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Why Protests Driven by Social Media Struggle to Have Effect

Zeynep Tufecki explains how movements on Facebook and Twitter are more fragile because they start online.

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Reunite to Discuss Trump Firing of Comey

Other former 'Daily Show' colleagues including Samantha Bee, Ed Helms and John Oliver also joined.

Amazon Starts Filling It’s ‘Spheres’ with Exotic Plants

The tech giant is building a large biosphere as part of its new $4 billion campus in Seattle.

How ‘The Radium Girls’ Left a Legacy of Scientific and Civil Rights Contributions

New book chronicles female factory workers' death from severe radiation poisoning.

Barack Obama Issues Dire Warning About Artificial Intelligence

Ex-president says tech disruption in economy leads to more terrorism, inequality.

Nike Builds the ‘World’s First LED Running Track’

The pop-up arena has a virtual pacer on the LED wall around the track moving with runners.

Underwater Robot Helps Monitor Arctic Ice Shelf Collapse

Researchers are relying on the bots for mapping changes underneath the ice in Antarctica.

How Hot Startup Company Zenefits Self-Disrupted

Tech company selling HR software forced to handle own HR nightmare.

Aaron Hernandez’s Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Wake of Suicide

Late Patriots star granted abatement on 2015 slaying of Odin Lloyd.

Amazon Unveils the Echo Show, an Alexa-Powered Touchscreen

The latest Alexa device will cost $230 and ships June 28.

Hillary Clinton Insiders Seek Relevance After Crushing Loss

Vanity Fair examines Democratic Party's need for a new leader.

Antonio Sabato Jr., Actor and Friend of Trump, Running for Congress

Former 'General Hospital' star, a Republican, touts 'proximity to the White House.'

Yale Develops Web Platform to Help Deal With Financial Crises in Real Time

Funded in part by $10 million gift from Gates, Bezos, and Bloomberg.

Fossils Show Primitive Hominids Lived Alongside Humans for Millennia

Major scientific breakthrough dates extinction of Homo naledi later than previously thought.

ABC Resurrecting One-Time Ratings Giant ‘American Idol’

Unclear whether Ryan Seacrest will return as host or who will be on judge's panel.

This Fold-Up Cabin Will Give the Zombies No Quarter

Why do glass houses get a bad rap again?