Inside Japan’s Weird Robot Hotel
Japan’s Henn na or “Weird” hotel is staffed by robots from check-in to check-out. The BBC goes inside to see what works and what doesn’t.

November 29, 2015 at 05:01PM
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How Fast Can We Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System?
Any long-term solution to climate change will require “decarbonizing” the world energy economy — that is, shifting to power sources that use little or no fossil fuel. How fast can this happen, and what could we do to accelerate this shift?

November 29, 2015 at 05:00PM
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How Fast Can We Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System?
Any long-term solution to climate change will require “decarbonizing” the world energy economy — that is, shifting to power sources that use little or no fossil fuel. How fast can this happen, and what could we do to accelerate this shift?

November 29, 2015 at 05:00PM
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NSA Ends Sept. 11th-Era Surveillance Program
The USA Freedom Act still gives the US government access to call records, except the massive database now remains with service providers. Now the government must seek court orders to access specific records.

November 29, 2015 at 02:51PM
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The Many Ways Of WeChat: How Messaging Is Eating The World
WeChat has a depth of engagement that most other apps cannot match because of the breadth of social features it offers — from Moments, for sharing news and links, high-quality video and audio chat, to stickers and gaming. These features don’t simply promote transactional messages, but rather forms of self-expression.

November 29, 2015 at 02:02PM
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When children are breached—inside the massive VTech hack
4.8 million records from a Hong Kong toy company were compromised.

November 29, 2015 at 02:02PM
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Five strategies for reclaiming our personal privacy online
Our privacy is being exploited commercially by the oligopoly of Silicon Valley, and in the name of national security by our governments. With so little control over our online lives, how can we reclaim the balance?

November 28, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Arresting Crime Before It Happens — Backchannel
In Chicago, cops try a “guardian” approach armed with new crime-prediction methods and non-punitive social intervention.

November 28, 2015 at 03:05PM
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The Next Big War Will Be Digital-and We’re Not Ready For It
States are increasingly launching non-lethal attacks against an enemy’s information systems — this is the rise of information warfare.

November 28, 2015 at 01:57PM
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The digital “Monuments Men” are fighting the devastation of ISIS
As black market for illegal artifacts blossoms, high-tech offers a new solution.

November 28, 2015 at 11:00AM
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