Putting Airbags Outside The Car Could Make Crashes Way Safer
The “external side airbag” fires out from the side of the car when a T-bone crash is imminent, in a bid to minimize the energy of the impact and better protect the car’s passengers.

November 30, 2018 at 01:41PM
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Finding Technology’s Supernatural Spirit in a Pile of Abandoned Dolls
Restoring old automata — mechanical ancestors to robots — brings out the supernatural side of tech.

November 30, 2018 at 12:27PM
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How The Company Behind TikTok Became The World’s Most Valuable Startup
Bytedance, the owner of the wildly popular short-form video app, is now valued at more than $75 billion following a new round of investment.

November 30, 2018 at 11:11AM
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Tesla Will Live And Die By The Gigafactory
Inside the massive factory where Tesla will soon make 60% of the world’s lithium-ion batteries.

November 30, 2018 at 10:12AM
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The Dead Sea Is Dying. A $1.5 Billion Plan Aims To Resurrect It
Some experts believe the saltiest sea on earth will dry out by 2050, while others predict it will just end up a fraction of its current size.

November 30, 2018 at 06:45AM
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DJ Khaled And Floyd Mayweather Charged By SEC For Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud
The boxer and music mogul are snagged in the agency’s first case over violations in initial coin offers.

November 30, 2018 at 06:45AM
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Gaming The Apple Podcast Charts Is Cheaper And Easier Than You Think
John Perotti’s drone music podcast was never meant for the masses, yet on a Friday in early October, it sat near the top of Apple’s podcast charts. All it took to get it there was a $5 payment to a stranger who DM’ed Perotti days earlier.

November 29, 2018 at 08:02PM
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Exploring The Future Home Of Amazon’s HQ2 In Queens
The tech giant’s incoming HQ2 will erase the unique industrial landscape around Anable Basin.

November 29, 2018 at 07:06PM
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Beware The Corporate Video Game Canon
Video game nostalgia, at least as represented by these pint-sized console re-releases, has become very big business, reliant on both our memories of playing these games, as well as our affection for the corporations who facilitated such experiences.

November 29, 2018 at 06:02PM
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A 20-Year-Old Is Helping John McAfee’s 2020 Campaign Team By Teaching Him How To Shitpost About Anime
“It’s a changing world. Anything goes. This absurd future may not be the one you want, but nothing is out of the question anymore,” said 20-year-old Zoe Nawar.

November 29, 2018 at 03:46PM
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