In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, Bing will stop showing ads for tech support services and MIT researchers have developed an ingestible origami robot designed to patch wounds.
Microsoft bans tech support ads from Bing
Bing will stop showing advertisements for tech support services; mainly because a large portion of these happen to be scams.
The idea is that this will make it safer for those who are still using Bing to surf the Internet by reducing their exposure to potential cyber criminals.
Via: Lowyat
Origami meat robot
An ingestible origami robot designed to patch wounds, deliver medicine or remove foreign objects from a person's stomach has been developed by researchers from MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
The robot is swallowed in a capsule and unfolds once in the stomach as its container dissolves.
Via: Wired
EasyJet develops 'smart' shoes
Budget travel provider EasyJet has developed what it calls a 'smart' shoe which can provide guidance to tourists around a destination by vibrating on their feet.
The shoes are called Sneakairs, and they connect via Bluetooth to an accompanying smartphone app. This uses GPS to direct the wearer by triggering vibrations in the left or right shoe, directing them where to turn next.
Via: Gap Year
Girl broadcasts suicide on Periscope
Periscope has been used to livestream the suicide of a teenage girl in France.
The 19-year-old girl spoke to the camera for an hour before killing herself. Some users appeared to be encouraging her, according to the New York Times, which has viewed the footage.
Via: Wired
Pentagon's mind-controlled prosthetic
The Pentagon's research arm tasked with developing breakthrough technologies has unveiled a mind-controlled prosthesis one might see in a science-fiction movie.
Johnny Matheny of Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab demonstrated the robotic arm for anyone who came to DARPA's booth.
Via: Washington Times
Barclays' contactless payment app
Barclays is launching the UK's first Android contactless payment service, which will allow customers to use their smartphone to "wave and pay" in shops, restaurants and across the London transport network
The app will enable customers to pay with their Android handset in the same way as a contactless bank card. The service is expected go live in June.
Via: The Guardian
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