Ray Kurzweil, Google expert in artificial intelligence, predicts that by 2029 robots will make jokes and flirt Nadia Khomani The Observer, Saturday 22 February 2014 16.00 EST Computers will be cleverer than humans by 2029, according to Ray Kurzweil, Google’s director… Read More ›
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License to Ill : CEOs who attempt to put forth a moral image more likely to engage in socially irresponsible behavior
Firms that engaged in prior socially responsible behavior are more likely to then engage in socially irresponsible behavior, research finds By Sean Nealon on November 20, 2013 Elaine M. Wong, an assistant professor of management RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) —… Read More ›
Germany warns: You just CAN’T TRUST some Windows 8 PCs
Microsoft: You can still buy an ‘insecure’ Win 8 machine sans TPM chip By Jasper Hamill 23rd August 2013 10:38 GMT Microsoft’s new touchy Windows 8 operating system is so vulnerable to prying hackers that Germany’s businesses and… Read More ›
Guccifer emails link Tony Blair to top-secret Bohemian Grove gathering
Published time: March 25, 2013 17:28 Former British prime minister Tony Blair (AFP Photo / Carl Court) Attending the elusive Bohemian Grove retreat should be a priority for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, News Corp executive Andrew Knight… Read More ›
Brain-like chip outstrips normal computers
22 November 2012 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2892. COMPUTER chips that mimic the human brain are outstripping conventional chips in crucial ways. They could also revolutionise our understanding of how the brain functions.Attempts to simulate the brain usually involve… Read More ›
Alleged Leaked Finance Ministers Passwords and Possible Links Troika Documents
Engineering Evil: There is no way to validate this information. Download Documents at your own risk (HIGH RISK)….. As far as I am concerned, without first hand validation this is only entertainment, and has historical newsworthy value. Linked from: Anonymous Hackers… Read More ›
Hacking the President’s DNA : Personalized Bioweapons
The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information. In the not-too-distant future, they may provide something more as well—the basis for… Read More ›
Cassette tapes are the future of big data storage
19 October 2012 by Paul Marks Magazine issue 2887. Subscribe and save THE cassette tape is about to make a comeback, in a big way. From the updates posted by Facebook’s 1 billion users to the medical images shared by… Read More ›
Futurist Ray Kurzweil Wants to Move Your Brain Into the Cloud
Oct 11, 2012 10:34 AM EST By Michael J. Miller Above: Futurist Ray Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil, author of The Age of Spiritual Machines and a pioneer of artificial intelligence software, has always been one of the most provocative thinkers on… Read More ›
‘Green Brain’ Project to Create an Autonomous Flying Robot With a Honey Bee Brain
ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2012) — Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial… Read More ›
Sen. Jay Rockefeller pitches cybersecurity bill to top CEOs: Offers them immunity from liability in the event of a cyberattack
By The Christian Science Monitor Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:02 EDT Seeking to overcome opposition from the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups to a cybersecurity bill, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D) of West Virginia took the unusual… Read More ›
Common cold virus can cause polio in mice when injected into muscles
Contact: Becky Levine Levin005@mc.duke.edu 919-684-4148 Duke University Medical Center Common cold virus can cause polio in mice when injected into muscles DURHAM, N.C. — Virologists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered that, under the right conditions, a common cold… Read More ›