“We don’t like our car bumping into things, ” said Chris Urmson, head of Google’s self-driving project, addressing the February 14 incident where Google’s car struck a bus . “This was a tough day for us.” Read more…
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What Google’s Self-Driving Car Team Learned From Hitting That Bus
A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a bacteria that’s evolved to break down and consume PET—one of the world’s most environmentally damaging plastics. Read more…
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Scientists Have Discovered a Bacteria That’s Evolved to Eat Plastic
A lab technician working at a New Jersey State Police drug testing station has been accused of fabricating drug test results, potentially upsetting almost 8, 000 criminal cases in the state. Read more…
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Fabricated Lab Result Puts Almost 8,000 Criminal Cases in Doubt
Behold SkyWall100 , the latest in a string of new tools to neutralize problematic drones. This shoulder-mounted cannon can capture a drone with a net—and then land it safely with a parachute. Read more…
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This Net-Firing Cannon Can Take Down a Drone Without Destroying It
Kanye has tried repeatedly and often to made artist-friendly streaming service Tidal happen. The premise is that Tidal is a “fair” way to stream music , an artist-friendly experience that gives back money to the creators. Which is great, but it appears Kanye can’t be bothered to pay $200 for music software. Read more…
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Kanye, Champion of Paid Streaming Music, Got Caught Torrenting Software
Brazilian police arrested the vice president of Facebook in Latin America because WhatsApp did not comply with a court order to share data. Read more…
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Facebook Exec Arrested in Brazil Because WhatsApp Didn’t Share Data With Police
On the eve of a Congressional hearing about the Department of Justice’s fight with Apple over a locked iPhone, a Brooklyn judge has ruled that the DOJ cannot force Apple to assist in unlocking an iPhone in a separate New York drug case . Read more…
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New York Judge Rules US Can’t Force Apple to Help Unlock an iPhone
Mimiviruses are viruses so big they can actually be seen with the naked eye. European scientists have now learned that these bizarre organisms have their own immune system that makes them virtually invulnerable to predatory viruses, suggesting these creatures may actually represent a new branch in the tree of life. Read more…
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Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software
A team of scientists has discovered a fossil with what may be the the oldest and most well-preserved example of a central nervous system ever found. Uncovered in southern China, the specimen goes by the name of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis and clocks in at roughly 520 million years old. Read more…
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This 520 Million-Year-Old Fossil Is So Intricate You Can See Individual Nerves
What’s in your spice cabinet right now? Some paprika, turmeric, and a little bit of cardamom, perhaps? How about salmonella? Read more…
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The FDA Just Found Widespread Salmonella Contamination in Spices