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Expat Uyghurs are gaming the social platform known for fluff to find loopholes in Xinjiang’s information lockdown.

Depending on whom you ask, the IPCC’s latest report is either startling, depressing, or dire—or more likely a combination of all three.

To be clear: Storms aren't funny—entitled women who ask to speak to the manager are.

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Employees of HCL Technologies who do work for Google in Pittsburgh voted to join the United Steelworkers, a rarity for white-collar tech workers.

Watch neuroscientist David Eagleman explain how that internet-shattering visual illusion—and others like it—mess with our perception of color.

The company’s iOS 13.1, due out today, contains new glimpses of smart glasses currently in progress.

The unfolding drama ties two key threads of the Trump era: foreign interference in US elections and the president's distrust of his own intel agencies.

A select few can now lease the famous robot, formerly known as SpotMini, from Boston Dynamics. But what exactly is it good for?

A sort of constellation chart for Kremlin malware, made by two cybersecurity firms, demonstrates the scale of Russia's distinct hacking operations.

Hyundai will partner with an industry supplier called Aptiv to deliver robotaxis, in addition to an ongoing deal with Aurora.

The dating app's new end-of-the-world, choose-your-own-adventure game, called Swipe Night, will generate new matches based on your choices.

Google said its quantum computer outperformed conventional models. But it will still be years before you can use one for anything practical.

Whether you're a multimodal commuter or a hard-charging urbanite, there are now tantalizing alternatives to shared rides.

The new SR/F model can rocket from 0 to 60 in under two seconds and jet an impressive 161 miles between charges.

Subscription services for plants could help reknit our frazzled souls, stimulate our boxed-in minds, and enliven our indoor world.

Grasping algorithms just enough, thinking they're within our puny reach, only makes them more powerful.

Rack up those five-star reviews by keeping everyone in the car safe and happy.

The climate crisis is rushing at us like a bullet train. We have to stop obsessing over velocity and become efficiency fanatics.

The newest driver-assist technology is making vehicles safer and comfier—and not just for the rich.

Ask not where you rank on the intellectual leaderboard, but what you want from your mind.

Our devices do way too much—and not always on our behalf.

Amtrak's popular Acela line is getting a $2.4 billion upgrade—and 10 mph faster. The new trains have to prove they can take the curves quickly and comfortably.

The social media company acquires CTRL-Labs, a “brain-machine-interface” startup that lets users control devices by tapping signals off a wristband.

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A UN report says the world needs to triple the aggressiveness of its climate commitments to stave off environmental collapse.

CEO Barry Crist last week defended a contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now he says he's changed his mind.

Sadly the biggest loser of the night was the Emmys telecast itself.

A record-breaking experiment shows an enormous molecule is also both a particle and a wave—and that quantum effects don't only apply at tiny scales.

Rumors are circulating that it'll begin with a pretty epic lightsaber battle. But those are just rumors.

The bar-headed goose flies 26,000 feet high during its migration. To find out how, scientists devised an adorable experiment.

These app-controlled headphones pipe a live feed of personalized concert audio directly from the stage and into your ears.

New rules designed to reduce sulfur pollution from ocean-going ships will increase demand for low-sulfur fuel, boosting the cost of some imported goods.

If researchers can figure out how pigeons and rats evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats, it could help other beasts—including us—adapt to climate change.

Elon Musk promised Tesla would soon have a million-mile battery, more than double what drivers can expect today. A new paper suggests he wasn't exaggerating.

Following Apple, Amazon, and others, Google will put in new safeguards against accidental voice assistant collection and transcription.

Anthropologists have disproved the urban legend once and for all.

Architectural photographer Ryan Koopmans spent the past decade shooting hi-res photographs of the world's biggest cities. The results are mind-blowing.

Last week, a whistle-blower raised concerns about Trump's phone calls. Also, *Saturday Night Live*'s Shane Gillis saga took over Twitter.

Plus: A GM strike and a post-petroleum running shoe.

Kodak's latest instant camera offers bigger, better prints with its eye-catching camera-printer combo.

Machine learning is bringing seismologists closer to an elusive goal: forecasting quakes well before they strike.

Gear up with everything you’ll want for your iPhone—from wireless headphones to charging cables.

Accused of minimizing the harms from sexual assault and child sex slavery, the free software icon has been banished. Now begins the hard work of making tech welcoming and inclusive.

Your iPhone just got a major security upgrade. Here are all the ins and outs.

Connected cookbooks? Alexa-enabled microwaves? None of this stuff will make you a better home cook.

Book excerpt: As a systems administrator, the young man who would expose vast, secret US surveillance saw freedom being encroached and decided he had to act.

Ethnobotanists have a new theory on which plant the berserkers ingested.

Orbital images of the planet's iconic rings approach fine art.