Survey: Most Americans Remain Unwilling To Let A Robot Into Their Home Yet
For decades, humans have dreamed of wasting away in their own decadence while armies of robots do everything for them. Yet it turns out that now idle daydreaming is slowly giving way to reality, people are a bit uncomfortable.

June 25, 2018 at 06:35AM
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A New, Affordable Ultrasound Machine Is Saving Lives in Developing Countries
It’s a good lesson: Don’t take modern medical technology for granted.

June 24, 2018 at 03:29PM
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Microsoft’s ICE involvement Illustrates Tech’s Denial Problem
IBM’s history as a Nazi accessory should serve as a warning to the paths our tech companies are taking in the wake of brutal executive branch policy.

June 24, 2018 at 06:09AM
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How DNA Databases for Trees Could Be Used to Fight Illegal Logging
Scientists are trying to make a database of bigleaf maple trees on the West Coast. The goal is to apply DNA mapping in tropical countries plagued by illegal deforestation.

June 24, 2018 at 12:00AM
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The World’s Smallest Computer Can Fit on the Tip of a Grain of Rice
The University of Michigan was salty that IBM made a smaller computer than it did, so it made an even smaller computer.

June 23, 2018 at 10:43AM
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Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power
Micron, an American chip maker, says its designs were swiped to help a new Chinese plant. Washington sees a larger pattern, fueling tensions with Beijing.

June 22, 2018 at 12:11PM
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Claims Of Sabotage, A Lawsuit And Workplace Safety Concerns – Just What Is Going On With Tesla?
News this week of Tesla suing a potential whistleblower over allegations of sabotage are the latest bumps in what has been a year of factory safety concerns, union busting and missed production targets.

June 22, 2018 at 11:41AM
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Uber Driver in Fatal Tempe Crash May Have Been Watching The Voice Behind the Wheel
The crash of an Uber self-driving car that killed an Arizona woman in March was “entirely avoidable,” according to police reports released by the Tempe Police Department.

June 22, 2018 at 10:03AM
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An Invisible Rating System At Your Favorite Chain Restaurant Is Costing Your Server
In data-hungry, tech-happy chain restaurants across America, customers are rating their servers using tabletop tablets called Ziosk and Presto. But servers say customers don’t realize the ratings system is inaccurate and unfair, and puts their livelihoods at risk.

June 22, 2018 at 10:03AM
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Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Military Contracts
A work boycott from the Group of Nine is yet another hurdle to the company’s efforts to compete for sensitive government work.

June 22, 2018 at 03:27AM
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