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Secretive Alphabet division aims to fix public transit in US by shifting control to Google
• TheGuardianExclusive: Documents reveal Sidewalk Labs is offering cloud software Flow to Columbus, Ohio, to upgrade bus and parking services – and bring them under Google's management
The AI 'Top Gun' that can beat the military's best:
• dailymail.co.ukPilots hail 'aggresive and dynamic' software after losing to it repeatedly
Meet BEWP: The Bitcoin-Enabled WIFI Portal
• Bitcoin.ComA new project was unveiled during this year's annual Libertarian event Porcfest in New Hampshire called BEWP, a Bitcoin-Enabled Wi-Fi Portal that serves as a wireless connection through the internal router with a Bitcoin paywall.
DHS' New Orwellian Precrime Tech Promises Facial Recognition Software Can Tell If You're a T
• http://www.thedailysheeple.com,Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you. ~ George Orwell, 1984
Over 51 Million Accounts Leaked from iMesh File Sharing Service
• http://thehackernews.comHow many more data dumps does this hacker have with him that has yet to be exposed?
John McAfee leads cybersecurity company, signing up Roger Ver and Erik Voorhees
• BraveNewCoin.comCybersecurity expert, libertarian presidential candidate, and founder of McAfee antivirus, John McAfee is taking over as CEO at publicly-traded MGT Capital Investments, Inc., (NYSE MKT: MGT).
The Quest to Make Code Work Like Biology Just Took A Big Step
• http://www.wired.com, CADE METZIN THE EARLY 1970s, at Silicon Valley's Xerox PARC, Alan Kay envisioned computer software as something akin to a biological system, a vast collection of small cells that could communicate via simple messages.
New mathematics accurately captures liquids, surfaces moving in synergy
• https://www.sciencedaily.comA new mathematical framework allows researchers to capture fluid dynamics coupled to interface motion at unprecedented detail. The framework, called "interfacial gauge methods" rewrites the equations governing incompressible fluid flow in a way that
A Texas Jury's Guilty Verdict Should Worry IT Admins
• https://www.wired.comIf you're a systems administrator working in the United States, a recent decision from 12 Texan jurors should give you a moment of pause before you next hit the delete key.
Uber delivers an easier way to use its courier service
• gizmag.comUber's courier service, UberRUSH, is aimed at providing companies with with a fast and flexible means of making deliveries to customers, without the need for their own logistics operation.
Lexus Navigation Systems all Go Down at the same Time
• http://wearechange.orgAcross the nation, and also on Twitter, Lexus owners say the navigation systems in their luxury cars suddenly stopped working today for some as-of-yet unknown reason.
Hack This: A Short Guide to Drawing All Over the Internet
• http://motherboard.vice.comOver the past few months I've been screwing around a lot with Javascript drawing libraries for a software/research project that involves displaying hierarchical trees (family trees, archetypically) that don't look like total shit. Which turns out to
Opinion: Facial recognition will soon end your anonymity
• http://www.marketwatch.com, By TARUN WADHWAA face in the crowd no more
This 'Demonically Clever' Backdoor Hides In a Tiny Slice of a Computer Chip
• ANDY GREENBERGSECURITY FLAWS IN software can be tough to find. Purposefully planted ones--hidden backdoors created by spies or saboteurs--are often even stealthier.
Shape-Shifting Touch Screens Can Morph on Demand
• http://www.livescience.com, By Lindsay DodgsonImagine if when you launched a gaming app on your smartphone, the device could automatically morph into the shape of a console. Then, if you received a text message and needed to respond, it could transform itself back into a phone.
'Uber for X' Apps: Where Are They Now?
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by Gabriela BarkhoSince Uber launched in 2009, the ride-hailing company quickly spread across the world, growing into a giant business that recently earned a $62.5 billion valuation.
Tech Startup Claims It Can Detect Terrorists By Just Looking At A Face
• https://www.technocracy.news, RTIsraeli start-up Faception is claiming it can spot terrorists by simply analyzing their faces and says it is working with "a leading Homeland Security Agency" to identify potential threats.
The US Military's Nuclear Weapons Are Controlled By 8-Inch Floppy Disks
• http://www.trueactivist.commany cases, the technology used by the government and military far surpasses what the average citizen has access to. However, in other cases where the government is cheap or lazy, their technology is actually far behind what is on the market. Accordi
PSA Do not take the microchip:
• http://wearechange.org/psa-not-take-the-microchip/Years ago, it was seen as a "conspiracy theory" that the elite wanted to microchip the populace. Now well its right in our faces constantly, its no longer a secret i'll start by Repeating the words of the great Aaron Russo Rockefeller's best
Blockchain Startup Develops Identity App with Major Airline IT Firm
• http://www.coindesk.com, Stan HigginsBlockchain startup ShoCard has developed a proof-of-concept focused on digital identity in partnership with a major IT firm that works with the airline industry.
Hopscotch Teaches Kids to Code Without That Pesky Command Line
• http://www.wired.comThe internet age has given us no shortage of coding tutorials. There are instructional websites, games, online courses--even DIY computer kits. But Hopscotch is different. While most coding is done on computers with lines of code, Hopscotch is a vis
Google puts a science lab in an app
• gizmag.comGoogle has created an app to turn Android devices into mobile laboratories, in the hopes it will inspire young scientists to explore, measure and test ideas about the world around them.
The Oracle-Google Case Will Decide the Future of Software
• WiredThe legal battle between Oracle and Google is about to come to an end.
HoloLens + NASA = AMAZING | OOO with Brent Rose
• https://www.youtube.com, WIREDBrent Rose tries out a new "Mixed Reality" software developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
Google's Biggest Announcements From I/O 2016
• http://www.wired.comThe next version of Google's mobile OS is almost done, and there are gobs of new features.
The Marvel headset is an early attempt at a VR operating system for your phone
• http://www.theverge.com, By Adi RobertsonYou can do a lot of things in virtual reality, but so far, there's no commonly accepted VR operating system -- a full interface that offers all the same options as a desktop or mobile system.
WhatsApp just launched a desktop app to let you chat at your computer -- here's how to get it
• http://www.businessinsider.comWhatsApp has released an official desktop app, letting you use its wildly popular messaging service on your computer.
Microsoft: Synthetic DNA To Be Used For Data Storage
• https://www.technocracy.newsMicrosoft has purchased ten million strands of synthetic DNA to advance cutting edge digital data storage technology. With the amount of digital data doubling nearly every two years, the tech industry is on a quest for a long-term solution to keep tr
A New Digital Cash System Was Just Unveiled At A Secret Meeting For Bankers In New York
• theeconomiccollapseblog.comLast month, a "secret meeting" that involved more than 100 executives from some of the biggest financial institutions in the United States was held in New York City.
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