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Surgeons use muscle grafts to amplify nerve signals—allowing amputees to control a new prosthetic with incredible precision.

The Google sibling company's own engineers redesigned the lidar, radar, and cameras that guide the car.

Following the example of competitors like Facebook and Snap, Twitter is piloting a new ephemeral feature it calls "fleets," for “your fleeting thoughts.”

Your phone is a disease magnet. Here's how to safely disinfect it and the rest of your gear to help you stay healthy as coronavirus spreads.

These warm and intimate images of Atlanta explore the city that forged one of American music’s most influential and innovative subgenres.

As the coronavirus spreads, globalization and tech are amplifying every major theme of pandemics past: secrecy, scapegoating, sell-offs, and much more.

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is testing icons that provide “digital transparency” when information is collected in public spaces.

Alex Garland fused science and philosophy in "Ex Machina" and "Annihilation." His new TV show tackles quantum computing—and Big Tech's dark side.

The 17-year-old climate activist is the frequent target of virtual vitriol. Turns out, women politicians are often harassed in the same ways.

Although the public part of the worldwide experiment is coming to an end this month, the world’s greatest extraterrestrial hunt is far from finished.

Coronavirus news is driving people to rewatch movies about pandemics. Here are the ones that get it right. (Hint: Not 'Outbreak'.)

Plus: How can I avoid catching it? Is Covid-19 more deadly than the flu? Our in-house Know-It-Alls answer your questions.

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Coronavirus concerns have some businesses urging employees to work from home. If you’re telecommuting, for public health reasons or otherwise, remember: Boundaries are your friend.

The internet has been reshaped by a fresh anxiety over posting—and revealing—too much.

Billions of people live in areas that lack mobile coverage. Two companies are racing to build satellite networks that will provide service everywhere.

Every piece of the internet will soon come with a price tag. Welcome to the age of the subscription ouroboros.

Means TV is structured as a worker-owned cooperative. But even a "post-capitalist" streaming service will need to compete for subscriptions.

In 1947, a pilot spotted a fleet of “saucer-like” aircrafts speeding across the sky. It was only a matter of time until paranoia set in.

At-home DNA testing is more accessible than ever. In *The Lost Family,* Libby Copeland learns how genetic revelations are upending lives.

Cupertino insists it did nothing wrong when it throttled aging handsets. But the decision will cost Apple hundreds of millions in payouts.

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Voters in 15 US states and territories are about to cast their ballots. Here are the numbers you need to know.

In a subpoena filed Monday, city officials say startup Guesty has facilitated the expansion of short-term rental empires that violate local rules.

Despite a rocky transition from Python 2 to Python 3, developers are still flocking to to the programming language.

China, Iran, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes have concealed information and exacerbated the spread of the disease.

The founders of two of the franchise's biggest fan site's wrote an open letter asking the movie to be delayed until summer.

A typical drought is a slow-motion catastrophe. But scientists are trying to figure out a phenomenon called a flash drought, which forms in as little as two weeks.

The icon of the internet loops from poetry to horror.

Gabriel Zimmer's pictures are art and language all in one.

"Back when they’d started out, no one was working Extinction Witnessing events. Now there were a hundred companies doing the same."

At the top of the list is Chen Qiushi, a journalist who had been reporting on the coronavirus crisis in Wuhan when he went missing.

It’s the robotic equivalent of your own personal sous chef.

A 65-inch TV turns every room into a home theater, and this one does it without breaking the bank.

The virtual private network software from security researcher Jason Donenfeld wins fans with its simplicity and ease of auditing.

The wispy ice clouds formed by jet exhaust help trap heat near the Earth's surface. But small changes in altitude can dampen the effect, a study says.

A team of lawyers and psychologists reviewed 364 exams used in the legal system, finding a third of them don't pass muster with forensic mental health experts.

A federal safety board criticizes regulators' laissez-faire approach to AVs, as California reports 2.9 million miles of robot driving in the state last year.

The 30 Rock creator began trending last week because fans of the K-pop group kept asking who she was.

Cosmologists want to know how fast the universe is growing, but their data doesn't match predictions. Wendy Freedman thinks red giant stars can help.

This slim, small cargo bike is a great pick for families on a budget.

The Pentagon wants to make sure the fledgling electric aviation industry doesn't follow the path of small drones and move offshore.

A social network populated entirely by adoring bots aims to mimic the experience of being a celebrity online—trolls not included.

Walking in New York used to feel like an exhilarating race to me. Then, a debilitating experience showed me the upside of going slow.

One of NASA's proposed missions would send a spacecraft to Venus on a suicide mission in order to study its atmosphere.

To help Redditors with visual impairments, volunteers are writing elaborate transcriptions of memes and images across the site.

Clever malware, student surveillance, and more of the week's top security news.

The 20th century author was also a formidable science fiction critic.

After two decades of working in and researching the auto industry, I realized it was time to give up the driver's seat.