Computers See Through Walls

And another privacy barrier falls, or effectively becomes transparent. Computers can now use the ambient radio signals that permeate most Continue reading →

Psychopathic AI

What could possibly go wrong? Researchers at MIT developed a psychopathic artificial intelligence. They did it on purpose to study Continue reading →

Do Lab Grown Brains Think

Medicine advances quickly enough that something miraculous years ago is now considered normal. Remember the debates over various fertilization procedures? Continue reading →

Accidental Discovery Recycles Plastic

Simple accidents can have great impacts. A few years ago, a bacteria was discovered that evolved to eat plastic. It was Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2018

Electricity usage growth decreased to zero because of renewables and efficiency increases. Two billion new homes will be required to Continue reading →

Autonomous Auto Kills Pedestrian

This is the inevitable milestone. An autonomous vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian. The car had a safety driver (Uber), Continue reading →

Printed House Price Drops

3D printed houses have matured from experimental projects, to prototypes, to affordable housing. A house built in Austin, Texas, is Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2018

Average wages rose from 0.3% to 2.9% but the bottom 83% are seeing slower growth than the top 17%. Humans Continue reading →