Electronics
5G Devices Are about to Change Your Life
It will make 4G phones seem positively quaint
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Engineering
What’s Changed Since My First Column for Scientific American
What’s changed since my first Scientific American column
Computing
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Keyboard Shortcuts
Apple adopted them early and brilliantly, and they usually made sense
Automobiles
How Good Is Tesla’s “Enhanced Autopilot” Feature?
Take a ride with Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot feature
Biotech
Hearing Aids Are Finally Entering the 21st Century
This outdated, expensive tech is getting a big makeover
Computing
Google’s Duplex AI Scares Some People, but I Can’t Wait for It to Become a Thing
Google's new assistant sounds almost scarily human
Policy
Megamergers I’d Like to See
12 ideas for new companies that probably won't exist—but should
Computing
These Apps Don't Exist Yet--but They Should
The Waze model of crowdsourced info is only the beginning
Electronics
The “Clips” Camera Just Might Be the Weirdest Product Ever
Google's new camera decides what to photograph, based on AI algorithms
Automobiles
Automobile Dashboard Technology Is Simply Awful
New cars have amazing technology everywhere but the dashboard
Electronics
Video Looks Most Natural Horizontally, but We Hold Our Phones Vertically
We see horizontally but tend to hold our phones vertically
Computing
Is Art Created by AI Really Art?
When AI creates compelling art, the meaning of creativity gets blurred
Culture
How Well Do Movies Predict Our Tech Future?
They get lots wrong but a surprising amount right
Computing
How Online Subscription Services Deal with the Problem of Password Sharing
In principle, you could share your password with anyone
Computing
How to Fight Format Rot
The Library of Congress has your back
Electronics
Beware: Your Home Security Cam Is Watching You
It's weird to see how you act when nobody's looking
Electronics
Why Can't We All Charge Our Phones Wirelessly?
Charging your phone wirelessly all day long may not be far off
Electronics
Magical Technologies Just over the Horizon
The products that really wow us seem like pure wizardry
Culture
Should Artists Reveal How Much They Let Technology Make Creative Choices?
How much should an artist reveal about letting technology make some choices?
Electronics
What Apple Should Fix in iOS 11
Here's what Apple should fix before the next operating system update
