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OK Google, Here’s Why Men and Women Are Not the Same

By Liz Peek

Men and women are different. I probably won’t lose my job for saying that, but Google engineer James Damore did. The Google fracas is not just about free speech; it is about the ability of the...
Want to Protect Earth From Aliens? NASA Is Hiring

By Dave Mosher, Business Insider

US government scientists work hard to protect the public. Some study infectious diseases and effective treatments. Others ensure that drugs, food, vehicles, or consumer products live up to their...
Elon Musk: Here's How We Can Put a Million People on Mars

By Dave Mosher, Business Insider

In September 2016, tech mogul Elon Musk walked onto a stage in Guadalajara, Mexico, and laid out his vision to colonize Mars with his company SpaceX. The talk was bold for a couple of reasons. First...
Here’s Why Elon Musk Holds the Secret to Productivity Gains

By Liz Peek

To those Americans who envy China’s grandiose multi-trillion-dollar Silk Road ambitions, console yourselves: we have Elon Musk. China may have a bigger checkbook, the U.S. may be sinking under red...
5 Green Energy Technologies That Could Change the World

By Zainab Calcuttawala , Oilprice.com

Innovations in energy storage, smart grid, and electricity generation technologies will affect every part of the source-to-consumer supply chain for powering the planet. Energy storage tech improves...

Self-Drivings Cars May Change Where You Want to Live

By Deborah Findling, CNBC

Menlo Ventures managing director Venky Ganesan says that urban spaces will change dramatically once self-driving cars become widespread. "The average house is roughly 3,000 sq ft and it's been going...
Remember Google Glass? It's Not a Flop After All

By Christina Farr, CNBC

Google Glass isn't dead. In fact, it's a growing business. That's according to developers who license the smart glasses technology from Google Glass' enterprise-focused " Glass at Work " program...
Tesla Is Now Worth More Than Ford as It Shares Surge Higher

By Robert Ferris, CNBC

Tesla shares hit an all-time high on Monday, after the electric carmaker announced strong first-quarter delivery numbers Sunday that outpaced analysts' expectations. Tesla shares surged as high as $...
Why China Is a Big Part of Tesla’s Future

By Evelyn Cheng

Elon Musk's Tesla is a growing player in China, where the global fight to develop electric, self-driving cars is raging hot. Hong-Kong traded Tencent, a company best known for its WeChat messaging...
The New Tesla Model 3 Could be the Safest Car Ever

By Robert Ferris, CNBC

Tesla's Model 3 sedan could end up being significantly safer than the average car currently on the road, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas. And customer preferences suggest that level of...

The Secret Success of Today’s Biohackers

By Ellen Jorgensen, Techonomy

In a laboratory in New York City, molecular biologist Roy Buchanan is finishing up at the bench for the day. It is eight o’clock in the evening, and while late night work is a familiar scenario for...
This Tech Flop Is Hurting Our Student Loan Programs

By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

The Department of Education’s massive computer system that stores data for more than 40 million Americans with student loans is so outdated and slow it can’t track how many people are actually...
Hack Attacks Mean More Cyber Firms Will Go Public

By Liana B. Baker, Reuters

Rapid7, LogRhythm and Mimecast are joining a growing list of cybersecurity firms planning to go public in 2015 to capitalize on investor interest following a spate of hacker attacks, according to...
Should You Eat That White Powdered Dunkin’ Donut?

By Andrew Maynard, The Conversation

In response to pressure from the advocacy group As You Sow , Dunkin’ Brands has announced that it will be removing allegedly “nano” titanium dioxide from Dunkin’ Donuts’ powdered sugar donuts. As You...
How to Degrade ISIS on Twitter

By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

AUSTIN, Texas – For the Islamic State, or ISIS, the social media site Twitter, with its 2.7 million users, remains core to the group’s recruiting, messaging and communication. A new report estimates...

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