Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Pentagon’s New Satellite Constellation Part of Plan to Link Everything on the Battlefield
April 7th, 2020The Pentagon is already planning to use Starlink, Air Force laying groundwork for future military use of commercial megaconstellations: The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office in December awarded SpaceX a $28 million contract to test over the next three years different ways in which the military might use the company’s Starlink broadband […]
“Lifekey Immunity Bands”
April 7th, 2020Via: Buckrail: Lifekey has introduced a new technology that could help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your community and help people get back to work and travel post-quarantine. “We have already built a secure, HIPAA compliant platform for you to store and share your personal medical data when it’s needed most,” said Lifekey CEO, […]
YouTube Will Delete Videos That Link 5G Technology to Coronavirus After David Icke Interview
April 7th, 2020The David Icke interview in question is here: The Coronavirus Conspiracy: How COVID-19 Will Seize Your Rights & Destroy Our Economy Via: BBC: YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks. The Google-owned service will now delete videos violating the policy. It had previously limited itself to reducing the […]
Covid-19 and the Auto Industry
April 5th, 2020Via: Cnet: Here are all the automakers and companies that have elected to halt production in the US and Europe so far. Information on Detroit’s Big Three begin our coverage, with all other shutdowns organized by the date automakers announced them following.
Google Releases Location Data To Help Authorities Check Lock-Downs
April 4th, 2020Via: silicon.co.uk: Location data is being released by Google in 131 countries so officials can see if people are obeying self-isolating rules Alphabet’s Google division has on Thursday published data for 131 countries that shows whether people are obeying self-isolating and quarantine rules.
Rivian Factory Progress Report
April 1st, 2020Via: Rivian:
The GitHub Arctic Vault Program
April 1st, 2020First seeds, now code. GitHub is owned by Microsoft, by the way. Via: Github: The GitHub Arctic Code Vault is a data repository preserved in the Arctic World Archive (AWA), a very-long-term archival facility 250 meters deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain. The archive is located in a decommissioned coal mine in the […]
SpaceX Competitor OneWeb Goes Bankrupt
March 28th, 2020Via: BBC: OneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The firm, which has been building a network to deliver broadband across the globe, blamed the Covid-19 crisis for its inability to secure new investment. OneWeb issued a statement saying it was laying off most of its staff while […]
Coronavirus Could Infect Privacy And Civil Liberties Forever
March 26th, 2020Via: Forbes: From a technological perspective, the coronavirus pandemic is one massive testbed for surveillance capitalism. More specifically, it’s a testbed for new, much more large-scale forms of surveillance. Already, governments in Italy, Germany, Austria, China, South Korea and Taiwan have begun analysing smartphone data so as to determine to what extent populations are really […]
British Government: COVID-19 No Longer Considered To Be A High Consequence Infectious Disease In UK
March 25th, 2020This Covid-19 operation is at least as sloppy as 9/11. My greatest concern, at this point, is that they will have to attempt to try to make it real somehow. How? Because the effects range from no symptoms to death, I’m wondering: Is this a binary weapon? Can a kill switch be flipped for a […]
