Four hundred miles with Tesla’s autopilot forced me to trust the machine
The KITT-like auto-cruise and auto-steer are equal parts mesmerizing and disturbing.

May 23, 2016 at 08:09AM
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A closer look at Google’s modular phone prototype
Most importantly: It actually works.

May 23, 2016 at 06:12AM
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Matthew Harwood and Jay Stanley: Power Loves the Dark
Technology gets better and more helpful by the day, but is this revolution something that can fix America’s problems with police, or is it something that will be abused.

May 22, 2016 at 12:57PM
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What The Mark Of The Beast Taught Me About The Future Of Money
Silicon Valley has sold us on a cashless, cardless, walletless, supposedly frictionless future — but as I learned living in it for a month, we’re not quite there yet.

May 22, 2016 at 08:15AM
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American Neo-Nazis Are Leaving Facebook and Joining VKontakte
To escape Facebook’s crackdown and connect with white-power groups worldwide, US-based extremists are joining VK.

May 21, 2016 at 04:19PM
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Slow And Steady Apparatus Automatically Sorts Pebbles By Their Geological Age
The machine, ‘Jller,’ examines each rock’s color, lines, patterns, grain, and surface texture to figure out where it should be assigned.

May 21, 2016 at 10:54AM
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Even Though It’s A Gimmick, We Still Want Our Food Served To Us Via Mini Roller Coaster
This extravagant contraption is right out of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

May 21, 2016 at 10:04AM
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Google’s Modular Smartphone Looks Awesome
It’s always been the dream to be able to modify your smartphone as needed — a bigger battery for a long trip, a better camera for a big event — and Google’s Project Ara looks like it might actually make it happen? We’re excited.

May 20, 2016 at 01:16PM
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Walk The Surface Of Mars In Real Time With NASA’s ‘Mixed Reality’ HoloLens Software
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has developed a new program that allows real people to interact with a virtual rendering of the Martian landscape.

May 20, 2016 at 12:34PM
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A Jarring Look At What Our Augmented Reality Future Might Look Like
Augmented reality will allow us to do some pretty cool stuff while interacting with the world around us. It will also allow advertisers to put ads literally everywhere.

May 20, 2016 at 10:25AM
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