This a really incredible promo video and quite the aeronautical engineering marvel, something pretty much everyone seems to overlook: https://t.co/BFrBjuoRQW
— Michael Feher (@SaxMike71) August 15, 2021
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Amazon will now pay you $10 in credit for a scan of your palm print
It all started in September 2020, when Amazon introduced biometric palm print scanners at its cashier-less stores across the US, including Amazon Go and Amazon Books. Dubbed Amazon One, the scanners presented itself as a payment verification system where customers could merely wave their palm prints and zip their way through the checkout booth.
Videotron to Expand Wireless Services Nationwide to ‘Break the Bell-Rogers-Telus Oligopoly’
Quebecor, the parent company of Videotron, says it is now moving forward with its plan to offer wireless services coast-to-coast in Canada.
China’s Tightening Grip On The Intellectual Property Landscape In Canada: Elliot Tepper On The Bill Kelly Show
A Chinese tech giant filed more patents in Canada last year than any other company, evidence of what some observers say is a failure by Canada to secure the critical intellectual property rights needed to build next-generation technologies.
The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago
A vehicle that can travel under the sea and in the air may seem like a fantasy, but the Navy says it is possible and relevant for special operations.
130 U.S. Officials Attacked By Suspected ‘Directed Energy Microwave Weapon,’ Suffer Severe Brain Injuries: Reports
Scores of top U.S. officials have been attacked by what officials believe is a “directed energy microwave weapon” that can leave victims with permanent debilitating neurological symptoms.
Will Autonomous Cars Drive Us To Further Enslavement?
It is easy to spot control freaks these days: they shout at you in stores if you aren’t masked up; they pump out fear through newspapers; and they twist your arm to take experimental jabs. But the wheeling and dealing doesn’t stop there; now they want to sneakily get under your hood.
Robot doctors take over hospital to reduce COVID spread
Dr. Spot, a dog-like mobile robot programmed to triage hospital patients, is the newest front-line health-care worker to join the fight against COVID-19.
Grandma is going to freak out.
Canadian Tire Testing First-of-its-Kind-in-the-World Autonomous Trucking Technology
Officials said the breakthrough technology provides a transportation solution for the middle mile – the short-haul shuttle runs that semi-tractor trailers make between distribution centres, warehouses, and terminals each day – by enabling next-generation automated trucks that are more fuel efficient, safer to operate, and provide an enhanced driver experience.
Facebook’s new smart glasses ‘will TELEPORT you’ and even replace your iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg reveals
He told the publication: “Rather than calling someone or having a video chat, you just kind of snap your fingers and teleport, and you’re sitting there and they’re on their couch and it feels like you’re there together.”
Secret Alphabet Project “Wolverine” Aims To Give People Superhuman Hearing
X, a company focused on moonshot ideas that’s owned and operated by the Google parent Alphabet, is now working on a project named “Wolverine” after the X-Men superhero due to his heightened senses, Business Insider reports. The ultimate goal is to develop tech that lets people filter out a specific source of noise, perhaps granting abilities like being able to focus on just one speaker out of a noisy crowd.
One way or another, this will be used against ordinary citizens.
This App Will Soon Unleash Deepfake Videos That Can Frame Anyone
Epic Games just released the first demos for MetaHuman Creator, bringing us one step closer to living in a simulation. The cloud-based app has an intuitive interface, allowing minimally competent users to create ultra-realistic digital humans “in less than an hour, without compromising on quality.”
Just as Pro Tools gave burnouts the power to make techno, or PhotoShop let perverts alter celebrity images, soon anyone with a decent laptop will be able to generate a deepfake. It’s gonna be hilarious—at first.
h/t Marvin
Brain chips to improve mental health and exoskeletons to make us stronger: Major study predicts how we will use technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives and ourselves over the next 10 years
Over the course of the next decade humans will integrate more with technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives including brain chips and exoskeletons, a new report claims.
Produced by dentsu, a global advertising and digital agency, the report looks at ways the world could change over the next 10 years and the impact on global brands.
h/t Marvin
Elon Musk Says He Has A Monkey That Can Play Video Games With Its Mind Thanks To Brain Chip
Musk spoke about the breakthrough during an interview on audio-streaming app Clubhouse early Monday morning. Neuralink’s goal, he said, is to create a brain implant that will let human beings control computers with nothing but their minds.
Microsoft Files Patent to Create Chatbots That Imitate Dead People
The Independent reports that the tech giant has raised the possibility of creating an AI-based chatbot that would be built upon the profile of a person, which includes their “images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages,” among other types of personal information. It’s understood that the chatbot would then be able to simulate human conversation through voice commands and/or text chats.