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07/01/2018 / By David Williams

The more you use your smartphone, the more stupid you become; but why?

Millions of people from all over the world are addicted to using their smartphones. Now experts are saying that it’s high time this addiction got reined in before things get even worse. Because with the way things are, smartphone use is slowly but surely making all kinds of people suffer the negative consequences, including shorter […]

07/01/2018 / By David Williams

Because humans “worship supreme understanding” some believe AI religion with a robot messiah will be hugely successful

Are humans prepared to worship anything? Is it true that there are people out there who can look at the many religions already being practiced, think that none of those apply to them, and look for yet another one to try to belong in? According to some researchers, the answer is yes. Indeed, the seemingly […]

05/15/2018 / By David Williams

Amazon workers forced to use pee bottles out of fear of being punished for going to the restroom

Amazon is one of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley. Its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is one of the most successful businessmen of all time, and is currently the richest person in the world with a net worth of more than $110 billion. So it’s no surprise why many people want to work for the […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Big brother sees you! Chinese jaywalkers receive their fine immediately through SMS

Facial recognition technology is really starting to become a big deal in China. It wasn’t that long ago when Chinese traffic police began using facial recognition to nab those who were violating traffic laws. Now they’ve taken things one step further with artificial intelligence (AI): When the facial recognition cameras catch someone jaywalking, not only will […]

04/19/2018 / By David Williams

People with bad “social credit” in China now banned from using trains, airplanes

China has already thought of a couple of ways of applying their unique “Social Credit System” in order to punish deserving citizens. According to online reports, the country plans to ban certain individuals from boarding airplanes and trains if they are among those who are deemed unworthy based on the Social Credit System. People who […]

04/14/2018 / By David Williams

China readying Social Credit System where citizens receive scores based on their online obedience to the state

China is planning to implement a system wherein its citizens will be ranked and given ratings based on a certain set of specified criteria, like social media activity and online obedience to the state. The system, called the Social Credit System, is said to be in place for a country-wide launch some time in 2020. […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

VIOLATED: Facebook’s very own VPN app under “Onavo Protect” keeps tracking users even when turned off

The internet used to be a relatively safe place. As long as you followed certain browsing guidelines, you could be fairly sure that your personal info was safe, and that you didn’t need to worry about shady individuals who were looking to steal it for their own personal gain. And in case your own efforts […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

Japanese researchers create mind-reading A.I. that can transcribe a person’s thoughts

By now, you probably already know that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developing at a remarkably fast rate. It has been the subject of many essays and news articles that are mainly about an oncoming robot takeover, which could mean trouble for many humans in the world today. But in order for advanced AI robots […]

04/03/2018 / By David Williams

Mark of the FEAST: Researchers invent edible graphene, paving the way for food that can be tracked through embedded RFID patterns

Do you think you will ever be able to eat your electronics? It’s a strange concept, but it depicts a very real future situation wherein you’ll have to decide whether or not it’s okay to partake in edible electronics. This is because of a new development created by a team of scientists from Rice University, […]

04/03/2018 / By David Williams

How to fight back against the algorithmic nature of the internet and maintain control of your own thinking

It’s not safe to use the internet anymore. While there have always been issues with unscrupulous individuals on the Web and how they could go after you or your private data online, the risks to the average internet user are far bigger now than they have ever been before. If in the past, the internet […]

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