The Cyborgs Are Here And They’re… Performance Artists?
Moon and Neil are walking experiments. She can feel the earth’s seismic activity in her arm and he can hear color. It might seem strange but they insist that someday soon their implants will be considered run-of-the-mill.

February 7, 2017 at 12:55PM
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What It Takes To Truly Delete Data
Here’s something useful to understand about erasing data: Data cannot be erased. At least, not in the typical way that we think of erasing things, where we know all versions of a file are gone forever.

February 7, 2017 at 09:52AM
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Google & H&M’s Ivyrevel will make you a dress customized using your personal data
Google says it teamed up with H&M’s digital fashion house Ivyrevel on a project dubbed “Coded Couture.”

February 7, 2017 at 01:18AM
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The Real Threat Is Machine Incompetence, Not Intelligence
Forget super-AI. Crappy AI is more likely to be our downfall, argues researcher.

February 6, 2017 at 08:46PM
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Guy’s Attempt To Turn His Bulldog Into A Remote Controlled Robot Does Not Go As Planned
William Osman tried to biohack his dog with wieners, a laser cutter and robotics. Though it didn’t quite work out like he wanted, we still applaud the attempt.

February 6, 2017 at 06:06PM
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Playing ‘Portal’ With The HoloLens’ Augmented Reality Looks So, So Cool
Augmented reality is often forgotten in favor of virtual reality, but if developers can put out more stuff like this “Portal” port (and Microsoft can make the HoloLens… not ridiculously expensive), that will probably change. Because this looks absurdly fun.

February 6, 2017 at 05:18PM
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Relax, Apple isn’t introducing another new connector
The Ultra Accessory Connector has a lofty title, but it’s been with us for years.

February 6, 2017 at 05:18PM
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The backroom of a Brooklyn landmark building served as the global hub for Jewish connectivity
This is the story of how a handful of young Chassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP or even satellite or Cable TV. Their actions would sow the seeds for dozens of future Chabad-led forays into digital communications.

February 6, 2017 at 01:36PM
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The state of residential solar power
Solar is “probably the only long-term supply-side energy solution that is both large enough and acceptable enough to sustain the planet’s long term requirements,” but it still has a long way to go.

February 6, 2017 at 12:37PM
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The Exotic Matter States Behind PCs, Visual Displays, and the Future of Water – Facts So Romantic
In the past century or so, we’ve discovered that there are hundreds of distinct solid phases — some of which are used to build the silicon chips that run your computer.

February 6, 2017 at 12:37PM
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