Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

The X Prize Is Now Backing Sci-Fi Like It Backs IRL Science

To envision what humanity will need in the future, Peter Diamandis is turning to Neil Gaiman and Margaret Atwood.
Source: Wired

If You're Binge-Watching 'Broadchurch,' You're Doing It Wrong

The creators of the British crime series made it to be watched week-to-week, so that’s what you should do.
Source: Wired

Twitter detects riots faster than police, study says – CNET

The social media service can pick up on crime more than an hour faster than the police do via reports, according to researchers at Cardiff University.
Source: CNET

The next generational shift in enterprise infrastructure has arrived

 Cloud computing is driving growth at 3 of the 5 most valuable companies in the world. AI will impact jobs only as quickly as AI-powered business software evolves. These are just two of the ramifications of disruptions in enterprise technology permeating mainstream media. Yet the inner workings of the tightly knit enterprise software industry are rarely publicized. Most talented engineers flock… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Future commercial astronauts will train using this new facility’s super deep pool

 The UK is getting a new commercial astronaut training facility, called “Blue Abyss,” which will include a pool with a depth of 50 meters, Engadget reports. That’s 164 feet, which tops (or undercuts, rather) NASA’s own 12 meter buoyancy lab, and it’ll help prepare paid private astronauts for the rigors of spaceflight, along with other features of the facility… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Meet Penny, an AI That Predicts a Neighborhood’s Wealth From Space

Penny highlights the power and limitations of machine learning.
Source: Wired

Researchers Found They Could Hack Entire Wind Farms

Hackers built proof-of-concept malware that can spread from turbine to turbine to paralyze or damage them.
Source: Wired

Inside Apple's 6-Month Race to Make the First iPhone a Reality

This story of the 24 weeks, three days, and three hours leading up to the launch of the iPhone is excerpted from Fred Vogelstein’s 2013 book, “Dogfight”
Source: Wired

Wayra UK launches accelerator to tackle the ‘poverty premium’

 Wayra, the Telefónica backed accelerator network, is launching a new startup program in the UK that aims to tackle the so-called ‘poverty premium’ — whereby people on low incomes pay more for some goods and services. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Last chance to get 2-4-1 tickets to Disrupt Berlin

Okay, European startup fans. You’ve procrastinated long enough. Tomorrow, we’ll be releasing a batch of 50 pairs of tickets to Disrupt Berlin 2017, but in order to take advantage of this limited-time 2-4-1 opportunity, you’ll need to sign up today. Read More

Source: TechCrunch