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New Horizons Space Probe Captures the Farthest Photo Ever Taken From Earth
New Horizons

New Horizons Space Probe Captures the Farthest Photo Ever Taken From Earth

The spacecraft is breaking records as it journeys toward the Kuiper Belt.

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You.
Artificial Intelligence

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You.

The browser extension visualizes “the interesting stuff” in privacy policies in just 30 seconds.

A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close
Advanced Transport

A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close

Uber says it didn't steal any of Waymo's trade secrets, but aspects of the trial and settlement suggest otherwise.

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Renewable Energy

Want a World Without Blackouts? Power the Future With Renewable Energy.

"The whole system is most efficient when it is planned ahead of time as opposed to done one piece at a time."

Praying Mantises
Science & Energy

Researchers Put 3D Glasses on Praying Mantises and Discovered a New Type of Vision

The bespectacled bugs could help us give robots the gift of sight.

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Off-World

We Just Found Out Asteroids Are Flying by Earth This Week — Here’s How Worried You Should Be

And here's how we know.

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Health & Medicine

Human Eggs Developed to Maturity in the Lab for the First Time

Scientists only used ovarian tissue.

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet
Future Society

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet

Bad news for more than 700 million iPhone users around the globe.

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We’re Still Fighting the War.
Future Society

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We’re Still Fighting the War.

In another century, maybe we'll be rid of the flu for good.

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Health & Medicine

A New Test Can Read Your Future Child’s Genome While They’re Still in the Womb

The test could give parents-to-be insights into the genetic traits and disease risks of a developing fetus as early as the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Future Society

Intel is Trying to Make Smart Glasses a Thing, And Hit Your Retinas with a Laser

Snapchat Spectacles were lame. Google Glass didn't live up to our expectations. Yet here we are again.

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Off-World

Reconsidering Space Debris: Can Space Junk Be Useful?

One planet's (space) trash can also be its treasure.

If You Think McDonald’s Fries Will Cure Baldness, Sorry, But You Don’t Deserve Hair
Health & Medicine

If You Think McDonald’s Fries Will Cure Baldness, Sorry, But You Don’t Deserve Hair

File this one under "Too good to be true."

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."