Latest From Science, Technology And Medicine [04.11.14]

Medicine

• Rejuvenating bodily organs : Engage reverse gear (Economist)

"For the first time, a mammalian organ has been persuaded to renew itself"

• RNA may hold the answer to life’s great riddles (Economist)

Physical Digital Computing

• Intel invests $62M in virtual reality, drones, mobile (CNET)

"The chipmaker's investment arm expects to invest about $355 million altogether this year.Intel has funded a virtual-reality goggles company, a firm that uses drones to collect aerial data, and mobile audio and video companies, as the world's largest chipmaker works to expand its business beyond PCs, which have lost appeal as more consumers opt for smartphones and tablets."

• Intel Capital invests $62M in 16 tech startups (Venturebeat)

"The investments show that Intel is still bullish about funding new tech companies that could one day spur lots of purchases of its microprocessors and other gear."

Microsoft

• Windows 8.1 picks up steam as consumers adopt latest update (CNET)

"The market share of PCs that run Windows 8.1 jumped to 10.9 percent in October, up from 6.7 percent in September"

• Microsoft, Dropbox team up; new Office-centric features, apps on tap (CNET)