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Uncovering nature’s biggest secrets with a $460M, continent-scale observatory

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Lucid reveals secret behind electric sedan’s 517-mile range

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Can the next generation of contact-tracing apps avoid past mistakes?

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Keyboard warriors: How the internet can be a lifeline for disabled activists

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Smart toothbrushes are expensive. Quip’s model is proof why you don’t need them

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The writer of The Meg just launched a giant, virtual sea monster aquarium

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What to expect from the IFA 2020 Technology Show

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Pandemic-fueled automation is gobbling up jobs, and we’ll never get them back

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Wasteland 3 Review: A strong entry in the storied franchise

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Kate Stark and Gary Whitta talk ‘Talk Guys’

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Neuroscience’s superstar explains how A.I. is weak, why we dream, and more

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These hilarious ads from the 1980s and ’90s show how far mobile tech has come

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Meet the MIT artist who builds with fungus and paints with swarms of drones

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The best tech documentaries of all time

The Boys cast gives us the gory details on what to expect for season 2

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Privacy is dead, but it may not matter as much as we think

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Meet the startup founder who combats climate change by canceling cow burps

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I chewed ‘brain-boosting’ nootropic gum for a week straight. Here’s how it went

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The Sims: Spark’d ends with its first winners and an uncertain future

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Conservative, pro-Trump witches are flocking to Facebook

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This is how the universe will end (according to a theoretical astrophysicist)

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Why didn’t 3D movies and TV ever catch on?

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Photography shows are going online, some for free. But can it replace in-person?

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Meet the real-world Iron Man who defies gravity in his DIY jetpack

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Nerve-zapping earbuds could boost your ability to learn languages

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Can UV light negate the 5-second rule for food?

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One woman’s quest to make Animal Crossing better for Black players

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Brown Girl Jane: This Black-owned brand is giving back to Black women founders

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Frustrated Chrome developers say they feel abandoned and stonewalled by Google

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Facebook’s new privacy tool convinced me to delete my account

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It’s like Guitar Hero, but for freestyle rap

Singer Microphone Spotlight

Google Play Music is shutting down. These are the best alternatives

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How to play Microsoft’s xCloud on Android devices

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Cuba is getting a crash course in internet culture — and it’s changing everything

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Facebook’s new A.I. takes image recognition to a whole new level

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How these actors and filmmakers found success despite quarantine

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How to fight information overload, but still stay informed

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Making a personal oasis: How I built my own outdoor theater

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For Chinese Americans, WeChat ban threatens their ties to home

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As coronavirus cases rise, a Miami mom struggles to keep up with distance learning

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Texas teacher plans to be ‘overly cautious’ as schools reopen

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Alexa vs. Google Assistant vs. HomeKit: Which smart home platform to choose?

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Data storage and dirty energy: What Big Tech’s carbon neutral pledges leave out

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Liftoff to splashdown: SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon mission in pictures

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Take-Two’s CEO has his doubts about a Netflix pricing model for video games

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How ‘The Last Stargazers’ are changing astronomy

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Building Proteus, the largest undersea observatory ever

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What happened at the Sky Williams houses, from those who lived there

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The U.S. wastes $161B worth of food every year. A.I. is helping us fix that

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The Reverb Remix community is YouTube’s sensitive, supportive refuge

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