The New York Times
A powerful new surveillance tool being adopted by police departments across the country comes with an unusual requirement: To buy it, law enforcement officials must sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from saying almost anything about the technology.

March 15, 2015 at 09:14PM
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Turn Your Dog Into A Smartphone
We’ve got smart phones, smart watches, and smart houses. Plus, in the future there will be smart cities and smart cars. Smart pets are missing from that list, but that’s about to be rectified.

March 15, 2015 at 05:53PM
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Are streaming music services about to bite the dust?
Streaming music companies aren’t profitable. And it’s not clear if they ever will be.

March 15, 2015 at 12:29PM
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Big data will find your next favorite band
Your next favorite band won’t be signed for their explosive live show but for their YouTube views. Their big break won’t come from a copy of their cassette debut but from the tracking of their weekly SoundCloud spins.

March 15, 2015 at 07:07AM
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Chemistry 3D Printer Synthesizes Rare Molecules
Need an obscure medicinal compound found only in a jungle plant? Just print it.

March 14, 2015 at 10:24PM
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A Self-Driving Car Might Decide You Should Die
But that prospect isn’t as scary as it sounds.

March 14, 2015 at 03:24PM
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Snapchat COO Emily White steps down from company
Snapchat’s high-profile chief operating officer, Emily White, has left the company, the Venice company confirmed Friday.

March 14, 2015 at 02:05PM
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The Whirlpool Economy
Innovations and technologies arrive thick and fast but economies and people are at a standstill. How do we break the cycle?

March 14, 2015 at 12:19PM
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This is What to Expect at South by Southwest 2015
A reporter chases the future at South by Southwest

March 14, 2015 at 07:28AM
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Robot vs. Robot
Can a computer forge a painting well enough that it fools the algorithms designed to detect fakes?

March 14, 2015 at 07:10AM
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