Archive for the 'Technology' Category
The Biggest Lie Tech People Tell Themselves – And The Rest Of Us
October 9th, 2019Via: Vox: Imagine you’re taking an online business class — the kind where you watch video lectures and then answer questions at the end. But this isn’t a normal class, and you’re not just watching the lectures: They’re watching you back. Every time the facial recognition system decides that you look bored, distracted, or tuned […]
JFK Airport’s Terminal 1 Launches Facial Recognition Boarding
October 8th, 2019Via: New York Times: A biometric self-boarding gate has officially been launched at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 1, officials said Tuesday. Lufthansa has deployed the paperless, high-tech boarding process – which uses facial recognition technology to verify travelers with a photo capture — at its largest US gateway at the Queens airport. Air […]
Britain: NHS Opens Clinic for Child Addicts of Computer Games
October 8th, 2019Via: Guardian: The NHS is opening the country’s first specialist clinic to treat children and young adults who are addicted to playing computer games such as Fortnite, Candy Crush and Call of Duty. Staff will help those aged 13 to 25 whose lives are being debilitated by spending countless hours playing games. From Tuesday GPs […]
U.S. Navy Commander David Fravor (Ret.) on Joe Rogan
October 7th, 2019Via: Joe Rogan:
Tesla Acquires Canadian Battery Specialist, Hibar Systems, Possibly Setting Up Secret Battery Lab
October 5th, 2019Via: Electric Autonomy: Tesla Inc. is expanding into Canada with the purchase of a Richmond Hill, Ont., company specializing in battery manufacturing, Hibar Systems Ltd. The quiet purchase — not previously reported — happened between July and October of this year, public records show. The acquisition comes at a pivotal time for Tesla, as the […]
Paralyzed Man Controls Exoskeleton Through Brain Computer Interface
October 4th, 2019Via: BBC: A man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit, French researchers report. Thibault, 30, said taking his first steps in the suit felt like being the “first man on the Moon”. His movements, particularly walking, are far from perfect and the robo-suit is being […]
Woman Pushed Emergency Alert Button On Police Robot, It Told Her To Step Out Of The Way
October 4th, 2019An absolute classic. Via: NBC: When a fight broke out recently in the parking lot of Salt Lake Park, a few miles south of downtown Los Angeles, Cogo Guebara did what seemed the most practical thing at the time: she ran over to the park’s police robot to push its emergency alert button. “I was […]
How the Taycan is Made
October 3rd, 2019Via: Porsche:
China: Face Scan Required to Use Internet
October 3rd, 2019Via: Daily Mail: China has stepped up its internet censorship by demanding its citizens pass a facial-recognition test to be able to use web services. People who want to have the internet installed at home or on their phones must have their faces scanned by the Chinese authority to prove their identities, according to a […]
Boeing ‘Whistleblower’ Says Company Focused On Profit Over Safety Of Doomed 737 Max
October 2nd, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: The New York Times has published a bombshell report about a new complaint filed against Boeing by a senior engineer, alleging the aircraft maker concentrated on prioritizing profits over the safety of the 737 Max airliner. The Times learned about the new development from a source who requested anonymity, said the Boeing engineer […]
