Places and Things

The Chinese government has drawn widespread condemnation in recent months over its extensive use of public surveillance and facial recognition technology to monitor the movements of some 12 million Muslim citizens. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/24/san-francisco-first-us-city-ban-facial-recognition/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5184%252C3456%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-04%252F07169590-669d-11e9-af25-d1d3575912b3%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dd669755631f0753b1bcc810b74f30d74de18b319&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=651264f5eabec8ecb98d9eb495755c5bbea33013

Stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other medical conditions can rob people of their ability to speak. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-take-a-step-toward-decoding-thoughts/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/31F61CAD-444D-4502-BFF264E581F5B96F_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&305D671C-BD66-43EC-86C3BE6C1491B091

Disney just pulled off an impressive preview of its Disney+ subscription video service. We even got a price and launch date, which is more than Apple has been willing to share about its forthcoming Apple TV Plus offering. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18514195/att-warnermedia-streaming-service-september-october-announcement https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63664739/acastro_180322_1777_0001.0.jpg

Google Fit, the fitness tracking app that was redesigned on Android last year, has arrived on iOS. The app integrates with Apple Health, meaning your progress in other Health-compatible apps like Nike Run Club, Sleep Cycle, and Headspace will contribute towards your Google Fit goals. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18513918/google-fit-ios-release-date-features-move-minutes-heart-points-rings https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63663626/google_fit_both_images.0.jpg

NASA’s InSight lander has detected the first known ‘marsquake’. The spacecraft picked up the faint trembling of Mars’s surface on 6 April, 128 days after landing on the planet last November. The quake is the first to be detected on a planetary body other than Earth or Moon. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-marsquake-detected-on-red-planet1/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/111F78E9-7FA8-4782-B751D562AB3D6748_source.png?w=590&h=800&79CB25D5-1F91-46C7-8B7D4CF7A6B45F1A

Samsung has announced a 10-year, $116 billion plan to take over the lead as the world’s foremost processor maker by 2030, as reported by Bloomberg today. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18513906/samsung-semiconductor-chips-money-apple-huawei-qualcomm https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63663559/samsungex.0.jpg

Though it’s not technically the first time we’ve seen the innards of the now-delayed Samsung Galaxy Fold, iFixit’s teardown of the folding device is absolutely the most informed and detailed we’ve seen. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18511692/samsung-galaxy-fold-teardown-ifixit-hinge-gaps-dust-dirt-debris-broken-screen https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63663507/Ml3WmZVmE6krswhy.0.jpg