23andMe Is Sharing Genetic Data with Drug Giant

The genetics testing company and GlaxoSmithKline are using five million people’s data to develop medical treatments

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Social Media's Stepped-Up Crackdown on Terrorists Still Falls Short

YouTube, Facebook and other sites are working together to find and delete extremist propaganda and recruiting videos, but a new study says they can do better

Turn a Wall into a Touch Screen Cheap

Researchers used a couple of hundred dollars worth of materials to turn a wall into a giant touch screen

Algorithm and Blues: The Tyranny of the Coming Smart-Tech Utopia

Why optimizing the world for efficiency, productivity and happiness is bad for humanity

Broken Rails Are Leading Cause of Train Derailments

The cause of the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia is under investigation, but broken rails and welds are more than twice as likely to cause train derailments than any other reason