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Algorithm Heaven We’re entering an era in which the way software interacts with the world is so hidden and complex that researchers need to start studying…

Party Germ When you think of bacteria, infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance might come to mind. But bacteria can be helpful, too — the microbes…

RADIATION STATION We already knew sending crewed missions to Mars would be dangerous. Now we know that it will blast them with horrifying doses of cosmic…

POKE BACK Facebook has already tried to help you find your dream job, catch up on the latest news, and even sell all that junk cluttering up your…

You’ve read the headlines: quantum computers are going to cure disease by discovering new pharmaceuticals! They’re going to pore through all the world’s…

ASTEROID LANDING Move over, Bruce Willis — a pair of robots are the latest to attempt a landing on an asteroid millions of miles from Earth. But…

COINTELPRO According to New York’s Attorney General, the best way to learn how cryptocurrency exchanges work might be simply asking them. In April, the AG’s…

Some described it as the most expensive two words ever tweeted. “Funding secured.” It’s hard to think Elon Musk knew the full extent of what he was doing when…

Some Cisco Webex users are still having some problems with the collaboration system more than a week after the service went dark.   According to the company’s…

Sure, Elon Musk tweets a lot. Probably more than he should (at least without a lawyer present). But have you noticed just how many Elon Musks there are on…