Our Cyborg Future: Law and Policy Implications For The New Bionic Man


Our Cyborg Future: Law and Policy Implications For The New Bionic Man
In June, the Supreme Court handed down its decision that police officers may not, without a warrant, search the data on a cell phone seized during an arrest. This may be the first time the Supreme Court has explicitly contemplated the cyborg in case law — admittedly as a kind of metaphor. But the idea that the law will have to accommodate the integration of technology into the human being has actually been kicking around for a while.

September 9, 2014 at 9:27AM
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Someone’s Threatening to Expose Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto


Someone’s Threatening to Expose Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto
Someone has taken over the email account belonging to Bitcoin’s secretive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, saying he will sell Nakamoto’s secrets for money. The hacker, who told Wired his name is “Jeffrey,” claims to have also obtained information on Nakamoto that could be used to unmask his identity.

September 9, 2014 at 8:41AM
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Ships without skippers


Ships without skippers
A 200 metre long vessel moves slowly across the dark sea surface. There is no one at the wheel. It is quiet on the bridge. There are no signs of life in the engine room or on deck. A scene from a horror film or science fiction, perhaps? No. This is the bold aim the EU project MUNIN is working to achieve.

September 9, 2014 at 2:03AM
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The hidden structure of the Apple keynote


The hidden structure of the Apple keynote
One of Apple’s most successful products — which rarely gets recognized as such — is made not of aluminum and glass, but of words and pictures. The Apple keynote is the tool the company uses a few times a year to unveil its other products to millions of people.

September 8, 2014 at 7:54PM
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