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Washington State Passes Law Protecting Net Neutrality
Future Society

Washington State Passes Law Protecting Net Neutrality

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

Driving for Uber or Lyft Is Awful, New Study Shows

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

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

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

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

You are watching history being made.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Just Completed Another Successful Launch
Falcon

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Just Completed Another Successful Launch

Another satellite just joined Earth's orbit.

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Cancer

Bacon? Cell Phones? It’s Rarely Just One Thing That Causes Cancer

Anyone who says they have the answer is lying.

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Data Privacy

Uber Is Getting Sued for Not Disclosing Its 2016 Data Breach

The Pennsylvania Attorney General is displeased.

SUV Sales Rise Worldwide, Despite Their Effect on Climate
Climate Change

SUV Sales Rise Worldwide, Despite Their Effect on Climate

34 percent of cars sold globally in 2017 were SUVs.

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Exobiology

Here’s What Alien Life on Saturn’s Moon May Look Like

This moon is a frontrunner in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Facebook is Looking to Help You Find Your Next Job
Future Society

Facebook is Looking to Help You Find Your Next Job

Watch out LinkedIn, Facebook is moving into the job game.

Technical, Budget Problems Will Delay the James Webb Telescope Again
James Webb Space Telescope

Technical, Budget Problems Will Delay the James Webb Telescope Again

“It took longer than predicted, but it’s about getting it right."

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Predicts Coding Mistakes Before Developers Make Them

Ubisoft's new AI tool could make it easier and cheaper to code video games.

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Science & Energy

Gene Editing Is Now Precise Enough to Modify a Single Letter of DNA

The technique allows for genetic editing with "absolute precision."

A New AI-Powered App Transcribes Your Conversations in Real-Time
Artificial Intelligence

A New AI-Powered App Transcribes Your Conversations in Real-Time

AISense's Otter app has a simple, intuitive approach to speech-to-text — and it's free.

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles
Cancer

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

“There’s no better disease fighter than the immune system."

Report Hints Porsche Might Have a Passenger Drone in the Works
Drones

Report Hints Porsche Might Have a Passenger Drone in the Works

And an autonomous flying car wouldn't require a pilot's license to operate.

Blockchain Could Help Restaurants Make Sure the Seafood You Order Is Actually What Lands on Your Plate
Food

Blockchain Could Help Restaurants Make Sure the Seafood You Order Is Actually What Lands on Your Plate

Is that tuna? Or meat from an endangered whale?

Here’s How You Could Survive Being Sucked Into a Black Hole
Physics

Here’s How You Could Survive Being Sucked Into a Black Hole

“Given that we don’t know what happens past the Cauchy horizon, it could be crazy things as long as they’re mathematically possible."

A Massachusetts Company Claims to Be Close to a Solid-State Battery
Science & Energy

A Massachusetts Company Claims to Be Close to a Solid-State Battery

A new polymer could be the key to safer, better batteries.

Politicians Are Now Facing Legal Action For Sharing Extremists’ Posts on Social Media
Future Society

Politicians Are Now Facing Legal Action For Sharing Extremists’ Posts on Social Media

France's far-right Marine Le Pen is one of the first to face legal action.