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Before we get self-driving cars and road-trains, MIT researchers think emergency co-drivers that only take control in dangerous situations are the near-future for robot driving. At least while we still have fallible human drivers driving around like maniacs. MIT's whiz kids have been busying themselves with a tricky problem--how to build a semi-smart car that could take control when the situation ahead of a human driver looks to dangerous to be left to our weak biological instincts

Smallpox was eradicated so long ago that few living people have seen a case. What does it look like?

That grouper on your plate may not be grouper at all--unless it has an electronic tag saying otherwise.

Experimental cap could offer third approach to treating common sleep disorder, after medications and behavioral therapy

In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we examine China's cheap knockoff cell phones. After being forced out of China and India, Chinese counterfeiters brought their product to the Middle East, where the sudden availability of information had unintended consequences for the region--and for China itself

Federal regulators will require sunscreen manufacturers to test their products' effectiveness against sun rays that pose the greatest risk of skin cancer.

Food-safety watchdog organization says pesticide residues especially common on 12 produce items

A graduate from Harvard’s Law and Business schools, Adrian Slywotzky is a sought after business consultant, speaker, and writer. Below, Adrian describes the qualities that make a business magnetic. Curt: What does magnetism mean in the B2B world

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a period.

Although there were some raised eyebrows, when Bulgari absorbed the Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth brands, watches like the Endurer Chronosprint All Blacks ($16,300) underscore how much energy the Italian jeweler has injected into the designs of the two former boutique watchmakers. Enthusiasts will quickly identify the signature case of ...

Across from the Menara Gardens in Marrakech, Morocco, the Four Seasons Hotel Marrakech—comprising 141 rooms and suites, five restaurants, two pools, and a spa—opens June 16 on about 40 acres of gardens. Each of the hotel’s rooms and suites (starting around $500 per night) has a private balcony or terrace ...

The growing respect for quality ingredients reached new heights when Pat La Frieda achieved guru status. The third-generation butcher, dubbed “Manhattan’s leading meat authority” by La Scuola at Eataly, will expound on the merits of animal protein in Pat La Frieda Talks Meat ($175), a class at the educational arm ...

Tourists have a new way to see Paris: cruising the streets in an Aston Martin. The luxury carmaker is providing two of its newest models—the Rapide and the Cygnet—for guests of the Dorchester Collection’s H

PGT: Tiger Woods is not at Congressional physically, but his presence looms large.

Gabrielle Giffords recently released photos online to give the public a look at her recovery after being shot in the head. Another victim recovering from the Tucson massacre speaks with Bill Whitaker about Giffords' long road ahead