Archive for the 'Technology' Category
FBI Finally Admits to Buying Location Data on Americans
March 12th, 2023As disturbing as this Ars Technica piece is, the actual situation might as well be infinitely worse. In 2013, we learned that law enforcement was “laundering” data collected through U.S. national security intercept systems for use against Americans, U.S. Communications Intelligence Secretly Shared with Law Enforcement for Use Against Americans in Criminal Investigations: “It’s just […]
Deluxe Home Vintage Computer Den
March 12th, 2023Via: Ars Technica: In a world where millions of people carry a 1990s-grade supercomputer in their pockets, it’s fun to revisit tech from a time when a 1 megahertz machine on a desktop represented a significant leap forward. Recently, a collector named Brian Green showed off his vintage computer collection on Twitter, and we thought […]
America’s Secret Censorship-Industrial Complex
March 9th, 20231. TWITTER FILES: Statement to CongressTHE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX pic.twitter.com/JLryjnINXS — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 9, 2023 Via: Michael Shellenberger: Our findings are shocking. A highly-organized network of U.S. government agencies and government contractors has been creating blacklists and pressuring social media companies to censor Americans, often without them knowing it. … These organizations and others […]
Taiwan Suspects Chinese Ships Cut Undersea Internet Cables
March 8th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: According to Taiwanese authorities, on Feb. 2, a Chinese fishing boat damaged an undersea communications cable that connects Taiwan’s main island to Matsu Islands. About one week later, a Chinese cargo ship severed another cable. Located approximately 30 miles off the coast of China, the tiny island of Dongyin has quickly established a […]
China Planning for War, Needs Capability to Take Out Starlink and Defenses Against Javelin Anti-Tank Systems
March 8th, 2023Via: Reuters: China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, according to Chinese military researchers who are studying Russia’s struggles in Ukraine in planning for possible conflict with U.S.-led forces in Asia.
Tesla Going Back To EV Motors With No Rare Earth Elements
March 3rd, 2023Via: Electrek: Tesla stated today that, between 2017 and 2022, it managed to reduce rare earth usage in these new Model 3 drive units by 25% as it increased the efficiency of the drivetrain. But now it looks like Tesla is trying to get the best of both worlds: a permanent magnet motor, but without […]
Future Ford Vehicles Could Repossess Themselves
March 1st, 2023How about disabling vehicles owned by people who don’t have all of their vaccine boosters, or for any other reason? Anyway, the basic capability to remotely disable vehicles has been around for a long time. From 2014: Why the repo man can remotely shut off your car engine: In an effort to protect their assets […]
Elon Musk Allegedly Forming New Company to Compete with ‘Woke’ ChatGPT
February 28th, 2023ChatGPT is so absurd that there will be no shortage of competition. Musk won’t be the only one doing this. Via: New York Post: Elon Musk is seeking to enlist the help of artificial intelligence experts in order to create a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot which the tech mogul believes has gone “woke,” according […]
Organoid Intelligence (OI): The New Frontier in Biocomputing and Intelligence-in-a-Dish
February 28th, 2023But first, let’s take a walk down memory lane, from nearly two decades ago: “Brain” In A Dish Acts As Autopilot Living Computer: A University of Florida scientist has grown a living “brain” that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network. The “brain” […]
Nokia Launches a Low Cost, Easily Repairable Smartphone
February 27th, 20233.5mm headphone jack: Yes. Via: PC Magazine: The Nokia G22, a low-cost Android phone headed for Europe, features a QuickFix design that allows owners to perform several repairs themselves.
