May 23, 2019
One Forty starts with the birth of Punchy, a fork race of Flippy, Joe Rogan’s creepy AI voice means doom for all podcasters, DNA scam alert, man is fined for avoiding UK face scan, and China plans to clone an army of police dogs. 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 May 16th-May 22nd
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!
Washington becomes first state to legalize human composting – The Seattle Times
This AI-generated Joe Rogan fake has to be heard to be believed - The Verge
Office worker launches UK's first police facial recognition legal action | Technology | The Guardian
Philip Nitschke's 3D-printed Sarco "death pod" lets users die
TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!
Schrödinger's Art: Spooky physics paints microscopic artworks on "quantum canvas"
The Potential New World Of The Electric and Robotic RV
Stanford University’s newest robot is Doggo, a cute four-legged open-source bot - The Verge
This walking robot could soon be delivering your packages
'Spidey senses' could help autonomous machines see better
DARPA Wants Soldiers to Control Drones With Their Thoughts
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIME S FACTS!
12 Million Americans Believe Lizard People Run Our Country - The Atlantic
MMS: Jim Humble, YouTube hyped bleach as autism cure, reached millions
QAnon Teams Up With Alleged Cult Leader J.Z. Knight
SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs
NASA and Virgin Orbit have 3D-printed a working rocket engine part - MIT Technology Review
In 2020, NASA Will Send Living Things to Deep Space for First Time Since Apollo | Space
Stanton T. Friedman, Scientist Who Tracked U.F.O.s, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
World's First Telescopic Lens Capable of Zooming Your Vision Three Times
China awaits third genetically modified baby amid questions of CRISPR's ethics
China Clones Top Police Dog, With Goal of “Mass Production”
BECAUSE SCIENCE!
Raytheon Says Laser Weapon Will Blast Nuclear Missiles From Sky
Putin: Russian Military Has “Science Fiction” Laser Weapons
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE TECHNOCALYPSE
Tesla Autopilot suggests lane change into oncoming traffic - Electrek
Tesla hires the 'absolute unit' meme guy to run its social media
Elon Musk's Starlink Satellite Internet Could Be Online Before 2021 | Digital Trends
Jeff Bezos to employees: 'very excited' about auto industry
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years - The Verge
Silicon Valley: Living In A Van In Google's Backyard? Some Employees Make It Work
Amazon Is Teaching Alexa to Analyze Your Emotions
Ice-T calls out Amazon after he 'almost shot' one of the company's delivery drivers | Fox News