Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 58 – back from vacation. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the last week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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Here's audio #deepfakes in action with fraudsters. Commercially available voice-generating #AI software has been used to impersonate boss of a German company for persuasion of employees to wire $243K of funds to "Hungarian supplier". Just the beginning?https://t.co/EhW2Ut0zbv pic.twitter.com/Bcqpf89ojB
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) September 4, 2019
Highly appreciated #techforgood news: #IBM has released 3 #AI projects tailored to take on the challenge of curing cancer to the #opensource community. Goal: accelerate understanding of leading drivers & molecular mechanisms of complex cancer diseases.
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) September 8, 2019
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Now this is pretty cool: bionic shorts! @Harvard University & @UNLincoln researchers have developed lightweight exoskeleton-pants to assist with both walking and running, using an algorithm that adapts to each gait. Human-centered #tech #innovation!
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) September 5, 2019
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Insights into #HongKongProtests: How do you communicate when the government censors the internet? With a peer-to-peer mesh broadcasting network not using the internet. Pro-democracy protesters use #Bridgefy Bluetooth-based messaging app: usage Up 3685%.https://t.co/KjySiqedt9 pic.twitter.com/yCkgiajjiT
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) September 4, 2019
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