The UBI already exists for the 1%
The universal basic income — a cash payment made to every individual in the country — has been critiqued recently by some commentators. Among other things, these writers dislike the fact that a UBI...
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HPE's New Chip Marks a Milestone in Optical Computing
Editor's Pick We may use photons to carry our data, but we rely on the electron to put it to use. One day that division of labor might not be so stark. A team at Hewlett Packard Labs, in Palo Alto,...
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Best Buy Geek Squad Informant Use Has FBI on Defense in Child-Porn Case
R. Scott Moxley A A FBI agents and prosecutors usually strut inside Santa Ana's Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, knowing they've focused the wrath of the criminal-justice system on a particular...
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$18.867 billion paid to acquire 50 robotics companies in 2016
by Business & Finance Views January 6, 2017 2016 was a banner year for acquisitions of companies involved in robotics and automation: 50 sold; 11 for amounts over $500 million; five were over a...
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TV anchor says live on-air 'Alexa, order me a dollhouse'
A San Diego TV station sparked complaints this week – after an on-air report about a girl who ordered a dollhouse via her parents' Amazon Echo caused Echoes in viewers' homes to also attempt to order...
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2017 FIRST Robotics Competition STEAMWORKS Game Animation
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The Death Of Expertise
I am (or at least think I am) an expert. Not on everything, but in a particular area of human knowledge, specifically social science and public policy. When I say something on those subjects, I expect...
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Exhibit at Automate There's still space available, reserve your booth today! Exhibitor List View the Growing List of Exhibitors! Agenda subject to change
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Room-service robots
At a popular hotel nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, two long-separated technologies came together not long ago — all in the name of toothpaste. A small robot, outfitted with 3D cameras, was...
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Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People
Idle Words > Talks > Superintelligence This is the text version of a talk I gave on October 29, 2016, at Web Camp Zagreb [video] (45 mins)
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Home robot Kuri is like an Amazon Echo designed by Pixar
Domestic robots are sort of here, with self-driving and speakers that control your smart home, but Mayfield Robotics’ Kuri could be the first real home robot, combining mobility and true interaction...
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How voice technology is transforming computing
ANY sufficiently advanced technology, noted Arthur C. Clarke, a British science-fiction writer, is indistinguishable from magic. The fast-emerging technology of voice computing proves his point. Using...
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I played Cards Against Humanity with Pepper the robot at CES
With eyes like saucers and a cute button nose, Pepper the robot is instantly recognizable. I first met Pepper in Tokyo back in April, and there's barely been a tech event I've been to since that Pepper...
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Exotic looped trajectories of photons in three-slit interference
The validity of the superposition principle and of Born’s rule are well-accepted tenants of quantum mechanics. Surprisingly, it has been predicted that the intensity pattern formed in a three-slit...
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Coolest thing at CES 2017? Robots steal show
LAS VEGAS —The one, coolest thing from this year's 2017 CES is an easy pick — those amazing robots. We saw robots to make your morning coffee, pour candy, fold your clothes, turn on and off your...
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2017 FIRST Robotics Competition STEAMWORKS Game Animation
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All the robots of CES 2017
CES 2017 will always be remembered as the show where we met our future robot overlords -- and were foolishly disarmed by how darn cute they were. Even when, back in December, we predicted the robots...
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Robots and drones will work together to deliver all our goods
The infrastructure to support traditional deliveries has been strained ever since the growth in online orders. What's more, the projected growth will exceed anything UPS, FedEx and the like can...
View ArticleForbes Welcome
This is just a part of my nature and everyone's nature, to offer oneself to serve at the critical moment when the emergency becomes articulate.
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For 'intelligent' robot, chess is just a hobby
A robot developed by engineers in Taiwan can pour coffee and move chess pieces on a board against an opponent, but he's looking for a real job. The robot developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology...
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