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While the U.S. doesn't have a social credit score system like China, several shadowy companies are using private data to do something similar in the U.S.
Science & Energy

Here’s How to Check Your Totalitarian “Social Credit Score”

By Dan Robitzski

Ebook distributor Overdrive is leveraging its vast collection of library rental data to improve the book reading experience with interactive elements.
Future Society

This Ebook Company Is Trying to Make Reading More Like Videogames

By Dan Robitzski

Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”
Virtual Reality

Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”

By Foster Kamer

Walmart plans to create an Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) in its Levittown location to explore how AI could improve the shopping experience.
Future Society

Walmart Patents a System for Listening to Every Sound in Stores

By Jacob Banas

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data
Data Privacy

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

By Dan Robitzski

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Blockchain

The Internet Is a New Kind of Prison, Blockchain May Set Us Free

By Dom Galeon

New Code Offers a 100-Fold Speed Increase
Coding

New Code Offers a 100-Fold Speed Increase

By Larry Hardesty

In the Future, You Might Get Paid for the Data You Share Online
Data Privacy

In the Future, You Might Get Paid for the Data You Share Online

By Dom Galeon

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Future Society

It’s Official. Fossil Fuels Are No Longer the World’s Most Valuable Resource.

By Karla Lant

Researchers Used a Video Game Console to Better Understand Our Brains
Science & Energy

Researchers Used a Video Game Console to Better Understand Our Brains

By Dom Galeon

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Data Privacy

Uber Releases a Staggering 2 Billion Trips-Worth of Traffic Data

By Dom Galeon

Predicting 2017: The Rise of Synthetic Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Predicting 2017: The Rise of Synthetic Intelligence

By Todd Jaquith

New Lie-Detecting Robot Security Agent Could Help Secure Borders
Artificial Intelligence

New Lie-Detecting Robot Security Agent Could Help Secure Borders

By June Javelosa

A Computer Program That Knows When You’ll Die? New Project Aims to Predict Longevity
Prosthetics and Devices

A Computer Program That Knows When You’ll Die? New Project Aims to Predict Longevity

By Sarah Marquart

Retail Experts Weigh In On the Future of the Industry: 50% Automated by 2020
Robots and Machines

Retail Experts Weigh In On the Future of the Industry: 50% Automated by 2020

By June Javelosa