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For the first time, a rigorous scientific study shows that e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking better than the patch, but the data gets complicated.
Health & Medicine

New Evidence: E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit

Success rates are still low, but they're higher than with other interventions.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla, said that he expects the company's vehicles to be capable of fully autonomous driving by the end of 2019.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Elon Musk: Teslas Should Have “Full Self-Driving” by End of 2019

"We already have full self-driving capability on highways."

By Jon Christian

In a new letter to company shareholders, Tesla announced that it plans to begin mass-producing the Model Y SUV by the end of 2020.
Tesla

Tesla Plans to Mass-Produce the Model Y SUV Next Year

The names of Tesla's first four cars spell a sneaky joke.

By Dan Robitzski

Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round
Science & Energy

Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round

You're chilly. We get it.

By Sarah Marquart

Researchers found that quitting Facebook will make you spend more time with family and friends, be less politically polarized, but know less about the news.
Future Society

Study: Quitting Facebook Makes You Less Politically Polarized

Does quitting Facebook give you a more balanced worldview?

By Victor Tangermann

A new underwater tent provides scuba divers with a portable, air-filled resting area while they decompress or conduct research.
Science & Energy

Air-Filled Tent Lets Scuba Divers Camp Out Underwater

The shelter gives divers a place to decompress and maybe even conduct research.

By Dan Robitzski

A new investigation reveals that out of 48 healthcare startups that raised $1 billion, over half have barely published any research to support their claims.
Health & Medicine

Health Startups’ Dark Secret: Most Don’t Publish Peer-Reviewed Research

But that hasn't stopped the VC money from flowing in.

By Dan Robitzski

An infographic shared by Bill Gates that suggests global poverty is falling presents a "completely wrong" narrative, according to one anthropologist.
Future Society

Expert: Bill Gates Is “Completely Wrong” About Global Poverty

Is world poverty falling?

By Kristin Houser

Strange new observations from distant quasars suggest that dark energy could be getting stronger as the universe gets older.
Energy

Bizarre New Data Suggests That Dark Energy Is Getting Stronger

It could mean that "dark energy is getting stronger as the cosmos grows older."

By Jon Christian

Exclusive: A Waymo One Rider’s Experiences Highlight Autonomous Rideshare’s Shortcomings
Self-Driving Vehicles

Exclusive: A Waymo One Rider’s Experiences Highlight Autonomous Rideshare’s Shortcomings

Waymo One through the eyes of an actual rider.

By Dan Robitzski

According to expert linguist Gaston Dorren, translation tech is going to make learning a second language unnecessary in the future.
Future Society

English’s Reign as the “Global Language” Might End, Says Expert

But it won't be because another language takes its place.

By Kristin Houser

Thanks to AI, MIT’s New Robot Could Beat You at Jenga
Robotics

Thanks to AI, MIT’s New Robot Could Beat You at Jenga

It's all fun and games until the robots show up.

By Victor Tangermann

Wall Street investors seem to believe that the real value of autonomous vehicles comes from the data they'll collect, based on recent AV company valuations.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Investors Pour Money Into Self-Driving Cars to Capitalize on Data

"The value is in the data and what you can do with it."

By Dan Robitzski

Terra, the first autonomous lawnmower from Roomba-makers iRobot, has arrived and will be ready to hit American yards in 2019.
Robotics

See iRobot’s First Autonomous Lawnmower in Action

It’s like a Roomba with razor-sharp shears.

By Kristin Houser

The EU is considering a microplastics ban that would prevent 40,000 tons of the tiny particles from entering the environment every year.
Science & Energy

The EU Is Considering a Major Microplastics Ban

The plastics are in everything from cosmetics and detergents to paints and fertilizers.

By Kristin Houser

Tech startup Ironclad wants to help legal professionals automate their own jobs. For now, its products cut down on tedious paperwork.
Artificial Intelligence

This Startup Is Trying to Automate Law Firms

Ironclad streamlines some of the paperwork that bogs down legal professionals.

By Dan Robitzski

The electric car maker just showed off its jeans-wearing butt robot that tests its Model 3 seats in a showcase on Twitter.
Tesla

Watch a Video of Tesla’s Seat-Testing Butt Robot

It even wears jeans.

By Victor Tangermann

The pandemics of obesity, starvation, and climate change are inextricably linked as a Global Syndemic, according to a new report.
Climate Change

Experts: To Fight Climate Change, Tackle Obesity and Starvation

The three pandemics are inextricably linked, according to a new report.

By Kristin Houser

A new Reuters investigation reveals that the UAE used a sophisticated hacking tool to easily access iPhone messages, pictures, and passwords.
Hacking

Secret UAE Spy Team Used “Cyber Super-Weapon” to Hack Any iPhone

Former spy: "It was like Christmas."

By Dan Robitzski

TechCrunch reports Facebook is running a program that pays users ages 13 to 35 $20 in e-gift cards for access to all of their information.
Data Privacy

Facebook Got Busted Paying Teenagers $20 a Month for Private Data

Facebook is still snooping.

By Victor Tangermann