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Geoengineering Would Hurt Earth’s Crops More Than It Would Help Them, Says Study
Climate Change

We might want to take geoengineering off the table.

Eight months after the fitness app Strava revealed the location of military bases in Syria, the Pentagon has banned GPS tracking on wearables.
Prosthetics and Devices

A new memo comes eight months after fitness trackers revealed the layout of military bases all over the world.

Magic Leap’s Disappointing Demo Could Be A Death Knell For AR
Virtual Reality

$2.3 billion, four years, and not much to show for it.

According to a recent public letter, Elon Musk might actually be serious about taking Tesla private. But will a buyout ever happen?
Tesla

Seems like you can believe Twitter sometimes.

Some Americans Will Get to Vote via Blockchain This November
Blockchain

West Virginia is taking a chance on blockchain voting.

Researchers discover a network of Twitter bots designed to perpetuate a cryptocurrency scam while conducting a study on identifying online bots.
Future Society

The scam is still going on.

A number of scientifically sound studies all reached different conclusions when trying to figure out the universe's expansion rate.
Physics

Two new studies contradict each other. Under our current model, they can't both be right.

The FCC hack from May 2017 wasn't really a hack, says FCC chairman Ajit Pai, who now blames the misunderstanding on an Obama-era hire.
Hacking

Sike.

SpaceX Just Launched A Rocket With A Critical Reused Part
SpaceX

This mission's success shows that the dream of reusable rockets might not be so far-fetched, after all.

Waymo’s Phoenix Project Could Tell Us If Self-Driving Cars Can Improve Public Transportation
Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles and public transportation could be allies.

Google Maps Now (Accurately) Shows that Earth is Round
Google

The Earth is round. Now it looks that way on Google Maps.

NASA Announces The First Commercial Astronauts to Pilot The Next Generation of Spacecraft
NASA

The commercial space race is on, but delays are inevitable.

The U.S. Has a New Plan to Deter Would-Be Hackers
Science & Energy

But it might not be enough to stop the hacks.

The New Operating System for Digital Finance
Blockchain

Install the update.

Someone Just Used a Drone to Try to Assassinate a World Leader
Drones

This is the first known drone assassination attempt on a president.

Facebook Is Asking Banks to Share Data on Customers’ Spending Habits
Data Privacy

So far banks haven't accepted due to privacy concerns.

Human volunteers were less likely to turn off humanoid robot Nao when it protested, particularly when the outburst of emotion was unexpected.
Robotics

We'll need to stay on our toes.

The city of Cupertino is hoping Apple will be willing to heavily subsidize the construction of a hyperloop to ease the city's transportation woes.
Hyperloop

Apple's hometown wants a hyperloop, and it just may get it.

Starbucks is teaming up with ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, on a new crypto platform called Bakkt.
Bitcoin

You'll soon be able to use crypto to buy your cold brew.

The Elon Musk that chatted with investors and reporters during the Q2 2018 earnings call was a far cry from the erratic Musk we've come to know.
Tesla

There was reportedly no name-calling on *this* earnings call.