Computers
Continuous breakthroughs are bringing ever more powerful computers at ever-diminishing prices and enabling revolutionary related technologies, such as deep learning, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and mind-reading machines. New Atlas keeps you up to date with the latest developments.
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You can now pay up to $60,000 for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
Having been announced at its developer conference back in June, Apple has now put its high-end Mac Pro desktop and Pro Display XDR monitor on sale – and if you've got the cash, you can spend close to US$60,000 on the pair. -
Encryption stays: Facebook pushes back against government pressures
In an open letter to government officials, Facebook affirmed its commitment to rolling out end-to-end encryption across its messaging platforms. The company suggests law enforcement officials continue to misunderstand how encryption actually works. -
Smartphones, streaming & social media: Tech that shaped us in the 2010s
A look at the three technologies that radically changed our world over the past 10 years – smartphones, streaming and social media – and where the next decade may lead us. -
How to migrate from Dropbox to Google Drive and Google Photos
This year, Dropbox doubled the available storage available to Plus subscribers from 1 TB to 2 TB, but with it came a US$2 hike to the monthly subscription, up to $11.99 per month. For many home users, 2 TB is way more than is needed. -
Rare Apple Macintosh prototype up for auction
One of only two surviving Apple Macintosh prototypes with a working 5 ¼ inch drive is up for auction on December 4. The headliner of Bonhams' History of Science and Technology sale, the extremely rare Mac is expected to fetch up to US$180,000. -
Looking Glass holographic display goes 8K
Earlier this year, the Looking Glass Factory launched an all-in-one 3D visualization workstation for business users. Now the company has announced a bigger immersive display with a holographic depth measured in feet rather than inches. -
Microsoft and Warner Bros trap Superman on glass slide for 1,000 years
Microsoft and Warner Bros. have crammed the 1978 movie Superman onto a silica glass slide the size of a drink coaster. This tough new medium is designed to last centuries, surviving punishment that would ruin film or magnetic drives. -
ACLU sues US gov calling for transparency over facial recognition tech
The American Civil Liberties Union is taking several US government agencies to court claiming they have refused to comply with freedom of information requests related to the transparency of law enforcement usage of facial recognition technology. -
Facebook vs Twitter: The battle over free speech and political ads
Facebook and Twitter have recently laid out differing policies regarding political advertising. One platform has decided free speech is of utmost importance while the other has simply banned political ads altogether. -
Booksby.ai is a bookshop entirely created by artificial intelligence
Melding the worlds of art and computer science, two Danish artists have developed a fascinating AI project called Booksby.ai, an online bookshop generated by AI - from the books and covers, to the reviews and pictures of people reviewing the books. -
US election interference from Iran and Russia underway, Facebook says
Just a few weeks after Microsoft revealed an Iranian-led cyber campaign to compromise the 2020 US election, Facebook has announced the removal of a number of “inauthentic” accounts, Pages and Groups designed to spread misinformation. -
California officially bans police use of facial recognition in body cameras
Continuing the pushback against facial recognition technology, California has passed a law banning the tech in connection with data gathered by police body cameras.
