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The Digest: California Cracks Down on the Companies Harvesting Your Data
Data Privacy

It allows consumers to opt-out if companies sell their data.

The Digest: SpaceX Just Launched a Last-of-Its-Kind Falcon Rocket
Falcon

Out with the Block 4s and in with the Block 5s.

How Scalable Blockchain Technology Can Bring Us Closer to Earth 2.0 [Sponsored]
Blockchain

A massively scalable blockchain that could fundamentally change how our world operates.

Google Is Investing in the Not-Quite-So-Smart Smartphone Market
Investing

It’s all part of Google’s “Next Billion Users” initiative.

The Digest: It Will Take A Lot More Than Autonomous Vehicles To Unclog City Centers
Self-Driving Vehicles

Downtown traffic is here to stay, at least for a little longer.

The Digest: Amazon Needs More Delivery Companies and Wants You to Start Them
Future Society

For $10,000, you can start your own company that delivers packages exclusively for Amazon.

The Digest: With AI, Forecasters Can More Accurately Predict Storms And Save Lives
Artificial Intelligence

AI can predict what humans can't see.

The Digest: Facebook Will Once Again Allow Ads Promoting Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency

Facebook changed its mind.

New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates
Facial recognition

Snap a pic, and this app can ID the individual animal.

The Digest: Boeing’s Hypersonic Concept Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent
Advanced Transport

You could travel from NYC to Tokyo in just two hours.

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There
Exobiology

We talked to the author of a recent study that complicates the likelihood that we're alone in the universe.

Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?
Google

Duplex will be rolling out to a limited number of businesses and "trusted tester users".

The Digest: Uber Is Allowed to Operate in London Again, But It’s on Thin Ice
Future Society

The city has granted Uber a 15-month probationary license.

The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life
Science & Energy

"[Enceladus] is the only body besides Earth known to simultaneously satisfy all of the basic requirements for life as we know it.”

By Turning Down 23andMe, Immigration Activists Are Actually Being Responsible About Genetic Privacy
Privacy

In a situation rife with abuse, some people are actually keeping migrants' rights in mind.

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul
Neuroscience and Brain

We can’t program a conscious robot with a soul if we can’t agree on what that means.

The Digest: Tesla Batteries Are Catching Fire Hours After Car Crashes
Tesla

One even reignited *after* it was doused with water.

The Digest: This Floating Robot DRAGON Can Change Shape Mid-Flight
Robotics

It's powerful, agile, and could eventually save lives.

AirPods Meet Bose: The World’s Smartest Earphones Let You Personalize Your Audio Experience [Affiliate]
Science & Energy

These futuristic earphones are designed specifically for the iPhone and Mac.

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants
Robotics

Chances are, you already have a "robot" in your living room.