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Job of the future: Wind farmer
Wind energy is booming, making maintenance work on turbines one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US.
We’re about to kill a massive, accidental experiment in reducing global warming
A forthcoming UN regulation will slash shipping industry pollution but may also speed up climate change.
Amazon’s Checkout-Free Grocery Store Is Opening to the Public
At Amazon Go, you grab your milk and leave. It might take some getting used to.
Forget viruses or spyware—your biggest cyberthreat is greedy currency miners
Software that hijacks your computer to mine has become the most popular malware on the planet.
A cheap and easy blood test could catch cancer early
50,000 healthy people will be screened in an effort to detect hidden tumors.
Bitcoin and Ethereum have a hidden power structure, and it’s just been revealed
Close examination reveals how power is being consolidated across their networks.
Slack Hopes Its AI Will Keep You from Hating Slack
The fastest-growing business app is relying on machine-learning tricks to fend off a deluge of messages—as well as competition from Facebook and Microsoft.
And the award for most nauseating self-driving car goes to …
I rode in a bunch of autonomous cars so you don’t have to.
No, Ripple Isn’t the Next Bitcoin
The company’s cryptocurrency has also seen an incredible run-up in value, but investors may have gotten the wrong idea.
Hackers Could Blow Up Factories Using Smartphone Apps
Researchers have found worrying security holes in apps companies use to control industrial processes.
Meet the Woman Using CRISPR to Breed All-Male “Terminator Cattle”
Gene editing can change an animal’s sex.
Google and Others Are Building AI Systems That Doubt Themselves
AI will make better decisions by embracing uncertainty.
500,000 Britons’ Genomes Will Be Public by 2020, Transforming Drug Research
Six drug firms are paying to sequence the genes of every volunteer in the UK Biobank.
500,000 Britons’ Genomes Will Be Public by 2020, Transforming Drug Research
Six drug firms are paying to sequence all the DNA in the UK Biobank.
The Best Baby Gadgets of 2017 Were All Built by First-Time Parents
Entrepreneurial parents are reinventing the baby bottle, sleep monitor, and breast pump.
The Year Robots Backflipped Their Way into Our Hearts
Robots may take over, but they’ll look cool doing it.
Net Neutrality’s Dead. The Battle to Resurrect It Is Just Beginning.
Federal and state legislators are already developing plans to stop Internet providers from dictating what you can see online.
Six Cyber Threats to Really Worry About in 2018
From AI-powered hacking to tampering with voting systems, here are some of the big risks on our radar screen.
The Biggest Technology Failures of 2017
This year, social media threatened the planet, homemade CRISPR injections went viral, and a security robot drowned itself. Meet the technologies that we wish we hadn’t.
Best Online Classes for Job Skills
Codecademy, Coursera, edX, and Udacity reveal their most popular courses of 2017 and what they think will trend in 2018.
Our Best Stories of 2017
Our staff pick their favorites.
How to Get Wyoming Wind to California, and Cut 80% of U.S. Carbon Emissions
High-voltage direct-current transmission lines hold the key to slashing greenhouse gases.
Silicon Valley’s 2017 Report Card
It’s been a bad year for America’s biggest tech hub—though not because of a lack of innovation.
New Genome Scores Predict Breast Cancer Odds for Any Woman
Drawing on giant population studies, the diagnostics company Myriad Genetics introduces a novel type of DNA test to predict cancer.
Robots Won’t Save the U.K. from a Brexit Labor Shortage
As many foreign workers are forced out of the country, don’t expect smart machines to clean your office or help out on the farm.
A Contraceptive Gel for Men Is About to Go on Trial
It’s expected to deliver hormones more effectively than injections or pills.
The Remarkable Career of Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson worked to help bring about more diversity at MIT, where she was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate. She then applied her mix of vision and pragmatism in the lab, in Washington, and at the helm of a major research university.
These Are Not Your Father’s GMOs
A new wave of gene-edited crops are dodging regulators, and they’re about to reach stores.
CRISPR in 2018: Coming to a Human Near You
The first clinical trials are slated to begin in the U.S. and Europe while others are stalled.
The Great AI Paradox
Don’t worry about supersmart AI eliminating all the jobs. That’s just a distraction from the problems even relatively dumb computers are causing.
Roomba to Rule the Smart Home
iRobot CEO Colin Angle says mapping data generated by the company’s robotic cleaners will finally make our homes intelligent.
AOL Instant Messenger Made Social Media What It Is Today
The once popular messaging platform goes dark this week, but its legacy of instant communication is here to stay.
Apps That Hint at a Fanciful Fake Future
A new wave of mobile AR and VR apps is here, and these are the ones you need to check out.
Farmers Seek to Deploy Powerful Gene Drive
A technology feared for its potential as a bioweapon is attracting interest from farmers as a way to control pests.
Farmers Seek to Deploy Powerful Gene Drive
A technology feared for its potential as a bioweapon is attracting interest from farmers as a way to control pests.
Can China Contain Bitcoin?
It is trying. But the cryptocurrency is bigger than any country, even the one where it has been most popular.
The Man with a Plan to Upgrade the Democrats
Raffi Krikorian, the CTO of the Democratic National Committee, is out to beat hackers—and the Republicans.
The Demise of Net Neutrality Will Harm Innovation in America
Congress needs to move fast to limit the damage.
Behind South Korea’s Cryptocurrency Boom
The country is a hub for trading virtual currencies despite a government clampdown and North Korean cyberattacks.
This VR Exhibit Lets You Connect with the Human Side of War
A pioneering photojournalist hopes VR can restore war photography’s dramatic power to influence and inform us.
Google Has Released an AI Tool That Makes Sense of Your Genome
AI tools could help us turn information gleaned from genetic sequencing into life-saving therapies.
Surge of Carbon Pricing Proposals Coming in the New Year
The state measures could save hundreds of millions of tons in carbon emissions over the next decade.
Hacking Back Makes a Comeback—But It’s Still a Really Bad Idea
Some politicians want to make it legal for individuals and companies in America to pursue digital assailants.
The Surgeon Who Wants to Connect You to the Internet with a Brain Implant
Eric Leuthardt believes that in the near future we will allow doctors to insert electrodes into our brains so we can communicate directly with computers and each other.
AI Is Dreaming Up New Kinds of Video Games
AI programs that imagine new games show how the creative arts may evolve.
How High-Tech Mirrors Can Send Heat into Space
SkyCool’s advanced materials could reinvent air-conditioning and refrigeration—cutting costs and greenhouse gases in the process.
A Blockchain for Turkeys Is More Than a Thanksgiving Gimmick
Food companies have big plans for the technology.
Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees
It’s not that glamorous, but everyone from Walmart to the NFL is using it.
To Make Solar Really Work, Turn Up the Heat
Researchers say it’s the only way to make concentrated solar efficient and affordable.
To Make Solar Really Work, Turn Up the Heat
Researchers say it’s the only way to make concentrated solar efficient and affordable.
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