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Are Rich Americans Getting Secret Brain Implants?
Post Date: 2016-04-24 02:23:26 by Tatarewicz
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C2C... An unorthodox presidential candidate is making some strange claims surrounding wealthy Americans and clandestine brain implant technology. According to Zoltan Istvan, the 'Transhumanist Party' candidate we told you about last December, two powerhouses in the artificial intelligence field intend to secretly get brain surgery to receive a mysterious implant. What exactly the 'cranial chip' may provide for these ambitious and possibly foolhardy computer geniuses remains open to speculation. However, Istvan mused to The Mirror, "The technology will allow them to carry out basic conversations. That's how far this telepathy idea has come." Allegedly, the ...
McAfee: If FBI gets backdoor to people's phones, US society will collapse
Post Date: 2016-04-23 01:29:49 by Tatarewicz
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RT... They said that the war never changes – but what if it does? The introduction of digital technologies, the cyberspace of the World Wide Web has introduced new battlefields. Law enforcement, drug trade, political fights and terrorism have gone online. The fight for information and access to the hidden data is raging on, both in the legal sphere, with authorities trying to tighten the grip on the digital flow, and international, with army-like hacker groups searching for the cracks in the cyber defense of nations. How far will this fight go? Who has the upper hand? And can battles in virtual reality claim real lives? We ask the cyber-expert extraordinaire – John McAfee is on ...
Google is working on beaming high-speed wireless internet into your home
Post Date: 2016-04-22 05:43:31 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... It’s been five years since Google launched its Fiber broadband service, which has given selected US cities access to a super-fast alternative to what’s being offered by tech villains Comcast and Time Warner Cable. And now, the CEO of Google Access (the company that oversees Fiber), Craig Barrett, has announced that they’re working on a plan to beam wireless broadband directly into homes across the US, telling re/code rather mysteriously, "[W]e are experimenting with a number of different wireless technologies." So why is this such a big deal? Well, if Google can come up with the technology needed to wirelessly connect every home in America to the ...
FBI director hints that agency paid record $1.3mn to hack into San Bernardino iPhone
Post Date: 2016-04-21 23:38:29 by Tatarewicz
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RT... FBI Director James Comey let slip a general idea of how much his agency paid to a third party for software to break into the work phone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists. At London’s Aspen Security Forum on Thursday, a moderator asked Comey how much the FBI paid the as-yet-unnamed third party for the software to hack into the iPhone, Reuters reported. Read more © Stephen Lam FBI reveals iPhone hacking method to senators behind anti-encryption bill "A lot," Comey replied. "Really?" "More – let's see. More than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years and four months, for sure," Comey said, ...
The Joy of Stuff
Post Date: 2016-04-21 08:26:11 by Ada
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We’re all supposed to be “detoxing,” “cleansing,” or “decluttering” our lives these days. Gastronomically, the idea is that you pare down your diet to its most basic essentials, and thus cut away pounds, potential illnesses, or any lack of confidence you might feel. Mentally, we’re told to step away from the chaotic buzz of work, social media, television, and life obligations in order to clear out the clutter in our heads and become more “mindful.” And then there’s the house-oriented version of these words, most recognized in the popular bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Author Marie Kondo tells her readers that the ...
Imagine having a home that pays for itself
Post Date: 2016-04-21 07:25:22 by BTP Holdings
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Imagine having a home that pays for itself Imagine this scenario for a moment. Instead of you receiving a $300 bill each month for your electricity usage, you send the electric company an invoice for the electricity they are purchasing from you. And, just to make it more fun, you tell them that late charges will be assessed if you don’t receive payment within 30 days. Science fiction? Fantasy? Maybe not. As the cost of energy-efficient equipment falls and more and more homes are powered by solar panels and wind turbines, there could come a day when you live in a home that actually produces more electricity than it uses. Net-zero homes, featuring energy-efficient appliances, highly ...
Startup raises $3 million to bring delinquent drones to the ground
Post Date: 2016-04-21 02:57:12 by Tatarewicz
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RT... San Diego-based startup SkySafe has raised $3 million in seed funding to satisfy a need that may have been inconceivable a decade ago: building technology to disable drones that wander into spaces where they aren’t welcome. The popularity of drones for commercial and recreational use is skyrocketing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that 2.5 million will be sold in 2016, with the number rising to 7 million by 2020. Read more © Francois Lenoir 7 million drones by 2020? US projects explosive UAV growth SkySafe founder and CEO Grant Jordan announced the launch of his company to the public on Wednesday. The startup’s mission is to keep rogue drones out ...
Orwellian Reality: Big Brother Watching You on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Post Date: 2016-04-20 07:56:02 by Ada
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The US Central Intelligence Agency has become increasingly focused on monitoring social media, according to a document obtained by The Intercept; the intelligence agency is pouring money in start-ups mining tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts. Every time you post a message on Facebook or share a photo on Instagram, remembers this: Big Brother is watching you. No, it’s not a quotation from the famous “1984” by George Orwell. The truth of the matter is that the US Central Intelligence Agency has set its eye on social media platforms. In his latest article US, investigative journalist Lee Fang sheds some light of the CIA’s investment programs, referring to a ...
Japanese unveil electric car that doesn’t need battery
Post Date: 2016-04-20 03:14:49 by Tatarewicz
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Japan has made another technological leap - Toyohashi University of Technology and Taisei Corp has unveiled the first electrical car in the world that will run without a battery, receiving its charge from an electrified road. The unveiling on Friday was in the form of a test drive in Toyohashi, in the Aichi Prefecture. The small vehicle moved over the electrified surface, which had two rail-like steel paths spaced to match the car’s special tires. The charge is derived from steel wires embedded in them, which serve as a conduit. The drive lasted for 30 meters at a speed of 10km/h, and, according to Professor Takashi Ohira, as cited by Kyodo: “Acceleration was smooth, and the ...
Five major earthquakes in 48 hours; seismologist warns mega-quakes coming Why is the crust of the Earth shaking so violently all of a sudden?
Post Date: 2016-04-19 13:05:56 by Horse
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Over the past 48 hours, there have been five major earthquakes globally, and one prominent seismologist has declared that “catastrophic mega earthquakes” could be on the way. In fact, seismologist Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado has made headlines all over the world by warning that “current conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude”. If his projections are accurate, our planet could be on the precipice of a wave of natural disasters unlike anything that any of us have ever experienced before. Since the beginning of 2016, south Asia has been hit by an unusually high number of large earthquakes, and this has scientists ...
Saint or Sinner, Government Eyes Are Watching Every Move You Make
Post Date: 2016-04-19 08:22:03 by Ada
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“The way things are supposed to work is that we’re supposed to know virtually everything about what [government officials] do: that’s why they’re called public servants. They’re supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that’s why we’re called private individuals. This dynamic – the hallmark of a healthy and free society – has been radically reversed. Now, they know everything about what we do, and are constantly building systems to know more. Meanwhile, we know less and less about what they do, as they build walls of secrecy behind which they function. That’s the imbalance that needs to come to an end. No democracy can be ...
Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery
Post Date: 2016-04-19 03:06:00 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily... PNNL's improved aqueous zinc-manganese oxide battery offers a cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative for storing renewable energy and supporting the power grid. Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory An unexpected discovery has led to a rechargeable battery that's as inexpensive as conventional car batteries, but has a much higher energy density. The new battery could become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative for storing renewable energy and supporting the power grid. A team based at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory identified this energy storage gem after realizing the new battery works ...
The dinosaurs were already doomed long before the meteorite hit, scientists find
Post Date: 2016-04-19 00:52:30 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A new study has revealed that certain dinosaur species were in decline millions of years before the meteorite that's credited for wiping most of them out smashed into Earth. That's a pretty huge deal, because the results could finally put an end to one of the longest-running debates in palaeontology, and help us understand once and for all what happened in the final years of the non-avian dinosaurs on Earth. "One of the things that has been long debated about dinosaur evolution is whether they were reigning strong right up until the time of the meteorite impact, or whether there was a slow, gradual decrease in [the emergence of new species] or an increase in ...
The robot you will soon be dating (Win a date with Lucy the robot)
Post Date: 2016-04-18 16:18:46 by Horse
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JUST imagine it. You are sitting at a cafe in Sydney having a date with a woman sitting in a cafe in Melbourne. She is in front of you. You can hear, see and touch her but you’re in different states, or countries. This ladies and gentlemen is the future of online dating. The dating landscape now only requires a strong network connection, even when going out to dinner with a potential partner. Think about how much you would save on the bill, robots can’t eat. Australian media agency Atomic212 saw the growth of both online dating and the use of ‘robots’ in Australia simultaneously and decided they would be a match made in heaven. So they are giving someone an ...
Powerful Earthquakes Occurring Every Day Reflect A Planet in Deep Transition
Post Date: 2016-04-18 11:32:25 by Ada
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Five strong earthquakes have jolted Asia in the last several days. There have been 16 major earthquakes measuring 6.0 or higher in April alone and nine in the last seven days. The two biggest in this unprecedented wave of serious shakers just happened over the weekend in Ecuador with a mammoth 7.8 earthquake killing at least 77 people and a 7.0 in Kumamoto on Kyushu Island in southern Japan where three large earthquakes in three days have struck killing at least 41 people. Within the last two weeks, the tiny South Pacific island of Vanuatu alone has been hit with five major quakes. Four days ago a powerful 6.9 quake hit Myanmar killing two. And now with seven major shakers just in the last ...
Meet Triton: a device that could supply a third of America’s power
Post Date: 2016-04-18 07:03:22 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert...Oscilla Power It’s basically a wave harvester. Humanity is obsessed with the sea. Maybe it’s because it’s an environment that we're simply not meant to survive in, like space. Or, maybe it’s because we feel small when we look at it from the coastline. But the one undeniable thing about the ocean is that it’s powerful - much more powerful than any one person. That all sounds pretty poetic, but humanity might soon benefit from the vast power of the ocean by harnessing it with a new device called the Triton, and with over 332,519,000 cubic miles (that's 1,385,999,652.41 cubic kilometres) of ocean water, you can bet there’s a lot of energy ...
Photo Could the US's new hypersonic missile spark World War 3?
Post Date: 2016-04-18 01:22:01 by Tatarewicz
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www.ibtimes.c...ss/yahoous/news The US has reportedly created a new missile as part of the Pentagon's development of hypersonic technology. But the US military has insisted that the weapons will carry conventional missiles rather than nuclear ones, as the arms race with China and Russia grows more intense. The new missiles according to information released on 13 April will reportedly fly at five times the speed of sound (3,800mph) and make them virtually impossible to detect using radar. Researchers are still working on manoeuvre techniques and developing ways of being able to fully control the weapons. The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (Darpa) has ...
Could the US's new hypersonic missile spark World War 3?
Post Date: 2016-04-17 16:37:42 by BTP Holdings
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Could the US's new hypersonic missile spark World War 3? By Joe Gamp April 16, 2016 12:18 BST 790 Hypersonic Missiles An artist’s rendering illustrates what a hypersonic missile could look like as it travels along the edge of Earth's atmosphere. Raytheon The US has reportedly created a new missile as part of the Pentagon's development of hypersonic technology. But the US military has insisted that the weapons will carry conventional missiles rather than nuclear ones, as the arms race with China and Russia grows more intense. The new missiles – according to information released on 13 April – will reportedly fly at five times the speed of sound (3,800mph) and ...
Will MIT Researchers Be Able To Prevent A Wide-Scale Grid-Down “Blackout Collapse”? Don’t Bet On It…
Post Date: 2016-04-17 12:27:37 by BTP Holdings
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Will MIT Researchers Be Able To Prevent A Wide-Scale Grid-Down “Blackout Collapse”? Don’t Bet On It… by Jeff Anderson The U.S. government has known it for a long time… One of the weakest links in our infrastructure is our fragile, out-dated electical grid where a single failure in the system — such as a downed power line or a tripped relay — can cause power outages throughout a neighborhood… a town… or even an entire city. Even worse, our enemies know of how weak our networks are and this is why former CIA Director, James Woolsey, warned that the one thing that kept him awake at night is a “grid-down blackout” and… Researchers ...
Paying Ransomware – Should you or shouldn’t you?
Post Date: 2016-04-16 19:39:54 by BTP Holdings
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Paying Ransomware – Should you or shouldn’t you? April 9, 2016 by Kayla Thrailkill You’re hit with ransomware – do you pay the ransom or not? In the past, the FBI’s opinion on ransomware has been to pay it. This has resulted in millions of dollars being sent to the hackers, in an attempt to obtain the encryption key so the victim’s files could be accessible. Now, with ransomware becoming more and more prevalent, we ask, do you pay? I firmly believe that paying the hackers is positive reinforcement to a negative behavior. A simple psychology course will teach you that if you reward negative behavior, said negative behavior is bound to continue with the ...
SSD Trends (Solid State Drivers)
Post Date: 2016-04-16 19:10:05 by BTP Holdings
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SSD Trends March 25, 2016 by Kayla Thrailkill Solid state drivers (SSDs) have been around for years, yet their popularity has continued to increase. A SSD is a hard drive device used to increase storage capacity. Unlike the typical hard disk drive (HDD), SSDs are far faster, but also more expensive. The cost for SSDs has decreased since their origination; however they are still more expensive than the HDD alternative. Also, unlike HDDs, SSDs do not feature any moving parts and utilize a NAND-flash memory. Solid state drivers have continued to grow in popularity in the last four years, and according to Fair Market Research, SSDs will continue to grow by 9.5% from 2015-2020. The most ...
DARPA Prepares to Unleash a Storm of "Gremlins" on U.S. Foes
Post Date: 2016-04-16 18:58:08 by BTP Holdings
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DARPA Prepares to Unleash a Storm of "Gremlins" on U.S. Foes by Rich Smith April 16, 2016 at 12:13PM Four companies are poised to prosper as DARPA begins handing out multimillion-dollar contracts. Caution: Gremlins at work. Don't get them wet. Image source: DARPA. Six months in the making, DARPA's Gremlins program is finally getting off the ground -- and that statement probably requires a bit of explaining. "DARPA" is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the "mad scientists" division of the Pentagon, responsible for funding and developing leading-edge technologies that can be employed in warfare. Respectively, "Gremlins" is ...
QuickTime for Windows Is Dead, and You Should Uninstall It to Stay Secure
Post Date: 2016-04-16 03:40:19 by Tatarewicz
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.howtogeek QuickTime for Windows has dangerous security vulnerabilities that let attackers take over your computer, but Apple won’t be updating it to fix them. It’s time to uninstall it. Annoyingly, Apple only announced this in a statement to Trend Micro. Apple hasn’t announced it on its own website, and doesn’t seem to be making a real effort to warn people about this outdated program. They’re even still offering it for download on their website with no warning! If you’re using a Mac, don’t worry. Apple’s QuickTime for Mac is still supported with security updates. Only the Windows version is dead and rotting. Why (and How) You Should Uninstall ...
CDC likely fabricating link between Zika virus and microcephaly cases; admits people self-immunize against Zika and that 'no single piece of evidence provides conclusive proof'
Post Date: 2016-04-15 16:12:53 by Horse
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The CDC is now warning that gay sex partners can transmit Zika virus and infect each other. According to CBS News in Dallas, "...it's the first report of infection between a gay couple, and worry that Zika will spread even faster through sex -- as well as through mosquito bites." That same story also reports the CDC insists there is "no longer any doubt" that Zika virus causes microcephaly (abnormally small heads) in children born to those who are infected with Zika. However, with the CDC's history of rampant, anti- scientific fear mongering over infectious diseases, it's impossible to know whether the CDC is deliberately lying for the purpose of generating ...
Man accidentally 'deletes his entire company' with one line of bad code
Post Date: 2016-04-14 21:29:26 by NeoconsNailed
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A man appears to have deleted his entire company with one mistaken piece of code. By accidentally telling his computer to delete everything in his servers, hosting provider Marco Marsala has seemingly removed all trace of his company and the websites that he looks after for his customers. Mr Marsala wrote on a forum for server experts called Server Fault that he was now stuck after having accidentally run destructive code on his own computers. But far from advising them how to fix it, most experts informed him that he had just accidentally deleted the data of his company and its clients, and in so doing had probably destroyed his entire company with just one line of code. The problem ...
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