BlogHide Resteemsjakeofthefoliage (47)in blockchain • 7 years agoFacebook is Now Officially Pursuing Blockchain....After a big shakeup in their executive circle, Facebook's head of Messenger will now lead a new group that studies the potential of blockchain for Facebook. Here's my new article for Anti-Media…resteemeddbroze (73)in facebook • 7 years agoFacebook Accused of Violating Privacy Via Facial Recognition TechnologyA coalition of digital rights and consumer groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission claiming Facebook's facial recognition technology violates the privacy rights of users.…jakeofthefoliage (47)in blockchain • 7 years agoCould Blockchain-based Ads Save Digital Publishing?It was interesting to read that both Buzzfeed and Vice missed their revenue targets this year. Despite the massive amount of digital media consumed on desktop and mobile platforms, a lot of…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoMinority Report Is Here--Pre-Crime AI Surveillance Tech Will Study "Behavioral Anomalies"Nary a month goes by that I don't see an article somewhere pronouncing that Minority Report is coming to life--that pre-crime policing is here. Usually, when you drill further into it you find that…resteemedantimedia (60)in facebook • 7 years agoZuckerberg Admits He's Developing Artificial Intelligence to Censor ContentView this post on Hive: Zuckerberg Admits He's Developing Artificial Intelligence to Censor Contentjakeofthefoliage (47)in facebook • 7 years agoHere's an even more shocking revelation about Facebook...While we think of the social network as a revolutionary tool for connecting people, it was designed to be addictive, to exploit a vulnerability in people. This was said in no uncertain terms when…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoScientists Say New 'Social Networking' Robot, Fribo, Will Make You Feel Less IsolatedA new robot called Fribo is being used to promote social connectivity and reduce isolation. The technology combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and social networking to make people, mostly…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoResisting the Predator Class of 'Surveillance Capitalism'--Anti-Media RadioOn the Thursday edition of Anti-Media Radio on UCY.TV, we discussed the continued fallout of the Facebook data scandal, comparing how each of the Big 5 tech giants--Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon…jakeofthefoliage (47)in google • 7 years agoThink Facebook Is Bad? Google Has TEN Times More Data On You, Including Your Physical LocationsThe recent scandal involving Facebook's data harvesting operations being exploited by a third-party vulture highlighted what many already knew: "surveillance capitalism" has gotten way out of hand.…jakeofthefoliage (47)in science • 7 years agoStephen Hawking's Final Paper Described How to Discover Parallel UniversesThe late great cosmologist Stephen Hawking spent his illustrious career battling the most enigmatic and vexing questions in our known universe, such as black holes, quantum mechanics, dark matter…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoWalmart Has Patented Autonomous Robotic Bees To Replace Dying HoneybeesRetail giant Walmart has filed a patent for autonomous robotic bees who will be used to pollinate crops. Precipitated by the decline of natural honey bees, which nourish 1/3rd of human food supplies…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoNew Pentagon Weapon Will Use Lasers to Make You Hear VoicesTechnological growth continues to lead us into a society stunningly similar to the world portrayed in the show Black Mirror. A new report estimates that within three years the Pentagon expects to…resteemedantimedia (60)in news • 7 years agoMicrosoft Warns Customers: Watch What You Say When Using Our Products — or ElseView this post on Hive: Microsoft Warns Customers: Watch What You Say When Using Our Products — or Elsejakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoLockheed Martin Has Obtained a Patent For A Potentially Revolutionary Fusion ReactorOne of the holy grails of science fiction is the idea of a fusion reactor--a form of power generation in which energy is produced from a fusion reaction. It is conceivably the starship engine of the…jakeofthefoliage (47)in news • 7 years agoBosses Now Using AI to Determine Employee States of MindMany companies use surveys to gauge the mindsets of employees. Now, in the age of artificial intelligence, SPS Companies Inc. has contracted an artificial intelligence tool known as Xander to help…jakeofthefoliage (47)in blockchain • 7 years agoGoogle to Use Blockchain System for New Cloud ServerWith the Big 5 tech companies--Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft--increasingly under fire about privacy violations, collusion with the government, and draconian surveillance and…resteemedantimedia (60)in facebook • 7 years ago10 Decentralized Blockchain-Based Social Media Networks to Use Instead of FacebookView this post on Hive: 10 Decentralized Blockchain-Based Social Media Networks to Use Instead of Facebookjakeofthefoliage (47)in blockchain • 7 years agoIt's Time For Us To Escape the Control Grid of the Predator ClassLikely you’ve heard of the recent imbroglio involving Facebook, a ‘data breach,’ and a company called Cambridge Analytica. While the underlying problem--which is the selling of Facebook users’…jakeofthefoliage (47)in science • 7 years agoCould Aliens Hack Earth?Scientists now fear the human race faces the danger of being hacked...by aliens. In a new paper, astrophysicists Michael Hippke and John Learned argue that aliens may seek to destroy our…resteemedemmafiala (44)in science • 7 years agoStephen Hawking May Have Just Predicted the End of Our UniverseLess than two weeks before his death, Stephen Hawking submitted what was to become his final scientific paper. The paper, called “A Smooth Exit from Eternal Inflation,” lays the groundwork for…
