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Today, less than two percent of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. But within the next three decades, some automotive industry experts expect electric...
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It’s been 20 years since the first components of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched from Earth. Orbiting the planet every 90 minutes...
Will Tech Make Insurance Obsolete in the Future?
We profit from it, we fear it, and we find it impossibly hard to quantify: risk.
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How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
CRISPR Babies: Stumbling Over Mankind’s Next Giant Leap
During the last weekend in November, MIT Tech Review broke a world-changing story: the birth of the first children to have undergone gene editing...
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Britain Is Developing an AI-Powered Predictive Policing System
The tantalizing prospect of predicting crime before it happens has got law enforcement agencies excited about AI. Most efforts so far have focused on...
The Surprising Parallels Between Netflix’s ‘Maniac’ and Real-Life Therapy Tech
The human mind can be a confusing and overwhelming place. Despite incredible leaps in human progress, many of us still struggle to make our...
How Blockchain Is Changing Computer Gaming
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