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- Google says self-driving car on the road by this summerGoogle will initially build and test 25 pods, mostly in neighborhoods surrounding its Mountain View headquarters
- Could self-healing concrete be the future of construction?Researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed a type of concrete that can 'heal' itself using bacteria and calcium lactate.聽
- Will Russian nationalism corrupt the country's science program, again?Opinion: Putin's Russia has seen a resurgence of support for Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet-era scientist who championed the controversial study of epigenetics.聽
- How algorithms are changing our relationship with imagesA new algorithm allows people to erase reflections created when taking a picture through a window, but that just scratches the surface of what this tech can do.
- Self-piloting Lily drone follows people on commandLily Robotics is a tiny company that believes that drones should be able to follow and listen to users without a giant remote control.
- Why Google is pushing back against Europe鈥檚 'right to be forgotten'The European 'right to be forgotten' practice allows people to ask search engines to remove links to defamatory, inaccurate, or outdated information about them.
- Virtual-reality theme park blurs lines between digital and physicalKen Bretschneider, founder of The Void, wanted to create a place where players can truly explore virtual gaming worlds.
- DIY-focused C.H.I.P. microcomputer costs just $9C.H.I.P. joins the handful of bare-bones, pocket-sized computers, but at a price that's hard to beat.
- Hawaii hopes to be completely powered by renewable energy by 2045Hawaii currently has some of the highest electricity bills in the country, because it's mostly powered by imported oil.
- Will self-driving car accidents set back autonomous technology?Four of the 48 autonomous cars in California have been in accidents since September. Will this knowledge reverse public opinion on the emerging technology?
- Of the 48 self-driving cars in California, four have been in accidentsTwo of these low-speed crashes occurred while the cars' self-driving systems were in control. The other two happened while humans had the wheel.
- Uber makes $3 billion bid for Nokia's mapping serviceAs Nokia reinvents itself, the company is looking to sell off some assets, which includes its mapping service HERE.
- UROK tells troubled teens: You are not broken. U-R-OK.Opinion: Diagnosed mental illness is still associated with stigma, especially among teens. UROK is a nonprofit telling kids that their feelings are not only normal, they're OK.
- Windows 10 is 'the last version of Windows.' What does that mean?With Windows 10, Microsoft is moving away from big operating system releases and toward 'Windows as a service.'
- Is Docker rewriting the way Internet software works behind the scenes?Cloud services is a booming market, and many say Docker is a company that is changing our relationship with it.
- Spotify woos YouTube creators for new streaming-video business: reportNew report says Spotify may be considering its own streaming-video service, offering both ad-supported and paid tiers. Spotify is one of the most popular streaming music services, but the company isn't turning a profit yet.
- Anti-competitive deja vu? FTC eyes Apple amid Beats Music relaunch.Apple appears to be in hot water again with a government agency over potentially anti-competitive practices as it prepares for the relaunch of its music streaming service, Beats.
- Oculus Rift VR headset will go on sale in early 2016The consumer Oculus Rift will be smaller and more comfortable than prototype headsets, and will have head tracking and positional audio technology.
- How technology is saving lives and bringing help to NepalTechnology is changing not only how relief efforts are organized and deployed after the Nepal earthquake, but also how they can help on the ground.
- How Tesla's new battery may revolutionize energy consumptionTesla is expanding its business beyond luxury electric cars and looking to power homes and businesses with renewable energy stored in batteries. Will Tesla's experiment prove successful?