Kelly Paik
Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity
The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
New study shows that learning a second language as a young child has huge...
Learning a second language can have benefits for our brain that go far beyond language itself. And when it comes to young children, research...
No one’s in the driver’s seat of these driverless cars by Waymo
This week, Waymo debuted a public test of their self-driving cars in the Phoenix metro area with one very important thing missing - a...
Sony is releasing Aibo, an AI-infused robot dog to pull at your heartstrings
If Sony makes a robot dog behave adorably enough, would you buy it? The electronics company first introduced Aibo the dog in 1999 and...
NASA’s twin study reveals how space changes our bodies
Some of the changes to NASA astronaut Scott Kelly’s after returning from almost a year in space were easily apparent. In the absence of...
NYC is replacing the MetroCard with a tap-and-go system
Finally NYC is tossing out its floppy, flimsy plastic MetroCards in favor of a tap payment system for its public transportation lines. That means...
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs wants to build a futuristic neighborhood in Toronto
Ever wonder what it would look like if you let an internet company like Google design a tech makeover for a whole city? Well...
Researchers made an edible sensor that monitors intestinal health
Diagnosing stomach and intestinal problems can be hard to do without seeing exactly what’s going on inside. That’s why scientists have for some time...
Nvidia made a car computer powerful enough to run a fully autonomous Robotaxi
Computing company Nvidia plans to launch a next-generation supercomputer powerful enough to run fully-autonomous level 5 Robotaxi. Nvidia’s new version of its Drive PX...
New research confirms the link between drought and violence
In times when the land is parched, we see crops wither in the sun, commodity prices skyrocket, and local economies destabilize. For these reasons,...