TECHNOLOGY

Australia Hopes to Replace Passports With Face and Fingerprint Scans by 2020

Face and fingerprint scanners would eliminate the need for paper documents.

The World's First Emergency Phone Number

More than six decades after Alexander Graham Bell's revolutionary invention, Londoners realized a telephone-based emergency response system might come in handy.

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9 Women Changing the Future of Robotics

Look to these brilliant women for what to expect from the robots of tomorrow.

This Phone's Molecular Sensor Scans and Analyzes Objects

The Changhong H2 can tell how sweet a strawberry is, detect fake medicines, and measure body fat percentage.

Jon Hamm Is Being Turned Into a Hologram for the Sundance Film Festival

The ‘Mad Men’ star will become part of the virtual world to promote his new movie, ‘Marjorie Prime.’

Using This Browser Setting Leaves You Vulnerable to Hackers

This scam finds a sneaky way to steal credit card info.

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Your Heartbeat Could One Day Be Your Password

A new encryption system uses each person’s unique cardiac rhythm as a password for electronic medical records.

Need More Dough? 7 Side Gigs to Consider

Uber and Airbnb aren't your only options.

9 Robots Designed to Optimize Your Life

While science-fiction continues to give robots a bad rap by portraying them as power-hungry overlords-in-waiting, tech companies continue to engineer humanoids that have a more altruistic goal: making our lives a little easier.

10 Fitness Apps to Get You Moving and Motivated

You don’t need to rely on pricey classes and personal trainers to get fit this year, all you need is your phone and a little bit of motivation.

Airbus's "Flying Car" Prototype Could Be Ready for Takeoff Within the Year

The aircraft would be summoned from your phone like a ride-hailing service.

A Brief History of the Wiki—and Where It Might Be Going Next

Wikis, or user-edited websites, are older than you might think—in fact, they’re practically the elders of the online world.

This Phishing Scam Is Targeting Gmail Accounts by Posing as Your Contacts

Gmail users are reporting a phishing scam that comes masquerading as one of your contacts.

7 CES Tech Innovations and What They Mean For You, the Humble Consumer

Drones, VR, mermaids, and more.

Wearables May Be Able to Tell When You're Falling Ill

Smart devices can monitor our pulse rates, skin temperature, and other vitals, and notice when they're off.

Get the Perfect Pour-Over with a Super-Smart Electric Kettle

Attention, fussy coffee fans: you’re going to want to see this.

7 of History's Greatest Robots

Robotic inventions have fascinated, amazed, and helped humans for thousands of years.

How Your Sloppy Email Subject Lines Are Affecting Your Work

A new analysis shows that we're more error-prone during the first day of the work week—and that these mistakes affect response rate.

You Can Get Paid to Improve AI By Performing Simple Tasks

This startup is crowdsourcing human knowledge to make smart tech smarter.

8 Simple Ways to Speed Up Your Smartphone

Much like computers, smartphones can start to slow down after years, or even months, of use.

Steve Jobs reveals the iPhone 4 at a conference in 2010.

When Steve Jobs Announced the iPhone in 2007

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced a "revolutionary product"—the first-generation iPhone—in a keynote speech at the Macworld 2007 expo in San Francisco.

AI Egg Timer Helps You Plan Meals and Cook Recipes

Hello Egg is like Google Home for your kitchen.

Alexa Now Offers Voice-Controlled Food Delivery From Amazon Restaurants

"Alexa, get me a pizza."

Border Control Agencies May One Day Use AI to Detect Travelers’ Lies

If you lie about that fruit you’ve brought back from another country, AVATAR will call you out on it.

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