This week in science and technology

May 18, 2018 / Tags: twistech - science - technology - security - social media

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How cool is Google Duplex? Apparently too cool for some, who think Google may have faked the demo, or that it may have violated two-party consent law and being intentionally deceitful. Regardless, the demo illustrates a vision of the next generation AI applications and the associated user experiences. Are we ready to have real conversations with smart assistants? (WIRED, ExtremeTech, TechCrunch, PCMag, Android Central)

Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body. A team led by Yale University neuroscientist Nenad Sestan disclosed to the National Institute of Health that they have been able to restore functions in disembodied pig brains and kept them alive for as long as 36 hours. (MIT Technology Review)

The decline of Snapchat and the secret joy of Internet ghost towns. In this piece, Author Helena Fitzgerald keenly made the observation that “we have arrived at a version [of the Internet] where everything seems to be just another version of LinkedIn” which is true, and sad. And, my observation to add, the business model of every social platform seems to be based on selling out users information. (The Verge)

You can run, but we know where you are. And this one is troubling, Krebs on Security reported in this piece that LocationSmart, an aggregator of real-time data of mobile devices, have leaked the location data of the customers of all major US mobile carriers — obviously, without consent. (Krebs on Security)

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