The mountain-top battle over the Thirty Meter Telescope
Plans to build one of the world’s biggest telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii are mired in conflict. Four people involved in the fight explain their diverse views.
September 30, 2015 at 06:31AM
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How Google Changed The Smart Phone: A Deep History Of The Nexus Phone
Google’s vice president of Android walks us through how Nexus hardware and Android software influence each other and how they always have.
September 30, 2015 at 06:00AM
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Don’t Kill the Password. Change the Password
the lone password has been used for authentication for so long and so widely that it is difficult to change the status quo, even if many wished to. It’s time for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to step in and give the lowly password some backup in high risk contexts by requiring a second factor for authentication.
September 30, 2015 at 05:00AM
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Moon-Landing Equivalent for Robots: Assembling an IKEA Chair
Robots are poor at many activities that humans find simple. Now roboticists are making progress on a task that exemplifies them all: the automated assembly of an IKEA chair.
September 30, 2015 at 12:54AM
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Tongan Shell Game: How Apple and Google File Trademarks in Secret
Because trademarks are given priority based on filing date, businesses generally seek to file as early as possible to ensure they have rights to the trademark. In many countries, including the US, trademark applications are public information and electronically searchable as soon as the company files for the trademark. But how do tech companies hide intellectual property filings if they’re supposed to be part of the public record?
September 29, 2015 at 05:11PM
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Is In Vitro Meat the Future of Food?
The problem with raising animals for slaughter is that they are living things. Building muscle mass for our consumption is not their first metabolic priority.
September 29, 2015 at 05:11PM
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What The Reviews Have To Say About OS X El Capitan
Apple’s newest desktop operating system, OS X 10.11 — suavely nicknamed El Capitan — is coming to your computer on Wednesday, and the reviews are out now. Here’s what they have to say.
September 29, 2015 at 03:48PM
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Revolutionary Tech Could Give Sight To The Blind
Mic explored the revolutionary new technology that could give sight back to people who are legally blind, but there’s a catch.
September 29, 2015 at 02:41PM
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1 Million Drones Will Be Sold This Christmas, and the FAA Is Terrified
Any ideas what you’ll be getting for the holidays? According to the FAA, about 1 million of you will be getting drones, whether that’s a high-end quadcopter or low-end $20 knockoffs from Walmart. Regardless, the FAA is very, very worried about what happens when 1 million new aircraft enter the airspace.
September 29, 2015 at 01:35PM
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An Animated Margaret Atwood Discusses How Technology Shapes Story
In a beautiful animation, renowned author, philosopher and activist Margaret Atwood discusses how technology is influencing the story.
September 29, 2015 at 12:42PM
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