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Apr 25, 2019

Basil gets his first pet robot, CRISPR creates dual-core computer in human cells, robots that are made from simulating DNA, a new law that will make human composting legal, and a Nephilim Update from 2003. Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!

 

AGG for the WEEK of April 18th-24th

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!

A Googler who brought down Google’s AI ethics board says she’s now facing retaliation

 

FLIPPY’S FAM!

Laundroid, the Laundry Folding Robot Company, Is Bankrupt

 

TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!

That mental health app might share your data without telling you - The Verge

FBI’s Facial Recognition Programs Under Fire Over Privacy, Accuracy Concerns - Nextgov

Wing Drone Delivery Company Gets FAA OK To Operate As An Airline : NPR

AI Could Predict Death. But What If the Algorithm Is Biased? | WIRED

Expert: AI-Generated Music Is A “Total Legal Clusterf*ck”

Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Listen to this AI spit out brutal death metal non-stop

Ready for 6G? How AI will shape the network of the future - MIT Technology Review

Elon Musk: Brain-Computer Interface Update “Coming Soon”

This colorful printed patch makes you pretty much invisible to AI - The Verge

AI Package Delivery Drones Are Just Killer Robots In Waiting

Robots That Bake Bread, Make a Salad, And Deliver Takeout Are Coming | Digital Trends

Living Robots: Machines that eat, mutate like living beings built by Cornell engineers

Nvidia launches its Isaac SDK to help democratize AI-powered robot development | TechCrunch

LEGO unveils new city-focused sets for kids who compete in FIRST robotics competitions – GeekWire

Wing Drone Delivery Company Gets FAA OK To Operate As An Airline : NPR

Professor: Total Surveillance Is the Only Way to Save Humanity

 

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!

Anna Merlan's 'Republic of Lies' Explores Society's Fixation With Conspiracy Theories : NPR

CDC admits measles outbreak is caused by people from other countries who enter the United States and spread the disease - DC Dirty Laundry

What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?  | The New Yorker

Washington may become first state to legalize human composting | The Seattle Times

 

SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs

Why alien 'megastructures' may hold key to making contact with extraterrestrials

 

BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM

Jennifer Doudna: We will eat the first Crispr'd food In 5 years - INSIDER

Author Jamie Metzl says the "genetic revolution" could threaten national security - CBS News

EU votes to create gigantic biometrics database | ZDNet

CRISPR breakthrough uses "hairpin lock" for more precise genetic engineering

CRISPR used to build dual-core computers inside human cells

Base editing could cure genetic diseases

 

SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON

Facebook says it may have 'unintentionally uploaded' up to 1.5M users' email contacts | TheHill

Amazon reportedly employs thousands of people to listen to your Alexa conversations - CNN

Amazon, other techs, called out for 'hate-for-cash' agenda - WND

Snopes 'Fact Checks' Christian Satire Website Babylon Bee - Again | Breitbart