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The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows
Brain

The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows

People whose brains were shocked were 47 percent less likely to intend to commit an assault.

The Digest: Facial Recognition Tech Is No Match for Juggalo Makeup
Facial recognition

The Digest: Facial Recognition Tech Is No Match for Juggalo Makeup

Facial recognition systems can't ID fans of ICP.

The Digest: Uganda Is Now Forcing Citizens to Pay a Tax to Use Social Media
Future Society

The Digest: Uganda Is Now Forcing Citizens to Pay a Tax to Use Social Media

Millions of Ugandans woke up up Sunday morning to find they could no longer access their social media networks.

The Digest: The UK Is Creating a Database of Citizens’ DNA and Other Biometrics
Data Privacy

The Digest: The UK Is Creating a Database of Citizens’ DNA and Other Biometrics

It would include lots of data about law-abiding citizens, including their faces and voices.

The Digest: A New Cloaking Approach Could Potentially Make Objects Invisible From Every Direction
Science & Energy

The Digest: A New Cloaking Approach Could Potentially Make Objects Invisible From Every Direction

"Our work represents a breakthrough in the quest for invisibility cloaking."

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars
Mars

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

Houston, we've got mice.

The Digest: Amazon Buys Online Pharmacy, Dives Deeper Into Healthcare Industry
Health & Medicine

The Digest: Amazon Buys Online Pharmacy, Dives Deeper Into Healthcare Industry

Amazon snaps up PillPack for a reported $1 billion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AI can predict what humans can't see.

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

The Digest: Facebook Will Once Again Allow Ads Promoting Cryptocurrencies

Facebook changed its mind.

New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates
Facial recognition

New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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