The accuracy of facial-recognition algorithms has improved significantly in the past few years. That allows you to unlock an iPhone with your face. But the rapid adoption of the technology by government for uses such as airport security and policing has triggered a debate about the algorithms’ trustworthiness and how they are being used.Civil rights…

CEO Ted Livingston of Kik Kik Interactive has hit back at the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that claims a $100 million token sale was illegal. The company, which owns…

Zendaya stars as Rue in HBO's hard-to-binge Euphoria.Eddy Chen/HBOAt some point in our evolution—morphing from curious observers to passive watchers to hyper-consumers—binge-watching became the preferred mode for TV consumption. In the beginning, the shift was celebrated. We ran free, moon-eyed with hope for a future we didn't yet know would hinder our health, social development,…

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 first-stage that had previously served two missions in July and November of 2018, today carrying its final payload, the AMOS-17 satellite for Spacecomm. SpaceX…

The behavior of magnets can be explained with Maxwell's equations, which also describe the behavior of light and everyday objects like electric motors.LAWRENCE LAWRY/Getty ImagesIf you hang around with physics people long enough, some­one eventually will bring up Maxwell's equations. Maybe as part of a joke, or on a T-shirt or a tattoo. But they'll…

Eleven million women in the U.S. live more than an hour from an abortion clinic, a number expected to increase as facilities close up shop following new restrictions on women’s…

HBO's new site Recommended by Humans will offer viewers free episodes of shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show.HBOHey, you. Yes, you! Are you tired of Netflix's algorithm telling you what to watch? Does the streaming service think you enjoy Black Mirror and Friends reruns a lot more than you actually do? HBO hears you,…

Low-income families face the same issues the luckier among us do when it comes to getting broadband: few options and fewer still that are affordable. Comcast, though simultaneously the source…

Because Congress stifled gun violence research for years, many basic questions about the nature of mass shootings, such as the ones in El Paso (above) and Dayton, remain unanswered.JOEL ANGEL JUAREZ/Getty ImagesPresident Trump doesn’t often ask scientists for help, but on Monday he seemed to be breaking from tradition. In a speech Monday about the…

Private rocket launch startup and SpaceX competitor Rocket Lab made a big announcement today: It’ll be looking to re-use the first stage of its Electron rockets, returning them to Earth…