Stories from Around the Web (Week Ending June 7, 2013)
A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.
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Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending June 7, 2013)
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
Facebook to Refresh Ads In Effort to Boost Their Relevance
Facebook is simplifying its ad formats, which could mean less annoying targeted ads are in the offing.
Accessing Your Files in the Cloud Can Now Earn Money for App Makers
Cloud storage company Box introduces a novel way for business-centric mobile apps to make money
A Global Alliance for Sharing Genomic Data
A common framework for analyzing and sharing genomic information could speed medical progress.
Correlation Is Main Concern Over Data Verizon Gives NSA
What the NSA can do with Verizon's data on phone calls depends on the other sources it can be combined with.
Former FCC Chairman: Let’s Test an Emergency Ad Hoc Network in Boston
Outgoing FCC chairman, Harvard scholar make a pitch for private networks to aid public safety.
Human-Scale Invisibility Cloak Unveiled
Researchers demonstrate an invisibility cloak that can be scaled to almost any size and say it could be used to hide orbiting satellites
Thinking of Running an Open Innovation Contest? Think Again.
Open competitions can help find an optimal solution to a well-understood problem, but they are a poor way to innovate.
New Science of Cosmography Reveals 3-D Map of the Local Universe
The three-dimensional structure of the local universe may one day become as familiar as our local geography thanks to a new generation of maps that reveal our neighbourhood’s rich complexity and our place within it
