Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science
A Nobel Prize winning physicist considers taking his research elsewhere, while applications from foreign researchers have plummeted.

August 9, 2017 at 04:09PM
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Great News for Everyone! Elon Musk Is Building a Hyperloop
Four years after encouraging anyone and everyone to try making his crazy hyperloop idea work, the Silicon Valley titan has decided he’s not too busy to do it himself after all.

August 9, 2017 at 03:06PM
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These Are the Technology Firms Lining Up to Build Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Program
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations division hosted an “industry day” for technology companies interested in building a new tool for “extreme vetting.”

August 9, 2017 at 02:12PM
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We Anonymously Controlled a Dildo Through the Tor Network
Sex toy makers are increasingly connecting their products to the internet, but privacy is often an afterthought. One researcher showed that an alternative is possible.

August 8, 2017 at 09:42PM
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Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed
How ideologues, opportunists, growth hackers and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.

August 8, 2017 at 07:36PM
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The 19th Century Moral Panic Over … Paper Technology
Technology has always been scary.

August 8, 2017 at 05:17PM
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When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism
The pursuit of digital readership broke the “New Republic” — and an entire industry.

August 8, 2017 at 02:09PM
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I Found Nicole Mincey, Trump’s Biggest Twitter Fan. She Isn’t A Bot, But She Has A Ton of Secrets.
There’s a real person behind the pro-Trump account thanked by the president—but her online name, her photo, and her 146,000 followers are all lies.

August 8, 2017 at 12:03PM
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The Biggest Market For Hydrogen As A Clean Fuel May Not Be Cars — But Homes
Two large projects in the UK could finally help deliver on the big promise of carbon-free hydrogen.

August 8, 2017 at 10:00AM
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Here’s What’s Going On With The Diversity Controversy At Google
​Google is at the center of a political firestorm this week after firing the author of an “internally viral” memo that railed against the company’s diversity efforts. Here’s what’s going on.

August 8, 2017 at 09:04AM
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