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Biological Warfare

Yellowstone ‘supervolcano’ eruption would be catastrophic, NYT op-ed says

The eruption of a “supervolcano” underneath Yellowstone National Park would be like nothing humanity has ever seen, according to an op-ed from The New York Times. There are 20 supervolcanoes on Earth that represent that greatest natural threat to human life,…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Microsoft contractors have been listening to audio captured via Xbox consoles

There have been lots of exposés over the last few weeks about the fact that numerous companies -- including Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Google -- have been listening to recordings of interactions between customers and digital assistants. The latest…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Exoskeleton

Russia sends first humanoid robot into space

Russia has launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research with identification number …

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Christianity

One-on-One With Marianne Williamson

Background Reading: Ive been an Op-Ed columnist since 2009, and I write about politics, religion, pop culture, sociology and the places where they all intersect. Im a Catholic and a conservative, in that order, which means that Im against abortion and critic…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Climate Change

Activists Push Democrats On Climate Change, A New Priority For Party’s Base

The Sunrise Movement has organized protests like this one in July in Philadelphia to pressure the Democratic National Committee to hold a primary debate focused on climate change. Jeff Brady/NPR Democratic National Committee officials will vote today on whe…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Blockchain

Satoshi Nakabato: ‘Japan’s central bank is in love with Bitcoin tech’

Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you whats been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Bentham used to say: Do what you love …

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Why Macron Gave Putin Such a Warm Welcome in France

French President Emmanuel Macron’s hosting of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at his summer residence in southern France this week was in stark contrast to their previous meeting in the cold and publicly accessible Versailles. Putin arrived with flower…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Here’s Every Major Service That Uses Humans to Eavesdrop on Your Voice Commands

All of your voice assistants are listening to youand so are the humans behind them. A string of recent reports revealed that the worlds largest tech companies employ human moderators to listen to recordings of users issuing commands to their voice assistant…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Exoskeleton

Russia to send its first humanoid robot into space

Russia was set to launch on Thursday an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research with ident…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Air Pollution

Pics: Devastating fires of Amazon rainforest

The National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the space agency of Brazil, recorded the highest number of wildfires in the Amazon in ... Read More The National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the space agency of Brazil, recorded the highest number of…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Yellowstone ‘supervolcano’ eruption would be catastrophic, NYT op-ed says

Microsoft contractors have been listening to audio captured via Xbox consoles

Russia sends first humanoid robot into space

One-on-One With Marianne Williamson

Activists Push Democrats On Climate Change, A New Priority For Party’s Base

Satoshi Nakabato: ‘Japan’s central bank is in love with Bitcoin tech’

Why Macron Gave Putin Such a Warm Welcome in France

Here’s Every Major Service That Uses Humans to Eavesdrop on Your Voice Commands

Russia to send its first humanoid robot into space

Pics: Devastating fires of Amazon rainforest

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