Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Flying Robots to Start Serving in Restaurants by End-2015
November 27th, 2014Nothing says “romantic dinner” like the ceaseless din of large, autonomous quadcopters buzzing around in a closed space. Via: Channel News Asia: Restaurant-goers in Singapore can expect to be served by autonomous flying robots – the world’s first commercial attempt – by the end of next year. Infinium-Serve, the autonomous flying robotic waiters, will be […]
Microsoft Now Has Robot Security Guards
November 26th, 2014Via: The Daily Dot: Robots are increasingly replacing humans in a variety of mundane tasks, like bolting a car together or making lollipops, but now they are moving into the security business. Microsoft recently installed a fleet of 5-feet-tall, 300-pound robots to protect its Silicon Valley campus. The robots are packed with HD security cameras […]
Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence
November 25th, 2014Via: First Look: Complex malware known as Regin is the suspected technology behind sophisticated cyberattacks conducted by U.S. and British intelligence agencies on the European Union and a Belgian telecommunications company, according to security industry sources and technical analysis conducted by The Intercept. Regin was found on infected internal computer systems and email servers at […]
Regin: Top-Tier Espionage Tool Enables Stealthy Surveillance
November 24th, 2014Via: Symantec: An advanced piece of malware, known as Regin, has been used in systematic spying campaigns against a range of international targets since at least 2008. A back door-type Trojan, Regin is a complex piece of malware whose structure displays a degree of technical competence rarely seen. Customizable with an extensive range of capabilities […]
The FBI Is Very Excited About This Machine That Can Scan Your DNA in 90 Minutes
November 21st, 2014Via: Mother Jones: Robert Schueren shook my hand firmly, handed me his business card, and flipped it over, revealing a short list of letters and numbers. “Here is my DNA profile.” He smiled. “I have nothing to hide.” I had come to meet Schueren, the CEO of IntegenX, at his company’s headquarters in Pleasanton, California, […]
Amazon Robots Prepare for Christmas
November 19th, 2014Via: Marketwatch: In its latest bid to boost productivity and speed delivery, Amazon.com Inc. is deploying a robot army. The Seattle online retailer has outfitted several U.S. warehouses with squat, orange, wheeled robots that move stocked shelves to workers, instead of having employees seek items amid long aisles of merchandise, according to people familiar with […]
Crime-Fighting Robots Go On Patrol In Silicon Valley
November 19th, 2014Get your barf bag ready. Via: CBS: A new kind of security guard is on patrol in Silicon Valley: crime-fighting robots that look like they’re straight out of a sci-fi movie. At first glance, the K5 security robot looks like a cartoonish Star Wars character. “The vast majority of people see it and go, ‘Oh […]
Bill Gates Looks at LENRs as Future Energy Source
November 19th, 2014Via: New Energy Times: Bill Gates, pioneer in the digital world, is exploring low-energy nuclear reactions (LENRs), the frontier of energy research. On Wednesday, he visited a small laboratory on the sprawling campus of a government lab in Frascati, just outside of Rome, Italy. The lab is one of several large ones under the Italian […]
U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf
November 14th, 2014Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. Navy has deployed on a command ship in the Persian Gulf its first laser weapon capable of destroying a target. The amphibious transport ship USS Ponce has been patrolling with a prototype 30-kilowatt-class Laser Weapon System since late August, according to officials. The laser is mounted facing the bow, and can […]
Dragnet Surveilance: Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret Spy Program, Fake Cell Towers Attached to Aircraft
November 13th, 2014There was a lot of coverage about fake cell towers several weeks ago. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of that because all of the coverage seemed to point at an attempt by an alleged “secure” smartphone company to drum up sales. I didn’t want to give that company any additional advertising, because I […]
