This Week in Technology Review - Week of December 24

This Week in Technology Review Everything you need to know about the technology topics you care most about, delivered to your inbox each week. Everything you need to know about the technology topics you care most about, delivered to your inbox each week. Week of December 24 View in the browser View in the browser Business Impact Science vs. the state: a family saga at the Caltech of China Three generations of personal and political history show the tensions between the Communist Party's need for knowledge and its need for ideological control. China vs. the US: Who wins and who loses An interview with Yasheng Huang, MIT professor and expert on entrepreneurship in China. 6 of the most amazing things that were 3D-printed in 2018 From bridges to cars, 3D printing proved this year that it's still relevant and exciting. Popular this week Huawei is the world's fastest-growing smartphone seller despite increasing global scrutiny A man asked for his data from Amazon—and they sent him 1,700 recordings of someone else President Trump has signed a $1.2 billon law to boost US quantum tech We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually. Using a neural network to create ridiculous plot lines takes a lot of work—and reveals the challenges of generating human language. A space startup was just hit with a $900,000 fine for illegally launching four tiny satellites Facebook might be developing a cryptocurrency that you could send via WhatsApp Chinese cops are wearing glasses that can recognize faces You received this newsletter because you subscribed with the email address: contacto1745.send-mail@blogger.com edit preferences      unsubscribe MIT Technology Review One Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142