Science & Tech

The World Is Getting Better. It’s Just That No One Tells You About It.

By Jim Geraghty December 5, 2019

Dramatic breakthroughs have been made against some of the most common and deadly diseases and ailments out there.

Google Co-Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin Step Down from Parent Company Alphabet

By Mairead McArdle December 4, 2019

Page and Brin will, however, stay on as board directors and remain the two largest individual shareholders at the company.

China Collects Human DNA En Masse to Advance Facial Recognition Techniques

By Zachary Evans December 3, 2019

Scientists are currently able to reconstruct general facial images, discerning skin, eye, and hair color, but not an entirely accurate specific human face.

Putin Bans Sale of Smartphones, Computers without Government Apps Installed

By Mairead McArdle December 2, 2019

Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday banning the sale of smartphones, computers, and smart televisions that do not contain Russian government software.

Another Academic Science Field Fraught with Reliability Doubts

By George Leef November 27, 2019

Problems in the field of nutritional science.

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Facial-Recognition Technology: Closer to Utopia Than Dystopia

By Robert D. Atkinson November 25, 2019

With the right commercial and governmental rules restricting its use, Americans can be safer and have more convenience with little or no reduction of our precious civil liberties.

FCC Blocks China’s Huawei and ZTE from Billions in Federal Broadband Subsidies

By Mairead McArdle November 22, 2019

Wireless companies will not be able to use the government's $8.5-billion-a-year Universal Service Fund to purchase equipment and services from Huawei and ZTE, the FCC decided.

U.S. Military Investigating TikTok’s Collection of User Data

By Zachary Evans November 22, 2019

There have also concerns TikTok censors content according to Chinese government directives. Hong Kong protest videos, for example, are hard to find.

U.S. Indicts Chinese National Who Allegedly Stole Farming Software from Employer

By Zachary Evans November 22, 2019

Haitao Xiang, an ex-employee of Monsanto, attempted to board a flight to China with proprietary farming software in 2017 before he was stopped by officials.