Tag: google
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Must Watch Video: The Threats of Facebook and Data Mining Explained
from youtube.com: Eben Moglen talks about freedom of thought, data mining, facebook, google, Steve Jobs’ death, and what we can do about it.
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New World Next Week: Episode182 – Revolution Algorithm, Corporate Chemicals, Update Rundown
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode182 – Revolution Algorithm, Corporate Chemicals, Update Rundown Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: This Algorithm Can Predict a Revolution Sentient World Simulation: Meet Your DoD Clone…
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Google Acquires British Artificial Intelligence Developer DeepMind
from dealbook.nytimes.com: As it aims to build driverless cars and the next generation of robots, Google said on Monday that it had acquired the British artificial intelligence developer DeepMind. A Google spokesman confirmed the deal but declined to provide the transaction’s cost or more information on how Google planned to use DeepMind’s projects, which include…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode179 – Ukraine Unrest, IP Address Wins, Google Glass Eye
Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Ukraine Opposition Sets 24-hour Deadline As Protests Rage Putin Scores a New Victory: What Really Happened In Ukraine Ukraine Texts Citizens: Hey,…
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Google unveils ‘smart contact lens’ to measure glucose levels
from bbc.co.uk: Google has said it is testing a “smart contact lens” that can help measure glucose levels in tears. It uses a “tiny” wireless chip and a “miniaturised” glucose sensor embedded between two layers of lens material. The firm said it is also working on integrating tiny LED lights that could light up to…
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Why @Google paid $3.2B for @Nest, a thermostat company
from computerworld.com: Google is moving into your home. On Monday, the Internet company said it was acquiring Nest, a maker of smart smoke alarms and thermostats, in a move that gives Google a strong foothold in a hot new market known as the “connected home.” The idea behind the connected home is to connect heating…
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#Google’s robots and creeping militarization
from dailycaller.com: Google CEO Larry Page has rapidly positioned Google to become an indispensable U.S. military contractor. Google recently purchased Boston Dynamics, a robotics pioneer that produces amazing humanoid robots for the U.S. Defense Department. This development invites attention to Google’s broader military contracting ambitions — especially since Boston Dynamics is the eighth robotics company…
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#Google ‘Accidentally’ Removes Vital #Privacy Feature From #Android Devices
from EFF.org: Yesterday, we published a blog post lauding an extremely important app privacy feature that was added in Android 4.3. That feature allows users to install apps while preventing the app from collecting sensitive data like the user’s location or address book. After we published the post, several people contacted us to say that…
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Google Buys DARPA-funded Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics
from truthstreammedia.com: Google has announced that it has purchased Boston Dynamics, the engineering firm which has produced all those creepy dystopian future robots for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), such as the Big Dog (a dog robot that can throw cinder blocks with an arm coming out of its head), Cheetah (the world’s…
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Tech Giants Call on #Obama, #Congress to Rein in Internet Spy Programs
from mercurynews.com: In an unusual joint statement, leading Internet companies called Monday for new legal restrictions on government spy programs that the companies view as an increasing threat both to their customers’ privacy and their own business interests. “The U.S. government should take this opportunity to lead this reform effort and make things right,” Facebook…
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#Twitter, #Facebook Demand Sweeping Changes to US #Surveillance
from theguardian.com: The world’s leading technology companies have united to demand sweeping changes to US surveillance laws, urging an international ban on bulk collection of data to help preserve the public’s “trust in the internet”. In their most concerted response yet to disclosures by the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook,…
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Google’s Mystery Barges Confirmed As ‘Technology Demo Space’
from abcnews.go.com: One of Silicon Valley’s greatest mysteries has been solved… after weeks of speculation Google confirmed today that the barges spotted in Portland and San Francisco are owned by the company and will be used to demonstrate technology products. “Google Barge … A floating data center? A wild party boat? A barge housing the…
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Motorola Wants Everyone To Build Smartphones Like Legos
from readwrite.com: Google has teased us before. Rumors swirled for months that Motorola would introduce a customizable smartphone that would let consumers decide what kind of hardware — a bigger battery, choice of processor, a better camera—they wanted. The notion of a consumer-grade open hardware platform quickened the heartbeats of geeks across the globe. What…
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The mystery of Google’s floating barges
from usatoday.com: A mysterious four-story barge floating near Treasure Island here has people wondering what Google is up to. A local TV station and CNET offer two theories behind the contents of the boat, which is stacked with shipping containers. CBS-affiliate KPIX, citing an unnamed source close to the project, says Google is constructing an…