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This satellite’s sole purpose is to monitor the drought in the Western US

Four years into the drought that's plaguing the Western US and it doesn't look like it'll be stopping anytime soon. Things are so bad, in fact, that there is actually...

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Here are some of the most interesting open source projects out there

I could spend hours going on about how awesome open source projects are, but I doubt anyone wants to read that. Fortunately, Klint Finley has posted an article on Wired that...

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Microsoft embraces the R programming language with an acquisition

The R programming language is an exceptionally popular analytics tool for data scientists working in an academic or corporate environment, and Microsoft has decided to embrace this with its recent acquisition...

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Former Google employee creates his own consumer drone company

Former Google employee and co-founder of the company's drone delivery research program Adam Bry has, unsurprisingly, chosen to start his own drone company separate from Google known as Skydio. Having just...

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NASA and Nissan are teaming up to develop autonomous vehicles

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, NASA and Nissan feel like they could learn a lot from each other, which is why the two have partnered up for the next...

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Bill Gates wants to turn sewage into clean water and electricity

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funded a new kind of low-cost waste treatment plant that has the potential to revolutionize sanitation across the globe. Thanks to some innovative systems...

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Study finds that more than 80% web traffic in Tor is related to child-porn

Tor is one of the most invaluable anonymity tools out there today, something that even the NSA will admit to. Often times this tool is used to access questionable or even...

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These engineers want to make Elon Musk’s Hyperloop a reality

Nobody laughs much at Elon Musk anymore, but plenty of people snickered at his Hyperloop idea. To remind you, the Hyperloop is a series of underground trains powered by compressed...

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Indiegogo Life is a new platform for charitable fundraising

Fundraising has become an increasingly common way to use crowdfunding sites, and today Indiegogo is making a big play to become the go-to site for running one. It's launching a...

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Are enviroment trackers the latest gadget trend?

Imagine if you could locate the healthiest route for your afternoon jog, the fresh airiest one that would keep you from breathing the pollutants that cars barf out into the...

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