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Business Impact
IKEA designs future autonomous cars that work as hotels, stores, and meeting rooms
The furniture store’s research lab has dreamed up seven ways we might use autonomous vehicles if we don’t actually have to focus on driving.
Rewriting Life
“Hundreds” of crimes will soon be solved using DNA databases, genealogist predicts
CeCe Moore’s company has been helping police departments solve cold cases by uploading crime-scene DNA to public genealogy databases.
Intelligent Machines
US takes first step toward a quantum computing workforce
The pioneer behind a new national plan says it could help the US compete—and address a looming shortage of quantum engineers.
Intelligent Machines
How to hack an election—and what states should do to prevent fake votes
Two speakers at this year’s EmTech MIT conference addressed voting vulnerabilities.
Intelligent Machines
AI is set to change the aerospace industry—but won’t be flying planes anytime soon
Boeing is investing in artificial intelligence and products that will help manage our overcrowded skies and take the pressure off human pilots.
Intelligent Machines
Soon your doctor will be able to wirelessly track your health—even through walls
MIT professor Dina Katabi is building a gadget that can sit in one spot and track everything from breathing to walking, no wearables required.
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MIT professor Dina Katabi explains a gadget she is building that can sit in one spot and track everything from breathing to walking.
Business Impact
How technology advances are changing the economy and providing new opportunities in many industries.
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IKEA designs future autonomous cars that work as hotels, stores, and meeting rooms
The furniture store’s research lab has dreamed up seven ways we might use autonomous vehicles if we don’t actually have to focus on driving.
by Elizabeth Woyke
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How to build a teleportation-assisted telescope
Building bigger telescopes is challenging and expensive. But quantum teleportation can help, physicists say.
by Emerging Technology from the arXiv
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New York’s damning report on crypto exchanges will be good for the industry
Purists won’t like it, but shining a light on the exchanges’ shady practices could trigger big-time growth.
by Mike Orcutt
Features
Rewriting Life
Clearing out old cells might help the brain
A popular anti-aging strategy keeps mice from getting senile.
Briefing Paper
How to Unlock the Power of IoT with Real-Time Monitoring
Executive Briefing
Cloud Development: The Key to Rapid Innovation
Executive Briefing
The Artificial Intelligence Imperative
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Advanced tech, but growth slow and unequal: paradoxes and policies
Slowing productivity growth in major economies amid seemingly booming technology presents a paradox.
by Zia Qureshi
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From the age of perplexity to the era of opportunities
Finance for Growth
by Francisco Gonzalez
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SPONSORED
Undoing Aging with Molecular and Cellular Damage Repair
Since the dawn of medicine, aging has been doctors’ foremost challenge.
by Aubrey D. N. J. de Grey
Intelligent Machines
Artificial intelligence and robots are transforming how we work and live.
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China’s leaders are softening their stance on AI
A year after announcing an aggressive plan to dominate artificial intelligence, China’s vice premier has called for international collaboration.
by Will Knight
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A stretchy stick-on patch can take blood pressure readings from deep inside your body
The flexible stamp can collect data that usually requires bulky, invasive equipment.
by Rachel Metz
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Meet the winner of robotics’ World Cup
Designers of the top adult-size robot in RoboCup’s humanoid soccer league share their work.
by Emerging Technology from the arXiv