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Deepfakes
Deepfakes may be a useful tool for spies
MIT Technology Review - Karen Hao
A spy may have used an AI-generated face to deceive and connect with targets on social media. The news: A LinkedIn profile under the name Katie Jones …
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Hackers behind the world’s deadliest code are probing US power firms
MIT Technology Review - Martin Giles
A group called Xenotime, which began by targeting oil and gas facilities in the Middle East, now has electrical utilities in the US and Asia in its …
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Hackers behind the world’s deadliest code are probing US power firms
MIT Technology Review - Martin Giles
A group called Xenotime, which began by targeting oil and gas facilities in the Middle East, now has electrical utilities in the US and Asia in its …
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Facebook has built stunning virtual spaces for its AI programs to explore
MIT Technology Review - Will Knight
Researchers at Facebook have created a number of extremely realistic virtual homes and offices so that their AI algorithms can learn how the real …
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Data for a new enlightenment
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A new science of social physics is needed to make sense of the vast amounts of data now gathered and monitored, and to use it to help society, all …
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AI can tell when actors are kissing—and maybe when you are, too
MIT Technology Review - Karen Hao
While object recognition in video has rapidly advanced, scene detection, or knowing what’s actually happening on screen, has lagged behind. But being …
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Artificial intelligence sees construction site accidents before they happen
MIT Technology Review - Will Knight
Construction companies are developing an AI system that predicts worksite injuries—an example of the growing use of workplace surveillance. A …
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Brain signals can reveal how “awake” a fly’s brain is
MIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv
A new test for measuring awareness in fruit flies could change the way neuroscientists think about and measure consciousness. Levels of consciousness …
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Facebook is expected to unveil its secretive cryptocurrency next week
MIT Technology Review - Niall Firth
Big payment firms and other digital companies are all backing the social media giant’s first foray into crypto. The news: Facebook will release the …
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Armed Conflict
Soaring temperatures will substantially raise the risks of armed conflict
MIT Technology Review - James Temple
A new analysis in Nature finds that climate change has likely played a relatively small role in driving armed conflict so far. But if temperatures …
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CRISPR
For drug industry, the prescription is more CRISPR
MIT Technology Review - Antonio Regalado
GlaxoSmithKline will pour $67 million into a new laboratory at the University of California to industrialize the search for drug clues using the …
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IBM
How a century-old tech giant is making a comeback with AI
MIT Technology Review - Karen Hao
IBM is betting that collaboration with universities and other corporations can help it recover its powerhouse status. IBM may not be the sexiest tech …
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Blockchain
Blockchain’s real promise: Automating trust
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Combining the distributed ledger with other technologies such as artificial intelligence cuts costs and makes supply chains traceable. As supply chain …
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Telegram’s boss has blamed China for a cyberattack during the Hong Kong protests
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
Activists have been using encrypted messaging apps like Telegram to organize demonstrations. The news: Telegram was hit by a distributed denial of …
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UberEATS
Uber says it will start delivering McDonald’s by drone this summer
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
It has a few hurdles to overcome before the service launches, though. The news: Uber Elevate, the company’s aerial arm, has said it will start …
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Cognitive Computing
Bill Gates just backed a chip startup that uses light to turbocharge AI
MIT Technology Review - Martin Giles
Luminous Computing has developed an optical microchip that runs AI models much faster than other semiconductors while using less power. Advances in …
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Don't Get Left Behind: The Business Risk And Cost Of Technology Obsolescence
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 21, 2019 /CNW/ -- A new study by MIT Technology Review Insights in association with Oracle finds that companies that have a …
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Deepfakes
Deepfakes have got Congress panicking. This is what it needs to do.
MIT Technology Review - Karen Hao
With the election approaching, lawmakers are facing up to the fact they need to do something about the explosion in manipulated media. The recent …
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Bitcoin mining may be pumping out as much CO2 per year as Kansas City
MIT Technology Review - James Temple
The latest attempt to assess the environmental impact of the cryptocurrency finds that mining accounts for about 0.2% of global electricity …
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Robotics
Should we tax robots? A debate.
MIT Technology Review - David Rotman
Pro: Why not? We tax human labor. Con: It will slow innovation. Background: The idea of taxing robots isn’t new, but it gained momentum a few years …
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The UK plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
The news: The UK government has set a new target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. “Net” zero means balancing emissions with carbon …
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Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook has promised to leave up a deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
The firm's emerging policy on deepfakes seems to be to leave them up, but flag that they are fake. The news: A deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg was …
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Pigs
CRISPR pig organs are being implanted in monkeys to see if they’re safe for humans
MIT Technology Review - Karen Weintraub
Gene-editing company eGenesis is carrying out the experiments to help solve a critical shortage of human organs available for transplant. In 2017, …
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Cyborgs
Cyborg seals and floating robots have solved an Antarctic ice mystery
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
Robots, satellites, and seals fitted with head sensors have been used to work out why there’s a hole the size of South Carolina in Antarctica’s sea …
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CRISPR
A Russian scientist has threatened to make more CRISPR babies
MIT Technology Review - Antonio Regalado
A Russian biologist has told a journalist at Nature that he wants to create more gene-edited babies and will do it if he can win approval. Who’s …
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Hackers have stolen photos of travelers taken by the US border agency
MIT Technology Review - Martin Giles
The data breach underlines the need for tighter controls over what the US government can do with our data. The news: US Customs and Border Protection …
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Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
Automata hopes its inexpensive devices can bring automation to companies that usually wouldn’t be able to afford high-end robotics. Industrial robots …
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Black Holes
The black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy is way smaller than we thought
MIT Technology Review - Erin Winick
Astronomers found that the mass of the black hole at the center of the small galaxy NGC 4395 (pictured above) is just a 40th what researchers had …
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You get what you pay for: Intelligence matters with enterprise-grade analytics
MIT Technology Review - Jeff Allen, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Adobe Analytics
Companies today need the right, advanced analytics tools, with a user-friendly interface, so that they can analyze customer data in real time and …
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Russia will block VPN providers who don’t comply with a blacklist request
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
They have 30 days to respond to a request to link their servers to a government-run IT system. The news: Ten providers of virtual private network …

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Deepfakes may be a useful tool for spies

Hackers behind the world’s deadliest code are probing US power firms

Hackers behind the world’s deadliest code are probing US power firms

Facebook has built stunning virtual spaces for its AI programs to explore

Data for a new enlightenment

AI can tell when actors are kissing—and maybe when you are, too

Artificial intelligence sees construction site accidents before they happen

Brain signals can reveal how “awake” a fly’s brain is

Facebook is expected to unveil its secretive cryptocurrency next week

Soaring temperatures will substantially raise the risks of armed conflict

For drug industry, the prescription is more CRISPR

How a century-old tech giant is making a comeback with AI

Blockchain’s real promise: Automating trust

Telegram’s boss has blamed China for a cyberattack during the Hong Kong protests

Uber says it will start delivering McDonald’s by drone this summer

Bill Gates just backed a chip startup that uses light to turbocharge AI

Don't Get Left Behind: The Business Risk And Cost Of Technology Obsolescence

Deepfakes have got Congress panicking. This is what it needs to do.

Bitcoin mining may be pumping out as much CO2 per year as Kansas City

Should we tax robots? A debate.

The UK plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050

Facebook has promised to leave up a deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg

CRISPR pig organs are being implanted in monkeys to see if they’re safe for humans

Cyborg seals and floating robots have solved an Antarctic ice mystery

A Russian scientist has threatened to make more CRISPR babies

Hackers have stolen photos of travelers taken by the US border agency

Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes

The black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy is way smaller than we thought

You get what you pay for: Intelligence matters with enterprise-grade analytics

Russia will block VPN providers who don’t comply with a blacklist request