Posts by Edward:
The robotic replacement for Amazon,
A robotic replacement for contemporary delivery services may be on the horizon, as Kobi Shikar, an engineering and design student at Shenkar School of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel has designed a unicycle drone which can purportedly transport heavy parcels and even operate in swarms to deal with large shipments. If the prospect Read More
Russia unveils world’s first cockroach spy bot,
Russian scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University based in Kaliningrad have presented a functioning prototype of a machine cockroach robot. When starting the project their goals were clear: They wanted the robot to look, act and function like an existing cockroach even in size. This begs the question, why make a robot look like an insect Read More
The lies behind Apple’s encryption boasts: the FBI’s backdoors to the iPhone,
Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview to Charlie Rose that not only is Apple not looking at or storing users’ data, but their encryption is so strong not even they can break it! It turns out these boasts were all lies, and Apple devices are far more vulnerable than most unsuspecting users would Read More
iPhone Surrogate: telepresence robot waits in line for new Apple phone,
Lucy Kelly, an Apple fanatic from Sydney, Australia has made geek headlines by utilizing a telepresence robot to queue in her place for the new iPhone6S. Telepresence robots are wirelessly controlled wheeled robots with a smart device mounted at eye level, to give the location independent user the ability to communicate with those around the Read More
AVG proclaims retail authority over customers’ private browsing data,
In an update to the company’s privacy policy, AVG has announced that they now have the right to sell the browsing data of their customers. The private security firm plans to collect data the public voluntarily provides and use cookies to track the searchers and the activities on websites, apps and other products. This would thus enable them Read More
Unknown saboteurs cut three major fiber optic lines in San Francisco,
Someone has deliberately severed three high-capacity lines which facilitate massive data services in the heart of California’s tech industry. FBI officials have speculated that the saboteur has been dressing as a utility company employee. Other security experts are saying the attacks could be the handy work of a disgruntled employee or of terrorists probing the Read More