September 3, 2015

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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IBM Tests Machine Learning to Help Chinese Cities Decrease Air Pollution

IBM researchers are developing a system that can predict how bad pollution will be across the city of Beijing 72 hours in advance.

 
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Gavin Andresen on Why Bitcoin Will Become Unreliable Next Year Without an Urgent Fix

The man who took over stewardship of Bitcoin from its mysterious inventor says the currency is in serious trouble.

 

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Smartphones Can Detect Boredom and Push Content to Relieve It

A group of researchers looked at how people used their phones to figure out when they were bored, then suggested they go read a BuzzFeed article.

 
 

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How Your Body Could Become Part of a Better Alternative to Bluetooth

Researchers say magnetic signals sent through your body may be helpful to communicate data between wearable gadgets.

 
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Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts Which New Faces Will Make It as Fashion Models

A machine-learning algorithm picks out the fashion models most likely to succeed.

 
 

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Why Is Nest's Smart Thermostat Getting Bigger?

A larger display may get users to pay more attention to it, which could help it become more of a smart-home hub.

 
 

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Recommended from Around the Web (Week ending August 29, 2015)

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

 
 

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Seven Must-Read Stories (Week ending August 29, 2015)

Another chance to catch the most interesting and important articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.

 
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