Is It Time to Welcome Our New Robot Overlords?
From online shopping to drone surveillance, it's a brave new world out there.
Technology
Twitter's Take on #MyNYPD Not Exactly What NYPD Hoped for
On Tuesday, @NYPDnews asked people on Twitter to post photos of themselves with politce officers, using the hashtag #MyNYPD. You can probably imagine how this went ....
Promise and Peril in Tech Approaches To Stopping Child Sex Trafficking
From surveying to surveilling to spreading information, one organization is showing promise and raising concern.
The IRS is Taking a Page From the NSA's Playbook and Snooping on Social Media
Looking at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts belonging to people they want to investigate.
Put Cameras in the Supreme Court
Australia, Canada, and England all allow cameras in their high courts. So should the U.S.
From Guns to Pastries: How 3D Printing Will Change the Way We Make Practically Everything
Just wait until artists get their hands on this technology.
Uber Faces Backlash From the New Luddites
Americans have become so accustomed to regulations, we've ceased to see how freedom might operate.
Useful New Product Threatens Older Company's Market Share; Judge Issues Sales Ban
The continuing saga of the Typo Keyboard Case.
Is Skynet Inevitable?
Artificial intelligence and the possibility of human extinction
Policing Language Gives Ammunition to the Trolls
Don't make the world responsible for your emotional well-being unless you enjoy getting hurt.
Facebook Buys Crowdfunded Pioneering Virtual Game Company: Opportunity or Betrayal?
Regulations make it impossible for small backers to get a piece of the action.
Does It Actually Matter if U.S. 'Gives Up Control' of the Internet?
Worries about growing influence by oppressive countries and operational issues
Supreme Court To Rule on Cell Phone Privacy
Do cops need a warrant to search your cell phone when you're under arrest?
Police Departments Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements with Surveillance-Tech Manufacturer, Conceal Info from Courts and Press
The police state meets the corporate state.
