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NASCAR racing team Richard Childress Racing is using the Internet of Things to streamline systems and shave milliseconds off lap times. Even the pit crew uses sensors in their torque guns… A new smartphone app called Peeple allows users to rate each other and share that information across social media. What could possibly go wrong…  Researchers have determined prolonged stress can lead to brain inflammation and significant cognitive deficits such as memory loss… For just $999 a Massachusetts biotech company will put your genome on an app you can take with you on your secure smartphone. 

For the cost of a Play-Doh can, a Chinese startup will show you how hackers can break into your secure smartphone… Separately, Facebook fixed a bug that allowed hackers to change passphrases and easily reset anyone’s password. Good to know…  World  technology leaders recently met  at a posh resort in Sea Island, Georgia, where they discussed the state of the world, technology and, of course, how to stop Donald Trump.  Uh, good luck with that…  German glassmaker Schott is very close to foldable glass that can be used for computer screens and the reincarnation of the flip phone. Who says you can’t go back… Amazon.com officially enters live broadcast with Style Code Live, a TV show aimed at fashion-conscious millennials. Unfortunately, the show is what you might imagine if you married a ubiquitous online retailer with the Kim Kardashian set. It’s QVC for the attention-deficit generation… Alphabet is now seeking Indian telecom partners for its high-flying balloon Internet scheme, Project Loon. Building a network of thousands of Internet balloons 20 kilometers above the Earth is finally hitting mainstream. Up, up and away…

Autonomous Vehicles: Next week the United Kingdom is expected to confirm funding for a trial that would see self-driving trucks hit British highways for the first time. Read at The Daily Express here.

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Augmented Reality: BMW introduced augmented reality into its vehicle lineup with a headset last year, but a new concept car eliminates the headset and moves the technology to the windshield. Read at The Verge here.

Neuroscience: The Pentagon’s advanced research body, DARPA, is investing in brain implants that will give soldiers a direct interface with computers and superhuman cognitive powers. Read at CNN Politics here.

Wearables: Toyota’s BLAID project fits visually impaired persons with a shoulder worn device that uses cameras, motion sensors and sophisticated computer algorithms to aid navigation. Read at Toyota here.

Robotics: Aido is an artificially intelligent, voice-activated personal-assistant robot that can feel touch and even display information using a built-in projection system. Read at The Next Web here.

Biotechnology: There is a great debate about the use of gene-editing to alter humans but the biggest near-term market for the science may be agriculture; making crops drought resistant. Read at MIT Technology Review here.

Artificial Intelligence: IBM’s (IBM) Watson platform is now being used to assess cancer patients’ files, and then research and recommend appropriate treatment schedules based on artificial intelligence. Read at IBM Think here.

Virtual Reality: Fox Sports and NextVR plan to stream March Madness, the Holy Grail of U.S. college basketball in virtual reality. Viewers will need the Samsung GearVR headset. Read at Fortune here.