An MIT experiment is handing a single person’s free will to the crowd to test how the digital hive mind works. Read more »
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The fiber-optic cables carrying data across the internet are vulnerable to hacking. Two US initiatives aim to fix that by creating super-secure quantum transmissions. Read more »
Millions of people in 233 countries weighed in on whose lives self-driving cars should prioritize, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures. Read more »
One day, gene therapy may help with the rarest of diseases. Some parents aren’t waiting. Read more »
Designer babies aren’t futuristic. They’re already here. Read more »
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Your life span is written in your DNA, and we’re learning to read the code. Read more »
Your family and friends will be able to interact with a digital “you” that doles out advice—even when you’re gone. Read more »
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