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- First LookBritain to ban gasoline and diesel car sales by 2040
Britain goes a step farther than other major urban centers across Europe that have announced plans ban diesel vehicles from city limits by ending the production line altogether.
- First LookNew York to test a 'textalyzer' to curb cellphone related traffic accidents
New York considers a new technology that would allow law enforcement to determine whether drivers in crashes were texting.
- First Look‘Bot vs. Bot:’ Texas professors to develop fake-news-fighting software
Motivated by the threat fake news poses to national security, Texas professors are teaming up to write code for detecting false claims lurking on the internet.
- 1 kit, 4 months,157 countries: Robotics competition gets girls excited for STEM
Students convened in Washington, D.C., this week for the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge. Meet some of the girls from Egypt, Liberia, and Ghana who came ready to compete.
- First LookNBC aims for new viewers with twice-per-day news show on Snapchat
In an effort to appeal to young news consumers, Comcast Corp's NBC News announced Wednesday its plan to launch a daily news program on Snapchat, an app that the average user visits 18 times a day.
- First LookWith Trump's help, Afghan girls surmount visa obstacles to participate in US robotics contest
Six Afghan girls have been granted entry to the United States to participate in the annual international robotics challenge after being denied twice previously, sparking an international backlash.
- First LookAutonomous vehicle legislation soon to appear in House
New bills that would limit state regulations on self-driving vehicles and prevent the National highway Traffic Safety Administration from pre-approving autonomous vehicle technologies are expected to show up in the House this week.
- First LookBad behavior is normalized online, spreading 'digital nastiness'
Social media has become a platform for bad behavior, exemplified by celebrities and political leaders alike. Experts say cyber incivility is affecting social interactions in real life.
- Should a self-driving car ever run people over on purpose?
In a world of self-driving cars, collisions will be rare, but occasionally unavoidable. How do we program them to ensure that they are making the most ethical decisions?
- The ExplainerNorth Korea missile test: How big a technological breakthrough?
North Korea's missile test on Tuesday suggests the rogue nation may have dramatically expanded its missile range. They can't yet reach the continental United States, but doing so is only a matter of time, defense experts say.
- First LookCyberattack may be more than mere moneymaker, evidence suggests
In the aftermath of a malicious software attack that affected companies worldwide on Tuesday, analysis of the culpable code as well as recent events have led experts to believe that the attack may have been more malicious than a mere ransomware theft.
- Can we restore civility to Washington policy debates?
In many policy debates, the discussion has shifted from criticizing ideas to questioning motives. Can policymakers find their way back to civility?
- First LookGermany considers law to enforce free speech restrictions on social media
While a proposed German law may have noble intentions – enforcing existing limits on free speech, such as Holocaust denial – critics object that it would pressure online giants such as Facebook and Twitter to delete questionable content before it’s deemed illegal.
- Cyberwar's new front: What we know about latest global attacks
With two major 'ransomware' outbreaks in as many months, WannaCry and Petya represent a new breed of attacks: malware drawing on NSA-developed cyber weapons let loose by an antagonistic and formidable hacking group.
- In terror fight, tech companies caught between US and European ideals
Amid European pressure to crack down on terrorist content, US-based tech companies struggle to strike a balance between American and European concepts of censorship and freedom of speech.
- First LookFacebook wants to shift its focus to 'meaningful' online communities and connections
In the Facebook Communities Summit Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg moderated a panel to discuss the potential for social media to 'build community' across the world.
- First LookChina sees quantum leap in secure telecommunications technology
Will the citizens of the future connect through a ‘global quantum communication network?’ Time will tell, though China’s breakthrough in quantum satellite communication technology is a promising start.
- Unbreakable: China doubles down on quantum internet
China has set a new distance record for photon entanglement, the foundation for a communications network secured by the code to end all codes.
- First LookGoogle escalates their efforts against online terrorism
In wake of recent terrorist attacks worldwide, Google cracks down on a campaign to counter the use of their platform by extremists and hate groups.
- First LookNew cyber threat to electric grid uncovered by security firms
Crash Override or Industroyer is capable of causing power outages by ordering industrial computers to shut down electricity transmission.