Why Experts Are Skeptical of IBM’s New Commercial Quantum Computer https://gizmodo.com/why-experts-are-skeptical-of-ibms-new-commercial-quantu-1831617788 Indian Science Congress Speakers Say Newton Was Wrong, Ancient Demon-King Had Planes https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/01/09/683298815/speakers-at-indian-science-congress-say-newton-was-wrong-ancient-demon-had-airpl The Origin Of The Word ‘Robot’ https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-origin-of-the-word-robot/ Hackers may have just stolen $1 million from the Ethereum Classic blockchain in a “51%” attack https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612728/hackers-just-stole-1-million-from-the-ethereum-classic-blockchain-in-a-rare-51/ Acoustic mirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_mirror Blue tooth reveals unknown […]

Why doctors are worried about the Apple Watch EKG https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18172132/apple-watch-ekg-electrocardiogram-health-science New York Is Dealing With an Old Enemy—Measles https://gizmodo.com/new-york-is-dealing-with-an-old-enemy-measles-1831587909 Google’s Nod to a Universal Translator Was a Smart First Move in a Bid for AI Dominance This Year https://gizmodo.com/google-is-clearing-the-air-of-foul-ai-with-its-stab-at-1831594809 A hormone released during exercise might protect against Alzheimer’s https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189845-a-hormone-released-during-exercise-might-protect-against-alzheimers/#Echobox=1546885040 Could a Chinese-made Metro car spy […]

Israel’s “startup nation” is under threat from the tech giants that nurtured it https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612717/israels-startup-nation-is-under-threat-from-the-tech-giants-that-nurtured-it/ IBM’s latest quantum computer is a 20-qubit work of art https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/08/ibm-q-system-one-quantum-computer/ CES 2019: Could Lovot the pet robot make you fall in love? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46791486/ces-2019-could-lovot-the-pet-robot-make-you-fall-in-love Bitcoin Exposed Silicon Valley’s Ultimate Aim: Making Money https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-exposed-silicon-valley-aim-making-money/ Segway Shows Off New Scooter, Self-Driving Robot, E-Skates […]

FlexPai: Hands-on with the first bendy phone https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46736554/flexpai-hands-on-with-the-first-bendy-phone (esta notícia aparentemente é equivocada: a apresentadora não era anti-vacinas…) Apresentadora antivacinas morre de gripe suína aos 26 anos nos EUA https://exame.abril.com.br/mundo/apresentadora-antivacinas-morre-de-gripe-suina-aos-26-anos-nos-eua/ Electricity from renewables topped coal in Germany for first time in 2018 https://qz.com/1515608/electricity-from-renewables-topped-coal-in-germany-for-first-time-in-2018/ Kohler’s smart toilet promises a ‘fully-immersive experience’ https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/6/18170575/kohler-konnect-bathroom-smart-gadgets-numi-intelligent-toilet-ces-2019 China-Made Smartphone Weather App […]

Earth Is Drifting Away From The Sun, And So Are All The Planets https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/01/03/earth-is-drifting-away-from-the-sun-and-so-are-all-the-planets/#a91c8366f7d3 Greenland Has Yet Another Methane Leak https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greenland-has-yet-another-methane-leak/ Technology, Ranked https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/technology-ranked-1830501100 “Smoking Gun” –Points to Existence of Dark-Matter Particle https://dailygalaxy.com/2019/01/smoking-gun-points-to-existence-of-dark-matter-particle/ The US and China are in a quantum arms race that will transform warfare https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612421/us-china-quantum-arms-race/ Gene engineers make super-size plants that are […]

Seven New Year’s resolutions for Big Tech in 2019 https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612685/seven-new-years-resolutions-for-big-tech-in-2019/ The Internet Became Less Free In 2018. Can We Fight Back? https://www.wired.com/story/internet-freedom-china-2018/ Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/business/china-internet-censor.html China vs. the US: Who wins and who loses https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612603/china-vs-the-us-who-wins-and-who-loses/ In 2019, blockchains will start to become boring https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612687/in-2019-blockchains-will-start-to-become-boring/ What could have wiped 3km of […]

In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/technology/facebook-suicide-screening-algorithm.html New Horizons: Nasa probe survives flyby of Ultima Thule https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46729898 Explosion in digital evidence coming thanks to IoT and 5G: Hancom GMD https://www.zdnet.com/article/explosion-in-digital-evidence-coming-thanks-to-iot-and-5g-hancom-gmd/ In High-Tech Cities, No More Potholes, but What About Privacy? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/us/kansas-city-smart-technology.html The disorientated ape: Why clever people can be […]

Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/facebook-moderators.html The Internet Apologizes http://nymag.com/tags/the-internet-apologizes/ “i Was Devastated”: Tim Berners-Lee, The Man Who Created The World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/the-man-who-created-the-world-wide-web-has-some-regrets 19 bold predictions for science and technology in 2019 https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/19-bold-predictions-science-technology-2019-ncna950076 Leg nerves activated by light offer new path to restoring mobility http://news.mit.edu/2018/leg-nerves-activated-by-light-offer-new-path-restoring-mobility-1226 The biggest technology […]

What happens when AI-generated people look for love on Tinder https://qz.com/1508164/ai-generated-people-look-for-love-on-tinder/ Kratom: The Bitter Plant That Could Help Opioid Addicts—if The Dea Doesn’t Ban It https://www.wired.com/2016/11/kratom-bitter-plant-help-opioid-addicts-dea-doesnt-ban/ Na China, pioneira de bike compartilhada está em crise https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,na-china-pioneira-de-bike-compartilhada-esta-em-crise,70002657363 Apple’s Future Looks Rotten https://gizmodo.com/apples-future-looks-rotten-1831041372 Huawei is the world’s fastest-growing smartphone seller despite increasing global scrutiny https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612681/huawei-is-the-worlds-fastest-growing-smartphone-seller-despite-increasing-global/ Figuring – […]

Incoming! A June meteor swarm could be loaded with surprises. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/12/25/incoming-june-meteor-swarm-could-be-loaded-with-surprises/?utm_term=.c01a8d1a19ab Mineração de asteroide começa a deixar a ficção https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/inovacao,mineracao-de-asteroide-comeca-a-deixar-a-ficcao,70002655782 The truth about supplements: do they work and should you take them? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032060-100-the-truth-about-supplements-do-they-work-and-should-you-take-them/ Death rays: How the dream of an ultimate weapon became a dark farce https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-800-death-rays-how-the-dream-of-an-ultimate-weapon-became-a-dark-farce/ The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics And Human […]