Microsoft, Facebook, and Telxius finish Marea: a 4,000 mile undersea cable
In 2016, Facebook partnered with Google and Pacific Light Data Communication Co. Ltd to build a trans-pacific cable. This undersea cable is connecting Hong Kong...
Virginia decertifies hackable voting machines ahead of election
Virginia Department of Elections has called for the decertification of Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting machines in the state. The Department of Elections cited...
Elon Musk urges United Nations to ban killer robots
Elon Musk and over 100 engineers and artificial intelligence scientists have posted an open letter encouraging the United Nations (UN) to globally ban autonomous...
India launches a solar-paneled train to help fight air pollution
India’s legendary railway network lays out over 41,000 miles of track winding through everything from jungles to deserts to mountainsides as it reaches into...
Best Buy wants to be your showroom for smart home devices
I’ll be honest. The last time I stepped inside a Best Buy was to hold in my hands a mirrorless camera I ended up...
US drops to 4th on the Top500 list of world’s fastest supercomputer
Coinciding with the kickoff of the ISC High Performance conference in Frankfurt Germany, the Top500 has released the rankings of the worlds most powerful supercomputers....
Broken cell phone screens could one day become self healing
A research group lead by Dr. Chao Wang presented their work in developing a self healing polymeric material. On April 4th, Dr. Wang presented their...
Disney Research demonstrates catching a real ball in Virtual Reality
Currently, wearing a VR headset immerses you in a virtual world that can be a truly lifelike visual and audio experience. As the technology matures,...
Wendy’s to experiment with self-serve kiosks for ordering
Companies like Amazon and Uber have embraced automation to provide their services in ways that would have been impossible before. Now fast food companies...
Disney Research demonstrates an ‘ubiquitous wireless’ charging room
Wireless charging of phones today consists of setting it on a charging pad or dock. While this is technically wireless, it still keeps you tethered...
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Uber Advanced Technologies Group wants to discuss the future of trucking
The Uber Advanced Technology Group wants to start a conversation around automation and the future of the transportation industry. Uber has published a study that...
Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity
The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
New study shows that learning a second language as a young child has huge...
Learning a second language can have benefits for our brain that go far beyond language itself. And when it comes to young children, research...
