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• Vehicle to infrastructure IoT emerges in DC

  

  Grant Ecker

  

  The traffic signals in Washington, DC, can now talk to your car—if it’s an Audi

  Ars Technica - Jonathan M. Gitlin

  Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication comes to the nation's capital. On Wednesday, Audi announced that the traffic lights in Washington, DC, can now …

• So much for beautiful ux? https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/16/17131148/apple-ios-11-bug-face-id-ad

  

  Grant Ecker

  Mar 17, 2018
• Welcoming a future where machine learning and AI coupled with minimally intrusive measurements assist a doctor's preventative and diagnostic care

  

  Grant Ecker

  

  Google’s new AI algorithm predicts heart disease by looking at your eyes

  The Verge

  Experts say it could provide a simpler way to predict cardiovascular risk Scientists from Google and its health-tech subsidiary Verily have discovered a new way to assess a person’s risk of heart disease using machine learning. By analyzing scans of the back of a patient’s eye, the company’s …

• Awesome

  

  Grant Ecker

  

  Drone comes to the rescue of two swimmers in Australia

  TechCrunch - Darrell Etherington

  One day, they may yet turn against us, but for now, they’re still our allies: A drone rescued two teenage swimmers in distress off the coast of New South Wales in Australia, according to a new report. The drone spotted two teenagers in trouble around a half-a-mile out from shore, and then dropped a …

• CPU design flaw(s) in the last decade of processors may allow data exploits... its patch may slow CPUs by 5-30% (developing story)

  

  Grant Ecker

  

  Report: All Intel Processors Made in the Last Decade Might Have a Massive Security Flaw [Updated]

  Gizmodo - Tom McKay

  There’s small screwups and big screwups. Here is tremendously huge screwup: Virtually all Intel processors produced in the last decade have a major …

• Are cell phones the new cigarettes?

  

  Grant Ecker

  

  California advises against keeping your phone in your pocket

  Engadget - Jon Fingas

  Whether or not anyone accepts the advice is another matter. The jury is still out on whether or not cellphone radiation is bad for you, but California's Department of Public Health isn't taking any chances. The agency just issued an advisory that suggests residents should take steps to limit their …