10 Year Challenge: How the world has changed in a decade https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46918799 Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612764/giving-algorithms-a-sense-of-uncertainty-could-make-them-more-ethical/ Amazon made a vest to keep robots from pummeling humans https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/18/amazon-robotic-tech-vest-warehouse/ How Tesla is taking over neighborhoods with solar energy https://electrek.co/2019/01/19/tesla-taking-over-neighbourhoods-solar-power/ How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code […]

China Tried To Grow Cotton On The Moon, But It Didn’t Work https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686169520/plant-china-mooned-over-dies-couldnt-cotton-to-lunar-environment Google Play malware used phones’ motion sensors to conceal itself https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/google-play-malware-used-phones-motion-sensors-to-conceal-itself/ This Airbnb Spying Nightmare Is a Reminder That Staying in Strangers’ Homes Is Still Creepy https://gizmodo.com/this-airbnb-spying-nightmare-is-a-reminder-that-staying-1831818233 Microsoft is spending $500 million to offset big tech’s impact on housing https://qz.com/1526882/microsoft-is-spending-500-million-to-offset-big-techs-impact-on-housing/ Why doing […]

Our pets: the key to the obesity crisis? http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190109-what-we-can-learn-from-overweight-pets-about-human-obesity Hack Brief: An Astonishing 773 Million Records Exposed In Monster Breach https://www.wired.com/story/collection-one-breach-email-accounts-passwords/ The 773 Million Record “Collection #1” Data Breach https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record-collection-1-data-reach/ ‘;–have i been pwned? https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Is the “10 Year Challenge” on Facebook a privacy scheme disguised as a meme? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-10-year-challenge-meme-could-it-mine-your-data-facial-recognition/ The diet to save lives, […]

The technique that taught AI to play Go still can’t teach a car to drive https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612757/the-technique-that-taught-ai-to-play-go-still-cant-teach-a-car-to-drive/ Hollywood’s Portrayals of Science and Scientists Are Ridiculous https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/hollywoods-portrayals-of-science-and-scientists-are-ridiculous/ World’s ‘loneliest’ frog gets a date https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46867424 A ética do doutor algoritmo https://www.dasa.com.br/comite-saude-em-pauta-etica-do-doutor-algoritmo Pedro Doria no Guia dos Perplexos https://guiadosperplexos.tv/pedro-doria/ minhas 35 perguntas sobre AI: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/30-perguntas-sobre-intelig%C3%AAncia-artificial-rene-de-paula-jr-/ The American Military Sucks […]

Lime is pulling its scooters in Switzerland after a possible software glitch made people fall off https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612751/lime-is-pulling-its-scooters-in-switzerland-after-a-possible-software-glitch/ Lyft and Uber drivers may need extra insurance coverage https://www.fox9.com/news/lyft-and-uber-drivers-may-need-extra-insurance-coverage A beleza nos foi roubada pelos gurus da publicidade, diz arquiteto Renzo Piano https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/01/a-beleza-nos-foi-roubada-pelos-gurus-da-publicidade-diz-arquiteto-renzo-piano.shtml The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/01/14/the-weaponization-of-artificial-intelligence/#7855deba3686 Start-up Bird backs down in electric scooter legal […]

YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46816928/youtube-influencers-inside-the-weird-world-of-social-media-burnout Nível de felicidade mundial chegou ao seu ponto mais baixo em 2018 https://cultura.estadao.com.br/blogs/direto-da-fonte/nivel-de-felicidade-mundial-chegou-ao-seu-ponto-mais-baixo-em-2018/ In the world’s ‘happiest countries,’ an increasing number of young people don’t feel well at all https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/10/worlds-happiest-countries-an-increasing-number-young-people-dont-feel-well-all/?utm_term=.a3b63d94006d One day your voice will control all your gadgets, and they will control you […]

Qual é o maior problema da Apple? https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,qual-e-o-maior-problema-da-apple,70002673731 Ocean Cleanup’s Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now? https://www.wired.com/story/ocean-cleanups-plastic-catcher/ Smart cities could be lousy to live in if you have a disability https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612712/smart-cities-coule-be-lousy-if-you-have-a-disability/ Who’s sharing fake news on Facebook? Older Republicans https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612741/whos-sharing-fake-news-on-facebook-older-republicans/ The good news about elderly people sharing so much fake news https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/10/18176162/fake-news-old-people-nyu-study-silver-lining A neural […]

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 […]