What are therapy apps doing with your data?

Talkspace, Crisis Text Line, and Better Help don’t keep things quite as private as you might think.

Michael Waters • August 19, 2020

A fusion future is getting closer to reality

International partners just broke ground on the largest fusion facility to date, and a fusion startup just got a big boost.

Belle Long • August 14, 2020

Can talking roads end car accidents?

V2X tech sounds like sci-fi — but several states are already trying it out.

Michael Waters • August 13, 2020

3D bioprinting could help with COVID research and organ transplants

This specialized equipment lets doctors and researchers print living tissues and organs.

Caroline Dohack • August 10, 2020

‘Cloaking’ is the new biz of hiding from facial recognition

Run your thirsty selfies through Fawkes, and facial recognition AI will never know it’s you.

Michael Waters • August 4, 2020

TikTok’s terrible weekend is music to Triller’s ears

The smoke hasn’t cleared, but TikTok’s biggest rival is now at the top of the App Store charts.

Michael Waters • August 3, 2020

Jaeson Ma: ‘I woke up to Triller being the #1 app in the world’

A co-owner of the hot TikTok competitor told us why Triller stands out from its rival.

Trung T. Phan • August 3, 2020

Facebook’s plan to crack down on porn: Call in the Red Team

Dick pics might help the tech giant build better algorithms.

Michael Waters • July 28, 2020

The sky’s the limit for these flapping drones

Enter the ornithopter, a bird-like bot that’s going places.

Caroline Dohack • July 28, 2020

Space fishcakes, pet food: The 3D-printed meat market is looking juicy

Even KFC is working to launch a line of bioprinted chicken nuggets.

Michael Waters • July 20, 2020

The UK government is taking a $500m stake in a bankrupt satellite company

The deal to acquire OneWeb puts the government on a collision course with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Nick DeSantis • July 6, 2020

This startup is trying to master networking by video conference

Virtual events are terrible for meeting people. Mixtroz is ready to fix that.

Michael Waters • July 6, 2020

Robots bring new meaning to the term ‘food security’

If you like the concept of organic farming, you’ll love what these robots can do.

Caroline Dohack • July 2, 2020

Can deepfakes be good?

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves: The tech is still overwhelmingly used to harass.

Michael Waters • July 1, 2020

Whoda thunk? An AI project brings together an unlikely alliance

Big Tech, academia, and the federal government could collaborate on AI efforts.

Caroline Dohack • July 1, 2020

Amazon’s latest acquisition could shake up the future of driverless vehicles

Amazon’s going big on autonomous cars, which could upend a number of industries.

Caroline Dohack • June 29, 2020

Online shopping is ready for a VR makeover

Basically every online store looks the same right now. These companies have a big new idea.

Michael Waters • June 26, 2020

Human IPO wants you to buy shares in regular people

These days, everyone’s going public.

Michael Waters • June 24, 2020

Google vs. Photoshop: Fact-checking for images arrives

Google’s photo fact-checking may mean curtains for the viral fake-out.

Belle Long • June 24, 2020

Sharing is caring: These startups are streamlining knowledge-sharing

Notion, Coda, and Almanac are part of a crop of startups hoping to help you navigate oceans of information.

Belle Long • June 23, 2020

This portable urinal company is flush with demand

Americans are taking lots of road trips -- and that’s opened the floodgates for a new industry.

Michael Waters • June 23, 2020

Public transit is getting the Uber Pool treatment

With ridership down, cities are going all in on microtransit.

Michael Waters • June 22, 2020

AI is helping scientists sort through heaps of coronavirus research

The tools are vital, because the mountain of medical research on COVID-19 is growing.

Nick DeSantis • June 22, 2020

Want your cheers on ESPN? There’s an app for that

Sports are coming back -- and total randos can be part of the broadcast.

Michael Waters • June 19, 2020

Politicians, police, and… Panera: Geofencing is taking over

Your location data has a little something for everyone.

Michael Waters • June 17, 2020

Quarantine got you talking to yourself? Try a little botty language

Replika is a smartphone app designed to deliver AI-generated conversation. In April, users flocked to it.

Caroline Dohack • June 17, 2020

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