High schooler makes 3D-printed, machine learning-powered eye disease diagnosis system

 If you’re one of those people that worries that you haven’t accomplished much in your life, you probably shouldn’t read this profile of Kavya Kopparapu, a teenager who has probably done more in her time at high school than I’ve done since I graduated. Read More

Cadillac’s Super Cruise ‘autopilot’ is ready for the expressway

 “Wait for the green light and let go,” the Cadillac engineer instructed. That’s it. The car was driving itself. I, the person behind the steering wheel, was no longer the driver. Cadillac’s Super Cruise system was driving. The 2018 Cadillac CT6 sped along US-23 under the direction of Super Cruise. Traffic was light and the weather was perfect. The system held the… Read More

Facebook is still terrible at managing hate speech

Facebook has failed yet again at managing and removing hate speech. Ijeoma Oluo, a black activist and writer, was on a road trip with her children recently when she decided to make a meal stop at a Cracker Barrel. While at the restaurant, which has b…

FBI arrests UK security researcher who stopped WannaCry outbreak (Updated)

Marcus Hutchins, the 23-year-old security researcher who is credited with halting the spread of the WannaCry malware program earlier this year has been arrested by the FBI while attending the DefCon security conference in Las Vegas, Motherboard repor…

WNBA teams make their console debut in ‘NBA Live 18’

It looks like EA is finally getting the idea that women play sports and that video game fans want to see them in their sports titles. Since the video game company has women’s soccer teams in soccer sim FIFA, it’s now set to add WNBA teams and players…

Asus Zenfone AR will cost $648 from Verizon whenever it’s available

Back at CES, we were impressed with Asus’ new smartphone, the ZenFone AR, but it wasn’t clear exactly how much it would be. Now, the Verizon-exclusive smartphone is available for preorder; it will cost $648. Qualified buyers can pay in installments o…

Chevy Bolt outlasts Tesla's Model S in Consumer Reports range test

Consumer Reports just published the results of its range test of the Chevrolet Bolt electric car and came up with some surprising results. While the Bolt is rated for 238 miles of driving by the EPA, the car exceeded that in the Consumer Reports test…

The Many Ways Pop Music Has Approached ‘Boys’

Charli XCX’s hit isn’t the first of its kind, but it is a welcome (and subversive) addition.

New York Grants Revised Request For Information From Trump Voter Fraud Probe

The president’s commission dropped its effort to get data that included partial Social Security numbers.

Actor Robert Hardy, Cornelius Fudge In ‘Harry Potter,’ Dies At 91

He also played Winston Churchill six times throughout his career.