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Why cancer-spotting AI needs to be handled with care
These days, it might seem like algorithms are out-diagnosing doctors at every turn, identifying dangerous lesions and dodgy moles with the unerring consistency only a machine can muster. Just this month, Google generated a wave of headlines with a study showing that its AI systems can spot breast cancer in…
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Watch SpaceX launch another batch of its Starlink satellites live
[embedded content] SpaceX is launching another group of 60 satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation, with a liftoff scheduled for 9:49 AM EST (6:49 AM PST) this morning. Should it be required, there’s a backup launch opportunity set for tomorrow, January 28 at 9:28 AM EST (6:28 AM PST),…
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Sharp has new OLED TVs on the way, even as other players leave the market
Sharp is getting into the OLED TV business, according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review which says the electronics company is on the cusp of releasing its own range of OLED sets containing LG-made panels. With plans to offer OLED displays in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, at a rather…
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3D printing gives a voice to a dead priest from ancient Egypt
Scientists have reproduced the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummified priest with the help of a 3D printer which recreated the individual’s vocal tract, and while the result is only a short burst of sound, hopefully with further work, his full voice could be reproduced. Nesyamun was an Egyptian priest and…
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Apple’s iPad Turns 10: A Look Back at Its First Decade
Here’s what WIRED writers have had to say about Apple’s tablet in the 10 years since its arrival. Source
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I Monitor My Teens’ Electronics, and You Should Too
Kids should have no expectation of privacy on devices given to them by their parents, for better and for worse. Source
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