Brain Organoids; Social App Ads; and more [Daily Newsletter]

February 27, 2015 Daily Newsletter

TECHNOLOGY Clumps of Living Human Brain Tissue Could Reshape Medical Research A new method for growing human brain cells could unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and other neurological disorders.Availability: now     NEWS On Facebook and Elsewhere, App Advertising is Booming App ads account for more than half of Facebook’s mobile revenue—and they show how the ad market is changing.

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VIEW Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending February 28, 2015) Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.     VIEW Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending February 28, 2015) A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.     VIEW Prominent Business Leaders Lament Meager U.S. Government Spending on Energy R&D Five years after a stern warning from Bill Gates and other business leaders, U.S. funding for energy R&D remains stuck in the mud.     VIEW Look Past Net Neutrality: FCC Decision on Community Broadband Is More Meaningful The decision in favor of municipal broadband networks does more than “open Internet” rules ever could to increase competition in a broken market.     SEE MORE STORIES »

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