October 1, 2015

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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Apple Music Highlights the Challenge of Algorithmic Creativity

An algorithm might create a playlist you enjoy, but don’t mistake that for creativity.

 
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Bitcoin Is Left a Wallflower as Banks Borrow Some of Its Features to Boost Efficiency

Major financial institutions like some technical features of Bitcoin but are building their own versions that leave out the digital cash and built-in economics.

 

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Overcoming ISIS Online Will Require Painstaking Peer-to-Peer Interventions

The Islamic State is an Internet phenomenon as much as a military one. Counteracting it will require better tactics on the battlefield of social media.

 
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This One Weird Trick That Doubles the Data Capacity of Radio Links Is Headed to Cellular Networks

Major wireless carriers have begun testing a technology that can double the capacity of any wireless data connection.

 
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New Light-Based Memory Could Be Key to Faster, More Efficient Computers

Researchers demonstrate new photonic memory that keeps working even when the power is off.

 
 

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Security Companies Welcome New U.S.-China Deal to Fight Corporate Hacks

China will now assist with U.S. investigations into thefts of corporate data that originate inside its borders—and experts say it could deter hackers.

 
 

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Gaming Will Be a Minority of What People Do in Virtual Reality, Says Facebook’s Oculus Division

The chief technology officer of Facebook’s virtual-reality division predicts that its devices will be a popular way to watch videos.

 
 

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Recommended Computing Reads This Week

A roundup of the best stories on computing from other sites, collected by Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review’s San Francisco bureau chief.

 
 

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The Troubles of "Bitcoin’s PayPal" Show Why the Cryptocurrency Is Not a Good Payment Mechanism

Leading Bitcoin startup BitPay is cutting costs, suggesting that the currency won’t be catching on soon.

 
 

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Seven Must-Read Stories (Week ending September 26, 2015)

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

 
 

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Recommended from Around the Web (Week ending September 26, 2015)

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

 
 

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Recommended Robot and AI Reads This Week

A roundup of the best stories on robotics and artificial intelligence from other sites, collected by Will Knight, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for AI.

 
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