{"id":338792,"date":"2017-04-20T02:36:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1478833"},"modified":"2017-04-20T02:36:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T18:36:11","slug":"facebook-wants-to-help-you-hear-through-your-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/facebook-wants-to-help-you-hear-through-your-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook wants to help you hear through your skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>During the last keynote at Facebook\u2019s F8 conference, Regina Dugan, leader of the enigmatic \u201cBuilding 8\u201d frontier research group, explained that an internal team is exploring ways that humans could utilize their skin to hear. Don\u2019t worry, this sounds just as crazy to me as it does to you, but whenever a company with a billion dollar R&#038;D budget decides to prioritize something, it\u2019s worth paying attention to.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/04\/19\/facebook-brain-interface\/\">For more information on this research check out our full coverage.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/img_20170419_112238.jpg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;During the last keynote at Facebook&#8217;s F8 conference, Regina Dugan, leader of the enigmatic &#8220;Building 8&#8221; frontier research group, explained that an internal team is exploring ways that humans could utilize their skin to hear. 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