Posts by Greg White:
Facebook now discriminating against Vietnamese users with non-English names,
A Facebook post by a 23-year-old man named Phuc Dat Bich, pronounced “Phoo Da Bic,” has gone viral on social media. The Australian of Vietnamese descent claims his account has been shut down multiple times by the social media network on the grounds that his name is fake and offensive. Facebook has a real name Read More
Hacker group Anonymous declares war on ISIS by taking down thousands of terrorist Twitter accounts,
Hacker group Anonymous recently declared war on ISIS following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night. Since the weekend, the group claims they have taken down over 5,500 ISIS-affiliated terrorist accounts on Twitter.[1] In a video posted on YouTube, an Anonymous representative can be seen wearing a distinctive Guy Fawkes Mask. The group said it Read More
Supersonic jet to be a reality by 2021,
The world’s first supersonic jet could be a reality in a mere six years. The AS2 plane could reach speeds as fast as 1,217mph, enabling passengers to travel from London to New York in as little as three hours. Airbus, an aerospace company that manufactures civil aircraft, hopes to debut the world’s first supersonic jet Read More
Walmart’s anti-theft facial recognition software sparks privacy concerns,
Walmart has recently tested a facial recognition software, known as FaceFirst, which can purportedly stop shoplifters dead in their tracks. The system alerts security, provides information about the suspect’s profile and recommends appropriate actions. Despite these benefits, however, experts have expressed privacy concerns over this technology. Joe Rosenkrantz, CEO of FaceFirst, told sources that this technology has the potential Read More
Number of attempted cyber attacks in Britain doubles,
Terrorists have long tried to hack nuclear power plants in order to cause chaos and terror. Alarmingly, these attacks have increased in recent months. According to the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), major cyber attacks that could decimate Britain’s energy supply have doubled in a year. Spy chiefs report that Britain’s listening post has identified over 200 Read More
Advances in A.I. to exacerbate social inequality,
In the near future, the top one percent who controls everything won’t be a handful of wealthy bankers. Rather, it will be a group of engineers who own artificial intelligence (A.I.), and in turn, everything else. We’ve all heard that the robot revolution, which will drastically reshape the economic landscape, is already on the horizon. Estimates Read More
Biohackers insert cyborg chips under skin to make tattoos glow,
DIY biohackers from Pittsburgh-based Grindhouse Wetware have developed glowing cyborg chips that can be implanted under your skin. The Northstar V1 chip is about the size of a large coin, making it considerably smaller than its predecessor, the Circadia 1.0 computer chip. The chip has a ring of LED lights designed to illuminate tattoos in a Read More
Artificial Intelligence program has the language skills of a four-year-old,
Language is a distinctly human, innate mental structure. It is a prime example of a mental algorithm, which strings words into new combinations by plucking them from a memory bank. Recently, scientists have replicated this mental algorithm by developing an artificial intelligence (A.I.) software, which has the language skills of a four-year-old. The machine mirrors the Read More
90 percent of Americans would die in two years without electricity, warns EMP commission,
If the power grid were to go out on a national scale, it would be lights out for America, in more ways than one. The bulk of the nation’s infrastructure, including cell phones, computers, hospital equipment, credit card readers, gas pumps and refrigerators would cease working. This is one of the greatest threats to potentially plague the Read More
Self-driving robots to kick delivery men to the curb,
A time-consuming chore of everyday life is purchasing groceries week after week. Fortunately, the days of driving to the supermarket may soon be over. Starship has recently debuted a self-driving robot capable of delivering groceries to customers’ homes in 30 minutes or less. The self-driving robot was developed by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Read More