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Baby Genome Sequencing for Sale in China

Chinese parents can now decode the genomes of their healthy newborns, revealing disease risks as well as the likelihood of physical traits like male-pattern baldness.

by Antonio Regalado

  1. The Quest for a Functional New Interface for the Smartphone

    Fingertips Lab’s iPhone-controlling gadget is a good idea that needs a lot of work.

    by Rachel Metz

  2. Meet the Chinese Finance Giant That’s Secretly an AI Company

    The smartphone payments business Ant Financial is using computer vision, natural language processing, and mountains of data to reimagine banking, insurance, and more.

    by Will Knight

  3. Apple Isn’t as Late to Automated Driving as You Might Think

    Several companies have a head start in building self-driving cars, but Apple has a surprising amount of relevant experience.

    by Will Knight

  4. Tim Cook: Apple Isn’t Falling Behind, It’s Just Not Ready to Talk About the Future

    The Apple CEO tells us what he thinks about Silicon Valley’s gender problems, President Trump’s policies on the environment and immigration, and why his company gets a bad rap on AI.

    by Nanette Byrnes

  5. Facebook Is Enlisting Human Experts and AI to Fight Terrorism

    Technology alone won’t defeat the social network’s problems with extremist content.

    by Jamie Condliffe

  6. Wait, Why Does Trump Want to Change America’s Air Traffic Control System?

    The president is right when he says that the nation’s air traffic control system is old and is taking a long time to modernize.

    by Mike Orcutt

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