Archive for the 'Technology' Category
VR Headsets for Inmates in Solitary Confinement
March 15th, 2025Via: Futurism: Right now in the US, the total population held in prison is nearly 2 million people, which is over 20 percent of the world’s prisoners. Of that massive number, over 122,000 US citizens are forced to endure solitary confinement for at least 22 hours a day. Solitary confinement is the brutal practice of […]
In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
March 12th, 2025Via: EFF: EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn’t set out to change the world. For 22 years, he was a telecommunications […]
“How The Military Wants AI To Help Control America’s Nuclear Arsenal”
March 11th, 2025I love it: “We do not have, you know, a WOPR in STRATCOM headquarters. Nor would we ever have a WOPR in STRATCOM headquarters.” Via: The War Zone: While it has long been a world-ending threat in science fiction, U.S. Air Force and Space Force officials see artificial intelligence (AI) playing important, if not critical […]
Ukraine Attacked Moscow with Hundreds of Drones
March 11th, 2025Via: The War Zone: Ukrainian drones pummeled Moscow overnight, only hours before high-stakes talks began in Saudi Arabia between officials from Ukraine and the United States. The attack on the Russian capital, using long-range one-way attack drones, was the biggest of the conflict so far, local officials claimed. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, […]
“Monopoly Reinvents Its Board Game Without Paper Money”
March 7th, 2025Via: Popular Mechanics: Earlier this week, Hasbro announced its newest version of the classic board game Monopoly but with a big change—the role of the banker is gone. In its place is Monopoly App Banking, a concept designed to speed up play and make the game more enjoyable. When it lands in stores this August […]
‘Body in a Box’: World’s First Computer Powered by Human Brain Cells
March 6th, 2025Via: Independent: An Australian startup has unveiled the world’s first commercial biological computer that runs on living human brain cells. Melbourne-based Cortical Labs launched the CL1 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, describing it as a “body in a box” that holds the potential to revolutionise AI and robotics. The computer uses lab-grown […]
The Dark MAGA Gov-Corp Technate — Part 1
March 6th, 2025While I’d suggest reading this piece—as more of a cautionary tale than a true account of what’s happening—it borders on bloviation. The Dark MAGA Gov-Corp Technate — Part 1 Here’s a brief summary from Perplexity, which I wish I’d read instead of the whole piece: Here’s a two-page summary of the article “The Dark MAGA […]
Boston Dynamics Atlas: Pick, Carry, Place, Repeat
March 5th, 2025Via: Boston Dynamics:
TSMC to Invest $100 Billion in U.S. Chip Manufacturing
March 3rd, 2025Via: Bloomberg: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s top producer of AI chips, plans to invest an additional $100 billion in US plants that will boost its chip output on American soil and support President Donald Trump’s goal of increasing domestic manufacturing.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
March 2nd, 2025Via: Space.com: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander just etched its name into the history books. Blue Ghost aced its touchdown try early this morning (March 2), becoming just the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon. The lander hauled 10 science experiments to the lunar surface for NASA, which was understandably happy […]
