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Apple to the EPA: Leave Obama’s Clean Power Plan Alone
Environment

Apple to the EPA: Leave Obama’s Clean Power Plan Alone

Apple is taking a stand for a cleaner environment.

music productivity
Science & Energy

You Listen to Music At Work, and It Alters Your Mind. Yes, Seriously.

We now have a much clearer understanding of the effects of listening to music at work.

The First Luxury Hotel In Space Shows Affordable Space Tourism Is Still A Long Way Off
Space

The First Luxury Hotel In Space Shows Affordable Space Tourism Is Still A Long Way Off

Even slashing the price in half won't cut it for the rest of us.

Tech Gives Us More Health Info Than Ever. That Could Be Making Us Paranoid.
Medical

Tech Gives Us More Health Info Than Ever. That Could Be Making Us Paranoid.

Patients are choosing invasive treatments for issues that might never have health impacts.

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines
Science & Energy

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines

There's gold in them thar landfills!

Kanye West Has an Incredible Custom Tesla, of Course, and This Is What It Looks Like
Tesla

Kanye West Has an Incredible Custom Tesla, of Course, and This Is What It Looks Like

You didn't think he'd drive something straight off the lot, did you?

World’s First “Space” Democracy Struggling To Launch More Than a Satellite
Space

World’s First “Space” Democracy Struggling To Launch More Than a Satellite

Who knew it was this difficult to form a government in space?

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.
Medical

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.

Medical data + Facebook profiles. What could go wrong?

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars
Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

One Mars grown salad, please.

New “Iron Man” Special Forces Exoskeleton Stops Bullets With Liquid Armor
Prosthetics and Devices

New “Iron Man” Special Forces Exoskeleton Stops Bullets With Liquid Armor

We're talking Iron Man-like suits with liquid body armor, and a new high-efficiency engine.

The NYPD Wants Everyone’s Licenses for Facial Recognition. How Concerned Should You Be?
Future Society

The NYPD Wants Everyone’s Licenses for Facial Recognition. How Concerned Should You Be?

Police could use the photos of innocent drivers as well as criminal mugshots.

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too
Brain

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

It's time to put the idea on ice.

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.
Meta

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.

Maybe don't *break up* with Facebook. Just take a break.

Shocker: Efforts to Make Oceans Cleaner Are Working (When You Aren’t Sabotaging Them)
Pollution

Shocker: Efforts to Make Oceans Cleaner Are Working (When You Aren’t Sabotaging Them)

Phasing out plastic bags is finally starting to work.

Russia Debuts Postal Drone, Which Immediately Crashes Into Wall
Future Society

Russia Debuts Postal Drone, Which Immediately Crashes Into Wall

The future is full of shitty drones.

Chipotle Once Delivered Burritos to Hungry College Students…Via Drone
Drones

Chipotle Once Delivered Burritos to Hungry College Students…Via Drone

It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a burrito!

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines
Google

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines

Google employees are unknowingly building death machines, and they're not happy about it.

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine
Science & Energy

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine

Your car can't transport you to other worlds, but it could help us understand them.

What’s More Dangerous Than a Human Driving a Car? A Bored Human Not Driving an AV.
Advanced Transport

What’s More Dangerous Than a Human Driving a Car? A Bored Human Not Driving an AV.

Operating an AV is like being forced to watch the most boring road trip movie ever made on repeat.

This Crazy Gadget Helps You “Talk” To Your Computer Without Words
Internet Of Things

This Crazy Gadget Helps You “Talk” To Your Computer Without Words

It's like if Siri was stuck to your face.