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A Clever Smartphone Attachment Will Show if Water Is Contaminated
Science & Energy

A Clever Smartphone Attachment Will Show if Water Is Contaminated

Soon every joe schmoe could tell you if a river or lake is polluted.

Uber Settles with Family of AV Crash Victim
Advanced Transport

Uber Settles with Family of AV Crash Victim

"The matter has been resolved."

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It
Space

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It

They teach us a great deal about the origins of the solar system.

Facebook Updated Its Privacy Settings! And It Is a Huge Deal!*
Privacy

Facebook Updated Its Privacy Settings! And It Is a Huge Deal!*

Sorry, Zuck. Your updated UI hardly looks like contrition.

Scientists Found a Galaxy With Almost No Dark Matter. Here’s What That Means.
Science & Energy

Scientists Found a Galaxy With Almost No Dark Matter. Here’s What That Means.

"It is literally a see-through galaxy.”

The Oscar for Best Visual Effects Goes To: AI
Artificial Intelligence

The Oscar for Best Visual Effects Goes To: AI

Tomorrow's VFX artists might not be human.

Home Genetic Tests Could Be Giving You False Results
Health & Medicine

Home Genetic Tests Could Be Giving You False Results

If you're looking to at-home genetic testing to discover "who you are," you may be destined for disappointment.

Clean Air Is Now a Status Symbol in the World’s Most Polluted Cities
Future Society

Clean Air Is Now a Status Symbol in the World’s Most Polluted Cities

Because you have to pay for it.

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency

Remember: those ledgers aren't *really* anonymous.

Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Some of Today’s Real Robots
Prosthetics and Devices

Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Some of Today’s Real Robots

An engineering expert compares Jaegers to real robot research.

Data From British Porn Viewers Might Be In The Hands of One Company
Data Privacy

Data From British Porn Viewers Might Be In The Hands of One Company

There's a downside to putting age checks on porn sites.

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.
Off-World

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.

Test flights may start in 2021.

Traffic Sucks. Soon You May Have to Pay to Sit in It.
Future Society

Traffic Sucks. Soon You May Have to Pay to Sit in It.

It would be a win-win for citizens, if they can get over having to pay for something that used to be free.

The Typical Hoverboard Injury Happens to Exactly Who You’d Think: 11-Year-Old White Boys
Health & Medicine

The Typical Hoverboard Injury Happens to Exactly Who You’d Think: 11-Year-Old White Boys

Just a thought: maybe don't use your hoverboard in the house.

The James Webb Telescope Is Delayed. Again. Here Are 4 Things to Know About it
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Telescope Is Delayed. Again. Here Are 4 Things to Know About it

NASA officials say the delay is about "getting it right."

Waymo Plans to Deploy The Largest Fleet of Autonomous Vehicles by 2020
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Plans to Deploy The Largest Fleet of Autonomous Vehicles by 2020

It'll take on GM and Tesla at the same time.

Arizona Bans Uber’s Autonomous Vehicles Following Pedestrian Death
Self-Driving Vehicles

Arizona Bans Uber’s Autonomous Vehicles Following Pedestrian Death

But other AV companies are allowed to keep testing.

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads
Cancer

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads

It was there all along, but scientists couldn't see it.

Hackers Are Holding The City of Atlanta Hostage
Hacking

Hackers Are Holding The City of Atlanta Hostage

It could be the first of many cities to face the problem.

New Audi Vehicles Know How Long You’ll Wait at a Stoplight in DC
Advanced Transport

New Audi Vehicles Know How Long You’ll Wait at a Stoplight in DC

But this advance isn't really about human drivers.