Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Homeland Security Seeks to Share Biometric Databanks With Foreign Countries
August 18th, 2022Via: The Defender: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is promoting “Enhanced Border Security Agreements” by offering access to the department’s vast biometric databanks to foreign states that agree to reciprocate, according to a July 22 Statewatch report. A DHS document, “DHS International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program,” is effectively a “sales pitch” to […]
With Help From WEF, Canada to Launch Federal Digital ID Program
August 17th, 2022Via: The Defender: The Canadian government, building on a partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF), is developing a new federal “Digital Identity Program.” The aim of the new initiative is to develop a digital proof-of-identity document, which could be used across different systems and environments ranging from government services to airports and border control, […]
American Airlines Places Deposit on 20 Supersonic Planes
August 16th, 2022Via: AP: American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. Neither American nor the manufacturer Boom Supersonic would provide financial details Tuesday, including the size of American’s deposit. American becomes the […]
One Nation Under Blackmail
August 15th, 2022This book is going to be a humdinger! Via: Unlimited Hangout: In this episode, Whitney gives an overview of her upcoming book One Nation Under Blackmail, discussing in general terms what the book covers, its thesis, and what it hopes to accomplish.
JB Straubel Keynote at Benchmark Battery Gigafactories 2022
August 15th, 2022Straubel had the biggest brain of anyone at Tesla. He’s going to have all major auto manufacturers knocking on his door as the situation with raw materials hits the fan. Via: Redwood Materials:
World Economic Forum Wants To Use AI To Automatically Censor Speech On The Internet
August 12th, 2022Via: Daily Caller: The World Economic Forum (WEF) proposed a new way of censoring online content that requires a small group of experts to train artificial intelligence on identifying “misinformation” and abusive content. The WEF published an article Wednesday outlining a plan to overcome frequent instances of “child abuse, extremism, disinformation, hate speech and fraud” […]
Former RAF Officer Kept UFO Photograph Hidden for 32 Years
August 12th, 2022Via: Daily Mail: It’s a picture the MoD and The National Archives have tried their utmost to keep hidden. While the information would normally have been released after 30 years, the Ministry has not released the original photo and wants the names of the witnesses sealed for a further 54 years — until 2076 — […]
Reverse-Engineering Insect Brains to Make Robots
August 12th, 2022Via: EETimes: British startup Opteran, a spin–out of the University of Sheffield, has a completely different view of neuromorphic engineering compared to most of the industry. The company has reverse–engineered insect brains to derive new algorithms for collision avoidance and navigation that can be used in robotics. Opteran calls its new approach to AI “natural […]
U.K.’s Online Censorship Bill Causes Far More Harm Than It Attempts To Prevent
August 10th, 2022Via: Reason: “If the Online Safety Bill passes, the U.K. government will be able to directly silence user speech, and even imprison those who publish messages that it doesn’t like,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) Joe Mullin cautioned last week. “The bill empowers the UK’s Office of Communications (OFCOM) to levy heavy fines or even […]
The U.S. Made a Breakthrough Battery Discovery – Then Gave the Technology to China
August 8th, 2022Via: NPR: When a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big. They scrounged up tables and chairs, cleared out space in the parking lot for experiments and got to work. They were building a battery — a vanadium redox flow […]
