Podcast: Why Clearview AI's facial recognition is a privacy nightmare

All of our fears around facial recognition technology are coming true thanks to a little known startup called ClearView AI. This week, Devindra and Cherlynn dive into how ClearView works, and what unchecked access to powerful facial recognition means…

What happens if the internet’s most important law disappears?

Buried deep in the 1996 Telecommunications Act is a tiny clause that underpins everything we do online. It’s often described as the 26 words that created the internet — and with very good reason. Every email you send, social media post you make and…

Megatron Approves of This Deal

Transformers Generations 35th Anniversary Megatron | $15 | Walmart

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These Maps Paint a Dark Future for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge If Trump Has His Way

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last pristine landscapes in America. Tucked along the northern border of Alaska and Canada, the nearly 20 million acres of wilderness is home to a variety of wildlife species, including the Porcupine caribou herd, which visits the refuge’s coastal plain every summer…

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How to Measure Almost Anything Using Your Phone

Your phone can do it all. It’s a portable music player, diary, digital camera, communication device, calculator, and just about everything else. But you might not have considered that it can also replace your measuring tape. With the right sensors on board and the right apps installed, you can measure more data with…

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Someone Talk Me Out of Spending $900 on Some Keyboard Caps

I need your help. When I get anxious, I like to buy things. I’ve been good about it for the last few years. I buy a couch—because I need a couch. Or I buy a new computer case because my old one is too big for the space where I’m putting the computer. Sometimes, I’ll blow money on a much pricier and more useless item.…

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J.J. Watt Is Portrait Of Pain In Spicy Wings Pre-Super Bowl Challenge

The Houston Texans star hosts “SNL” this weekend — if he recovers.

Education Department Whistleblower Forced Out After Exposing Push Against Trans Athletes

Dwayne Bensing says he faced retaliation for reporting a case affecting transgender students.

Former Congressman John Delaney Drops Out Of Presidential Race

Delaney ran as a centrist who cautioned the Democratic Party against supporting progressive policies.

Engineers create a prosthetic device that helps jellyfish swim faster

Engineers from Stanford and Caltech have announced that they have created a tiny prosthetic device that can be attached to jellyfish to make them swim faster and more efficiently than normal. They say that the prosthetic device doesn’t stress the jellyfish either. The team thinks that in the future, jellyfish equipped with sensors could be directed to explore and record … Continue reading