#433689 The Rise of Dataism: A Threat to Freedom ...

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Android

What would happen if we made all of our data public—everything from wearables monitoring our biometrics, all the way to smartphones monitoring our location, our social media activity, and even our internet search history?
Would such insights into our lives simply provide companies and politicians with greater power to invade our privacy and manipulate us by using our psychological profiles against us?
A burgeoning new philosophy called dataism doesn’t think so.
In fact, this trending ideology believes that liberating the flow of […] Continue Reading…

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#433513 Get your geek on! Top Robot movies

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Android

This guy has a few (very debatable) choices for “Top 5 Cyborg / Android / Robot movies” …what do reckon? No offense, but I can think of many better humanoid, cyborg, etc. movies off the top of my head (in no particular order): Blade Runner, Star Trek, Metropolis, Terminator-saga, Star Wars, I, Robot, Robocop, Alien, Transformers, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Chappie, Bicentennial Man, Elysium, The Day the Earth Stood Still… etc. etc.

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#433682 Video Friday: Japan’s New Humanoid ...

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Android

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos[Read more…]

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#433668 A Decade of Commercial Space ...

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Android

In many industries, a decade is barely enough time to cause dramatic change unless something disruptive comes along—a new technology, business model, or service design. The space industry has recently been enjoying all three.
But 10 years ago, none of those innovations were guaranteed. In fact, on Sept. 28, 2008, an entire company watched and hoped as their flagship product attempted a final launch after three failures. With cash running low, this was the last shot. Over 21,000 kilograms of […] Continue Reading…

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#433659 AI Could Provide Moment-by-Moment ...

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Android

In the intensive care unit, artificial intelligence can keep watch at a patient’s bedside[Read more…]

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