News & Articles By David Williams
02/21/2018 / By David Williams
Would you allow an Amazon robot inside your house? They’ve patented a “postman” bot to unlock doors for delivery, pickup
Amazon is slowly but surely becoming one of the most influential tech companies in the world. In fact, it has probably become one of the most influential companies of all time. The online retail giant has been trying to invest heavily into automation and robotics technology in the past few years, and now it has […]
02/18/2018 / By David Williams
No self-driving allowed: Uber wants to ban privately-owned self-driving vehicles in your city
As humanity inches closer to a world where self-driving cars are the norm, the company behind the biggest ride-sharing platform, Uber, wants to get a piece of the proverbial pie. To be more specific, the company wants to ban you from having your own self-driving car for your own personal use in your own city. […]
02/16/2018 / By David Williams
More melted fuel found at Fukushima 7 years later: Underwater robot captures images that prove at least some of the fuel breached the core
It has been seven years since the worst industrial disaster in all of human history happened in Fukushima, yet its devastating effects are still being felt to this day. As a matter of fact, experts have just discovered that more melted fuel can be found at the site, and that it may take a long […]
02/14/2018 / By David Williams
New technique developed for detecting unauthorized drone filming
Cybersecurity researchers over at the Ben-Gurion University of Negev (BGU) and the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a new technique to detect if a drone-mounted camera is recording a targeted house or subject. The study, titled “Game of Drones — Detecting Streamed PO from Encrypted FPV Channel,” shows a definitive method that would allow […]
02/13/2018 / By David Williams
AI may have cracked the code to the “world’s most mysterious book;” found in 1912, cryptographers have been trying to crack it for decades
The Voynich manuscript, long considered to be the most mysterious book on Earth, may have finally been cracked. According to one researcher — a computer scientist named Greg Kondrak from the University of Alberta — by using artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of statistical algorithms, it became possible to decipher part of the book and […]
02/13/2018 / By David Williams
The EPA has a new tool for dealing with and preventing mining disasters: robots
If you thought oil spills were bad, you should know the mine spills aren’t any better, as far as containment and cleanup are concerned. It has pretty much the same exact set of problems as oil spills, only they occur first on land, then only later spread to rivers and other bodies of water. While […]
02/12/2018 / By David Williams
Ex-Google CEO is concerned Russia and China will “conquer the world” with AI in commercial and military operations
There are many legitimate reasons to be wary about the upcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. AI and automation technology threaten to ruin society in a number of different ways, one of which is by taking away jobs that are currently being done by human workers. But — and rather ironically — that’s just if you […]
02/11/2018 / By David Williams
Coursera CEO: People will “have to learn for the rest of their lives” just to keep up with the tech economy
At the rate that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently advancing, it’s becoming more and more apparent that it’s going to displace many people’s livelihoods. The latest industry expert to echo this sentiment is none other than the CEO of online education company Coursera, which offers courses on a wide range of subjects taught by top […]
02/10/2018 / By David Williams
Self-driving cars could easily turn into self-crashing cars that deliberately target and kill humans, expert warns
There has been a lot of hype surrounding self-driving cars and their potential to change the way humans use roads for a very long time. However, with all of the hope that they can change things for the better, there are also some reasons to fear for your safety while you’re in them. This is […]
02/10/2018 / By David Williams
MIT students told to watch “Black Mirror” episodes as part of their studies to learn about the unintended consequences of technology
The critically acclaimed TV-show-turned-Netflix series Black Mirror has been on a roll for pretty much the entirety of its six-season-long run. Despite its typically shocking storylines and twists — which prompt viewers to stop watching after every episode to contemplate what they just saw — it is almost universally loved and always near the top […]
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