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Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.
TuSimple, an autonomous trucking company, has also engaged in test programs with the United States Postal Service and Amazon.
A new study highlights the effects of a “digital detox” while traveling.
Yes, the robots are coming — but take a breath.
Mother Nature and the laws of physics have a death warrant out for humanity, says Michio Kaku. Can we escape it?
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President Trump has called for Silicon Valley to develop digital precogs, but such systems raise efficacy concerns.
Todd McLeod, the founder of Greater Commons, has a 12-step plan to transform higher education in the U.S., improve our lives, and improve society.
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Silicon Valley started as a Republican stronghold. How did it turn so liberal?
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The first wave of the retailer’s anticipated automated delivery fleet hits the sidewalks.
Why Silicon Valley wants to automate 3.5 million blue-collar truck drivers out of existence.
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Though quantum teleportation has been demonstrated, the beam-me-up kind is still fiction.
The new design could help the robot explore disaster zones and other dangerous environments.
Light controls your body clock. Hack it to get better sleep.
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When it comes to cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has long been the king of the hill thanks to its status as the founder of the young industry and its first-mover appeal. A […]
Historian Maragaret O’Mara explains why a tech utopia was, and still might be, a pipe dream.
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Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
The risk of space debris collisions grows greater every year.
Someday we’ll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner.
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It can supposedly cool you down by 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
Designers from Luxembourg created a smart planter that can give anyone a green thumb.
The history of Silicon Valley: The rise of a technological unicorn.
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Fingerprinting and facial recognition may lead the way in air travel.
The latest phones have more than one million (1,048,576 to be exact) times more memory than the Apollo computer had in RAM.
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
“A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain,” Musk said, referring to tests of the device.
What will it take to conquer our immemorial space dream?
The design ethicist did not hold back his concerns when talking to political leaders.
Astronaut company Virgin Galactic will become first to be publicly traded.
Soon we’ll be able to blink and instantly go online via computer chips attached to our eyes.
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Harvard engineers make a breakthrough polarization camera.