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Apple and Google are jointly building software into iPhone and Android devices to help track the spread of coronavirus by telling users if they contacted an infected person and are potentially sick themselves. The new project is slated for release in May. Medical experts know that contact tracing is vital to public health during disease […]

The global effort to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus has stalled much the global economy, setting up an unintended experiment on the impact on carbon emissions. China’s GDP may have plummeted by 40% during the first three months of the year (on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis). The US’s GDP could drop anywhere

Technical, regulatory, and business obstacles are still in the way of safe, useful, and affordable self-driving vehicles.

With 5G networks rolling out around the world, engineers are turning their attention to the next incarnation.

A new analysis finds California’s cap-and-trade program may vastly overestimate emissions reductions.

Even if an advertiser is well-intentioned, the algorithm still prefers certain groups of people over others.

Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won’t make us do without?