New Posts to Wired.co.uk - News on Mar 26, 2014:
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1) Neurosurgeons successfully implant 3D printed skull
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/3d-printed-skull
A 22-year-old woman from the Netherlands who suffers from a
chronic bone disorder -- which has increased the thickness of her
skull from 1.5cm to 5cm, causing reduced eyesight and severe
headaches -- has had the top section of her skull removed and
replaced with a 3D printed implant.
The operation was performed by a team of neurosurgeons at the
University Medical Centre Utrecht and the university claims this is
this first instance of a successful 3D printed cranium that has not
been rejected by the patient.
By: Nicholas Tufnell, Continue reading...
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2) Xbox One does a 360, reconsiders game sharing
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/xbox-game-lending
Microsoft is considering a return to the idea of digital loans
and gifting for its Xbox One games.
The company had been working on a type of family sharing before
the console launched with the intention that players would be able
to share the games in their library with up to ten family
members.
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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3) Feeble regulation of biometrics could 'erode privacy'
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/biometrics-privacy
There is too much inconsistency in EU legislation and
EU data protection regulation when it comes to biometric
data, says Julia Lodge, senior analyst at Adaption Information
Management and Technology, at the University of Leeds. "It's these
inconsistencies in law that could erode privacy and make
accountability and trust in legislation fragile. The moment that
becomes even more fragile and people misunderstand how biometrics
are being used, they may question whether the regulator is relevant
anymore -- or even the law."
Lodge made the warning while speaking at a panel
debate on the future of biometrics held by Nesta. Though many of the panel
members spoke of the boundless merits and possibilities the
technology brings, Lodge warned that the wrong approach could be
the undoing of personal privacy.
By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
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4) Remix Linkin Park with Project Spark game
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/linkin-park-project-spark
Linkin Park's latest music video takes the form of a level made
entirely in Project Spark -- Team Dakota's
digital game creation canvas.
Project Spark launched in open beta on Xbox
earlier this month and a trailer of existing Spark levels pointed
to a connection between the band and the developers as it was "Set
to the music of Linkin Park, Team Dakota's rock band of
choice!"
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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5) Get ready to have your biometrics tracked 24/7
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/biometrics-the-good-and-bad
It's already too late to stop the ubiquitous tracking
and monitoring of the public through biometrics, says Peter
Waggett, Programme Leader at IBM's Emerging Technology Group.
We need to stop worrying about prevention, and start working out
how to make the most of data garnered from that kind of
surveillance.
"We're fighting the wrong battle when we ask should we
stop people being observed. That is not going to be feasible. We
need to understand how to use that data better," urged Waggett, who
was speaking as part of a Nesta panel debate on what
biometrics mean for the future of privacy.
By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
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6) Seals wear earphones to test impact of noise pollution
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/seal-earphones
Biologists have studied grey seals' sense of hearing by making
wild seals wear specially adapted earphones.
The researchers were concerned about the effect of acoustic
emissions from wind turbines on grey seals in the North and Baltic
Seas. Grey seals use acoustic signals for communication in air and
underwater, using complex vocal repertoires through a wide
frequency range, but particularly lower frequencies. This is where
offshore wind turbines also make a lot of their noise, and so their
operation may prevent seals from communicating effectively or make
a permanent impact on seals' hearing.
By: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
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7) Dutch student offers up all his personal data to highest bidder
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/shawn-buckles-sells-his-data-soul
Shawn Buckles is a student from the Netherlands who
wants to sell you his soul. Or rather, he wants to sell you
everything there is to know about him, from his online viewing
habits to his thoughts and email conversations.
On 12 April, 2014, the highest bidder will receive:
Shawn's personal records, location track records, medical records,
train track records, personal calendar, email conversations, online
conversations, social media conversations, consumer preferences,
browser history and finally, his thoughts.
By: Nicholas Tufnell, Continue reading...
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8) Why ghostly false positives cropped up in MH370 satellite hunt
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/ghostly-plane-images-mh370-satellite-hunt
Volunteers spotted scores of ghostly planes while hunting
through satellite images for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
370. Many of these false positives stood out because they
showed up as three separate brightly coloured airplanes, an
interesting artefact of the way many satellites record a scene.
The imagery above, hosted by Mapbox, is from a satellite
company called BlackBridge, which was among the many companies and
governments that contributed data to the search. Their fleet of
five satellites uses push-broom cameras to scan the Earth.
By: Betsy Mason, Continue reading...
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9) 'No difference' between stealing car keys and severing fingers
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/biometrics-stealing-body-parts
Cutting off fingers so that the prints can be used to
steal a car, is the same as stealing a set of keys to swipe that
car, says Peter Waggett, Programme Leader at IBM's Emerging
Technology Group.
The question arose during a panel debate held
by Nesta about how the ubiquity of biometrics could
redefine what privacy means in the modern age. Julia Lodge, senior
analyst at Adaption Information Management and Technology, at the
University of Leeds, cited the example of a driver having
his finger sliced off in southeast Asia so a gang could
access his Mercedes S-class.
By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
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10) Minecraft for Oculus Rift axed, Facebook too 'creepy'
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/notch-facebook-oculus
Minecraft creator, Markus 'Notch' Persson
has withdrawn his support of Oculus Rift in the wake of
the company's acquisition by Facebook for
$2bn (£1.2bn).
"I definitely want to be a part of VR, but I will not work with
Facebook," he stated in a blog post reacting to the news. "Their
motives are too unclear and shifting, and they haven't historically
been a stable platform. There's nothing about their history that
makes me trust them, and that makes them seem creepy to me.
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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11) ?Mars in a bottle? simulates the Red Planet?s deadly dust
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/mars-chamber-simulates-deadly-martian-dust
The most dangerous thing on Mars isn't a 1-ton
laser-wielding robot; it's dust. And researchers have built a
vacuum chamber that can help determine how the probes and, one day,
human explorers we send there might fare against the mighty Martian
dust.
The schmutz of Mars has long plagued our robotic explorers. This
dust, composed mainly of magnetic iron oxides, tends to stick to
anything with a slight charge, including motors and electronic
devices. It can accumulate on solar panels, coating rovers
such as Spirit and Opportunity. Martian soot is even more
dangerous to humans. It is a strong oxidiser, meaning it could
interact with human skin like bleach or lye, and it contains
poisonous or carcinogenic compounds such as hexavalent
chromium.
By: Adam Mann, Continue reading...
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12) Nasa captures most detailed Milky Way panorama ever
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/milky-way-captured-by-spitzer
A stunning 360-degree mosaic of images shot by Nasa contains
more than half of the stars in the Milky Way. The images have been
captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope as part of Nasa's
GLIMPSE360 project -- or to give it its full title, Galactic Legacy
Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire. It's a big name alright, but a
project of this magnitude does justify it at least.
The panoramas have been stitched together from more than two
million photos that have been captured using infrared light over
the course of ten years. As you might expect, the use of infrared
light allowed the Spitzer to illuminate and capture much more of
the galaxy than can be seen simply by using natural light. Visible
light is frequently blocked out by a dust that infrared light can
easily penetrate. Stars and other objects emit infrared light,
which is then picked up by the Spitzer's detectors.
By: Katie Collins, [...]
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13) Here's what to expect from Oculus in the Facebook era
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/vr-social-oculus-facebook-era
If you asked me yesterday to start listing companies that might
purchase virtual reality wunderkind Oculus, Valve would have
probably topped the list; the companies have previously talked
up their close relationship, after all. Microsoft would have
been a strong contender too, likely to throw around its cash to
give its consoles and mobile products an instant leg up in the
brewing VR wars. Google has also shown interest in augmented
reality and Amazon is making noise about a game console,
so they both would be dark horse candidates for buyers as well.
But Facebook? The social networking giant wouldn't have even
made my top ten list of potential Oculus buyers before last night.
No matter, though; the company did actually purchase Oculus
for $2 billion despite my theoretical list-making skills.
By: Kyle Orland, Continue reading...
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14) First convictions made for pirating mobile apps
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/26/copyright-app-case
The US Department of Justice has secured its first
convictions against distributors of counterfeit mobile apps in
a case involving $700,000-worth (£425,000) of downloads.
Americans Nicholas Anthony Narbone, 26, and Thomas Allen Dye,
21, have both now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit
criminal copyright infringement.
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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