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Gift Ideas for the Neat Freak: Coasters, Desk Organizers, Slippers
From coasters and slippers to elegant lifestyle accoutrements, this collection of beautiful objects will keep their home looking perfect.
Social Media Is Terrible For Mental Health. But It Could Also Help
The internet holds potential solutions to pernicious mental health issues. Harnessing that potential is proving complicated.
How Facebook Made a Universal Open Source Language for the Web
GraphQL is a widely used tool allowing applications written in different programming languages to talk to one another.
Marvel Comics Genius Stan Lee Turned Outcasts Into Heroes
Stan Lee, who died in November at the age of 95, turned comic books into art through his ability to empower others.
Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell

Unfettered genius. Unpredictable rages. Here's what it was like to work at Tesla as Model 3 manufacturing ramped up and the company's leader melted down.
9 Trumpworld Figures Who Should Fear Mueller the Most
After Michael Cohen's sentencing, plenty more people and entities in Trump's orbit potentially sit in the special counsel's crosshairs.
In the Sierras and Rockies, the Snowpack Is Shrinking Fast
An analysis of 36 years of snowpack shows that the US's peaks are shrinking, and that means more wildfires, less drinking water ... and less skiing.
If China Hacked Marriott, 2014 Marked a Full-on Assault
It increasingly appears that China was behind the Marriott hack, making 2014 a landmark year in cyberattacks against the US.
Google’s AI Guru Wants Computers to Think More Like Brains
Google's top AI researcher, Geoff Hinton, discusses a controversial Pentagon contract, a shortage of radical ideas, and fears of an "AI winter."
The Case for Viral ‘Callout’ Culture
Making memes out of racist rants is not frivolous: It’s crafting a nuanced picture of American racism—and laughing at it.
An Intel Breakthrough Rethinks How Chips Are Made
Intel recently demonstrated Foveros, a method of stacking logic chips vertically that could reinvigorate Moore’s Law.
Quantum Computing Needs You to Help Solve Its Core Mystery
Come get your qubits! The builders of quantum computers want more coders to use their machines and figure out what they're actually good for.
Tovala Steam Oven Review: Interesting, But Undercooked
This countertop oven toasts, bakes, reheats, broils, and steams—but the concept doesn't quite succeed.
How Self-Driving Cars Handle Tricky Highway Merges
For tech that can struggle to understand how humans drive, the communication-heavy, high-speed highway merge is no easy thing.
How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India
The messaging app owned by Facebook has become a major channel for hate speech and false stories in India. The government is demanding changes.
Google Glass Wasn't a Failure. It Raised Crucial Concerns
With each new device, we open up a legal conversation about privacy standards. Google Glass was a rare example of people pushing back.
Streaming Isn’t Everything, and Blu-Rays Are Back to Prove It
As the gaps in streaming libraries become greater, so does physical media's comeback story.
Amazon’s Holiday Toy Catalog Is Advertising Parents Actually Want
And some people are mad they didn't get one.
The Co-Opting of French Unrest to Spread Disinformation
In an echo of the US in 2016, accounts linked to Russia and right-wing conspiracy theorists are spreading misinformation on Twitter.
Congress Blew Its Hearing With Google CEO Sundar Pichai
The House Judiciary Committee spent more time on partisan squabbles than urgent questions around Google's data and privacy practices.
Burger King’s 1-Cent Whopper Is a Taste of the Robo-Car Future
With the spread of self-driving technology, gimmicks like the Whopper Detour will become much more pervasive—and a little bit creepy.
Photo Gallery: A Look at 20 Years of Drought Ravaging Southeast Iran
Hashem Shakeri documents the loss of the Hamoun Wetlands in Sistan and Baluchestan Province*.
Don't Ask Jude Law About 'Captain Marvel'—He Fears Snipers
The actor doesn't want to be the first one taken out for spoiling a secret too soon.
Watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testify Before Congress
Google's CEO will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing focused on transparency and search practices.
To Clean Up Space Junk, Some People Grabbed a Net and Harpoon
The latest efforts to corral space debris employ a wide-ranging bag of tricks including orbital fishing gear, tiny thrusters, and "space feathers."
Cake's Electric Kalk Motorcycle Is a Silent Dirt Biking Joy
Want to get a rookie into off-roading? Let them ride Cake's $13,000, all-electric motorcycle.
How Shared, Open Data Can Help Us Better Overcome Disasters
Citizen collection of radiation information after Fukushima and of air quality information after California's wildfires should serve as a model.
Crispr Scandal: How Do You Publish a Scientific Villain's Data?
The scientific community is at a loss over how, and whether, to publish the controversial gene-editing work of He Jiankui.
How to Use Siri Shortcuts to Get Through Your Daily Grind
Siri Shortcuts might be the virtual assistant's most useful feature yet.
Elon Musk Abuses Tesla Autopilot on *60 Minutes*
By ignoring his company's instructions, Musk risked making the public even more confused about how to safely use the semi-autonomous system.
Earth's Depths Are Teeming With Otherworldly Microbes
Scientists have discovered a vast subterranean ecosystem of microbial life deep underground, stretching our sense of life's limits.
Google+ Exposed Data of 52.5 Million Users and Will Shut Down in April
A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse.
Watch the New 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' Trailer Now
Plus: Aquaman just made a big splash in China, and Netflix is getting closer to an Oscar.
The Science of Growing a Perfect Christmas Tree
Is your tree robust to cold? Do its needles cling to their branches? Christmas tree scientists ask these questions so we don't have to.
An Energy Evolution: From Delicious to Dirty to Almost Free
A warp-speed history of our quest for cheap energy, from prehistoric hunters to climate change.
TuSimple's Robotruck Cameras See Twice as Far as Any Lidar
The self-driving startup's computer-vision-wielding truck drives like a champion—until a system freeze cuts a test-drive short.
The Race to Understand Antarctica’s Most Terrifying Glacier
The Thwaites Glacier is crumbling into the sea. Now scientists must answer two questions: When will it take the plunge? And can our coastal cities be saved?
Why We All Take the Same Travel Photos
Even before cameras, our globetrotting has always been marked by the urge to capture what we see—and what others saw before us.
Trump’s Limits on Legal Immigration Could Hit Businesses Hard
Today is the last day members of the public can comment on a Trump administration proposal to radically restrict legal immigration.
50 Years Later, We Still Don't Grasp the Mother of All Demos
Doug Engelbart didn't just want to show off new technology. He wanted to demonstrate a system for improving humanity.
Facebook’s and Tumblr’s New Policies Top This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Last week, the blogging platform had a rough go of it. And that was just the beginning.
Waymo’s Self-Driving Launch, and More This Week in Cars
But the announcement came with serious caveats. Plus: Tesla's Autopilot, May Mobility, and scooters.
How Doug Engelbart Pulled off the Mother of All Demos
In this excerpt from Valley of Genius, author Adam Fisher sketches how Doug Engelbart came up with many of the ideas of modern computing.
A New Quantum Paradox Flags Errors in Our View of Reality
A weird thought experiment has shaken up the world of quantum physics by calling into question our assumptions about how the world works.
Space Photos of the Week: Do You Want to Land on an Asteroid?
A NASA spacecraft has traveled a long way to get a piece of a rock.
Quora Hacked, Moscow Ransomware, and More Security News This Week
China accusations, Eastern European bank heists, and more of the week's top security news.
Writer Dale Bailey on Why We Love the Apocalypse So Much
Bailey thinks we're drawn to apocalyptic stories because personal tragedies can feel like the end of the world.
17 Best Weekend Deals: Wireless Chargers, Pixel 3, and More
Have you included anything for yourself in your holiday shopping? What about a pair of Bluetooth headphones or PS4 games?
Rapper 2 Milly Sues Fortnite Over a Cribbed Dance Move. But Can He Win?
Opinion: Will he prevail in court? We wade into the legal issues behind choreography, copyright, and the Electric Slide precedent.
Manafort and Cohen Sentencing Documents Put Donald Trump in Spotlight
The Mueller investigation has a long way to go, but the worst case scenario seems increasingly likely.
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