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2017, December
The FCC officially votes to kill net neutrality.
90492 The FCC officially votes to kill net neutrality.
This Scientist Wants to Bring Star Trek Values ...
77946 This Scientist Wants to Bring Star Trek Values ...
A Hawaiian Politician Is Introducing a Bill Tha...
77760 A Hawaiian Politician Is Introducing a Bill Tha...
Elon Musk Says Humans Should Already Have A Moo...
68863 Elon Musk Says Humans Should Already Have A Moo...
In wake of net neutrality decision, should citi...
64290 In wake of net neutrality decision, should citi...
Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered ...
64241 Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered ...
The United States just quietly switched on 179 ...
54328 The United States just quietly switched on 179 ...
Elon Musk's South Australian battery responded ...
48376 Elon Musk's South Australian battery responded ...
Germany’s War on Coal Is Over. Coal Lost. Its...
47748 Germany’s War on Coal Is Over. Coal Lost. Its...
Boeing: We are going to beat SpaceX to Mars - E...
39145 Boeing: We are going to beat SpaceX to Mars - E...
2017, November
F.C.C. Announces Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality
140845 F.C.C. Announces Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality
Bill Gates buys big chunk of land in Arizona to...
52602 Bill Gates buys big chunk of land in Arizona to...
Re:scam | AI email program designed to reply to...
43554 Re:scam | AI email program designed to reply to...
South Korea is building a $35 billion city desi...
41213 South Korea is building a $35 billion city desi...
Solar powered smart windows break 11% efficienc...
39615 Solar powered smart windows break 11% efficienc...
Why net neutrality’s peril raises the stakes ...
38714 Why net neutrality’s peril raises the stakes ...
Coal only supplied 2% of electricity in the Uni...
36818 Coal only supplied 2% of electricity in the Uni...
Microsoft founder Gates commits $100 million fo...
36570 Microsoft founder Gates commits $100 million fo...
Solar Power is now the cheapest form of energy ...
35055 Solar Power is now the cheapest form of energy ...
World's first human head transplant a success, ...
32929 World's first human head transplant a success, ...
2017, October
Google’s New Earbuds Can Translate 40 Languag...
59046 Google’s New Earbuds Can Translate 40 Languag...
Americans are willing to pay $177 a year to avo...
40594 Americans are willing to pay $177 a year to avo...
Colorado Political Candidate Promises to Give H...
40261 Colorado Political Candidate Promises to Give H...
Google Will Hit 100% Renewable Energy this Year...
39963 Google Will Hit 100% Renewable Energy this Year...
China Invents Rice That Can Grow in Salt Water,...
39818 China Invents Rice That Can Grow in Salt Water,...
Richard Branson: “Basic income is going to be...
38495 Richard Branson: “Basic income is going to be...
Magic mushrooms 'reboot' brain in depressed peo...
29627 Magic mushrooms 'reboot' brain in depressed peo...
Google's parent company has made internet ballo...
28766 Google's parent company has made internet ballo...
The U.S. Is Retreating from Religion - By 2030,...
26802 The U.S. Is Retreating from Religion - By 2030,...
Tesla makes quick work of Puerto Rico hospital ...
25559 Tesla makes quick work of Puerto Rico hospital ...
2017, September
If data is the new oil, are tech companies robb...
51461 If data is the new oil, are tech companies robb...
Richard Branson: "I believe that in 30 years or...
46816 Richard Branson: "I believe that in 30 years or...
UN solution for a pollution free planet: pollut...
41314 UN solution for a pollution free planet: pollut...
DNA surgery corrects human embryos of genetic d...
40476 DNA surgery corrects human embryos of genetic d...
Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smar...
39008 Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smar...
Giving every adult in the United States a $1,00...
35427 Giving every adult in the United States a $1,00...
Denmark Is Selling Off Its Last Oil Company And...
35066 Denmark Is Selling Off Its Last Oil Company And...
Duke University researchers show that injecting...
31316 Duke University researchers show that injecting...
Due to excessive lobbying from FPL, Florida res...
31034 Due to excessive lobbying from FPL, Florida res...
Poliovirus kills off cancer cells, stops tumor ...
27981 Poliovirus kills off cancer cells, stops tumor ...
2017, August
Scientists have succeeded in combining spider s...
43097 Scientists have succeeded in combining spider s...
Scientists Put Malware in DNA For the First Tim...
27308 Scientists Put Malware in DNA For the First Tim...
AI uses bitcoin trail to find and help sex-traf...
26615 AI uses bitcoin trail to find and help sex-traf...
India Installs 4.8 Gigawatts Worth Of Solar In ...
26460 India Installs 4.8 Gigawatts Worth Of Solar In ...
An Alliance Upholding the Paris Agreement Now R...
26161 An Alliance Upholding the Paris Agreement Now R...
Kentucky Lawmakers Are Leading the Fight to Fed...
25845 Kentucky Lawmakers Are Leading the Fight to Fed...
Big-name tech investors pour millions into mari...
25753 Big-name tech investors pour millions into mari...
Tiny robots crawl through mouse's stomach to re...
25486 Tiny robots crawl through mouse's stomach to re...
Electric car emissions slashed by two thirds as...
24748 Electric car emissions slashed by two thirds as...
In a new world record, scientists at IBM have c...
22541 In a new world record, scientists at IBM have c...
2017, July
Billionaire Mark Cuban: The Rise of Technology ...
39272 Billionaire Mark Cuban: The Rise of Technology ...
France will 'ban all petrol and diesel vehicles...
34447 France will 'ban all petrol and diesel vehicles...
Scientists design solar cell that captures sunl...
34189 Scientists design solar cell that captures sunl...
Nobel Laureates, Students and Journalists Grapp...
32302 Nobel Laureates, Students and Journalists Grapp...
CGI and AI are going to turbo-charge 'fake news...
29526 CGI and AI are going to turbo-charge 'fake news...
Breakthrough Drug Restores Brain Function in Al...
27806 Breakthrough Drug Restores Brain Function in Al...
New nano carbon filter removes 99% of heavy met...
26226 New nano carbon filter removes 99% of heavy met...
How one woman built her own artificial pancreas...
26159 How one woman built her own artificial pancreas...
How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix...
26058 How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix...
Why is Comcast using self-driving cars to justi...
26023 Why is Comcast using self-driving cars to justi...
2017, June
The European Union has rejected Donald Trump’...
59084 The European Union has rejected Donald Trump’...
Facebook and Apple urge Donald Trump not to pul...
58157 Facebook and Apple urge Donald Trump not to pul...
68 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S....
51576 68 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S....
A plant 1,000 times more efficient at CO2 remov...
43282 A plant 1,000 times more efficient at CO2 remov...
Solar, wind and nuclear power each provide more...
35016 Solar, wind and nuclear power each provide more...
A group representing $6.2 trillion of the US ec...
33171 A group representing $6.2 trillion of the US ec...
Chinese province runs on 100% renewables for 7 ...
32919 Chinese province runs on 100% renewables for 7 ...
China could surpass the US and become the world...
32907 China could surpass the US and become the world...
Future of solar in jeopardy: Hot mic catches Mo...
32123 Future of solar in jeopardy: Hot mic catches Mo...
Pirate Bay founder: We’ve lost the internet, ...
29425 Pirate Bay founder: We’ve lost the internet, ...
2017, May
Elon Musk just threatened to leave Trump's advi...
94826 Elon Musk just threatened to leave Trump's advi...
A Chinese company is offering free training for...
65275 A Chinese company is offering free training for...
CRISPR kills HIV and eats Zika 'like Pac-man'. ...
48956 CRISPR kills HIV and eats Zika 'like Pac-man'. ...
Germany Breaks A Solar Record — Gets 85% Of E...
43356 Germany Breaks A Solar Record — Gets 85% Of E...
Tesla releases details of its solar roof tiles:...
38182 Tesla releases details of its solar roof tiles:...
If Americans would eat beans instead of beef, t...
36494 If Americans would eat beans instead of beef, t...
A fully functional and animated Cortana hologram.
35160 A fully functional and animated Cortana hologram.
Penn State researchers have created a new hybri...
30359 Penn State researchers have created a new hybri...
Without action on antibiotics, medicine will re...
29525 Without action on antibiotics, medicine will re...
The world’s most valuable resource is no long...
28923 The world’s most valuable resource is no long...
2017, April
The world's first vaccine against malaria will ...
49886 The world's first vaccine against malaria will ...
Baltimore's solar-powered water wheel has now r...
36866 Baltimore's solar-powered water wheel has now r...
Elon Musk Rips the Idea of Flying Cars at TED 2...
34970 Elon Musk Rips the Idea of Flying Cars at TED 2...
Neil DeGrasse Tyson says this new video may con...
33141 Neil DeGrasse Tyson says this new video may con...
Nasa has created futuristic chainmail to protec...
25046 Nasa has created futuristic chainmail to protec...
China and Europe to build a base on the moon an...
23063 China and Europe to build a base on the moon an...
Scientists just invented a smartphone screen ma...
21670 Scientists just invented a smartphone screen ma...
Tesla Plans To Build Entire City, Possibly Hund...
21308 Tesla Plans To Build Entire City, Possibly Hund...
Google says it is on track to definitively prov...
21194 Google says it is on track to definitively prov...
Stunning drops in solar and wind costs turn glo...
20490 Stunning drops in solar and wind costs turn glo...
2017, March
Bill Nye's Open Letter to President Donald Trump
37348 Bill Nye's Open Letter to President Donald Trump
Tesla is now worth more than Ford, and what thi...
34026 Tesla is now worth more than Ford, and what thi...
Tesla's Cars Will Soon Be Just As Affordable as...
32631 Tesla's Cars Will Soon Be Just As Affordable as...
A Russian company just 3D printed a 400 square-...
31483 A Russian company just 3D printed a 400 square-...
A new material can absorb up to 90 times its ow...
30931 A new material can absorb up to 90 times its ow...
Millennials May Be the First Generation to Lose...
29443 Millennials May Be the First Generation to Lose...
Stephen Hawking: “The best we can envisage is...
28838 Stephen Hawking: “The best we can envisage is...
Asteroid Worth $10 Quintilian May Stay Out of R...
24623 Asteroid Worth $10 Quintilian May Stay Out of R...
Plans for coal-fired power plants drop by almos...
22351 Plans for coal-fired power plants drop by almos...
US Defence Secretary James Mattis says climate ...
20817 US Defence Secretary James Mattis says climate ...
2017, February
Bill Gates: the robot that takes your job shoul...
48192 Bill Gates: the robot that takes your job shoul...
Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers w...
41650 Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers w...
Elon Musk says Universal Basic Income is “goi...
39989 Elon Musk says Universal Basic Income is “goi...
Boston Dynamics - Introducing Handle
36396 Boston Dynamics - Introducing Handle
Renewables are no longer ‘alternative.’ Fos...
35741 Renewables are no longer ‘alternative.’ Fos...
Tyson: U.S. science illiteracy a serious threat...
35491 Tyson: U.S. science illiteracy a serious threat...
Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Job...
34636 Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Job...
And just like that, China becomes the world's l...
33694 And just like that, China becomes the world's l...
In the age of robots, our schools are teaching ...
31922 In the age of robots, our schools are teaching ...
Tesla wants to sell future cars with insurance ...
28406 Tesla wants to sell future cars with insurance ...
2017, January
Donald Trump urged to ditch his climate change ...
56334 Donald Trump urged to ditch his climate change ...
Massachusetts lawmakers float aggressive bill m...
47558 Massachusetts lawmakers float aggressive bill m...
Two Infants Treated with Universal Immune Cells...
40638 Two Infants Treated with Universal Immune Cells...
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'Go part-time vegetarian...
37964 Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'Go part-time vegetarian...
Could Technology Remove the Politicians From Po...
32578 Could Technology Remove the Politicians From Po...
Two-thirds of Americans give priority to develo...
32238 Two-thirds of Americans give priority to develo...
Even when all teenagers, rich and poor, have eq...
22063 Even when all teenagers, rich and poor, have eq...
China reminds Trump that supercomputing is a race
21556 China reminds Trump that supercomputing is a race
US solar power employs more people than oil, co...
19716 US solar power employs more people than oil, co...
NASA to Explore an Asteroid Containing Enough M...
19643 NASA to Explore an Asteroid Containing Enough M...