Technology Buzz

A Cultivating Change LLC curated collection of cutting edge technology blogs, articles, and books. www.cultivatingchange.com

By Michael Hartley CFP®

Old Age
Meet the AI Robots Helping Take Care of Elderly Patients
TIME - TIME Staff
Robots powered by artificial intelligence have been popping up in hotels, airports and shopping malls. Now, they’re showing up at assisted living homes, too. With names like Stevie, Paro and Pillo, these
Photons
Quantum radar has been demonstrated for the first time
MIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv
A radar device that relies on entangled photons works at such low power that it can hide behind background noise, making it useful for biomedical and …
Technology
A super-secure quantum internet just took another step closer to reality
MIT Technology Review - Martin Giles
Scientists have managed to send a record-breaking amount of data in quantum form, using a strange unit of quantum information called a qutrit. The …
Career Development
Co-Exist With Robots: How to Compete With Technology in the Age of Automation
Fortune - Gwen Moran
As technology, including robots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other forces change the nature of work, employees will need new …
Broadband
The 5G Network Is Taking Shape And The Latest Entrant Looks Dazzling
Forbes - David Phelan
The age of 5G connectivity is upon us, with its super-fast speeds, improved capacity and super-low latency. In the U.K., two of the four mobile networks have already gone live and, in the next few hours,
Lithium
Could Iron Replace Lithium in Batteries?
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Transitioning to renewable energy across society will require many changes, including more batteries. Energy storage is crucial for making sure that inconsistent renewable sources, like wind or solar,
Military
US soldiers in Afghanistan are patrolling like never before with these awesome pocket-sized spy drones
Business Insider - Ryan Pickrell
US soldiers are patrolling Afghanistan with a new tool that lets them see the battlefield like never before — personal, pocket-sized drones. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division has deployed
Electric Vehicles
A Texas Startup Claims To Have Made The Biggest Advancements In Electric Motor Designs In Over A Century
Jalopnik - Jason Torchinsky
Fundamentally, electric motors haven’t changed all that much since they were developed well over a century ago: they’re still electromechanically …
Augmented Reality
What Is Extended Reality Technology? A Simple Explanation For Anyone
Forbes - Bernard Marr
Imagine what it might be like to live and work in our world in 2030 and beyond. Perhaps, thanks to advancements in extended reality (XR), an umbrella term used to describe immersive technologies that merge
5G
I tried 5G. It will change your life — if you can find it
CNN - Story by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Video by Moss Cohen and Sofia Barrett, CNN Business
Self-driving cars. Robotic surgeries. Toothbrushes that detect when you're sick. This is the future 5G technology promises in less than a decade's time; internet connections so fast they'll support an
Technology
Amazon’s Text-To-Speech AI Service Sounds More Natural And Realistic
Forbes - Janakiram MSV
Amazon enhanced Polly - the cloud-based text-to-speech service - to deliver natural and realistic speech synthesis. The service can now be leveraged to present domain-specific style such as newscast and
Neuralink
Everything you need to know about Neuralink
sciencefocus.com - Alexander McNamara
With Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk made electric cars and private spaceflight ubiquitous. Now, with Neuralink, he hopes he can do the same for …
Qubits
Forget qubits: Quantum physicists successfully teleported 'qutrits' in breakthrough experiments
TNW - Tristan Greene
Two independent research teams recently published studies indicating they’ve successfully teleported a qutrit — possibly within days of each other. Now, both await the scientific process of peer review
Technology
Microsoft: Russian government hackers are targeting IoT devices
TNW - Bryan Clark
Microsoft today warned that Russian government hackers have been using video decoders, printers, and internet of things devices to breach computer networks. In a blog post, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence
Flying Car
Japan's NEC shows 'flying car' hovering steadily for minute
Associated Press - By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
ABIKO, Japan (AP) — Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching
MIT
The Future of Education - MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
Sanjay Sarma is vice president for open learning at MIT and leads its Office of Digital Learning, which oversees MIT OpenCourseWare and supports the …
Smart Homes
Turn your old phone into a home security camera
CNET - by Megan Wollerton, Taylor Martin
Have any old phones lying around? Consider turning them into security cameras you can watch from anywhere.
ETFs
This ETF run by a robot is beating the market—here's how it works
CNBC - Lizzy Gurdus
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (see: robots) are slowly seeping into every industry in the market, from manufacturing to health care to …
Automotive Industry
A Deluge of Batteries Is About to Rewire the Power Grid
Bloomberg - David Stringer
It’s just a marketing gimmick. But it casts a spell. A pale orange-and-gold sunset bathes the macadamia plantations and avocado orchards that sweep …
U.S. Military
The U.S. military is using solar-powered balloons to spy on parts of the Midwest
Digital Trends - Emily Price
The U.S. military is using balloons to monitor activity across six states in the Midwest. The 25 solar-powered balloons are reportedly being used to …
Technology
Drone crash near kids leads Swiss Post and Matternet to suspend autonomous deliveries
TechCrunch - Devin Coldewey
A serious crash by a delivery drone in Switzerland have grounded the fleet and put a partnership on ice. Within a stone’s throw of a school, the incident raised grim possibilities for the possibilities
Net Neutrality
Bernie Sanders makes reinstating net neutrality a campaign promise
TechCrunch - Devin Coldewey
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has made reinstating net neutrality via FCC appointments one of his campaign promises, the Daily Dot reported today. He is far from alone among the Democratic Presidential
Photons
‘Quantum microphone’ detects sound at the atomic level
Engadget - Georgina Torbet
The device could be the basis for more efficient quantum computers. Researchers at Stanford have developed a "quantum microphone" which can detect the smallest known units of sound -- packets of vibrational
Technology
UserBenchmark offers explanation for changes to CPU score weights
TechSpot - Eric Hamilton
A hot potato: Benchmark comparison site UserBenchmark has defended its decision to make changes to the way it weighs CPU average scores, thus …
3 in 10 U.S. Homes Don’t Have Broadband: Study
Fortune - Chris Morris
Broadband Internet is something a lot of people take for granted, but a new study by NPD finds that nearly one out of every three people in the U.S. …
Science
Carbon Nanotubes Could Increase Solar Efficiency to 80 Percent
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Not by enhancing solar panels—by capturing the heat around them. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing solar technology is wasted heat. One crucial measure of solar panels is how efficient they
Apple Watch
Apple Watch ECG vs. hospital EKG: Not the results I was expecting
CNET - by Vanessa Hand Orellana
Apple Watch Series 4 has two FDA-cleared heart features that can warn about life-threatening conditions. Here's what happened when I tested Apple's ECG against a medical-grade EKG.
These technologists think the internet is broken. So they're building another one.
NBC News - Noah Smith
Mark Nadal is one of a growing number of technologists trying to right what they see as the wrongs of the internet by building a new one around decentralization. Unlike other entrepreneurs in Silicon Mark
Technology
A new thrust technology for nanosatellites could make them more efficient
MIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv
Chemical rockets aren’t suitable for the new breed of tiny satellites filling our skies. So rocket scientists are developing a new generation of …