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The ISS is to get a new commercial habitable module (and it might be pretty cozy)
“A Trillion Trees” is a great idea—that could become a dangerous climate distraction
Reforestation is critical for lots of reasons, but it’s no substitute for cutting emissions.
Two old satellites could collide over the US on Wednesday
The UK will let Huawei build parts of its 5G networks—despite US pressure
40 groups have called for a US moratorium on facial recognition technology
Boeing and DirecTV are scrambling to move a satellite before it explodes
This is how a popular free antivirus program sells your data
Why private micro-networks could be the future of how we connect
Forget amassing likes or cultivating your online persona. Apps like Cocoon are all about being your true self with just a select few people.
How the North Korean hackers behind WannaCry got away with a stunning crypto-heist
The so-called Lazarus group has used elaborate phishing schemes and cutting-edge money-laundering tools to steal money for Kim Jong-un’s regime.
States are suing the US government over 3D-printed gun blueprints
Is the consumer genetics fad over?
Virus in Chinese outbreak is closest to one from bats, not snakes
NASA has now decided what it is going to send to the moon next year
These are the most detailed photos yet of the far side of the moon
The Chang’e 4 mission continues to give us an extraordinary first look at a part of the moon we’ve never explored before.
This map of a fly’s brain connectivity is the best we’ve ever seen
Vodafone is the eighth company to quit Facebook’s digital currency project
UN calls for investigation of Saudis allegedly hacking Jeff Bezos
A tangled web of espionage may point to an intimidation campaign by the powerful Saudi Crown Prince.
Google’s new idea to get you off your phone? Seal it in an envelope.
Facebook has trained an AI to navigate without needing a map
GM’s Cruise has unveiled a self-driving car with no steering wheel
What the GOP’s proposed climate policies would, and wouldn’t, do
And why it’s notable that Republicans are now talking about climate change at all.
IBM’s debating AI just got a lot closer to being a useful tool
A technique called argument mining lets machines comb through huge data sets to help us make decisions. It could supercharge voice assistants.
There’s been a huge spike in one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases
Your kid’s phone probably isn’t causing depression
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon abort system works—now it’s ready to send astronauts into space
Force social-media firms to share data to cut teen suicides, say psychiatrists
The EU might ban facial recognition in public for five years
Microsoft will invest $1 billion into carbon reduction and removal technologies
The software giant plans to offset all the emissions it produced since 1975.
Australia had plans to prevent fire blackouts. They just weren’t ready in time.
Bushfires have shown how vulnerable modern infrastructure can be—but there are projects underway to boost isolated communities when power and communications fall down.
The latest numbers on renewable investments are in, and they aren’t great
Here’s how just four satellites could provide worldwide internet
A group of engineers thinks it’s found a cheaper way to use high-altitude satellites to deliver global coverage.
This weird-looking pigeon is actually a drone that flies with real feathers
Criminals laundered $2.8 billion in 2019 using crypto exchanges, finds a new analysis
Ukraine has asked for FBI help on the reported Russian hacking plot
These living bricks use bacteria to build themselves
Yup, 2019 was the second-hottest year on record
The Human Screenome Project will capture everything we do on our phones
It proposes taking screenshots of your smartphone activity every five seconds to better understand our digital lives. Is it worth it?
There might be another exoplanet hiding around our closest star
An algorithm that learns through rewards may show how our brain does too
By optimizing reinforcement-learning algorithms, DeepMind uncovered new details about how dopamine helps the brain learn.
Don’t attend North Korea’s blockchain conference, warn UN sanctions experts
Baseball’s ban on sign-stealing technology doesn’t make sense
Red Sox and Astros managers should not have been fired for seeking a competitive advantage
60% of US politicians haven’t upgraded their cybersecurity since 2016
These are the biggest risks facing humanity in 2020—and yes, climate dominates
Climate change means the US must start building big things again
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The NSA found a dangerous flaw in Windows and told Microsoft to fix it
The secretive security agency identified the vulnerability and is taking public credit as part of an effort to “build trust.”
An emotionally intelligent AI could support astronauts on a trip to Mars
A digital assistant that recognized emotions and responded to astronauts with empathy might vastly improve space missions that take months or years.
A machine can now keep livers alive outside the body for a week
These “xenobots” are living machines designed by an evolutionary algorithm
The US AG has asked Apple to unlock the Pensacola shooter’s iPhone
Why geoengineering may narrow global economic inequality
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