Author: JohnVlahos

• Customer Headaches Could Curtail Apple’s Encryption Push
  Apple’s Tim Cook says he doesn’t want his company to be able to read customer data—but he probably can’t make that happen.

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• Go Inside an Industrial Plant That Sucks Carbon Dioxide Straight Out of the Air
  A pilot plant north of Vancouver is testing a process to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, hoping to prove it is economically viable.

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• Why Tech Companies Should Work with Government Rather than Against It
  The former chief digital officer of New York, Rachel Haot, explains why government and entrepreneurs need to work together.

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• How Pebble Is Killing It on Kickstarter
  Three of the four biggest sums raised on Kickstarter are for the smart-watch pioneer’s products. Why do people like it so much?

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• Six Months after Paris Accord, We’re Losing the Climate-Change Battle
  A new report from the International Energy Agency includes projections for reductions in energy use and carbon dioxide emissions that could be wildly optimistic.

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• How Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant Will Make Money Off You
  While helping us get things done, virtual assistants will also give tech companies valuable new insights into our lives.

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• Monsanto Cultivates a Rose That Doesn’t Wilt
  New advances in biotechnology could keep your flowers in bloom longer.

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• Washington Grapples with a Thorny Question: What Is a GMO Anyway?
  New approaches to generating crop varieties are making it hard for policymakers to know what to regulate.

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• Big Ideas, Big Conflicts in Plan to Synthesize a Human Genome
  Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies.

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• Germany Runs Up Against the Limits of Renewables
  Even as Germany adds lots of wind and solar power to the electric grid, the country’s carbon emissions are rising. Will the rest of the world learn from its lesson?

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