Accelerating the next, next space telescope
As NASA works to complete the James Webb Space Telescope for launch in less than three years, it’s also beginning work on the next major space observatory after it.

January 13, 2016 at 04:38PM
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GoPro Cuts 7% of Staff, Sees Revenue Short of Estimates
The action-camera maker said fourth-quarter revenue is forecast to be $435 million. That compares with the average analyst estimate of $510.9 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

January 13, 2016 at 03:42PM
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Uber will help Bay Area felons become drivers under Prop. 47
Uber is launching an effort to accept drivers regardless of certain criminal backgrounds, and will help those with felony convictions find means of reducing their charges.

January 13, 2016 at 12:51PM
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The Space Launch System Is a Big Rocket With Nowhere To Go
Billions of dollars have been poured into a project that the agency admits lacks focus.​

January 13, 2016 at 12:51PM
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How Encryption Technology Can Be Traced Back to the Kama Sutra
The technology that keeps your text messages private had its start on the banks of the Tigris River, 3500 years ago.

January 13, 2016 at 10:47AM
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How To Accidentally Create Hoax Footage Of A UFO
“Nothing interesting ever happens in Canberra,” says man who accidentally made a viral video of aliens.

January 13, 2016 at 09:44AM
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Robot Wars is coming back to the BBC later this year
After 10 years, the British-produced bot battling show is coming back to the BBC.

January 13, 2016 at 08:39AM
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Games will reward athletes and technology (Wired UK)
For the Cybathlon, a new international sporting event taking place in Zurich in October 2016, the question of limits is beside the point.

January 12, 2016 at 05:53PM
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How The New Science Of Freezing Can Save Your Life
Amazing stories of animals and humans surviving extreme cold are fueling futuristic research that verges on sci-fi. Welcome to the new science of freezing.

January 12, 2016 at 04:34PM
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Is America ready to enter the age of the smart gun?
Meet the founder of Sentinl, the company developing the smart gun of gun safety advocates’ dreams.

January 12, 2016 at 04:34PM
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