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The Rebirth of Radio Astronomy
The National Science Foundation has backed away from three of its headlining radio telescopes in the last decade. What comes next?
Trump's New Power Plan Comes With a Deadly Price
The Environmental Protection Agency says the new plan will result in more air pollution deaths.
Six Big Questions After the Cohen and Manafort Bombshells
Two close advisers to the president are now convicted felons. Here are six big questions about where this all goes next.
Even Teens Worry That Teens Are Addicted to Their Phones
A Pew Research study finds that that 54 percent of US teens ages 13 to 17 worry they spend too much time on their phones, and 52 percent have taken steps to cut back.
A Cross-Country Road Trip, Courtesy of Google Street View
Matthew Muspratt traveled from coast to coast without ever filling up his gas tank.
Keurig K-Café Review: Why I Love This Latte and Cappuccino Machine
The original pod coffee company has created an ace latte and cappuccino machine.
Anova Precision Cooker Nano Review: Sous Vide on a Budget
The new Anova Precision Cooker Nano cuts some corners, but is fine for the price.
Singer's Latest Creation Brings Formula 1 Know-How to the Porsche 911
The famed Porsche restoration house has produced what it calls the most advanced air-cooled 911 on the planet.
At Y Combinator, Startups Manage Molecules Rather Than Code
Demo Day at the famed incubator showed strong interest in all things bio, from healthcare to food.
Why Universities Need ‘Public Interest Technology’ Courses
Decades ago, schools and foundations created professional pathways to practice public interest law. Now the same should be done for public interest technology.
Prepare to Be Hypnotized By These Delicate Paper Robots
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University use conductive 3-D printed material and paper to build actuators for use in delicate little robots.
'ENHANCE.COMPUTER' Is the Perfect Workplace Distraction
Finally, you can live out your procedural crime drama fantasies—thanks to Nicole He.
GM's Use of 3-D Printing Predicts Cheaper, Better Cars
Additive manufacturing is finally reaching the auto industry in earnest, and it could change how cars get built.
The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History
Crippled ports. Paralyzed corporations. Frozen government agencies. How a single piece of code crashed the world.
Facebook and Twitter Eye Iran in Latest Fake Account Crackdown
The social media companies removed hundreds of fake accounts with links to Iran and Russia that were engaged in "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
China Gets Another Crispr First With Embryo Base Editing
Scientists in China have used a cutting-edge Crispr technique to repair a disease-causing mutation in viable human embryos.
How Microsoft Tackles Russia's Fancy Bear Hackers—And Why It's Never Enough
Microsoft has once again taken down Russian phishing sites, but that won't deter them for long.
How to Share an Instagram Account With Your Significant Other
As far as we can tell, this is not a trend. This is, instead, a warning.
Behind the Scenes at the World's Most Fascinating Workshops
Photographer Katrin Korfmann traveled the world, documenting the artistic production process.
Best Amazon Device Deals (2018): Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets
Kids Fire Tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo speakers are on sale during "back to school" season.
FiftyThree, Maker of Popular Paper and Paste Apps, Gets Acquired
An interview with FiftyThree cofounder Georg Petschnigg about why he decided to sell his company to WeTransfer.
How to Show That the Earth Orbits the Sun
With simple tools, there are three things you can observe to support the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Hear Music Clearly With Sennheiser's $2,400 Glass-Capped HD 820 Headphones
In an elegant touch, Sennheiser's HD 820 headphones are capped with Gorilla Glass panels, which aid in improving the sound.
To Confront Climate Change, the Modern Automobile Must Die
If we want to solve climate change, there's no other option.
The Missed Connections of San Francisco's Gleaming New Transit Station
The newly opened, $2.26 billion Salesforce Transit Center is shiny and bright, but could do much more to guide residents and tourists into the city.
Firewire Omni Surfboard Review: Ride the Eco-friendly Waves
Firewire's merino wool Omni Woolight board is so good, you won’t even notice it’s made of wool!
Airbnb Wants to Find a Home in China
But success in the notoriously difficult and cloistered market will be hard.
The Wildest Lawsuits Facing Tesla Right Now
The beleaguered electric automaker is finally cranking out Model 3s, but it has a few other issues to handle, too.
An Adorable Rodent Gives a Glimpse Into Earth’s Climate Chaos
Scientists track in incredible detail how the giant kangaroo rat and over 400 other species struggled and triumphed amid a punishing drought.
MTV Wants Young People to Guilt Their Friends Into Voting
+1TheVote is an election drive for the social media era, but can MTV really mobilize young voters in 2018?
We Need to Talk About 'Crazy Rich Asians'
The movie's impressive debut is a big deal.
Before Using Birth Control Apps, Consider Your Privacy
All your industrious tracking of periods, sex, and basal body temperature is also valuable as a database.
Think Rivers Are Dangerous Now? Just Wait
Climate change could increase river flooding damage by as much as 1,000 percent, an ambitious new study finds.
The SurfSafe Browser Extension Will Save You From Fake Photos
Two UC Berkeley undergrads developed SurfSafe to alert people that their media diet is infected with misinformation, right when it happens.
Fitbit's Charge 3 Offers a New Take on an Old Tracker
The Charge 3's build, guts, and software features have changed enough to warrant serious consideration if you’ve been thinking about updating your Fitbit.
Zippin's Checkout-Free Retail Store Uses Cameras to Watch You Shop
A new startup is offering a new kind of retail experience. Instead of humans handling cash, it's all apps, smartphones, sensors, and computer vision.
Drive.ai Is the Self-Driving Startup Teaching Cars to Talk
Silicon Valley-based Drive.ai relies on machine learning to make its robots drive—and smart design to make them communicate.
The Globe-Trotting Show Bringing Science and Tech to Arab TV
In a given thirty minute episode, 4Tech's hosts might test for counterfeit medicines at a pharmacy in Ghana, try out a wetsuit in cold Russian waters, or peek into a zebrafish lab in Iceland.
Self-Driving Cars Should Look Down, Not Just Ahead
A Boston-based startup wants to equip AVs with ground penetrating radar, which they can use to identify exactly where they are.
The Persistent Myth of Speed and "Productivity"
It’s not immoral to want relief from being too slow, scared, or fat, but speed could set you up for brain damage and psychosis—and life-­draining repetition.
Building Stratolaunch, the Most Audacious Flying Machine Ever
Here's how alt-aviation wizard Burt Rutan and Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen set out to build a dual-fuselage beast that could haul rockets to the edge of space.
Schools Are Mining Students' Social Media Posts for Signs of Trouble
But should they?
Omarosa's Possible Trump Tapes Top This Week's Internet News Roundup
There are more tapes than people originally thought, apparently.
This Week in Cars: Elon Musk and the Future of Tesla
As Elon Musk draws the wrath of investors and maybe the SEC, whither Tesla? Plus, the Boring Company heads to LA, and Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs tries to rethink the future of cities.
Tired of Twitter? Join Me on Mastodon
Forget Twitter's truncated timeline, terrible ad algorithm, spammy sponsored content, and overall bad vibes. Give Mastodon a shot.
The History of 'It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature'
It's an acknowledgment, half comic, half tragic, of the ambiguity that has always haunted computer programming.
How to Protect Your Phone Against a SIM Swap Attack
Your phone number is increasingly tied to your online identity. You need to do everything possible to protect it.
The Mighty Honeybee Is Fighting Poverty and Deforestation in Zanzibar
On this Tanzanian archipelago, conservation and economic development are intertwined.
Best Weekend Tech Deals: Bose QuietComfort, Galaxy Note 9, iPad, Xbox One S
The best tech and gaming deals this weekend: Apple, Bose, Beats, Galaxy Note 9, Roku, and more.
A Straightforward Timeline of the FCC's Twisty DDoS Debacle
It's a complicated situation and a complicated subject. Maybe this will simplify things.
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