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In areas where access to abortion is limited, Google Maps sometimes directs people looking for clinics to anti-abortion facilities instead.
Science & Energy

Google Is Still Misleading People Trying to Find Abortion Clinics

It sometimes even directs users to anti-abortion lobby groups.

China plans to "curb and regulate" the use of facial recognition technology in its schools, according to officials from the Ministry of Education.
Facial recognition

Surprise Move: China to Curb Use of Facial Recognition in Schools

"We need to be very careful when it comes to students' personal information."

Breaking: India Has Lost Communication With Lunar Lander
Science & Energy

Breaking: India Has Lost Communication With Lunar Lander

"Space, as ever, is hard. Really, really hard."

A new Twitter account is collecting (legal, consensual) dick pics to test out a filter that can automatically delete unsolicited nudes.
Artificial Intelligence

This Researcher Is Gathering Dick Pics to Test Penis-Detecting AI

Making the internet a safer place, one consensual dick pic at a time.

The Boknis Eck Observatory, an underwater research facility that monitored environmental conditions off the coast of Germany, has vanished without a trace.
Science & Energy

An Underwater Research Station Has Vanished Without a Trace

Without any leads, the scientists are asking the public for tips.

A third person has died from the vaping-related sickness sweeping the U.S., prompting health officials to urge people to put a halt to their e-cig usage.
Chemistry

Third Person Dies From Vaping-Related Epidemic

"There is clearly an epidemic that begs for an urgent response."

On Friday afternoon, India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will attempt to land on the Moon. If it works, India will be the fourth country to ever do so.
Science & Energy

India Is About to Attempt a Moon Landing

The plan is to descend at 3:30 PM EST.

The New York City government just sued T-Mobile and its stores over fraudulent and predatory sales practices, including selling used phones as new.
Robots and Machines

T-Mobile Accused of Selling Used Phones and Saying They’re New

New York City is suing the company for fraudulent practices.

A Chinese man paid $35,000 to have his cat cloned, only to receive a cat that, while biologically identical to the original, doesn't look like it.
Science & Energy

This Guy’s $35,000 Cat Clone Looks Nothing Like the Original

"If I tell you I wasn’t disappointed, then I would be lying to you."

Health officials have a promising lead in their investigation of a strange vaping-related illness sweeping the United States: vitamin E acetate.
Chemistry

This Chemical May Be Causing Vaping-Related Deaths, Hospitalizations

"The lungs are designed to exchange gas molecules; they’re not designed to be exposed to other chemicals."

A team of scientists is preparing to release a world first: video footage of an enormous black hole devouring vast clouds of gas.
Physics

Astronomers Say They’ll Soon Release First Video of a Black Hole

Coming in 2020: the first-ever video of a black hole.

In a Thursday evening tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed his plans to bring the Model S to one of the world's toughest race car tracks.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Escalates Beef With Porsche’s Electric Car

How will the Model S fare on one of the toughest tracks in the world?

Volkswagen has created a kit that converts its classic Beetle to electric power, but owners will need to travel to Germany to have it installed.
Advanced Transport

Volkswagen Will Convert Your Classic Beetle to Electric

But you'll have to travel to Germany to have it installed.

A new attempt to explain the mysterious giant bubbles that sandwich our galaxy fell short; astronomers couldn't reconcile the data with any hypotheses.
Science & Energy

Scientists Baffled by Giant Bubbles Sandwiching Our Galaxy

Even with new data, the Fermi Bubbles elude explanation.

Companies like Postmates that have launched fleets of delivery robots still depend on human operators to occasionally grab the wheel.
Drones

Why a Former Military Drone Pilot Now Steers Burrito Delivery Bots

Delivery robots aren't always as autonomous as they appear.

A security company's investigation debunks the theory that a mobile phone listens to its user's conversations for ad-targetting purposes.
Robots and Machines

Experts Insist: No, Your Phone Isn’t Secretly Listening to You

A new investigation appears to debunk the popular conspiracy theory.

Scientists determined which personality traits and other factors are most closely associated with internet gaming disorder.
Health & Medicine

Neurotic, Introverted Men Have a Higher Risk of Gaming Addiction

New research identified some predictors of internet gaming disorder.

Facebook is teaming up with a consortium of researchers from Microsoft and a number of prominent research universities to build a deepfake detector.
Future Society

Facebook is Challenging Researchers to Build a Deepfakes Detector

Why it makes sense to fight deepfakes with deepfakes.

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech
Facial recognition

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech

And nearly two-thirds think the tech is at least somewhat accurate.

GPS trackers intended to help parents keep an eye on their kids are particularly vulnerable to hackers. Over 600,000 devices could be easily compromised.
Robots and Machines

Parents Are Giving Kids GPS Trackers That Can Be Hacked by Creeps

And over 600,000 people are using the default password.