Volvo is done with entirely traditional engines and exclusively gas-powered vehicles, the company announced. By 2019, Volvo group intends to offer only either fully electric or hybrid engines on all new models, making it the first automaker to commit to using only alternative drive trains.
The end of the solely combustion engine-powered car did seem like an eventual inevitability, given the… Read More
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New research works to unlock human “attentional awareness.”
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Author: Aarian Marshall
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Using his background in chemistry, CEO Joseph DeSimone has taken a whole new approach to advanced manufacturing, enabling Carbon to print materials with a broad range of useful properties.
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What if we treated them as the boon of billions of years of evolution? They allow us to detect patterns from few instances, to imagine things we’ve never seen, and to function robustly in a changing environment. Can we design decision-making processes that capture the benefits of human bias without the drawbacks? Read More
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For five weeks, I let professional phishers attack my inbox. Here’s what I found out.
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I’d wake up my computer and discover, to my dismay, that it had not. I was full-time blogger, the little brother to the journalist, the digital-ink-stained wretch that pounded out content for millions of readers with speed and attempted accuracy. I don’t consider myself that now – I needed a bit of a break from chasing news – but I still write too much and sit around… Read More
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What is the perfect condiment for a hot dog? Science should be able to answer that. One writer goes on a quest to figure this out, once and for all.
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A British company bets a tiny analyzer will change how we look at DNA.
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An email circulated to 500 Startups staffers by its Mountain View accelerator lead and partner Elizabeth Yin makes several claims that contradict the narrative presented by leadership so far. In the email, Yin resigns effective Friday, citing the lack of transparency and ‘several untruths’ presented by 500 Leadership. This email makes claims that there were allegations yet to be… Read More
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Opinion: The FCC Would Be Mistaken to Unravel Antitrust Protections
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Author: Terrell McSweeny
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