I need to save the world, but I can’t be bothered about that right now. I am on a mission to adopt 27 more cats. I’m in a village, with eyes on my next prospect: a portly calico cat...
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A spacecraft has crash-landed on a hostile planet. The only survivors are three members of the exploration team and the ship’s AI mind. Little exists on the planet except deserts of snow. But alien artifacts lie nearby, in...
While Aventon is known first and foremost as an ebike brand, the company started by making fixies in 2013. That gives it some bona fides when it comes to making enjoyable rides for experienced cyclists. (In addition to the...
I knew on some level that desalination—pulling salt out of seawater to produce fresh water—was an increasingly important technology, especially in water-stressed regions including the Middle East. But just how much some countries rely on desalination, and how big a...
Within the app, you can add safe zones, more pets with Fi trackers, and other users who can also track and monitor the pet. There's a Health tab where you can add and store things like vet records, receipts,...
—Casey Crownhart This story is part of MIT Technology Review Explains, our series untangling the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. AI is changing how small online sellers decide what...
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