We are used to getting computers to do our donkey work for us, but be warned – the tables are about to be turned. Amazon has unveiled a new program called Mechanical Turk (www.mturk.com), which uses people to complete the simple tasks that they perform better than computers, such as spotting businesses in aerial photographs – in return for a small fee.
An eye implant has been developed to treat age-related macular degeneration, the loss of light-sensing neurons in the middle of the retina that obscures the central field of vision. The device, by VisionCare of Saratoga, California, is implanted in the…
