After 301 million miles of travel at a cost of $850 million, scientists hope to learn more about what’s beneath the surface of Mars NASA spacecraft lands on Mars Nov. 26, 2018 / 11:43 AM PST / Updated 12:06 PM PST By Denise Chow and David K. Li NASA’s InSight landed safely on Mars on Monday afternoon, with […]
Frank Gruber @FrankGruber November 5, 2017 Are you ready to prepare a feast for the Thanksgiving holiday? Thanksgiving ranks at the top of my list of favorite days of the year, so it’s important to me that we get it right at my house. To prepare for this challenge, I like to turn to technology […]
Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker / 20 hours ago A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping notifications and more. The exposed server belongs to Voxox (formerly Telcentris), a San Diego, Calif.-based communications company. The server wasn’t protected with a password, allowing anyone who knew where to look […]
John Biggs@johnbiggs / 14 hours ago This simple spreadsheet of machine learning foibles may not look like much but it’s a fascinating exploration of how machines “think.” The list, compiled by researcher Victoria Krakovna, describes various situations in which robots followed the spirit and the letter of the law at the same time. For example, in the video below a machine […]
INNOVATION AGENTS Sociality aggregates and sorts 20,000 social media patents into a searchable database that reveals just how invasive our digital devices have become. [Photo: courtesy of Paolo Cirio] BY DJ PANGBURN For years, Paolo Cirio has been turning data into digital activist art in inventive ways. His Obscurity social justice project, for instance, took on the predatory online mugshot […]
One of the great promises of autonomous vehicles and driverless driving is technology’s potential to vastly increase safety on the road. In its 2018 annual report, the Michigan Council on Future Mobility states that, ultimately, “the road carrying autonomous vehicles will be safer.” It points out that more than 100 people are killed in the […]
By Gary Sankary | Digital Transformation | June 19, 2018 Retail executives can commiserate over apocalyptic headlines—or they can find new ways to drive their business forward. Those who choose the latter have an ally in the fight: data-driven commerce. The retail industry has spent a lot of time lately looking in the mirror. For some, it’s […]
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