Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Microsoft and UW Demonstrate First Fully Automated DNA Data Storage
March 23rd, 2019Via: Microsoft: Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have demonstrated the first fully automated system to store and retrieve data in manufactured DNA — a key step in moving the technology out of the research lab and into commercial datacenters. In a simple proof-of-concept test, the team successfully encoded the word “hello” in […]
After Blocking Zero Hedge and Others, NZ Telcos Demand Big-Tech Censorship Surge to “Protect Consumers”
March 21st, 2019People are emailing me about these bans. I just now browsed (on a remote machine under my control) ZeroHedge, Gab and Dissenter without any problems on Spark, the largest ISP in NZ. Also, my small, regional ISP has not blocked any of these sites. Whatever is happening with regard to sites being blocked in NZ, […]
Forget Tesla, It’s China’s E-Buses That Are Denting Oil Demand
March 20th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: The oil industry needn’t be too concerned — for now — about how Tesla Inc.’s electric cars are denting demand. China and its bus fleet could be more of a worry. By the end of this year, a cumulative 270,000 barrels a day of diesel demand will have been displaced by electric buses, […]
Pentagon Wants to Test A Space-Based Weapon in 2023
March 16th, 2019Via: DefenseOne: Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million in the 2020 budget to develop such beams, more powerful lasers, and other new tech for next-generation missile defense. Such weapons are […]
‘DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System’
March 14th, 2019Mmm hmm. If this system relies on elliptic curve cryptography, an attacker with a large quantum computer will be able to crack it. Via: Vice: For years security professionals and election integrity activists have been pushing voting machine vendors to build more secure and verifiable election systems, so voters and candidates can be assured election […]
Parents Blame Elementary School’s Cell Tower After 4th Student Diagnosed with Cancer
March 13th, 2019In other news: Scientists call for Protection from Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Field Exposure: We are scientists engaged in the study of biological and health effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF). Based upon peer-reviewed, published research, we have serious concerns regarding the ubiquitous and increasing exposure to EMF generated by electric and wireless devices. These include–but are […]
U.S. Government Will Be Scanning Faces at 20 Top Airports
March 13th, 2019Via: BuzzFeed: For Hasbrouck, the big takeaway is that the broad surveillance of people in airports amounts to a kind of “individualized control of citizenry” — not unlike what’s already happening with the social credit scoring system in China. “There are already people who aren’t allowed on, say, a high-speed train because their social credit […]
VW Cutting Jobs, Electric Vehicles Require Fewer Workers
March 12th, 2019Via: Reuters: Volkswagen said it will cut jobs as it launches almost 70 new electric models by 2028, accelerating its rollout of zero-emission cars as earnings revealed the operating margin at its core brand had taken a hit. … “The reality is that building an electric car involves some 30 percent less effort than one […]
Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine
March 11th, 2019Via: Wired: Of course, Facebook already follows you around as you make your way through the world via the GPS in the smartphone in your pocket, and, likewise, follows you across the internet via code implanted in your browser. Would we really let Facebook inside those old noggins of ours just so we can order […]
Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine
March 11th, 2019Via: Wired: Of course, Facebook already follows you around as you make your way through the world via the GPS in the smartphone in your pocket, and, likewise, follows you across the internet via code implanted in your browser. Would we really let Facebook inside those old noggins of ours just so we can order […]
