Banking web revealed, Raspberry Pi pollution monitor and IVF babies

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N E W S Open data platform reveals complex corporate structures of banks A London-based company called OpenCorporates has developed a platform that collects global corporate datasets -- many of which weren't available as open data -- and presents them as visualisations » N E W S AirPi: London school kids build Raspberry Pi-powered pollution monitor Before summer 2012, neither 16-year-old Alyssa Dayan or 17-year-old Tom Hartley, had used a Raspberry Pi. But by March 2013, they had invented a weather and pollution monitoring system called the AirPi » N E W S First child born using DNA sequencing IVF technique Advances in genome sequencing might be giving us hope of one day resurrecting the woolly mammoth, but a much more pertinent and practical use has now been proven for it: embryo screening » N E W S New school curriculum emphasises coding, climate change, 3D design Primary school children as young as five will be taught how to create simple computer programs, according to the final version of the new national curriculum » N E W S Africa's first Bitcoin wallet launches in Kenya Africa's first Bitcoin transfer service has launched in Kenya, piggybacking on M-Pesa, the country's highly successful mobile banking platform » Promotion Read Wired magazine online You can read the full selection of content from the July 2013 issue on our site, as well as explore the archive of older issues Click here N E W S WIRED 2013: Don't miss Bjork and more Check out the latest speakers for our annual conference, including Jonah Peretti and Eben Upton Listen » P O D C A S T Wired.co.uk Podcast 132: BBC axes 3D, paper cycle helmets, UK hunts aliens Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with Wired.co.uk's Nate Lanxon, Olivia Solon and Liat Clark Listen »

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