Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (2024)

Page 11234

Dec 9, 2013

Incredible Tech: How Life Will Change With Smart Homes

Posted by Seb in categories: habitats, human trajectories

By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (1)

Picture the scene: It’s a few days before Christmas. Your fridge is stocked with ingredients for a feast — and it knows exactly when you bought each item so you don’t use anything past its expiration date.

Your Aunt Edna flies in today and will reach your house before you’re home from work, so you use your smartphone to tell your garage door to open to let her in. Oops, you forgot to program the thermostat to heat the house up early, but no worries. Motion sensors embedded in your home will cue your heating system to start cranking when she enters.

Continue reading “Incredible Tech: How Life Will Change With Smart Homes” »

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

IBM Creates Nanotechnology to Battle Fungal Infections

Posted by Seb in categories: biotech/medical, environmental, nanotechnology

Tim Parker, Benzinga Staff Writer

Before scientists create something that has mainstream uses, it often starts as science fiction.

A new technology deep within IBM’s (NYSE: IBM [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) Singapore research facility isn’t quite ready for the mainstream but when it is, the implications for those who suffer from fungal infections and later, other infections, could have a new ally in their fight but this ally is completely different than current treatments.

If you’re a fan of Star Trek, you’ve seen nanotechnology. These are microscopic machines that get inside machines or in this case, the body, to identify and fix problems.

Continue reading “IBM Creates Nanotechnology to Battle Fungal Infections” »

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

DHL testing delivery drones

Posted by Seb in categories: business, drones

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

Facebook Steps Up Artificial-Intelligence Efforts With New Research Lab

Posted by Seb in category: robotics/AI

Mike Isaac

Facebook is diving headlong into AI.

The company plans to launch expand its research laboratory dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence, and has hired New York University professor Yann LeCun to spearhead the effort.

The goal, according to LeCun, is long-term: To bring about major advances in the field, while doubling down in a research partnership with NYU to intensely study machine learning, data science and artificial intelligence.

Continue reading “Facebook Steps Up Artificial-Intelligence Efforts With New Research Lab” »

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

Google catches French finance ministry pretending to be Google

Posted by Seb in categories: cybercrime/malcode, ethics, government, surveillance

By David Meyer

Summary:

The incident, which was probably a case of the French finance ministry going overboard in its efforts to monitor employee activities, provides a timely reminder of how certificates are the weak point in online security.

Google appears to have caught the French finance ministry spying on its workers’ internet traffic by spoofing Google security certificates, judging from an episode that took place last week.

Continue reading “Google catches French finance ministry pretending to be Google” »

Dec 9, 2013

International 3D Printed Drone Competition

Posted by Seb in categories: 3D printing, drones

By Shane Taylor On ·

3D printing specialists Solid Concepts is to partner with the wcUAVc for an international student competition to create state-of-the-art, affordable UAVs to seek out hot spots of human activity and warn national park rangers in time to save animals. With poaching still at large in national parks in Africa where staff are limited, the outcomes could be very beneficial indeed.

The wcUAVc, founded by Princess Aliyah Pandolfi – a well known animal preservation activist – sought out Solid Concepts earlier in the year for advise and sponsorship regarding this challenge. Pandolfi and Solid Concepts strongly believe that 3D printing, which has already helped to lower the costs of manufacturing in many other industries, could help to lower costs as well as enhance and widen possibilities for UAVs.

Continue reading “International 3D Printed Drone Competition” »

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

NASA Working on Faster-Than-Light Space Travel

Posted by Seb in categories: physics, space travel

By Barry Eitel

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (3)

Well, maybe Star Trek isn’t really that far away. An announcement a few months ago from physicist Harold White surprised many in the space community. White claimed that he and a NASA team were working on developing faster than light warp drive.

White spoke to website io9 last month to explain the project, which combines Einstein’s theory of relativity, the latest in science and a touch of science fiction.

Continue reading “NASA Working on Faster-Than-Light Space Travel” »

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

New artificial, bionic hands start to get real feelings

Posted by Seb in categories: bionic, biotech/medical

By John Hewitt

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (4)

Simple tasks, like plucking the stem off a cherry, are still monumental challenges for artificial hands. With a bill of materials perhaps a few hundred components long, it is not surprising that their functionality is low compared with one assembled from trillions of components. A new prosthetic bionic hand, designed and built by researchers at Case Western University is now capable of using measurements from 20 sensor points to control the grip force of its digits. Incredibly, the sensor data is linked directly to the sensory nerves in the patient’s forearm. The control for the grip closure is then extracted myoelectrically from the normal biological return loop to the muscles in the forearm.

Read more

0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

Cellphone surveillance: A new tool in police arsenal to combat crime

Posted by Seb in categories: law enforcement, mobile phones, privacy, surveillance

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (5)

Written by John Kelly USA Today

The National Security Agency isn’t the only government entity secretly collecting data from people’s cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too.

Armed with new technologies, including mobile devices that tap into cellphone data in real time, dozens of local and state police agencies are capturing information — about thousands of cellphone users at a time, whether they are targets of an investigation or not, according to public records obtained by USA Today, The Des Moines Register and other Gannett newspapers and TV stations.

The records, from more than 125 police agencies in 33 states, reveal:

Read more


0 comments

Dec 9, 2013

Tech Giants Band Together to Fight Government Surveillance

Posted by Seb in categories: business, ethics, government, privacy, surveillance

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (6)

By Margaret Hartmann

If NSA employees were bummed that President Obama hasn’t paid them a visit, they’re going to be devastated to learn that all their favorite tech companies are publicly calling them out. Eight companies – Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, LinkedIn and AOL – have put aside their rivalries and issued a call for the reform of government surveillance. “We understand that governments have a duty to protect their citizens. But this summer’s revelations highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide,” says an open letter featured in full-page ads in several newspaper on Monday. “The balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual — rights that are enshrined in our Constitution. This undermines the freedoms we all cherish.”

Read more

0 comments

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (7)Page 11,234 of 11,315First11,23111,23211,23311,23411,23511,23611,23711,238LastLifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (8)

Lifeboat Foundation News Blog - Page 11234 (2024)

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Sen. Ignacio Ratke

Last Updated:

Views: 6192

Rating: 4.6 / 5 (56 voted)

Reviews: 87% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Sen. Ignacio Ratke

Birthday: 1999-05-27

Address: Apt. 171 8116 Bailey Via, Roberthaven, GA 58289

Phone: +2585395768220

Job: Lead Liaison

Hobby: Lockpicking, LARPing, Lego building, Lapidary, Macrame, Book restoration, Bodybuilding

Introduction: My name is Sen. Ignacio Ratke, I am a adventurous, zealous, outstanding, agreeable, precious, excited, gifted person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.