I spend about 10% of most work days keeping up on emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things that grab my attention. When I read something that I find interesting, I generally push it out to my twitter followers. Each Friday I review my feed and compile the stories that have resonated most with my followers over the previous week.
US General says an unnamed ally shot down a $200 consumer drone with a $3 million Patriot missile:
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Lawsuits and PR aside, data shows that Uber’s driverless testing isn’t going great:
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Scientists have built a tiny “redox flow” liquid battery that cools chips while powering them:
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Driverless car startup AutoX is using a camera-based approach similar to Tesla’s:
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RNA therapeutics might be the next breakout class of drugs:
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Intel’s 3D XPoint is a hard drive so fast it can replace RAM & could change the game for data centers:
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DoorDash will begin delivering food in CA via Starship Technologies’ delivery robots:
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Neurable’s EEG headset is a brain-computer interface that works as a virtual reality controller:
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‘Escape My House’ VR experience from New Zealand fire service puts people in a burning house in virtual reality:

ARM’s new DynamiIQ chip is a play to enter the driverless car market:
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In a patent filing, Apple reimagines the iPhone as a MacBook touchpad:
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