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Aug 26, 2016
Italy to test earthquake predictor to reduce deaths and damage
Posted by Carse Peel in category: habitats
Aug 26, 2016
Inside the killer robot ‘arms race’ where the world’s five leading superpowers are secretly preparing for an all-out futuristic war
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: computing, drones, neuroscience, robotics/AI
GAME OF DRONES
WORLD superpowers are engaged in a feverish “arms race” to develop the first killer robots completely removed from human control, the Sun Online can reveal.
These machines will mark a dramatic escalation in computer AI from the drones and robots currently in use, all of which still require a human to press the “kill button”.
Aug 26, 2016
CIA reveals Spacenet ‘AI in the sky’ that could constantly monitor activity on Earth
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: computing, information science, robotics/AI, satellites
CIA reveals Spacenet ‘AI in the sky’ that could constantly monitor activity on Earth via high resolution satellites…
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi film — an AI that constantly monitors the Earth, looks for unusual activity.
Aug 26, 2016
Shadow worlds: Have we seen our first glimpse of dark forces?
Posted by Carse Peel in category: space
Aug 26, 2016
Want to Hang Out with POTUS in VR? You Can!
Posted by Carse Peel in category: virtual reality
Aug 26, 2016
Construction Corner: Growing materials on demand where they’re needed
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: materials
Aug 26, 2016
Cheap and Useful 3D Printed Electronics
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, mobile phones, solar power, sustainability
Nice.
Shopping trends change from time to time while consumers continue to search for more affordable products with better functionality and specs. Researchers and developers around the world continue to improve company products while lessening the cost of producing these materials.
Gadgets like smartphones, LED lights, tablets and solar cells are already part of the mainstream, and it is not going to change anytime soon. Companies that are involved in this industry must always keep a competitive edge against other manufacturers.
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Aug 26, 2016
Robots Inherit the Farm
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: employment, food, robotics/AI, sustainability
In the US during the early 2000s there was an old political term for low skilled jobs, politicians called these jobs “the jobs that no one in America wanted.” Well, we now can start seeing the slogan by politicians as “the jobs that Robots can do for free.”
The focus of automation in farming has shifted from assisting humans to replacing them.
Aug 26, 2016
China Sets New Tone in Drafting Cybersecurity Rules
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, cybercrime/malcode, encryption, government, information science
I have been seeing this for the recent weeks; I find it interesting and another step in China’s own move to be a global leader of tech. Could be either good or bad in the longer term.
China is taking a more inclusive tack in instituting cybersecurity standards for foreign technology companies, allowing them to join a key government committee in an effort to ease foreign concerns over the controls.
The committee under the government’s powerful cyberspace administration is in charge of defining cybersecurity standards. For the first time, the body earlier this year allowed select foreign companies— Microsoft Corp. MSFT −0.39 %, Intel Corp. INTC 0.43 %, Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO 0.14 % and International Business Machines Corp.—to take an active part in drafting rules, rather than participating simply as observers, said people familiar with the discussions.
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