In this Worldwide Wrap: future iPhones could come with a feature to help eject water from its speakers, and it's now possible to take a tour of the British Museum without stepping away from a computer.
Future Apple iPhones could squirt water
An Apple patent application, published by the US Patent & Trademark Office, details how electrical charges can be used to push liquid out through speakers and microphone ports.
This feature would be activated once water is detected by pressure, optical or moisture sensors.
Via: Daily Mail
Tour British Museum online
It's now possible to take a tour of ancient pottery, statues, tapestries, and more without stepping away from a computer.
From the basement to the fifth floor, the British Museum has opened its doors to Google's Cultural Institute to create a Street View version of the museum - with the added bonus of not having to fight against a horde of other tourists.
Via: Wired
Virtual idol world tour
Japanese digital pop star Hatsune Miku has announced her first North American headlining tour, Miku Expo 2016.
The Japanese star is a computer-generated avatar that sings with the help of a synthesiser and performs with a backing band consisting of human musicians.
Via: Music Times
FBI link to dark net attack?
Anonymity network Tor, notorious for illegal activity, has claimed researchers at US Carnegie Mellon University were paid by the FBI to launch an attack on them.
Tor claimed the FBI was "outsourcing police work" and paid the university "at least $1 million (£675 000)".
Via: BBC
Facebook artificial intelligence in doubt
A software engineer has detailed his quest to develop an 'anti-Turing test' to prove Facebook's personal assistant service 'M' is powered exclusively by humans, rather than artificial intelligence (AI) as the company claims.
Facebook has touted M as a comprehensive personal assistant to rival Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana - with the caveat that M is powered by humans, not simply AI.
Via: Wired
Sony kills off Betamax tapes
Sony plans to cease production of its Betamax videotapes in March, the company announced on Tuesday.
There is no indication as to why Sony was still producing these tapes, or what people have been using them for, in this age of DVD, Blu-ray and streaming.
Via: Huffington Post
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