Archive for June, 2014
Elon Musk on Artificial Intelligence: “I Think There Is Potentially a Dangerous Outcome There”
June 20th, 2014Via: Guardian: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk worries about a “Terminator” scenario arising from research into artificial intelligence. Musk was an early investor in AI firm DeepMind, which was later acquired by Google, and in March made an investment San Francisco-based Vicarious, another company working to improve machine intelligence. Speaking to US news channel CNBC, […]
A Mysterious Sound Is Driving People Insane — And Nobody Knows What’s Causing It
June 20th, 2014This is probably the most mainstream treatment of the various “hums” phenomena that I’ve read. I have never personally heard any of these hums, but this is a classic topic in alternative info circles that goes back a couple of decades. Have you guys heard anything like what’s described? What do you think is causing […]
Florida: Cops Hid Use of Phone Tracking Tech in Court Documents at Feds’ Request
June 20th, 2014Via: Ars Technica: On Thursday evening, the ACLU published a 2009 e-mail exchange (PDF) between police departments in Sarasota, FL and North Port, FL indicating that local law enforcement had concealed the use of cell phone-tracking Stingray devices in court documents. Stingray is a trademark, but it has come to generally mean devices that can […]
D-Wave’s “Quantum Computer” Isn’t Any Faster Than a Normal PC
June 19th, 2014There have been skeptics on this thing from the start. They were right. Via: Christian Science Monitor: A team of researchers compared the performance of a D-Wave Two device to that of a classical computer on a specific set of problems, and failed to find evidence that the quantum computer was faster. “We do not […]
“Got Fiber?” Countries Outside of Five Eyes Network Working with NSA
June 19th, 2014Via: First Look: Huge volumes of private emails, phone calls, and internet chats are being intercepted by the National Security Agency with the secret cooperation of more foreign governments than previously known, according to newly disclosed documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. The classified files, revealed today by the Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information in a reporting […]
California to Investigate Illegal Sterilization of Female Inmates
June 19th, 2014Via: Time: An investigation of the California prison system revealed troubling numbers of female inmates who had been sterilized without their consent, in addition to many other breaches of protocol. A report released on Thursday by the California State Auditor examined 144 cases of tubal ligations (more commonly referred to as having one’s “tubes tied”) […]
U.S. Special Forces Deploying to Iraq
June 19th, 2014Arm al-Qaeda. Train al-Qaeda. Fight al-Qaeda. Arm ISIS. Train ISIS. Fight ISIS. Bonus points for multiple countries (Syria and Iraq) descending into chaos and potentially touching off a regional conflict. Via: Bloomberg: President Barack Obama said he’s sending as many as 300 U.S. military advisers to assist the Iraqi army battle an insurgency and is […]
Harley-Davidson Refining Electric Motorcycle Design
June 19th, 2014Via: AP: Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to become a leader in developing technology and standards for electric vehicles. Harley will show handmade demonstration models Monday at an invitation-only event in New York. […]
Britain: Antibiotic Resistance Breakthrough
June 19th, 2014Via: Independent: Scientists at a British university have claimed a breakthrough in the race to beat the global health threat of antibiotic resistance. In research that could pave the way for an entirely new class of drugs to combat highly resistant “superbugs”, the scientists say they have found the “Achilles heel” of a major group […]
‘BPA-Free’ Baby Bottles Are Loaded with Other Estrogen Mimickers
June 19th, 2014Via: Natural News: Baby bottles from AVENT, Born Free, Green to Grow, Evenflo and Weil Baby all emit high or very high levels of hormone-altering chemicals, says new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health. (1) “Many PC-replacement-products made from acrylic, polystyrene, polyethersulfone, and Tritan resins leached chemicals with [estrogenic activity], including products made […]
