February 23, 2017

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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This handheld surgical tool could replace a $2 million robot

A tool that mounts to a surgeon’s arm could help with precise medical procedures at small or remote hospitals.

 
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Robots can become role models, and that means we need to design them carefully

Children can find their behavior shaped by robotic companions—so let’s not screw them up.

 
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Want to know what you’ll look like when you’re 60? This computer system can accurately figure it out

Deep-learning machines can make faces look older but often lose their identity in the process. Now computer scientists have solved this problem.

 
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The first fair fight between quantum computers

Researchers have directly tested two competing quantum computing technologies against each other for the first time.

 
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DIY Autonomous Cars, Quantum Computer Duel, and a Real Hover Bike

The most fascinating and important news in technology and innovation delivered straight to your inbox, every day.

 
 

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The Best of the Physics arXiv (week ending February 18, 2017)

This week’s most thought-provoking papers from the Physics arXiv.

 
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Insect-like robots walk faster when they ignore nature

If six-legged automatons want to get ahead, they should only leave two feet on the ground.

 
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This super-fast 3-D printer is powered by holograms

A startup called Daqri has technology that can print solid objects faster and also powers a new kind of head-up display.

 
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An important data privacy law needs updating, but politics keeps getting in the way

New questions about the FBI’s power to access data have shifted the years-long political debate over reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

 
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Are you brave enough to be a flying-car test pilot?

They’re still years off, but airborne automobiles are inching toward reality—and the companies building them are looking for pilots.

 
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Here’s what’s next for AI assistants like Amazon’s Alexa

Phone calls, wider integration, and even screens could make our new domestic butlers more useful.

 
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