"A Hong Kong VC fund has just appointed an algorithm to its board. Deep Knowledge Ventures, a firm that focuses on age-related disease drugs and regenerative medicine projects, says the program, …
The New Cop on the Beat May Be a Bot
"The Knightscope K5 is a five-foot-tall autonomous robot (one presumes that its resemblance to a Dalek is merely coincidental) that roams around your neighborhood, observing and gathering data and …
Why There Will Be A Robot Uprising
"‘We show that these systems are likely to behave in anti-social and harmful ways unless they are very carefully designed. Designers will be motivated to create systems that act approximately …
DARPA , NSA & Forecasting the Future Technology
"The program can be used to predict what would happen in the event of a large scale tsunami, revolutions, uprisings, conflicts, riots or how people would react during a bioterror attack. Businesses …
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The Potential of Social Network Analysis in Intelligence
By Kristan J. Wheaton and Melonie K. Richey The legality of the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) use of US citizens’ metadata to identify and track foreign intelligence organizations and their …
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Silicon Valley’s New Spy Satellites
"Imagine an energy company which manages a pipeline through Canada’s taiga. The company’s charged with maintaining that pipeline, with making sure it isn’t leaking and hasn’t been compromised. So, …
US military report predicts drone swarms, highly autonomous UAVs
Autonomous drone software is already here if you know where to look. "The US military hopes that drones will be capable of changing their own missions, altering course without a human command, and …
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FAA picks six states for drone testing
"The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it had selected sites in six states to test unmanned aircraft systems, a decision that could bring billions in economic development as the number of …
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African mobile penetration hits 80% (and is growing faster than anywhere else)
For many markets there will be no Post-PC evolution. There will only be Post-PC. "A new report on the African telecommunications market highlights that mobile penetration in Africa hit 80 percent in …
Computer model predicts crime hot spots: Truants sometimes also are burglars
"And in a recent study from the University of California, Riverside, you might be interested in a new computer model that anticipates crime hot spots, according to the November 4, 2013 news release, …
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