Prosthetic arms uses AI for more accurate and realistic movement
Prosthetic company Atom Limbs has combined advanced sensors and machine learning with prosthetics for a futuristic experience. Prosthetics can often be limited by the number of nerves and muscles that amputees have; meaning movement could be checked depending on the individual’s situation. However, Atom Limbs might have found a forward-thinking solution, using sensors and AI […]
How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt
In 2021, a company specializing in collecting and selling location data called Near bragged that it was “The World’s Largest Dataset of People’s Behavior in the Real-World,” with data representing “1.6B people across 44 countries.” Last year the company went public with a valuation of $1 billion (via a SPAC). Seven months later it filed […]
The era of cheap helium is over—and that’s already causing problems
A delicate balance The helium we use today formed from the breakdown of radioactive materials millions of years ago and has been trapped in rocks below Earth’s surface ever since. Helium is usually extracted from these underground reservoirs along with natural gas, as John Mattill explained in an article from our January 1986 issue: “Helium […]
With liquidity rare, VCs may get creative to return investor cash
Welcome to the very last issue of The Exchange! With TechCrunch+ sunsetting this month, The Exchange column and its newsletter are also coming to an end. Thank you for reading, emailing, tweeting, and hanging out with us for so many years. P.S. A special thanks from myself to Anna, who was nothing short of a […]
7 Best Space Heaters to Warm Your Home in 2024
Space heaters come in all shapes and sizes and use different elements to heat a room. We’re here to help you find the perfect fit for winter. Hector Roqueta Rivero/Getty Images Space heater price Most electric space heaters that operate solely in that function, (and not as a dual air purifier, for instance,) are priced […]
High-performance Data Acquisition for DFOS
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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech
Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting face recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” displayed after the […]