November 26, 2015

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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To Fix Machines, a Startup Listens In

Augury’s gadget and iPhone app pay attention to ultrasonic sounds and vibrations to figure out what’s wrong with air conditioners and other big machines.

 
 

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A Simple Browser Plug-in Offers a Way Through China’s Great Firewall That Censors Can’t Easily Block

By exploiting the plumbing of the Web, researchers have created a new way around online censorship that governments could struggle to shut down.

 

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A New Gadget Thinks It Can Secure Your Smart Home

Can a special security system keep hackers from messing with your connected baby monitor and door lock?

 
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Why Ball Tracking Works for Tennis and Cricket but Not Soccer or Basketball

Following the examples of tennis and cricket, a new generation of ball-tracking algorithms is attempting to revolutionize the analysis and refereeing of soccer, volleyball, and basketball.

 
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6 Ways Law Enforcement Can Track Terrorists in an Encrypted World

Government officials want us to believe that encryption is helping terrorists, but law enforcement still has plenty of tools to get the data.

 
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Data Mining Reveals How Smiling Evolved During a Century of Yearbook Photos

By mining a vast database of high-school yearbook photos, a machine-vision algorithm reveals the change in hairstyles, clothing, and even smiles over the last century.

 
 

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Recommended from Around the Web (Week ending November 21, 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 November 21, 2015)

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

 
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