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The Digest: A Marijuana-Derived Medication Is Now Approved For Sale in the U.S.
Health & Medicine

The Digest: A Marijuana-Derived Medication Is Now Approved For Sale in the U.S.

It could be young patients' only shot at relief.

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere
Renewable Energy

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

The nation isn't exactly the last we'd suspect.

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’
Biology

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

Miniature brains made with Neanderthal DNA grew differently from human ones.

This Sexy Burger Machine Won’t Necessarily Steal Your Job, But Could Make It Better
Future Society

This Sexy Burger Machine Won’t Necessarily Steal Your Job, But Could Make It Better

And the burgers it makes are delicious.

Don’t Mess With the Musk: Elon Sues Ex-Employee for Spilling Tesla Secrets
Future Society

Don’t Mess With the Musk: Elon Sues Ex-Employee for Spilling Tesla Secrets

Martin Tripp has made a powerful enemy.

A Major EDM Festival Is Selling Tickets On the Blockchain
Blockchain

A Major EDM Festival Is Selling Tickets On the Blockchain

Doing away with scalpers? Probably the best application of blockchain yet.

Electronic Skin Lets Amputees Feel Pain Through Their Prosthetics
Prosthetics and Devices

Electronic Skin Lets Amputees Feel Pain Through Their Prosthetics

"I felt my hand, as if a hollow shell, got filled with life again.”

In Ontario, New Project Will Give Providers and Patients More Access to Health Records
Future Society

In Ontario, New Project Will Give Providers and Patients More Access to Health Records

The government has one chance to get this right.

Many Common Psychiatric Disorders Share a Genetic Link, Study Finds
Health & Medicine

Many Common Psychiatric Disorders Share a Genetic Link, Study Finds

They might have more in common than we thought before.

Synthetic Biological Weapons May Be Coming. Here’s How To Fight Them.
Future Society

Synthetic Biological Weapons May Be Coming. Here’s How To Fight Them.

A new DoD report has some suggestions.

The EU’s Proposed New Copyright Laws Show No Government Knows How to Govern The Internet
Future Society

The EU’s Proposed New Copyright Laws Show No Government Knows How to Govern The Internet

GDPR was a step forward. These new laws are a big step back.

Four Major Phone Carriers Just Did Something to Actually Protect Your Privacy
Privacy

Four Major Phone Carriers Just Did Something to Actually Protect Your Privacy

They're doing something about companies carelessly sharing your location.

Hackers Target Yet Another South Korean Crypto Exchange, Steal $32 Million
Hacking

Hackers Target Yet Another South Korean Crypto Exchange, Steal $32 Million

It's the second major hack on a major South Korean exchange in the past 10 days.

MIT Creates “Artificial Blubber” to Keep Navy SEALs Warm
Military

MIT Creates “Artificial Blubber” to Keep Navy SEALs Warm

“It’s like wearing a coat of air.”

In an Effort to Speed up Production, Tesla Is Assembling Model 3s in a Giant Tent
Tesla

In an Effort to Speed up Production, Tesla Is Assembling Model 3s in a Giant Tent

Capitalism has no time for walls.

IBM’s Debater AI Is Impressive, But It Won’t Conquer Humanity
Artificial Intelligence

IBM’s Debater AI Is Impressive, But It Won’t Conquer Humanity

The singularity is not imminent.

CRISPR Doesn’t Cause Unintended Mutations in Monkeys, Study Finds
Prosthetics and Devices

CRISPR Doesn’t Cause Unintended Mutations in Monkeys, Study Finds

You know what's pretty similar to monkeys? Humans.

Putting Pokémon On The Blockchain Takes Microtransactions To Their Inevitable, Insufferable End
Blockchain

Putting Pokémon On The Blockchain Takes Microtransactions To Their Inevitable, Insufferable End

This is the absolute worst form of distributed gaming.

Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine
Prosthetics and Devices

Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine

Meow-Meow's victory may push outdated laws to catch up with today's technology.

Scientists Just Stored The Hottest Album From 1998 In Literal DNA
DNA

Scientists Just Stored The Hottest Album From 1998 In Literal DNA

Might be hard to play tho.