Archive for April, 2018
North and South Korea Reportedly Set to Announce Official End to War
April 17th, 2018Via: Reuters: North and South Korea are in talks to announce a permanent end to the officially declared military conflict between the two countries, daily newspaper Munhwa Ilbo reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed South Korean official. Ahead of a summit next week between North Korean premier Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, […]
These Ex-Spies Are Harvesting Facebook Photos For A Massive Facial Recognition Database
April 17th, 2018Via: Fortune: When Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica revelations, he tried to describe the difference between “surveillance and what we do.” “The difference is extremely clear,” a nervous-looking Zuckerberg said. “On Facebook, you have control over your information… the information we […]
Plutonium Dust Released from Closed Hanford Nuclear Weapons Site
April 16th, 2018Via: Los Angeles Times: As crews demolished a shuttered nuclear weapons plant during 2017 in central Washington, specks of plutonium were swept up in high gusts and blown miles across a desert plateau above the Columbia River. The releases at the Department of Energy cleanup site spewed unknown amounts of plutonium dust into the environment, […]
Tesla Battery Degradation Less Than 10% After 160,000 Miles
April 15th, 2018Via: Electrek: Battery degradation is one of the biggest concerns for electric car owners and potential buyers, but data from Tesla battery packs have been very reassuring so far. Now the latest data shows less than 10% degradation of the energy capacity after over 160,000 miles on Tesla’s battery packs. A group of Tesla owners […]
Art Bell Dead at Age 72—Days After Supporting a Friend’s Plan to Drive Into Area 51
April 14th, 2018Art Bell has been in poor health for decades and he was a heavy smoker, so I can’t say that his death comes as much of a surprise. But… Just before he died, Art was supporting radio host Heather Wade in her plan to drive into Area 51 as an act of civil disobedience. Initially, […]
AI Creates a 3D Model of a Person from Just a Few Seconds of Video
April 14th, 2018Via: Science: Transporting yourself into a video game, body and all, just got easier. Artificial intelligence has been used to create 3D models of people’s bodies for virtual reality avatars, surveillance, visualizing fashion, or movies. But it typically requires special camera equipment to detect depth or to view someone from multiple angles. A new algorithm […]
China Is Nationalizing Its Tech Sector
April 14th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: As Bloomberg News reported this week, a key stumbling block in trade negotiations between China and the U.S. has been Beijing’s extensive support for its technology firms. But if President Donald Trump’s administration thinks that will change any time soon, it hasn’t been paying attention: Far from reducing support for the tech sector, […]
Donald Trump Claims ‘Mission Accomplished’
April 14th, 2018Via: Independent: Donald Trump has claimed “mission accomplished” over the raids on Syria – echoing the ill-fated words of George W Bush fifteen years earlier when he spoke about Iraq. Speaking hours after US, UK and French forces hit three targets in Syria they said were associated with the production, storage and use of chemical […]
China Sending Plants, Insects to the Moon
April 13th, 2018Via: Quartz: Almost half a century ago, the first human landed on the moon, marking “a giant leap for mankind.” This year, China is sending seeds of plants and insects there. Seeds of potatoes and arabidopsis—a small flowering plant belonging to the mustard family—along with silkworm cocoons, will hitch a ride with the Chang’e-4 lander […]
U.S., BRITAIN AND FRANCE ATTACK SYRIA
April 13th, 2018Former Head Of British Armed Forces In Iraq Tells Truth About Syria, Is Cut Off By Sky News: While every politician in the world and their mainstream media lackeys are chomping at the bit to “unleash hell” on Assad and Syria, there are some that are willing to question the “Assad chemically attacked his own […]
