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Link: https://www.cnet.com/news/facial-recognition-can-speed-you-through-airport-security-but-theres-a-cost/ So some airports have begun using facial recognition as a substitute for passports for international travelers, but there was no time period for the public to learn about and judge this change. Many are questioning how legal it is, as it is a big privacy issue, due to Read more…
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-first-spray-skin-product-n911976 A new medical advancement was recently patented a few months ago that essentially is a spray that once applied, starts to regenerate a new layer of skin. This will most definitely be a game changer when it comes to how we treat burn victims. A man had very serious Read more…
Link: https://www.livescience.com/65000-quantum-computer-turns-back-time.html Quantum computing has always been an interest of mine since I’ve learned of its existence. It is so interesting to me because quantum computing completely subverts everything we know about classic computing. Thanks to the use of “superpositions” quantum computers are not bound the principle of bits being Read more…
I thought this article was interesting. I never new there was even a thing called “Attention Economy” https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/3/18246868/attention-economy-fortnite-advertising-user-engagement
https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/01/03/nokias-5-camera-phone-leaked-in-all-its-glory/ For those who are really interested in photography this phone seems to be geared towards you.
Hey guys check this article out about block chain, its pretty interesting because from my under standing block-chain was unhackable. Appearently its not https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612974/once-hailed-as-unhackable-blockchains-are-now-getting-hacked/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social
China’s CRISPR twins may have had their brains enhanced https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612997/the-crispr-twins-had-their-brains-altered/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement China has been working for a while now to find a way to make children immune to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). But some studies are showing that an alteration had been made to the girls DNA removing a gene Read more…
Link: https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/286500-sandisk-and-micron-announce-1tb-microsd-cards When I saw that SanDisk and Micron were able to squeeze 1TB of storage on a piece of removable media so small I was amazed. For reference, most consumer PCs or laptops have 1TB of HDD or SSD storage or less in form factors that are much larger Read more…