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The pollutants are absolutely everywhere—blowing in the wind and swirling in the ocean. Here's how we can clean up our act.

The Gadget Lab crew highlights the stories, the products, and the trends that defined 2019. Plus, we look at what's coming next.

Military experts worry about how to control a new generation of autonomous lethal weapons.

Alexa, make a list and check it twice.

The verbal stylings of the boomer generation—dot dot dots, repeated commas, mid-sentence caps—crystallized into a distinct genre this year.

J. J. Abrams' final chapter in the Skywalker Saga suffers under the weight of too many expectations.

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Researchers are revising the ImageNet data set. But algorithmic anti-bias training is harder than it seems.

Companies are sending massive, high-altitude balloons to the stratosphere to snap images of Earth with unprecedented resolution. Say cheese\!

Regina King says she would do a second season of the HBO show if Damon Lindelof is onboard.

Hunting for gifts? Fear not, there are still plenty of deals to be found. Some of Amazon's most popular products are on sale.

Researchers show that prolonged exposure to acidified water corrodes the scales that make up a shark's skin.

From 'Avengers: Endgame' to 'Knives Out,' these were the most compelling flicks to hit theaters this year.

There are other, more important lessons to impart to your preschooler.

The Daimler- and BMW-owned service says it will leave North America as part of an ongoing shakeout in the industry.

Companies claim they can now easily calculate your biological age. Should you take them up on it?

Seven candidates face off in the sixth Democratic presidential debate Thursday. (Five golden rings.)

Seven presidential contenders take the debate stage Thursday. What will it mean for Silicon Valley if one of them wins the White House?

The movie adaptation of the beloved musical is a disaster from start to finish.

San Francisco quietly amends its municipal surveillance law to allow for Apple's Face ID, though the ban on facial recognition still applies.

Gerry Cotten took at least $137 million to the grave when he died without giving anyone the password to his encrypted laptop.

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Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan doesn't want killer robots—but he does want artificial intelligence to occupy a central role in warfighting.

Some farmers have discovered that online stardom can be more lucrative than their crops or livestock.

Two sequels to the classic comic book series came to a conclusion just days apart—one more successfully than the other.

Photographer Rus Khasanov scorches, bleaches, freezes, and rips apart old discs. His images give dead-end technology new life.

A lack of diversity among scientists may skew how the public perceives the idea of hacking the climate.

Congress declines to extend the EV credit program beyond January 1—meaning Tesla buyers won't be eligible for credits for the first time since 2009.

Airplanes may seem like the perfect place to catch a cold or flu, but the real threat isn't in the sky. It's on the ground.

Thirty years ago, Cliff Stoll published The Cuckoo's Egg, a book about his cat-and-mouse game with a KGB-sponsored hacker. Today, the internet is a far darker place—and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon.

There’s little reason to think 5G frequencies are any more harmful than other types of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light.

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From a wad of pitch less than an inch long, researchers have painted a detailed portrait of an ancient human—and added another layer to the story of human evolution.

It has to do with Kurt Gödel, sort of.

AI doesn't know when it creates unintended consequences. As builders try to fix this, they may actually contribute to the problem.

If you're serious about brewing your own coffee in campgrounds, in hotel rooms, or really anywhere, this is the kit for you.

The company is partnering with Serial Box on new stories for the platform.

The founders of Alchemy are hoping to conjure gold—by building a better backbone for companies that run on blockchain.

By exploiting flaws in popular video conferencing hardware from DTEN, attackers can monitor audio, capture slides—and take full control of devices.

The flaw would have given attackers an avenue for crashing the app—every time a user opened an infected group thread.

Fortified with lab-developed materials, new sticks from Head and Renoun can help you navigate the slopes better, no matter what kind of skier you are.

Whether you're a grown-up slope shredder or a wee winterling, you can ditch that old plastic ditch for something that provides the speed and control you need.

Each month we publish a six-word story—and it could be written by you.

With the right snowshoes and other cold-weather essentials, a slog through drifts turns into a stroll in the park.

New report says $25 billion—and a more welcoming attitude toward foreign talent—is needed to keep US in the technology race with China.

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Wyatt Knox, an instructor at the Team O'Neil driving school, analyzes key scenes from *The Fast and the Furious*, *Baby Driver*, and *The Man With the Golden Gun*.

The clip appeared in-game on Saturday. Watch it here.

Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell spent three days photographing the small town known for its proximity to the infamous Air Force test facility.

According to the CDC's latest influenza update, both the timing and the strain are highly unusual.