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Carbon capture: What we don’t talk about when we talk about climate change
Here’s a harsh climate reality: Extracting carbon already emitted is as important as reaching zero output
10/20/2018 18:59 UTC
Snapshot of a broken system: How a profitable company justifies laying off 1,400 people & moved their jobs to Mexico
When a Carrier air conditioner factory was closed, and its jobs outsourced, it wasn't because of financial hardship
03/22/2016 22:51 UTC
Workers at endangered Indiana plant feel forgotten by Trump
"My tax dollars are going to save them, but they aren't going to help save my job," says a plant worker
12/10/2016 22:00 UTC
Medical costs for older adults are going up. Self-care technology can help
But how do we make new technology a daily habit?
02/09/2019 02:00 UTC
Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but social behaviors matter too
COVID-19 vaccines and treatments aren’t societal silver bullets when health disparities persist
01/03/2022 23:23 UTC
Is your computer a loaded gun?
At a Senate hearing on Thursday, defenders of the Induce Act -- which would ban technologies that encourage copyright infringement -- will try to explain why their bill isn't the stupidest idea they've ever come up with.
07/22/2004 23:30 UTC
Merger mania: The military-industrial complex on steroids
Eisenhower's worst nightmare
07/22/2019 11:30 UTC
Trump's plan to freeze fuel standards will not help the US globally
Freezing fuel economy standards will slow innovation and make US auto companies less competitive
11/03/2018 16:59 UTC
It's a noble choice to spend more time in the kitchen, but it's not for everyone. Are you listening, Michael Pollan?
The key word here is "choice." Let's hear it for spending less time preparing meals, thanks to modern innovations
03/23/2016 15:57 UTC
Biden administration releases road map to scale up nuclear, hydrogen, and energy storage
The reports address challenges and solutions for getting these clean energy technologies off the ground
04/04/2023 11:15 UTC
Social responsibility has to be an organizing principle of big tech, not just cheap talk
To avoid future backlash, big tech must anticipate how all products will not only be used, but abused and misused
10/20/2018 14:00 UTC
Donald Trump's economic plan is about picking winners and losers — and corporations are a bit worried
First Carrier, then Boeing — now any company that does anything risks enduring the president-elect's wrath
12/08/2016 01:22 UTC
Facial recognition is increasingly common, but how does it work?
Using computers to identify people's faces can be helpful as well as worrisome
04/23/2017 03:29 UTC
"Creepy . . . but impressive" facial recognition software is going to the next level
Soon our faces will unlock doors and buy socks for us — and allow us to be tracked and ID'd with scary precision
02/23/2017 05:00 UTC
Stephen Hawking as accidental ambassador for assistive technologies
A computer-generated voice was essential to Hawking’s participation in the world around him
03/21/2018 10:00 UTC