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A cross-section of a cerebral organoid. Photograph: Madeline A Lancaster/IMBA/EPA Researchers are warning that neuroscientists may have crossed ethical boundaries by growing lumps of human brain in a lab — and in some cases transplanting…

(The Daily Caller) — Tech-giant Apple announced Wednesday that it will roll out a new set of emojis that promote more “inclusion and diversity” this fall. Apple users can expect 59 new emojis to hit their iPhones, a press release by the…

(NBC News) — Apple has removed from its online store a religious app accused of portraying being gay as an “addiction,” “sickness,” and “sin” after a national gay rights organization petitioned to have it pulled. Truth Wins Out, which says…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. law enforcement agencies have seized the sex marketplace website Backpage.com as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a posting on the Backpage website on Friday.…

The footwear and apparel corporation Nike has partnered with the mindfulness and meditation app Headspace, introducing the practices to runners worldwide with the goal of boosting athletic focus and performance. However, the president of…

Photo Credit: John Sommers I/Transport Topics/Wikipedia(Wired) — Anthony Levandowski makes an unlikely prophet. Dressed Silicon Valley-casual in jeans and flanked by a PR rep rather than cloaked acolytes, the engineer known for…

Proponents of Intelligent Design are crying foul after the Wikipedia page for a respected scientist who believes that God created the universe with a purpose was recently deleted. Günter Bechly is a paleo-entomologist in Germany whose…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIfrMwql6Fo&w=660&h=400] (The Telegraph) — Facebook has been criticized by one of its founding members for “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology” and putting children’s mental health at…