Cyber segregation no longer a thing of the past: Software developed to block users based on race
Software which can block content from users based on their ethnic background has finally been developed. Like something out of an authoritarian’s fantasy world, the program will literally allow a content promoter to block and limit the exposure of a video, message or picture, based on the lack of “correct heritage”. The program will essentially pull Read More
New TSA blunder leads to lockpickers 3D printing master keys to government-approved locks
Remember those guys you knew in high school who played World of Warcraft zealously, aspired boldly to work as a professional gas clerk and are now rooting incessantly for Bernie Sanders 2016? Well, you should; you likely employ them through your taxes at the TSA, or more pointedly the “Three Stooges Audition.” Now, you might Read More
UBER’s ghost cars: The scam to appear abundant
Ever wonder why there always seems to be a ride nearby when you pull up your UBER app on your phone? Well, it turns out that the company has been knowingly populating fake cars in their app, to give the appearance of wide-scale availability. Alex Rosenblat, a New York-based data researcher, discovered this after doing Read More
The world’s first autonomous shipping truck may be right around the corner
As though the Terminator movies haven’t already ingrained into our brains the idea that robots may soon take over the world, German automaker Daimler has developed the world’s first semi-autonomous truck, capable of driving long distances, even through traffic, without any direct driver intervention. The truck was put through its first real trial since its Read More
America’s black swan: The EMP blast
A “Black Swan” is defined as an event regarded at the time of its occurrence as unprecedented and unexpected but later, in hindsight, understood to have been inevitable. An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) is in that category, since scientific experts have repeatedly warned that a major EMP event is not a question of if, but when. But Read More
The robotic replacement for Amazon
A robotic replacement for contemporary delivery services may be on the horizon, as Kobi Shikar, an engineering and design student at Shenkar School of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel has designed a unicycle drone which can purportedly transport heavy parcels and even operate in swarms to deal with large shipments. If the prospect Read More
Google busted for fraud
Google has been busted for fraud. The multinational technology company is being questioned for charging advertisers for YouTube views seen by robots instead of people. The recent revelation suggests that Google is not doing enough to protect advertisers from the chicanery tactics of robots. In recent years, advertisements viewed by bots — computer programs which Read More
Russia unveils world’s first cockroach spy bot
Russian scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University based in Kaliningrad have presented a functioning prototype of a machine cockroach robot. When starting the project their goals were clear: They wanted the robot to look, act and function like an existing cockroach even in size. This begs the question, why make a robot look like an insect Read More
The lies behind Apple’s encryption boasts: the FBI’s backdoors to the iPhone
Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview to Charlie Rose that not only is Apple not looking at or storing users’ data, but their encryption is so strong not even they can break it! It turns out these boasts were all lies, and Apple devices are far more vulnerable than most unsuspecting users would Read More
iPhone Surrogate: telepresence robot waits in line for new Apple phone
Lucy Kelly, an Apple fanatic from Sydney, Australia has made geek headlines by utilizing a telepresence robot to queue in her place for the new iPhone6S. Telepresence robots are wirelessly controlled wheeled robots with a smart device mounted at eye level, to give the location independent user the ability to communicate with those around the Read More