Database security continues to be a major pain point. Just ask the nearly 200 million people whose personal info got left exposed on the internet.
Daily Archives: June 19, 2017
A registered sex offender has just become the world's most unlikely free speech crusader.
The Supreme Court Just Protected Your Right to Facebook
A mysterious “Sponsored Content” opt-out setting recently appeared in Spotify, and now the streaming giant has confirmed to TechCrunch what it’s about. Spotify is now testing a new “Sponsored Song” ad unit that a company spokesperson tells us is “a product test for labels to promote singles on the free tier.” Instead of appearing as obvious ad banners… Read MoreSpotify “Sponsored Songs” let labels pay for plays
A new system by University of California, Santa Barbara researchers Yasamin Mostofi and Chitra R. Karanam uses two drones, a massive Wi-Fi antenna, and a little interpolation to literally see through solid walls. The system is two-fold. The one d...
Researchers train drones to use Wi-Fi to look through walls
Researchers have loaded a robot with an artificial intelligence so it can figure out how to best grip objects it’s never seen before, no hand-holding required.
A Clever AI-Powered Robot Learns to Get a Grip
More women have blockbusters in theaters now than any summer before. And the season is just getting started.
The ‘Wonder Woman’ Effect: Female Directors Are Owning the Box ...
Scientists have built an algae that spits out more than twice as much fat as wild algae.
Fattened, Genetically Engineered Algae Might Be the Next Great Oil ...
Last week Facebook solicited help with what it dubbed “hard questions” — including how it should tackle the spread of terrorism propaganda on its platform. Yesterday Google followed suit with its own public pronouncement, via an op-ed in the FT newspaper, explaining how it’s ramping up measures to tackle extremist content. Read MoreGoogle to ramp up AI efforts to ID extremism on ...
A new technology for VR headsets puts the so-called screen-door effect in the past.
Has The Stealth Company Varjo Solved Vision-Quality VR?
Some say it's a one-star airline, but photographer Arthur Mebius sees it as the golden age of aviation.