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A midyear snapshot of tech job news finds Amazon expanding research operations all over the world, while Apple quietly adds hardware designers outside of Silicon Valley

The company aims to simplify future systems with an "Ethernet for chiplets"

This hybrid of robot human and robot horse is designed to rescue you from disasters

It wasn’t the first car, by any means. But it was the first car that really mattered

While Mayfield Robotics reevaluates its path forward, Kuri has been canceled

Need a helping hand? Tell this robotic arm—with your mind—to grasp that thing you need while your own two hands are busy

Researchers are trying to crack open the black box so AI can be deployed in health care

Radar data from the Mars Express orbiter has given us some of the biggest Red Planet news in years

New manufacturing process offers easy way to get thin-film electronics onto everything

Bombshell, GameChangers, and Science Fair all make for fascinating viewing

Experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats is playing some crazy cosmic vibes

Teams announced in design, architecture, and materials and integration programs under the $1.5 billion effort to remake U.S. electronics

Speeding the flow of air over a smaller wing promises more efficient aircraft

It’s dirty, it’s dull, it’s enormous, and it’s probably one of the most productive robots on the planet

The longest-lasting high-performance organic flow battery to date

After traveling 3.2 billion kilometers, the Japanese space probe will attempt to park, pick up samples of the asteroid, then return to earth by 2020

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Cortisol is key to tracking stress, but it's tough to measure in an instant; Stanford researchers say they've figured out how

For real and simulated drones, piloting with torso movements outperforms a joystick every time—and it’s easier to learn

Robots that communicate what they're doing in AR are more efficient (and more pleasant) to work with

Startup says its ZiP chip hits the sweet spot—smaller than a printed circuit board, cheaper than a system-on-chip

SHRIMP is a new DARPA program to develop insect-scale robots for disaster recovery and high-risk environments

The Ground X Vehicle Technologies program explores the advantages of powering vehicles with multiple electric motors

The U.S. government requests information on high-demand skill sets, hiring difficulties, apprenticeship programs, and pipeline challenges

Do people display different racial biases towards black robots and white robots? A new study says yes

Nanoparticle contacts open the way to better sensors

The new iBeat Heart Watch raises the alert if your heart rate falters

Tesla batteries and behind-the-meter Li-ion batteries could deliver electricity to meet peak Silicon Valley demand

The defense department’s research wing is pouring $1.5 billion into projects that could radically alter how electronics are made

Getting photons to interact is a key step toward using them as qubits

The controversial Universal Credit program to roll six benefits payments into one received an amber rating

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Carriers argue that 5G will enable intelligent vehicles and the Internet of Things, but not everyone is convinced

If you suddenly became unable to work because of an illness or accident, disability insurance can help protect your lifestyle.

As the first phase of 5G NR wraps up and the 3GPP finishes defining the communications protocol, the standards body also has identified specific frequency bands intended for 5G.

Gore is recruiting startups to Silicon Valley to make wearables or flexible electronics from the same material used in Gore-Tex

After nearly four decades of development, interactive home robots have made exactly as much progress as you'd expect

AI in a test tube could help detect complex patterns of molecules

A single subatomic collision has opened a new door in astronomy

The Australian company hopes to sell lidar systems with no moving parts for a few hundred dollars

The German companies follow in the footsteps of Waymo and GM's Cruise

How you can lessen the challenges and enjoy more of the reasons why you became an entrepreneur in the first place?

An optogenetic technique tested in gerbils, if it can be replicated in humans, could pave the way to better hearing aids

Facebook's DensePose technology lets anyone turn 2D images of people into 3D models

Early stage robotics startups can get up to $2 million in funding from Toyota to work on home assistive robots

A new application seeks approval to beam the company's unlicensed CubeSats’ location, course, and speed down to Earth—and then share that data online