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Tomorrow’s cover, today:
Our cover is devoted to Facebook. Against the odds, it has turned itself into one of the world’s technology giants. By harnessing the power of data, machine-learning and virtual reality, it hopes to extend its dominance. But at every step it will face scrutiny from regulators and customers, as well as gusts of competition
After Moore’s law
After a glorious 50 years, Moore’s law—which states that computer power doubles every two years at the same cost—is running out of steam.
What, then, is the future of computing? Read our Technology Quarterly here
Tomorrow’s cover, today
Our cover this week considers the future of computing, as the era of predictable improvement in hardware comes to an end. After five glorious decades, the steady doubling of computer power every two years, known as Moore’s law, is running out of steam. But there are other ways to improve computers’ performance, not least through smarter software—as the defeat this week of one of the world’s best Go players by an artificial intelligence demonstrates
Are you ready for man-made meat?
Drone Rangers
They never leave the ground—but these are the pilots of the future…
Human exoskeletons
Human exoskeletons are being developed for front-line troops and factory workers. But the same technology could also help people walk again
Will Mars be to China what the Moon was to America? To mark the upcoming publication of “The World In 2016”, we’re publishing some ideas—some plausible, others less so—of what 2016 might bring. Here’s the latest
The Trust Machine
The technology behind bitcoin could transform how the economy works. To learn more about blockchain, read our full briefing here
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