is using furnaces to manufacture 10 billion tons of rain

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Zuck house testimony
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Watch: Day two of Mark Zuckerberg’s Washington testimony

By Stan Horaczek

Let’s watch Mark Zuckerberg testify in front of Congress
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Let’s watch Mark Zuckerberg testify in front of Congress

By Stan Horaczek

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The surprising politics of sidewalks

By Eleanor Cummins

Here’s what you need to know before Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Washington
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Here’s what you need to know before Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Washington

By Stan Horaczek

We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence
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We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence

By Bryan Gardiner

MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently
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MIT is making a device that can ‘hear’ the words you say silently

By Rob Verger

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)
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Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

By Sara Chodosh

Appalachians are slow to adopt new technology for a surprising (and refreshing) reason
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Appalachians are slow to adopt new technology for a surprising (and refreshing) reason

By Sherry Hamby/The Conversation

Electric aircraft could soon become an industry standard
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Electric aircraft could soon become an industry standard

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car
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Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car

By Rob Verger

How missiles got smart
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How missiles got smart

By Sophie Bushwick

2019 Subaru Forester
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2018 New York International Auto Show: Crossovers and driver-assist tech abound

By Stan Horaczek

Blue Agave
Environment

For the booze business, going green is a matter of survival

By Eleanor Cummins

We asked a neural network to bake us a cake. The results were…interesting.
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We asked a neural network to bake us a cake. The results were…interesting.

By Janelle Shane

Walmart exterior supercenter parking lot big box store
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Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?

By Eleanor Cummins

A beginner’s guide to flying your drone without crashing it
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A beginner’s guide to flying your drone without crashing it

By David Nield

Huawei P20 Pro Smartphone camera
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Huawei’s P20 Pro smartphone has three rear-facing cameras—here’s what each one does

By Stan Horaczek

Nike’s Flyknit 360 sneakers fit like 3D-printed socks
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Nike’s Flyknit 360 sneakers fit like 3D-printed socks

By Stan Horaczek

China’s new stealth fighter uses powerful materials with geometry not found in nature
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China’s new stealth fighter uses powerful materials with geometry not found in nature

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

AI vs Human
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Can AI solve the internet’s fake news problem? A fact-checker investigates.

By Brooke Borel

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war
Environment

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

By Eleanor Cummins

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction
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The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

By Erin Blakemore

Someday, you might subscribe to a self-driving taxi service, Netflix-style
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Someday, you might subscribe to a self-driving taxi service, Netflix-style

By Rob Verger

Type 003 Aircraft Carrier China
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A Chinese shipbuilder accidentally revealed its major navy plans

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy
Environment

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy

By Eleanor Cummins

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
Science

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)

By Mary Beth Griggs

a car with steering wheel or pedals
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This car doesn’t need a steering wheel or pedals

By Rob Verger

The fast, fancy, and futuristic cars from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show
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The fast, fancy, and futuristic cars from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

By Stan Horaczek

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Health

Our brains love spreading lies all over the internet

By Rachel Feltman

You probably shouldn’t blame touchscreens for your kid’s terrible handwriting
Health

You probably shouldn’t blame touchscreens for your kid’s terrible handwriting

By Mellissa Prunty and Emma Sumner/The Conversation

Alexa should laugh more, not less, because people prefer social robots
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Alexa should laugh more, not less, because people prefer social robots

By Rob Verger

Six ways to spend your free time making the internet a better place
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Six ways to spend your free time making the internet a better place

By David Nield

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Stopping package theft could be just the start for Amazon’s smart camera plans

By Rob Verger

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles
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Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles

By Eleanor Cummins

Social crowd
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Take a break from Facebook and try one of these alternate social networks

By David Nield

Net neutrality: Where do we go from here?
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Net neutrality: Where do we go from here?

By Stan Horaczek

TweetDeck
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Twitter is killing its terrible Mac app. Here are your options for replacing it.

By Stan Horaczek

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Environment

This 18-mile stretch of Georgia highway is a living laboratory for clean energy

By Jeremy Deaton

Stratolaunch Systems Corp.
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The world’s largest aircraft is lumbering toward its first flight

By Pia Bergqvist / Flying Magazine

Google’s Clips camera uses AI to try to spot your important family moments
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Google’s Clips camera uses AI to try to spot your important family moments

By Rob Verger

Your private browsing isn’t as incognito as you want it to be
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Your private browsing isn’t as incognito as you want it to be

By Rob Verger

China hypersonic I plane biplane Cui Kai
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China’s hypersonic aircraft would fly from Beijing to New York in two hours

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

lobster emoji
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It doesn’t matter how many legs the new lobster emoji has

By Rob Verger

Cool, weird, and gross stuff we played with at Toy Fair 2018
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Cool, weird, and gross stuff we played with at Toy Fair 2018

By Stan Horaczek

China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet has officially entered service
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China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet has officially entered service

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Andy Soule
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It took carbon fiber—and spy work—to get Paralympic skiers better gear

By Rob Verger

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