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MIT Technology Review, August 2016

By: Technology Review
Narrated by: Todd Mundt
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In this issue:

"Why Startups Are Struggling" by James Surowiecki.

"Why Kickstarter's Glowing Plant Left Backers in the Dark" by Antonio Regalado.

"Inside Facebook's Artificial Intelligence Engine Room" by Tom Simonite.

"Find Out Which Appliance Is Sucking All Your Power" by David Talbot.

"Juiced-Up Home Wi-Fi for $10 Extra a Month? It’s Coming." by Stacey Higginbotham.

"How Stores Will Use Augmented Reality to Make You Buy More Stuff" by Elizabeth Woyke.

"The Sacramento Kings' New Stadium Is Wired for Virtual Reality" by Tom Simonite.

"Tougher Turing Test Exposes Chatbots' Stupidity" by Will Knight.

"Here's Why Pokémon Go Is Taking Off" by Rachel Metz.

"Tesla's Dubious Claims About Autopilot's Safety Record" by Tom Simonite.

"Clinics Offering Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Are Proliferating Across the U.S." by Ryan Cross.

"China's Massive Effort to Purify Seawater Is Drying Up" by Yiting Sun.

"The Road to Solar Fuels Hits a Speed Bump" by Richard Martin.

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