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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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. -
Review: Fighting the light with Epson's first portable laser projector
Epson recently launched its first truly portable laser projector, the EF-100. New Atlas fired one up to see how it fares. -
California bans political deepfake videos ahead of 2020 elections
California has now officially banned the distribution of maliciously deceptive audio and video content that misrepresents political candidates. -
Microsoft reveals Iranian hackers attacked US 2020 election
Microsoft has revealed it detected a number of attempts to compromise email connected to US government officials and individuals associated with a US presidential campaign. -
US, UK & Australia pressure Facebook to halt end-to-end encryption plans
A recently published open letter, co-signed by US, UK and Australian governments, requests the company halts its plans to roll out end-to-end encryption across all its platforms. -
EU court hits Facebook, orders global removal of illegal content
An EU court ruling demands that Facebook globally remove content an EU state deems illegal. Critics of the ruling suggest it infringes on global freedom of expression.
