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The Thingstitute @thingstitute

This is the official Twitter account for the Thingstitute, the Internet of Things Lab for Montgomery County, MD.

Joined September 2014
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StateScoop - @statescoop.bsky.social@State_Scoop
5 Jun 2017
What's next for #civictech and #smartcities in @GainesvilleGov? Innovation lead @MoCoDanHoffman heads south sttscp.com/2qNUzWv
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How #machinelearning is helping us tackle gender bias in movies ~ ow.ly/Pfet30bMKEF
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Austrian court orders Facebook to remove hate posts...and not just within Austria. ow.ly/JXNh30bBmHA

Austrian court orders Facebook to remove hate posts

As Facebook's userbase grows ever closer to the 2 billion mark, the site is facing increased pressure over hate posts. In Austria, a court has ruled it...

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Who is the world's largest #wearables vendor? Here's a hint: NOT fitbit. ow.ly/cTNK30bBnfZ

Apple replaces Fitbit as the world's top wearables vendor

While smartwatches continue to divide opinion, it seems Apple's most recent entry in the market, the Apple Watch Series 2, is selling well. The device is proving...

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Happy hours, interactive displays, & infrared foot-traffic counters; this may be the future of brick & mortar stores ow.ly/SYgi30bBrTC

The company that Walmart bought for $3 billion just opened the 'grocery shop concept of the future'...

Jet opened a temporary store in Manhattan, which showcases quirky, food-themed items, including banana flasks and face masks made with tomatoes.

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How Cities Are Using #IoT to Map Air Quality | Data-Smart City Solutions datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/ne…
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In Iceland? Your light bulb may soon be powered by a volcano. #geothermalenergy ow.ly/O5y530bBcR2

Iceland is drilling into a volcano to generate geothermal energy

Iceland is currently the only country in the world running on 100% renewable energy, but apparently that isn't good enough for them. They have just drilled roughly...

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6 Key Insights About #AutonomousVehicles Cities Should Know ow.ly/hJog30bzYHo
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Washington Ponders Bill That Would Create an Office of Broadband Access ow.ly/IRnW30bBma6
Summer: Pools, BBQs, camping...& mosquitoes. How #drones are being used for mosquito control to lower disease risks ow.ly/c43N30bA9qC
Focused on #privacyrights, pending policy in San Francisco could launch city #drone programs. ow.ly/KuJy30bzXJD
An inside look: taking the leap from 2D to 3D. #mixedreality ow.ly/k5tm30bBf3P

Taking the leap from 2D to 3D

My journey from a 2D flatland to the 3D world started when I joined the HoloLens design team in January, 2016. Before joining the team, I had...

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
@MIT
10 May 2017
New @MIT_CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a demo. mitsha.re/2ltJ30bBPkr
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Cities should be thinking about how they are going to address #autonomousvehicles—beginning yesterday. @govtechnews ow.ly/L6i930bA9Xa
5 Ways #Chatbots Could Transform Government Services @govtechnews ow.ly/byNN30bzWSR
What is MIT working on that could someday be a better alternative to your wearable fitness tracker? ow.ly/dQFv30brs6W
Do you have a degree in linguistics? Companies in #AI are hiring. via @CIOonline ow.ly/zreB30bnlEN
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Your smartphone apps could have open ports that leave them vulnerable to hackers. Any of these sound familiar? ow.ly/ijKQ30bnlfP

An Obscure App Flaw Creates Backdoors In Millions of Smartphones

Researchers at the University of Michigan expose how an obscure feature of thousands of apps can give hackers remote access into your phone's most sensitive guts.

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#CloudComputing ow.ly/8hcU30bnfnK
#PGH uses #IoT to decrease congestion. The square sensors on the signal are radar. And the inside of the cabinet is the processing hardware
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