Overall, 74% of companies accelerated plans to move to the cloud by more than a year, jettisoning legacy technologies and operating models to embrace data
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The Download: Algorithms’ shame trap, and London’s safer road crossings
This is today’s edition of The Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How algorithms
Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
One from Verita Life, in Bangkok, Thailand, targeted Australians like Autar, falsely claiming that a hypothermia treatment offered there would “destroy cancer cells.” When the
The smart city is a perpetually unrealized utopia
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A locust’s brain has been hacked to sniff out human cancer
In all cases, the animals are thought to be sensing chemicals that people emit through body odor or breath. The mix of chemicals can vary
Inside the experimental world of animal infrastructure
Huijser says the US has been less inclined than his native Netherlands — and “almost anywhere else I’ve worked” —to think of conservation as a
16 Great Deals: Switch Games, Headsets, and More
In many parts of the United States, we’re in the thick of summer and it’s time to admit: It’s not getting any cooler out. It
The Download: Chinese hackers target telecoms, and aviation emissions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Chinese
Cryptocurrency fuels new business opportunities
Joseph Lupo agrees. Lupo is a general manager with CoinBits, which helps businesses and investors securely build, manage, and protect their money in a private
DJI Mic Review: Good Audio Made Easy
DJI is still best known for its drones, but that hasn’t stopped the company from expanding into other interesting areas, whether that’s action cams or