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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

Jeff Bezos: Amazon Won’t Stop Helping the Military

Amazon will continue to support the Department of Defense.

By Kristin Houser

Employees, ACLU Demand Amazon Stop Facilitating Government Surveillance
Artificial Intelligence

Employees, ACLU Demand Amazon Stop Facilitating Government Surveillance

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

By Kristin Houser

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

Google Is Finally Ready to Talk About Its Chinese Search Engine

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

By Kristin Houser

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

Uber and Lyft Caused Half of San Francisco’s New Traffic Congestion Since 2010

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

By Jon Christian

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

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

SpotMini gon' give it to you.

By Kristin Houser

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

You Have No Idea What Artificial Intelligence Really Does

The world of AI is full of hype and deception.

By Dan Robitzski

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

The Percentage of Unvaccinated U.S. Toddlers Has Quadrupled Since 2001

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

By Kristin Houser

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

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

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

By Kristin Houser

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

You’ve Heard of Fake Meat. How About Fake Fish?

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

By Jon Christian

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

An Academic Publisher Challenges Its Peers: Verify the Research You Publish

Replication studies have a new home.

By Dan Robitzski

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

MIT Pledges $1 Billion to Develop Ethical AI

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

By Jon Christian

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 Wants Google’s Help Persecuting Muslims. Google Appears Ready to Give It.

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

By Kristin Houser

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

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

Answers to all your questions about quantum computing.

By Alexandra Ossola

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

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

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

A Shortage of Trained Job-Seekers Is Holding AI Back

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

By Kristin Houser

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

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

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

By Jon Christian

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

IBM Built a Menacing Black Truck for “Cybersecurity Incident Response”

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

By Jon Christian

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 Quest for Immortality Could Create Two “Classes of Humans”

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

By Jon Christian

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

The World’s Largest Collection of Rice Is Now Permanently Funded

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

By Kristin Houser

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

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

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

By Luke Kingma