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Chinese Police Add Facial Recognition Glasses to Their Surveillance Arsenal
Facial recognition

Chinese Police Add Facial Recognition Glasses to Their Surveillance Arsenal

These glasses can scan a pre-loaded suspect database in just one tenth of a second.

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s
Brain

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

The therapy stimulates the part of the brain that controls planning, problem-solving, and judgment.

Edible QR Codes Could Deliver Exactly What Your Body Needs to Heal
Health & Medicine

Edible QR Codes Could Deliver Exactly What Your Body Needs to Heal

Easier than swallowing a pill.

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Environment

California Takes a Stand Against Trump’s Offshore Oil Plan

Thou shall not pass!

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Renewable Energy

Two New Renewable Energy Projects Will Join Tesla’s Mega Battery in Australia

Welcome to the future of clean energy.

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Energy

Last Year Renewables Accounted for Half of the Energy Capacity Added to the U.S.

Renewables outpaced natural gas for the fourth consecutive year.

Elon Musk Calls Out LIDAR Tech as “A Crutch” in Autonomous Vehicles
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Calls Out LIDAR Tech as “A Crutch” in Autonomous Vehicles

"You can absolutely be superhuman with just cameras."

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Computers

How the United States Plans to Reclaim Its Supercomputer Dominance

Let the race begin.

The Reasons This Year’s Flu Season Has Been Devastating Are, Yes, Mostly Your Fault
Health & Medicine

The Reasons This Year’s Flu Season Has Been Devastating Are, Yes, Mostly Your Fault

This flu season has already claimed the lives of 53 children.

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?
Brain

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?

It sounds futuristic, but the tech has been used to treat neurological conditions for decades.

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Elon Musk

Why, Exactly, Is Elon Musk Selling Flamethrowers? (or: An Investigation In Hot Theories)

The Boring Company just sold 20,000 flamethrowers to the public. Here's why.

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Future Society

Fun-Hating California Politician Tries To Ban Musk’s Flamethrower

One reason? Santiago's home district was recently ravaged by wildfires.

Why Space Elevators Could Be the Future of Space Travel
From Quarks to Quasars

Why Space Elevators Could Be the Future of Space Travel

They would lower the cost of launching into space by 99 percent.

Falcon Heavy
Falcon

The Falcon Heavy Just Launched Successfully. Next Stop, Mars.

Well played, Musk.

The Falcon Heavy Launched. Here’s What’s Next for SpaceX.
Falcon

The Falcon Heavy Launched. Here’s What’s Next for SpaceX.

Musk is ready for a new space race.

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Off-World

Congratulations, Elon Musk: Earth’s First Interplanetary Litterbug

Musk is adamant about being the first interplanetary litter-bug.

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment
Treatments

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment

According to the FDA, structural analysis and 44 deaths associated with the drug are evidence that it's an opioid.

The Ozone Layer is Not Recovering and We Don’t Know Why
Climate Change

The Ozone Layer is Not Recovering and We Don’t Know Why

One thing we do know is that we need to keep watch over both the environment and agreements like the Paris deal.

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Health & Medicine

The Future of Male Birth Control: A 2,000 Year Old Poison?

A poisonous substance applied to arrows for over 2,000 years could soon be a practical form of male contraception.

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Future Society

Irony Alert? Tech Insiders Form Organization to Combat the Dangers of Technology

Technologists band together to fight the "evil" they helped create.