Today’s Tech Sightings:
Baby arugula grows in a vertical farming bed beneath light-emitting diode (or LED) lamps and using a patented growing algorithm of controlled light, nutrients and temperatures for growing baby greens at an AeroFarms Inc. indoor vertical farming facility in Newark, New Jersey, June 24, 2016. (Reuters)
How IoT Is Creating ‘Precision Farming’
The Internet of Things (IoT) is slowly changing the way farmers work, turning them into data scientists to help them better manage their crops and livestock. Access to remote sensors and cloud services is enabling farmers to monitor the health of their livestock and make more precise decisions about what and when to plan and where resources should be allocated.
New York Wi-Fi Kiosks Taken Offline After Becoming Porn Hubs
A few months ago, New York converted the city’s old telephone booths to free Wi-Fi kiosks. That seemed to work – until drug junkies and alcoholics started using the free service to watch online pornography. Now, officials have discontinued internet access until they can find a solution to prevent unsavory characters from loitering around the kiosks and abusing the service.
How This Small Wearable Could Help Doctors Spot Parkinson’s Earlier
Computer-science students at Romania’s University Politehnica of Bucharest have developed a small wearable device that could help detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease. The device – ENTy – also spots balance issues resulting from inner ear, spinal posture or brain problems.
More:
- Hackers Are Already Shaping US Election Coverage With Data Leaks
- UK Government Hit by 9,000 Security Breaches a Year
- Cybersec Pro Warns Nation States May Be Plotting Internet Takedown
- Volkswagen Launches New Cybersecurity Firm to Tackle Car Security
- Campaign Calls for Emoji for Women Who Wear Head Scarves
- Japan Government Advisory Panel Says Apple, Google Hinder App Competition
- Google, 16 Other Companies Form Coalition to Police Web Ads
- New Programming Language Promises 4X Speed Boost on Big Data
- Microsoft Recreates Google’s Battery Life Test to Show Edge Beats Chrome, Firefox, Opera
