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Online censorship in Saudi Arabia soared after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

The main targets were foreign media websites, says a new service that automates censorship-tracking in countries governed by repressive regimes. Read more »

Blockchain smart contracts can finally have a real world impact

A startup says it has tackled a long-standing problem that has kept smart contracts from responding to events in the outside world. Read more »

One of the fathers of AI is worried about its future

Yoshua Bengio wants to stop talk an AI arms race, and make the technology more accessible to the developing world. Read more »

Ford wants to launch a fleet of thousands of self-driving cars in 2021

The automaker believes sponsorship and ride-sharing will be key to making its nascent autonomous-car business take off. Read more »

The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ride the wind so they never have to come down

A sensor that can spot the wind direction from miles away will let DARPA’s surveillance balloons hover at the very edge of space in one spot indefinitely. Read more »

China’s giant transmission grid could be the key to cutting climate emissions

But are the country’s next-generation power lines a clean-power play or a global power move? Read more »

A robot scientist will dream up new materials to advance computing and fight pollution

Kebotix is using AI and robotics to brainstorm—and then test—novel compounds. Read more »

Google has enlisted NASA to help it prove quantum supremacy within months

The firm will pit its Bristlecone quantum processor against a classical supercomputer early next year and see which comes out on top. Read more »

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says his creation can’t succeed unless he takes a step back

At Ethereum’s annual developer conference, its founder tells us why his technology can only be truly decentralized if it stops depending on him. Read more »

You can now hire a video game coach to turn you into a Fortnite expert

With the growth in e-sports, more gamers are investing in some personal tutoring to help them progress. We paid a Fortnite coach to teach us his top tips. Read more »