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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn't about to let employee or shareholder protests stop the company from partnering with the U.S. government.
Jeff Bezos

Amazon will continue to support the Department of Defense.

Employees, ACLU Demand Amazon Stop Facilitating Government Surveillance
Artificial Intelligence

"Our company should not be in the surveillance business."

Google Is Finally Ready to Talk About Its Chinese Search Engine
Future Society

Project Dragonfly is a matter of "balancing a set of values."

According to a new report, Uber and Lyft are together responsible for half of new traffic congestion in San Francisco since 2010. 
Future Society

Rideshare apps are clogging up the roads. But they're also moving people around pretty efficiently.

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”
Boston Dynamics

SpotMini gon' give it to you.

It's easy to fall for all of the marketing and hype, but artificial intelligence isn't half as robust as many want you to believe.
Artificial Intelligence

The world of AI is full of hype and deception.

Vaccination rates amongst children in the United States have decreased in recent years, according to a new report from the CDC.
Health & Medicine

Anti-vaxx parents are putting the lives of all Americans at risk.

See a Mini Prototype of a Weird Plane With Connected Wings in Action
Advanced Transport

The PrandtlPlane moves one (small) step closer to reality.

A new Wall Street Journal story looks at the rise of imitation tuna, shrimp, and even smoked salmon. The surprise conclusion: It's pretty convincing.
Science & Energy

Forget veggie burgers. These startups are working on simulated fish.

The Royal Society pledged to publish studies that attempt to replicate any research that it's published. Other journals should do the same.
Science & Energy

Replication studies have a new home.

MIT announced a billion-dollar initiative Monday that will reorganize the tech school to confront the rise of artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence

"As computing reshapes our world, MIT intends to help make sure it does so for the good of all."

Laws outlining China's expectations for tech companies in a Muslim-heavy region add to the morally questionable nature of Google's Project Dragonfly.
Future Society

China expects tech companies to play a role in citizen surveillance.

Quantum Computing Is Going to Change the World. Here’s What This Means for You.
Quantum Computing

Answers to all your questions about quantum computing.

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers
Robotics

It's a robocall arms race — scammers win, everybody else loses.

The number of AI-trained job-seekers simply isn't high enough to meet the demand for these employees, according to a new Reuters report.
Artificial Intelligence

AI can't reach its potential without more trained experts.

Climate Change and Gene Editing Are Spurring a Tech Boom in Agriculture
Climate Change

Looming climate disaster could mean huge profits for whoever can save the world food system.

When a cybersecurity disaster strikes, IBM's cyberpunk new vehicle can roll up like a SWAT team of hackers, screech to a halt and deal with the intrusion.
Cybersecurity

It looks like something from "Ghost in the Shell."

Medical science has yet to invent anti-aging tech more effective than exercise and a healthy diet. But that's never stopped the super-rich from dreaming.
Prosthetics and Devices

The powerful have tried to cheat death for millennia. Do they finally have a chance at success?

The Crop Trust has agreed to dedicate $1.4 million per year to maintaining the IRRI gene bank, the world's largest collection of rice varieties.
Science & Energy

We'll always have access to these 135,000+ varieties of rice.

Glimpse: On the Promise of a Future with Artificial Wombs, and Why It’s Being Stopped by the Present
Artificial Intelligence

We have three parent babies. Why can't we grow fetuses outside the body yet?