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

Some Florida Police Are Using Data To PREDICT Crime

- Some Florida Police Are Using Data To Predict Crime (Fast Company, Oct 24, 2013): “We’re entering a new era of police work,” says the Fort Lauderdale Police Chief. Well, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department isn’t using an oracle yet, but it is getting one step closer to Minority Report-style crime predicting. The department has [...] continue reading the breaking news