Elon Musk says he has a green light to build a NY-Philly-Baltimore-DC hyperloop
Elon Musk just tweeted that his Boring Company tunnel project has just received “verbal [government] approval” to build a hyperloop connecting New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.

July 20, 2017 at 10:42AM
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A Basic Income Really Could End Poverty Forever
But to become a reality, it needs to get detailed and stop being oversold.

July 19, 2017 at 05:46PM
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Watch Hackers Take Over a Segway With Someone On It
The self-balancing scooter isn’t quite so steady when hackers take charge.

July 19, 2017 at 09:45AM
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A Son’s Race to Give His Dying Father Artificial Immortality
If even a hint of a digital afterlife is possible, then of course the person I want to make immortal is my father.

July 18, 2017 at 06:35PM
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How Steve Jobs Set Apple On Course To Rule Consumer Augmented Reality
ARKit plays to Apple’s greatest strength: control over the software and hardware.

July 18, 2017 at 03:23PM
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Astronauts On The ISS Have A Happy Little Drone Following Them Around
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently sent up this adorable, skilled robot named Int-Ball.

July 18, 2017 at 03:09PM
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Google Glass 2.0 Is A Startling Second Act
The trendy-creepy glasses flopped. Then the tech giant realized that the future of wearables was in factories and warehouses.

July 18, 2017 at 12:19PM
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How Uber’s Hard-Charging Corporate Culture Left Employees Drained
Years of putting out fires 24/7, contending with volatile managers, partying hard and working harder have taken a toll on the mental health of the white-collar workers who built the Uber empire.

July 18, 2017 at 11:12AM
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How To Steal A Phone Number (And Everything Linked To It)
Someone impersonating you to an AT&T or Verizon employee isn’t the only thing you need to worry about. Meet Signaling System 7, a hacker’s best friend.

July 18, 2017 at 08:09AM
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The Uncertain Future Of Medical Genetic Testing

The uncertain future of medical genetics
Bringing genetics into medicine will lead to more accuracy, better diagnosis and personalized treatment — but not for all. Carrie Arnold meets families for whom gene testing has led only to unanswered questions.

July 18, 2017 at 07:45AM
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