America and its economic allies have announced five “democratic” principles for AI https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613573/america-and-its-economic-allies-announce-a-democratic-vision-for-ai/ Gene therapy may have its first blockbuster https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613576/gene-therapy-may-have-its-first-blockbuster/ Moondust Could Cloud Our Lunar Ambitions https://www.wired.com/story/moondust-nasa-lunar-ambitions/ Facebook plans to launch ‘GlobalCoin’ currency in 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48383460 Scientists Find A Volume Knob For Emotional Memories https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-find-a-volume-knob-for-emotional-memories/ China’s Supply of Minerals for iPhones and Missiles Could […]

MIT just cracked open an historic time capsule–here’s what was inside https://www.fastcompany.com/90351312/a-time-capsule-full-of-tech-and-design-history-was-just-cracked-open-at-mit How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613566/how-scientists-unraveled-the-mystery-behind-the-return-of-a-banned-greenhouse-gas/ Desmatamento avança na Amazônia, que perde 19 hectares de florestas/hora https://sustentabilidade.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,desmatamento-avanca-na-amazonia-que-perde-19-hectares-de-florestashora,70002838401 Brasil lamenta perda do nome Amazon https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/brasil-lamenta-perda-nome-amazon-205000491.html Policy Initiatives To Trigger Massive Growth Of Renewable Energy In China […]

Amazon set for facial recognition revolt https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48339142 Like the emperor’s new clothes, DNA kits are a tailored illusion https://aeon.co/ideas/like-the-emperors-new-clothes-dna-kits-are-a-tailored-illusion Formation of the moon brought water to Earth https://phys.org/news/2019-05-formation-moon-brought-earth.html The true cost of Islamic State’s archaeological looting in Syria is becoming clear https://qz.com/1624546/the-true-cost-of-islamic-states-archaeological-looting/ Google Photos Fixed the Bad Photo Organization That I Spent Years Creating https://gizmodo.com/google-photos-fixed-the-bad-photo-organization-that-i-s-1834836513 […]

DHS warns of ‘strong concerns’ that Chinese-made drones are stealing data https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/dhs-chinese-drone-warning/index.html The U.S. put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it’s cracking open. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/us-put-nuclear-waste-under-dome-pacific-island-now-its-cracking-open/?utm_term=.eb1b11ccd6c7 For The First Time, Scientists Have Linked Rare Genetic Mutations to Lupus https://www.sciencealert.com/major-lupus-discovery-isolates-the-gene-mutations-responsible This Is Why We Will Never Know Everything About Our Universe https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/21/this-is-why-we-will-never-know-everything-about-our-universe/#261c3c786296 Rise […]

Google Spent Years on a Secret Plan to Dominate This $830 Billion Industry, and Nobody Even Noticed https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/google-spent-years-on-a-secret-plan-to-dominate-this-830-billion-industry-nobody-even-noticed.html Tesla’s Model 3 autopilot mode was activated seconds before a fatal crash https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613549/teslas-model-3-autopilot-mode-was-activated-seconds-before-a-fatal-crash/ Grocery bills can predict diabetes rates by neighborhood https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613518/grocery-bills-can-predict-diabetes-rates-by-neighborhood/ Turning one greenhouse gas into another could combat climate change https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613556/turning-one-greenhouse-gas-into-another-could-combat-climate-change/ Move Over, San Andreas: […]

A nova oposição digital https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,a-nova-oposicao-digital,70002832011 Cientista brasileira cria ‘caneta’ que detecta câncer durante cirurgia https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cientista-brasileira-cria-caneta-que-detecta-cancer-durante-cirurgia,70002832324 The doctor who invented 18 medical devices https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48132022 Snakebites: Like having my hand smashed by a hammer’ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48281557 The NYPD uses altered images in its facial recognition system, new documents show https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18627548/nypd-facial-recognition-altered-faces-privacy Koalas declared “functionally extinct” https://inhabitat.com/koalas-declared-functionally-extinct/ livro Speed of […]

Could facial recognition cut crime? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-48228677/could-facial-recognition-cut-crime Instagram blocks vaccine hoax hashtags https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48227377 Hackers interrupt Israeli Eurovision webcast with faked explosions https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48280902 Christchurch attacks: Facebook curbs Live feature https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48276802 Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613541/teslas-trumpeted-solar-shingles-are-a-flop/ Planetary scientists unravel mystery of Egyptian desert glass https://phys.org/news/2019-05-planetary-scientists-unravel-mystery-egyptian.html MPs ask Instagram chiefs about suicide poll https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48279410 US says […]

Deep learning could reveal why the world works the way it does https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613502/deep-learning-could-reveal-why-the-world-works-the-way-it-does/ How AI could save lives without spilling medical secrets https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613520/how-ai-could-save-lives-without-spilling-secrets/ This Is Why Mars Is Red And Dead While Earth Is Blue And Alive https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/14/this-is-why-mars-is-red-and-dead-while-earth-is-blue-and-alive/#2cabe2ad395b Spider Uses Web As Slingshot To Ensnare Prey, Scientists Find https://www.npr.org/2019/05/14/723201654/spider-uses-web-as-slingshot-to-ensnare-prey-scientists-find Adobe Tells Users They Can Get […]

CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/12/co2-in-the-atmosphere-just-exceeded-415-parts-per-million-for-the-first-time-in-human-history/ WhatsApp discovers ‘targeted’ surveillance attack https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48262681 Rússia espalha fake news para influenciar eleições europeias, dizem investigadores https://internacional.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,russia-espalha-fake-news-para-influenciar-eleicoes-europeias-dizem-investigadores,70002826241 Apollo rocks showed how the moon was made, and now they’re about to solve more mysteries https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/apollo-rocks-showed-how-the-moon-was-made-and-now-theyre-about-to-solve-more-mysteries/2019/05/12/e3919a16-6de5-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html?utm_term=.a834d5cc9c84 Mariana Trench: Deepest-ever […]

Uber’s IPO caps an era of mediocrity and small thinking in Silicon Valley https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/11/uber-ipo-example-of-silicon-valley-era-of-mediocrity.html Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History https://gizmodo.com/congratulations-to-uber-the-worst-performing-ipo-in-us-1834681882 Uber decepciona em estreia na Bolsa https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,uber-decepciona-em-estreia-na-bolsa,70002824143 Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributors to San Francisco’s growing traffic problem https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613510/uber-and-lyft-are-the-biggest-contributors-to-san-franciscos-traffic-problem/ Solve’s 2019 Global Challenges are open for […]