Congress’ New Budget for NASA Is Huge – And Secretly Contains Hated Spying Bill CISA
In the newest version of the “omnibus” spending bill, the yearly legislation that passes enormous federal budget guidelines, NASA has been allocated $19.3 billion, a whole $1.27 billion more than the Obama administration asked for. It also contains something less pleasing.
December 17, 2015 at 10:33AM
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VC Firm Makes Another No Good, Very Bad Startup-Themed Parody Mashup
On the one hand, First Round Capital have done a bad thing in making this. On the other hand, we’re posting it (again), so who’s really laughing?
December 17, 2015 at 10:42AM
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How Rogue Techies Armed the Predator, Almost Stopped 9/11, and Accidentally Invented Remote War
On the afternoon of October 7, 2001, the first day of the war in Afghanistan, an Air Force pilot named Scott Swanson made history while sitting in a captain’s chair designed for an RV. His contribution to posterity was to kill someone in a completely novel way.
December 17, 2015 at 07:34AM
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Brazilian Judge Shuts Down WhatsApp And Brazil’s Congress Wants To Shut Down The Social Web Next
WhatsApp is the single most used app in Brazil, with about 93 million users, or 93% of the country’s Internet population. It’s a particularly useful service for Brazil’s youth and poor, many who cannot afford to pay the most expensive plans on the planet.
December 17, 2015 at 06:57AM
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Here’s How China’s Trying To Rewrite The Rules Of The Global Internet
“Cyber sovereignty” lets censors fence off online content.
December 16, 2015 at 09:59PM
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MIT Researchers Train An Algorithm To Predict How Boring Your Selfie Is
MIT has created an algorithm that they claim can predict how memorable or forgettable an image is almost as accurately as a human — which is to say that their tech can predict how likely a person would be to remember or forget a particular photo.
December 16, 2015 at 08:18PM
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What Will It Take to Build a Virtuous AI?
A billion-dollar nonprofit backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights aims to make machines more moral. How it will do so isn’t yet clear.
December 16, 2015 at 08:18PM
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The Environmental Impact of the Data-Center Industry
The data centers that support the Internet use a huge amount of energy.
December 16, 2015 at 08:18PM
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The Chinese Government Teamed Up With Alibaba For A Plan Straight Out Of ‘1984’
As part of a plan that sounds like the plot of a bad dystopian young adult novel, the Chinese government is using social networks and online retailers to assign a “Sesame Credit” to every Chinese citizen. “Extra Credits” explains what’s going on.
December 16, 2015 at 06:46PM
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This Chopping Robot Will Save Your Fingers And Destroy Your Dinner
“Oh, you wanted those carrots diced? Well now they’re on the floor.”
December 16, 2015 at 06:46PM
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