Aug 22, 2018
This week, the Government wants to backdoor Facebook...Messenger; and the stage is set for the world to divide over killer robots. Plus, fringe worlds collide as a rag internet site writes a hit piece on a friend of the show using fake news sources! What in the world is going on? If you want MORE, Become a Patron, join the exclusive community, and receive Extended Reports of CCNT every week!
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BREAKING NEWS!
Cohen pleads guilty, implicates Trump in hush-money scheme
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories)
Carnegie Mellon researchers create the most convincing deepfakes yet | VentureBeat
Man sues over Google’s “Location History” fiasco, case could affect millions – Ars Technica
TECHNOLOGY/AI
China Is Leading in Artificial Intelligence--and American Businesses Should Take Note | Inc.com
Keeping artificial intelligence accountable to humans | TechCrunch
Gartner says AI and biohacking will shape the future of tech - SiliconANGLE
A.I. in diabetes care: Can we trust it if we don’t know how it works?
AI could make dodgy lip sync dubbing a thing of the past
AI will try to paint what you tell it to, often generating surreal horrors / Boing Boing
Artificial General Intelligence Is Here, and Impala Is Its Name - ExtremeTech
Nvidia is using AI in chips to make video games even more realistic - MIT Technology Review
Electric flight is coming, but the batteries aren’t ready - The Verge
LEFT-WING ACTS OF VIOLENCE
Social Distortion Frontman Mike Ness Accused Of Attacking Trump Supporter – CBS Sacramento
Man Attacked By Antifa For Holding 'Fascist' American Flag Turns Out To Be Bernie Supporter
ROBOTS THAT DO THINGS!
AI robots to help teach English in 500 classrooms next year - Japan Today
Video Tuesday: Robot Film Festival Highlights - IEEE Spectrum
Robot jobs revolution: British workers will be wiped out by artificial intelligence | Daily Star
Use of 'killer robots' in wars would breach law, say campaigners | Science | The Guardian
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
Scientists Reverse Wrinkles, Restore Hair Growth In Mice. Implications Are 'Huge' For Aging Research
Scientists Crack Wheat’s Absurdly Complex Genome - The Atlantic
China Gets Another Crispr First With Embryo Base Editing | WIRED
New CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease
Invitae May Become The Amazon Of Genetics - And It's Happening Faster Than Expected
Is US Government Developing Real-Life Supersoldier, Wonder-Dog In New Research Program? | Zero Hedge
Bacteria build stronger biosynthetic spider silk, protein by protein
Genetic link discovered between circadian rhythms and mood disorders
How Scientists Discovered Extra Steps in Evolution | The New Republic
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!
Alex Jones, InfoWars accused of destroying evidence related to Sandy Hook suit
Satanic Temple Protests Ten Commandments Monument With Goat-Headed Statue : NPR
Meghan Markle's dad compared the Royal Family to Scientologists - INSIDER
Harvard speaker busts coconut oil health myth calling it 'pure poison'
“THE FOUR HORSEMEN of the TECHNOCALYPSE!”
Elon Musk Is Broken, and We Have Broken Him | WIRED
SEC Could Face Backlash if Elon Musk Is Exonerated
SPACE/ALIEN/ETs/UFOs
LUCA: Study says life came not long after first planet impact - SlashGear
They’ve ‘Seen Things’ - The New York Times
FACEBOOK FACEPALMS
Facebook Is Now Quietly Scoring How Trustworthy You Are
Facebook: Iran has been posting hundreds of fake pages since 2011 – Ars Technica
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Do teens use Facebook? It depends on their family's income — Quartz
Facebook Just Got a Brilliant Message It Never Saw Coming | Inc.com
Anti-Facebook site launches despite legal threats
Trump, incensed by Twitter’s Alex Jones suspension, vents about bias - Vox
Trump says 'too many voices are being destroyed' by social media censorship | Fox News
Mozilla Recommend a Privacy Extension That Is Tracking Your Web History
The Media Tried To Game The Machines and You'll Never Guess What Happened Next (Facebook Won)
FCC shuts down pirate radio station that aired Alex Jones' show
CRYPTOCURRENCY AND B-B-B-BLOCK CHAIN
China Shuts Down Blockchain News Accounts on WeChat | NewsBTC
Revolut launches Metal debit card that gives ‘cashback’ in cryptocurrency
Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Spikes Near $6,900 as BitMEX Goes
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STORIES THAT DOVETAIL OTHER RESEARCHER’S WORK
Physicists Think They've Spotted the Ghosts of Black Holes from an Another Universe
The mysterious purple ribbon in the sky that's confusing scientists - CNET
The scientific theories battling to explain the universe (opinion) - CNN
Ancient Egyptians had been making mummies longer than anyone thought – Ars Technica
New Evidence Contradicts Theory That Easter Island Society Collapsed
Why Does DMT Make You Feel Like You’re Dying? - Motherboard
New research suggests evolution might favor 'survival of the laziest'
GENDER BENDERS
Gender Equality Could Push Men’s and Women’s Personalities Apart - The Atlantic
Gender-confused children advised to have experimental fertility surgery
Medical Website Indulges Trans Community With New Term For Female Genitalia | Daily Wire
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New German 'third gender' option excludes trans people: campaigners | Reuters
Harvard wins its war on women, compelling last sorority to shut down - The College Fix