"We are the product"

Tens of millions of American Facebook users had their data harvested by Cambridge Analytica and a British-based researcher. Here’s how it happened.

Movpak: backpack turns into a skateboard

The Movpak is a skateboard hidden inside of a backpack. You can take it for your commute and then fold it away. You can ask it for directions, talk to Siri or jam out to your favorite playlist.

 A smart backpack and electric skateboard that is revolutionizing transportation in urban cities, empowering people to move through the world in a more efficient way.

MIT: Intelligence Augmentation - MIT-engineered headset can read your thoughts

You’ve heard all about AI, but what about… IA? Scientists at MIT have engineered a device designed for “intelligence augmentation,” explains lead researcher Arnav Kapur. “Our idea was: Could we have a computing platform that's more internal, that melds human and machine in some ways and that feels like an internal extension of our own cognition?"  

Researchers at the world-renowned institution have invented AlterEgo, a new computer interface that relies on subvocalisation (the silent speech in our heads, as often occurs when reading) to ‘hear’ your thoughts. Looking like a futuristic version of orthodontic headgear, the wearable headset picks up data which is then processed by an internal computing system. The device then outputs a response to the ‘thoughts’ it has comprehended from your head.

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