If This Doesn’t Terrify You … Google’s Computers OUTWIT Their Humans

- If this doesn’t terrify you… Google’s computers OUTWIT their humans (The Register, Nov 15, 2013): ‘Deep learning’ clusters crack coding problems their top engineers can’t Analysis Google no longer understands how its “deep learning” decision-making computer systems have made themselves so good at recognizing things in photos. This means the internet giant may need [...] continue reading the breaking news

Caution: Your GPS Ankle Bracelet Is Listening

Image via Multnomah County, OR Community Detention Monitoring Program - Caution: Your GPS Ankle Bracelet Is Listening (The Crime Report, Oct 25, 2013): When defense lawyer Fermín L. Arraiza-Navas sat down with a prospective client in San Juan, Puerto Rico last April, he casually asked the man about the Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle bracelet [...] continue reading the breaking news

U.S. Drone Strikes Navy Ship By Mistake

See also: - Confessions Of A Drone Warrior – Since Speaking Out About Drones, Brandon Bryant Has Been A Target - Soon, Drones May Be Able To Make Lethal Decisions On Their Own - US Drone Strikes Navy Ship By Mistake (ZeroHedge, Nov 16, 2013): While hardly as dramatic as last week’s revelation that Syrian [...] continue reading the breaking news

Stuxnet Infected Russian Nuclear Plant

- Stuxnet infected Russian nuclear plant (SC Magazine, Nov 8, 2013): Jumped airgap, Kaspersky boss says. Stuxnet had ‘badly infected’ the internal network of a Russian nuclear plant after the sophisticated malware caused chaos in Iran’s uranium facilities in Natanz. The malware, widely considered to have been developed by the US Government as a means [...] continue reading the breaking news

A Chip In The Head: Brain Implants Will Be Connecting People To The Internet By The Year 2020

Flashback: - CASPIAN RELEASES MICROCHIP CANCER REPORT: A new paper titled “Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006” has been released… More links on microchips are down below. - A Chip In The Head: Brain Implants Will Be Connecting People To The Internet By The Year 2020 (The American [...] continue reading the breaking news

Need A Hand? Boy Gets Prosthetic Hand Made By 3-D Printer (Cost $5 vs. $30,000 Medical Device)

- Need a Hand? Boy Gets Prosthetic Hand Made by 3-D Printer (Cost $5 vs. $30K Medical Device) (Global Economic Analysis, Oct 29, 2013) What do you do when you cannot afford a $30,000 prosthetic hand that your son needs? Two years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for [...] continue reading the breaking news