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What's up in emerging technology
AI may be used to sift through Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s documents
Police body cameras could be about to get an AI upgrade
China is installing a bewildering, and potentially troublesome, amount of solar capacity
Robot-deployed balloons are taking over for humans at remote weather stations
AI is a poet, and knows it
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Connectivity
The top 12 cryptocurrencies and what they are—and aren’t—good for
Every one is unique, but they have one thing in common: investors think they’re worth billions.
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The blockchain believers
What makes blockchain devotees so passionate about the technology? We sent reporters and photographers to two blockchain conferences to find out.
Science Fiction
Unchained: A story of love, loss, and blockchain
A science fiction story for MIT Technology Review’s blockchain issue.
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Let’s destroy Bitcoin
Three ways Bitcoin could be brought down, co-opted, or made irrelevant.
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Former regulator under Obama says more than 1,000 ICOs are not following the law
Gary Gensler, now a lecturer at MIT, says some popular cryptocurrencies should be regulated as securities.
June 4-5, 2018
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"Bitcoin is like Coca-Cola" 01:11
How the SEC will affect ICOs 04:05
"Tezos tokens are akin to Amazon AWS credits" 00:25
Valuing an asset in the crypto world 00:27
Crypto assets versus cryptocurrencies 01:24
How the market is pricing each unit of Bitcoin's transaction volume 00:41
Why now? 01:55
How banks use blockchains 02:03
Zero-knowledge proofs, ZK-Snarks, and CryptoKitties 01:23
What comes beyond payments? 02:48
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"Bitcoin is like Coca-Cola" 01:11
Kathleen Breitman speaks at Business of Blockchain 2018.
Sustainable Energy
Can we sustainably provide food, water, and energy to a growing population during a climate crisis?
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The daunting math of climate change means we’ll need carbon capture
One leading expert describes what it would take to do it economically—and on a huge scale.
by James Temple
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How the science of persuasion could change the politics of climate change
Conservatives have to make the case to conservatives, and a growing number of them are.
by James Temple
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This battery advance could make electric vehicles far cheaper
Sila Nanotechnologies has pulled off double-digit performance gains for lithium-ion batteries, promising to lower costs or add capabilities for cars and phones.
by James Temple
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On-Device Processing and AI Go Hand-in-Hand
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Sustainable Energy
How the science of persuasion could change the politics of climate change
Conservatives have to make the case to conservatives, and a growing number of them are.
Rewriting Life
Reprogramming our bodies to make us healthier.
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These DNA testing companies are mainly trying to sell you other stuff
Beware of tests offering to make “personalized” lifestyle recommendations.
by Emily Mullin
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In a medical first, drugs have reversed an inherited disorder in the womb
Doctors in Germany successfully treated twins in utero using a biotech drug, pointing to a new way to eliminate disease.
by Antonio Regalado
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Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body
If it were tried on a person, it might mean awakening in the ultimate sensory deprivation chamber.
by Antonio Regalado