The Untold Story of Silk Road
How Ross Ulbricht went from idealistic used-book seller to murderous drug kingpin.

April 28, 2015 at 12:42PM
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Audi is making fuel from air and water
Unlike fossil fuels, which release additional carbon into the atmosphere, Audi’s “e-diesel,” which is being produced at a plant in Dresden in conjunction with the German alternative energy company Sunfire, has a net-zero carbon footprint because it is made with carbon dioxide taken from the air.

April 28, 2015 at 12:42PM
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The Tiny Robot That Can Pull 2000 Times It’s Body Weight
The µTug uses the same principles that let geckos stick to almost any surface, but instead of climbing up things, it uses its gripping ability to pull heavy objects.

April 28, 2015 at 11:54AM
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A Robot Rethought to Appeal to Manufacturers
A company that makes robots designed to work closely with humans has a new version that addresses the limitations of its first effort.

April 28, 2015 at 11:40AM
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Today’s Best Short: ‘Keith’
“Keith” shows what’s possible for a creative filmmaker with a budget of zero dollars.

April 28, 2015 at 10:47AM
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So how close are we to a real-life invisibility cloak?
A recent study on the psychological effects of invisibility offered some suprising results; also surprising was the researchers’ premise for conducting the study in the first place. In the abstract, they write: “Recent advances in materials science suggest that invisibility cloaking of the human body may be possible in the not-so-distant future.” Come again?

April 28, 2015 at 09:32AM
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Scarce Skills, not Scarce Jobs
The “real” challenge technology presents isn’t that it replaces workers, but rather displaces them.

April 28, 2015 at 03:00AM
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Location Is Your Most Critical Data, and Everyone’s Watching
Your phone’s ability to pinpoint your exact location and use that info to deliver services — a meal, a ride, a tip, a coupon — is reason for excitement. But this world of always-on GPS raises questions about what happens to our data.

April 27, 2015 at 11:54PM
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The Paranoia All-Stars
Three days in Beijing with Ai Weiwei, Jacob Appelbaum and Laura Poitras, the global dissident elite.

April 27, 2015 at 08:01PM
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LG’s Urbane Android Wear watch lands in the US for $349
The first Android Wear device that will come out of the box with Google’s big new software update is now on sale in the US. Google began selling the LG Urbane on its online store today for $349.

April 27, 2015 at 07:02PM
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