Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Pibot – The World’s First Humanoid Robot Pilot
October 26th, 2014Via: Reuters: Researchers in South Korea are developing a robotic pilot that could potentially replace humans in the cockpit. Unlike drones and autopilot programs which are configured for specific aircraft, the robots’ humanoid design will allow it to fly any type of plane with no additional sensors.
IHMC Atlas Localization Test
October 24th, 2014Via: IHMC: More: ATLAS Robot Gets Closer to Walking Like a Human
Ground-Breaking Research Into Quantum Technology
October 23rd, 2014Via: Journeyman Pictures:
Corpus of Data Automatically Shared with Apple by a Standard Installation of OS X Yosemite
October 20th, 2014Via: GitHub: This repository provides a corpus of network communications automatically sent to Apple by OS X Yosemite; we’re using this dataset to explore how Yosemite shares user data with Apple. The provided data was collected using our Net Monitor toolkit; more information regarding usage and methodology is provided below. … Having read DuckDuckGo’s privacy […]
Virginia Police Have Been Secretively Stockpiling Private Phone Records
October 20th, 2014Via: Wired: While revelations from Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency’s massive database of phone records have sparked a national debate about its constitutionality, another secretive database has gone largely unnoticed and without scrutiny. The database, which affects unknown numbers of people, contains phone records that at least five police agencies in southeast Virginia […]
New Lithium Ion Batteries Charge 70 Percent in 2 Minutes
October 16th, 2014Via: cNet: The freedom to hold computers in our hands, pop wireless headphones in our ears and pilot drones through our backyards is all brought to us by batteries — especially rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The portable powerhouses are a critical component of our march toward tech mobility, yet most require hours of being plugged […]
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details
October 16th, 2014Via: Aviation Week: Hidden away in the secret depths of the Skunk Works, a Lockheed Martin research team has been working quietly on a nuclear energy concept they believe has the potential to meet, if not eventually decrease, the world’s insatiable demand for power. Dubbed the compact fusion reactor (CFR), the device is conceptually safer, […]
Facebook, Apple Pay for Female Workers to Freeze Eggs
October 14th, 2014Via: New Zealand Herald: Facebook and Apple are covering the costs for female employees to freeze their eggs to delay childbearing that could hamper their careers, NBC News reports. The companies are covering up to $US20,000 ($NZ25,526) for the procedure and annual storage costs, NBC said on Tuesday, citing sources at the Silicon Valley firms. […]
NSA Core Secrets: “Exceptionally Compartmented Information,” or ECI
October 11th, 2014Via: First Look: The National Security Agency has had agents in China, Germany, and South Korea working on programs that use “physical subversion” to infiltrate and compromise networks and devices, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. The documents, leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, also indicate that the agency has used “under cover” operatives […]
Documentary Film Claims That There Is Another NSA Leaker with Higher Rank Than Snowden
October 11th, 2014Via: The Hollywood Reporter: A second National Security Agency whistleblower exists within the ranks of government intelligence. That bombshell comes toward the end of Citizenfour, a new documentary from filmmaker Laura Poitras about NSA informant Edward Snowden that had its world premiere on Friday at the New York Film Festival. In the key scene, journalist […]
