Facebook to verify ads with postcards after Russian meddling
Facebook will soon rely on centuries-old technology to try to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections: the post office.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-facebook-ads-postcards-russian.html
Artificial intelligence poses questions for nature of war: Mattis
Artificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-artificial-intelligence-poses-nature-war.html
Blockchain revolution comes to world of humanitarian aid
Blockchain, the technology behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin, is taking root in a sector far from finance: the world of humanitarian aid.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-blockchain-revolution-world-humanitarian-aid.html
Thai officials smell clue with faeces find in tycoon poaching case
Thai officials will test human faeces found at a campsite in a wildlife sanctuary to try to prove their case against a tycoon accused of poaching a leopard.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-thai-clue-faeces-tycoon-poaching.html
After stunning growth streak, Amazon ambitions seem boundless
Triumphant in online retail, cloud computing, organic groceries, and streaming television, Amazon founder and chief disruptor Jeff Bezos is turning his seemingly limitless ambition to health care.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-stunning-growth-streak-amazon-ambitions.html
Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps
A free app on farmer San San Hla's smartphone is her new weapon in the war against the dreaded stem borer moth that blighted her rice paddy in southern Myanmar for the last two years.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-myanmar-farmers-grain-apps.html
Palmreaders? Japan team builds second skin message display
Palmreading could take on a whole new meaning thanks to a new invention from Japan: an ultra-thin display and monitor that can be stuck directly to the body.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-palmreaders-japan-team-skin-message.html
UK church spires used to boost phone, wi-fi signal
Church spires across Britain will be used to boost broadband, mobile phone and WiFi connectivity in rural areas, under a deal struck between the government and the Church of England, it was announced Sunday.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-uk-church-spires-boost-wi-fi.html
Amazon: from online book seller to market shaker
Amazon has grown from a humble beginning as an online bookseller to a colossus of the internet. It recently devoured Whole Foods Market, and is now biting into health care.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-amazon-online-seller-shaker.html
Satellite launch from California is delayed
A SpaceX satellite launch from California that could create a spectacular aerial display has been delayed.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-satellite-california.html
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