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Duolingo’s New Flashcard App, Tinycards, Says A Lot About Our Obsessions
The language-learning company’s new app lets users teach and learn anything from biology to Pokémon. A look at the most popular topics. (Read more about Tinycards on Fast Company.)
Have We Uploaded Enough Data To Create Digital Copies Of Ourselves?
An AI scientist is creating personal assistant bots that stand in for human beings by analyzing everything a person has done online. (Read about augmented eternity in Fast Company.)
Where to Find Great Movies & TV Shows Taken Off Netflix
As Netflix shifts its focus to original programming and wrangles with licensing deals, it has dumped hundreds of fantastic screen classics — some TV shows and many movies — in the past couple of years. Few options are as economical … Continue reading
IBM Says New Chip Can Filter Blood For Signs Of Cancer
Particles that might hold markers for cancer pass through a silicon obstacle course that sorts them by size. (Read more about blood filtering on Fast Company.)
Can Artificial Intelligence Help The Mentally Ill?
Researchers are testing mobile apps that analyze patients’ activity to measure mental health. (Read more on Fast Company.)
The U.S. Military Offers $2 Million For Wireless Devices That Can Share The Airwaves
The government agency DARPA has launched a contest to develop tech that could boost wireless capacity 1,000-fold. (Read about the spectrum challenge on Fast Company.)
With Its Flying Hospital, This Group Is Saving The World From Blindness
Vision impairment that’s easy to fix in rich countries can be life sentences in most of the world. These volunteer docs aim to change that. (Read about Orbis on Fast Company.)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Review: Awesome 4K Video, Retro Design
Panasonic’s stellar shooter costs a fairly steep $699, but its image quality and 4K/ultra-HD video are top-notch, and the controls are a pleasure to use. (Read more about the LX100 on Tom’s Guide.)
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS Review: One Amazing Ultrazoom
The Canon PowerShot SX60 HS ($479) packs one of the longest zoom lenses for a bridge camera: a 65X (21-1365mm, full-frame equivalent) range that’s mind-blowing in action. Canon manages to squeeze all this zoom capability into a camera that looks … Continue reading
Inside A Growing Movement Of Coworking Spaces For Atypical Entrepreneurs
In places like Detroit and Cleveland a grassroots coworking movement is welcoming minority and low-income entrepreneurs and artists. (Read about coworking on Fast Company.)