Inside China's High-Tech Dystopia

Published 57 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

In part three of Hello World Shenzhen, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance heads out into a city where you can't use cash or credit cards, only your smartphone, where AI facial-recognition software instantly spots and tickets jaywalkers, and where at least one factory ba…
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How Blue LEDs Changed the World

Published 57 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Not only are small, energy efficient LEDs used in almost every piece of modern electronics, they have the greatest potential impact on energy savings globally. But LEDs didn't have much use until the '90s, when Japanese scientists discovered the missing link needed to complete th…
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Is Spider Silk Stronger Than Steel? | MythBusters Jr.

Published 57 days ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

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Deepfake Videos Are Getting Terrifyingly Real

Published 58 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Artificially intelligent face swap videos, known as deepfakes, are more sophisticated and accessible than ever.

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F15 sets off Sentry mode

Published 58 days ago in Vehicles. Submitted by thundersnow

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