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Uber’s Autonomous Trucks Still Need a Human Touch
Self-Driving Vehicles

On more difficult trips, Uber Freight will get some human help.

decentralized internet blockchain
Blockchain

It might be the next best thing since, well, regular internet.

4 Questions About Tesla’s New ‘Gigafactory’
Tesla

A year after announcing the plan, Tesla is finally working on Gigafactory 1's rooftop solar array.

Fashion 2.0: Levi’s “Distressed Look” Robot Is Better for the Environment
Robotics

But will it leave global garment workers jobless?

Apple Employees Keep Walking Into Windows at High-Tech New Headquarters
Future Society

The future is...perhaps a bit too transparent.

Coinbase Faces a Class Action Lawsuit for Insider Trading
Bitcoin

The digital currency exchange is going under the microscope.

Antibiotic Resistance Has Made Another Dangerous “Jump” Between Species
Health & Medicine

A new threat joins the drug resistance army.

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.
Environment

“There are places where you are ankle-deep, or calf-deep, in animals."

flying car pal-v liberty flying vehicles
Advanced Transport

The PAL-V Liberty can fly more than 300 miles while carrying a load of 2,000 pounds.

DARPA Wants to Save Soldiers’ Lives by Slowing Their Biological Processes
DARPA

The initiative could benefit soldiers and civilians alike.

Three Things You Need to Know About Google’s New Quantum Processor
Quantum Physics

Bristlecone's 72 qubits trump IBM's 50.

Amazon Takes Photographic Proof of Delivery. What Could Go Wrong?
Future Society

Who needs privacy when you've got Amazon?

23andMe
Cancer

It’s the first kit of its kind to receive FDA approval.

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Cancer

The U.S. probably won't be next.

Exploring Animals’ “Junk DNA” Could Help Us Fight Human Diseases
DNA

The key to treating cancer might be hidden in an elephant’s DNA.

Washington State Passes Law Protecting Net Neutrality
Future Society

In the fight for internet freedom, what happens when state laws clash with federal rules?

Driving for Uber or Lyft Is Awful, New Study Shows
Future Society

If the gig economy is the "future of work," we might be in big trouble.

A New Chemical Treatment Could Make Water Safe to Drink for Months
Treatments

Scientists just have to make sure it doesn't harm humans who drink it.

Tonight’s SpaceX Launch is Breaking Records. Here’s What You Need to Know.
SpaceX

You are watching history being made.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Just Completed Another Successful Launch
Falcon

Another satellite just joined Earth's orbit.