Archive for November, 2015
Toyota Makes £600m Bet on Artificial Intelligence
November 8th, 2015Via: Wired UK: Toyota will invest more than £600m in artificial intelligence and robotics for its self-driving cars and robots. Akio Toyoda, the company’s president, announced the car manufacturer is launching a research company in Silicon Valley to develop AI and robotics for use in its cars. The Toyota Research Institute will, according to a […]
The Cyberthreat Under the Street
November 8th, 2015It’s a bit of a worry that a nearly point-by-point facsimile of my 2002 warning about this has just appeared in the New York Times… God damn conspiracy theorists! If the whole thing suddenly goes pop, just know that the feds knew about this at least as far back as the mid-1990s, when I was […]
‘Designer Cells’ Reverse One-Year-Old’s Cancer
November 8th, 2015Via: BBC: The first person in the world to receive a pioneering genetic therapy has had her cancer reversed, say Great Ormond Street doctors. One-year-old Layla Richards, from London, had incurable aggressive leukaemia only five months ago. Doctors used “designer immune cells” to fight the cancer and say her improvement was “almost a miracle”. It […]
When a 127-Year-Old U.S. Industry Collapses Under China’s Weight
November 8th, 2015Via: Bloomberg: Alcoa Inc.’s latest aluminum-making cutback is signaling the end of the iconic American industry. For 127 years, the New York-based company has been churning out the lightweight metal used in everything from beverage cans to airplanes, once making it a symbol of U.S. industrial might. Now, with prices languishing near six-year lows, it’s […]
Former Russian Propaganda Chief, “Inspiration” for Russia Today, Found Dead in U.S. Hotel
November 7th, 2015Via: Guardian: Vladimir Putin’s former press secretary, who was an “inspiration” for the Russia Today (RT) news channel, has been found dead in a hotel room in Washington. The body of Mikhail Lesin was found in a room in the plush Dupont Circle hotel on Thursday morning, the Russian embassy in Washington said, confirming reports […]
Secret Military Operations to Divert LAX Planes for a Week
November 7th, 2015Related? Navy Launches Missile Test Off California Coast — Via: ABC: Mysterious maneuvers over the Pacific are forcing a change in Los Angeles International Airport landings late at night, meaning noise for thousands of people in the flight path. Instead of landing from the east over Inglewood, planes begin flying from the west and over […]
MI5 Secretly Collected Phone Data for Decade
November 6th, 2015Via: BBC: MI5 has secretly been collecting vast amounts of data about UK phone calls to search for terrorist connections. The programme has been running for 10 years under a law described as “vague” by the government’s terror watchdog. It emerged as Home Secretary Theresa May unveiled a draft bill governing spying on communications by […]
Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
November 5th, 2015Via: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: The text of the TPP was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by Chapter below.
UBCO: Dual Electric Drive Motor Bike
November 4th, 2015Wow! Farmers and special forces operators from around the world: Form a double line down in Tauranga. Via: UBCO: It has a powerful, lightweight ‘SuperX’ frame design that gives you bulletproof low-speed control for stock handling as well as rural and urban jobs. With a load capacity of up to 200kg, the 2×2 can transform […]
Avoid Humans
November 4th, 2015Har! Via: Avoid Humans: Sometimes, everybody needs a break from everybody. Enter Avoid Humans—a web-based app that combs data from Foursquare and Instagram check-ins, giving you the nearest places in your area with the least amount of humans. The app is divided into four categories-nightlife, food, coffee and refuge—and each location is color coded to […]
