How Volcanoes Could Help Power the Planet—But Barely Do
The Earth’s heat offers a clean and steady source of electricity, though it doesn’t come cheap.

March 5, 2015 at 05:30AM
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Anatomy of a Hack
A step-by-step account of an overnight digital heist.

March 4, 2015 at 08:28PM
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Google Researchers Demonstrate Breakthrough Needed for Quantum Computing
A solution to one of the key problems holding back the development of quantum computers has been demonstrated by researchers. Many more problems remain to be solved, but experts in the field say it is an important step toward a fully functional quantum computer.

March 4, 2015 at 08:17PM
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I tried Silicon Valley’s favorite ‘brain-enhancing’ drugs — Fusion
It’s 3 p.m., and I am crushing my e-mail inbox.

March 4, 2015 at 08:17PM
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Netflix executive says that, actually, weaker net neutrality rules would have been better
After fighting for tough FCC regulations and winning, Netflix appears to be backsliding.

March 4, 2015 at 07:18PM
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Watch Me Write This Article
In its latest form, Draftback is a Google Chrome extension that can reach deep into the archives of any Google Doc you have editing rights to, make sense of all that writing and rewriting you innocuously poured into it, and beam it right back to you, backspaces and all.

March 4, 2015 at 04:00PM
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Why Audiophiles Are Paying $1,000 for This Man’s Vinyl
Price gouging? Not according to Better Records owner Tom Port. He thinks a thousand bucks is a bargain to hear a classic rock opus sound better than you’ve ever heard it sound before — stoned or sober.

March 4, 2015 at 12:51PM
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Looking Into An Electric Arc Furnace Is Like Looking Into Hell Itself
An electric arc furnace is used to make steel by by means of — you guessed it — an electric arc. They are most commonly used as an efficient way to melt down scrap metal. Graphite electrodes descend into a hearth and a powerful electrical current heats it all up into a bowl of hell soup.

March 4, 2015 at 12:14PM
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Will Tesla Ever Make Money?
Sure, Elon Musk makes great cars, but investors are wondering when his company will turn a profit.

March 4, 2015 at 08:20AM
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Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails
The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton’s emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced back to an Internet service registered to her family’s home in Chappaqua, New York, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated Press.

March 4, 2015 at 07:12AM
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