TECHNOLOGY

A New Chatbot Can Help You With Your Personal Finance Questions

Looking up transactions is as easy as sending a text.

Your Next Password Might Be a Selfie

A new service will use your face to unlock your apps.

Why Does NPR Have Such a Specific Sound?

An audio engineer tells all.

Sweden is Testing Out an Electric Highway For Trucks

Sweden is developing out an electric highway—or eHighway—that lets hybrid trucks run on electricity.

Could Artificial Bones One Day Replace Steel?

Bones created in a lab could provide a low-carbon alternative.

Introducing the Toy Robot That's Like a Real-Life Pixar Character

A former "WALL-E" animator helped design his expressive face.

Heirloom Chrome Extension Customizes Rotten Tomatoes to Your Movie Tastes

Because some of us really did like 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.'

Giraffe-Like Robot Walks, Climbs, and Loads the Dishwasher

Boston Dynamics made its Spot robot smaller and gave it a neck.

A New Smart Watch For Kids Teaches Good Habits

The creators call it “training wheels for good habits.”

New Geocoding System Creates Hyper-Specific Global Addresses

Now you have no excuse for getting lost.

Brooklyn Public Library Launches Video Chat Program For Inmates and Families

The Brooklyn Public Library wants to make it easier for incarcerated New Yorkers and their families to stay connected.

There's an Easy Way to Make Virtual Reality Less Pukey

Virtual reality is great, until you start to feel woozy. A group of researchers has figured out how to make the cyber world stop spinning.

10 Portable Facts About the Walkman

A retired Sony exec wanted to listen to opera on international flights, and the Walkman was born.

9 Alternative Methods of Transit For the Future

When it comes to futuristic transportation, self-driving cars are just the beginning.

The Surprisingly Devious History of CAPTCHA

Or, how millions of people—including you—ended up working for free.

China’s New Supercomputer Declared Fastest in the World

The Sunway TaihuLight is now the fastest supercomputer in the world.

LG Electronics Launches Mosquito-Repelling TV in India

The televisions emit ultrasonic waves to keep the pests away.

Wi-Fi System Lets Parents Control How Much Time Kids Spend Online

You can even disconnect individual devices (say, your son's tablet) at the touch of a button.

How Do Power Outlets On An Airplane Stay Grounded?

Being able to charge your laptop like you would at home is a perk, but how is the electrical socket grounded when you’re 35,000 feet above the Earth?

Replace Your Smartphone With This Smart Pocket Watch

Runcible bills itself as the "anti-smartphone."

Artificial Intelligence System Learns to Realistically Mimic Sounds

When researchers presented human volunteers with the computer-generated sounds, they were, for the most part, unable to distinguish them from real sounds

Watch a Teleprinter In Action From When It Was the Height of Technology

Old-fashioned, but also somewhat familiar.

Finger-Pricking Robot Was Designed to Inflict Pain

The "First Law" robot is meant to spark a discussion around artificial intelligence.

3D-Printed Weather Stations Provide Affordable Forecasts in Developing Countries

This is a big deal for people who make a living off the land.

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