Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Chrome Is a Google Service that Happens to Include a Browser Engine
September 24th, 2018In other news, Google tells Congress how write data privacy laws. haha Via: Bálint’s Extended Musings: Starting with Chrome 69, logging into a Google Site is tied to logging into Chrome. This is typically the topic where things are complex enough that tweets or 500 character Mastodon toots don’t do it justice. I’d also mention […]
Walmart Deploys 17,000 Oculus Go Headsets to Train Its Employees
September 23rd, 2018Via: Cnet: Walmart said on Wednesday that it is providing Oculus Go virtual reality headsets to all of its US stores as part of a nationwide expansion of a VR-based employee training program. The big box retailer first experimented with VR in its training academies a year ago and now says the program has proved […]
Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track Search Users in China
September 21st, 2018Via: The Intercept: Google bosses have forced employees to delete a confidential memo circulating inside the company that revealed explosive details about a plan to launch a censored search engine in China, The Intercept has learned. The memo, authored by a Google engineer who was asked to work on the project, disclosed that the search […]
China’s Chilling ‘Social Credit System’ Is Straight Out of Dystopian Sci-Fi, And It’s Already Switched On
September 20th, 2018Via: Science Alert: It’s been in the pipeline for years: a sprawling, technological mass surveillance network the likes of which the world has never seen. And it’s already been switched on. China’s “Social Credit System” – which is expected to be fully operational by 2020 – doesn’t just monitor the nation’s almost 1.4 billion citizens. […]
DARPA: Paralyzed Man with Brain-Computer-Interface Controls Multiple Simulated Aircraft
September 20th, 2018Via: Defense One: DARPA’s new research in brain-computer interfaces is allowing a pilot to control multiple simulated aircraft at once. A person with a brain chip can now pilot a swarm of drones — or even advanced fighter jets, thanks to research funded by the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. The […]
At This High-Tech Farm, the Boss Is an AI-Powered Algorithm
September 20th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Each morning when she gets to work at Bowery Farming Inc., Katie Morich changes into a clean uniform, puts on a hairnet and cleans her hands with sanitizer. Then she consults a computer monitor displaying all the tasks she needs to accomplish that day. The to-do list’s author isn’t human; it’s a piece […]
Amazon Will Consider Opening Up to 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021
September 20th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains like 7-Eleven Inc., quick-service sandwich shops like Subway and Panera Bread, and mom-and-pop pizzerias and taco […]
U.S. Air Force Testing Reaper Drones for Air-to-Air Combat
September 20th, 2018Via: Military.com: An MQ-9 Reaper drone has bagged its first air-to-air kill of another small, aerial vehicle in a controlled simulation, an official revealed to Military.com this week. The successful test late last year showed the U.S. Air Force that an unmanned vehicle like the MQ-9 has the ability to conduct air-to-air combat, much like […]
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Tap Google to Power In-Car Systems
September 18th, 2018What’s next? New homes with Google hardware and software embedded in the walls? Via: Engadget: This week, the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, the world’s largest maker of cars, signed a deal with Alphabet’s Google to be able to use Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Android OS in its vehicles. The new systems will debut […]
Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow
September 18th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: As things stand today, the driverless car of the future can’t handle more than a dusting of snow. It’s a known problem in the field, and vaguely embarrassing when the end result is supposed to be robots sophisticated enough to navigate the uncertainties of traffic and improve on lackluster human perception. In Boston, […]
