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Mar 27, 2019

This week, flippy has a laser gun, animal AI olympics to be held in June, Google forms an ethics council for AI, and Estonia deploys the development of a robot judge. 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 MARCH 20th -MARCH 27th

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!

Questions Mount About 'Sonic Attacks' On U.S. Embassy In Havana : Shots - Health News : NPR

 

FLIPPY’S FAM!

Origami-inspired robot gripper

Baristas beware: A robot that makes gourmet cups of coffee has arrived - The Washington Post

Meet San Francisco’s new, giant, smoothie-making robot - SFChronicle.com

This robot can make sushi in seconds

Your Apples May Soon Be Picked By Laser-Shooting Robots | WIRED

 

TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!

Estonia is Building a “Robot Judge” to Help Clear Legal Backlog

Japan unveils robot assistants for 2020 Olympics - The Verge

Robots are playing ASMR-infused techno at SXSW

Two new planets discovered using artificial intelligence

A.I. Is Flying Drones (Very, Very Slowly) - The New York Times

AI Performed Like a Human on a Gestalt Psychology Test

Japan Calls For Stricter Control on AI Killer Robots

Japan looking to robots and AI to help care for its ageing population - Tech News | The Star Online

AIs go up against animals in an epic competition to test intelligence | New Scientist

Robot ‘Natural Selection’ Recombines Into Something Totally New | WIRED

Growing Drone Industry Spawns a Growing Antidrone Industry - IEEE Spectrum

Bees and fish learn to communicate long distance – via robots

Doctors Wired a Prosthetic Hand Directly Into a Woman’s Nerves

For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges : The Salt : NPR

There Are People Who Think The West Invaded Iraq Over a Stargate - VICE

 

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!

Instagram Is Full of Conspiracy Theories and Extremism - The Atlantic

The Mueller report is in. Get ready for the conspiracy theories. - The Washington Post

 

SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON

Google announces AI ethics panel - BBC News

'Google brain' implants could mean end of school as anyone will be able to learn anything instantly

 

BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM

Gene-Editing Record Smashed With Over 13,000 Changes Made to a Single Human Cell

New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes

Genetic genealogy: Criminal suspects deserve DNA privacy, too.

DNA Kits Yield Different Results From Two Genetics Companies - NECN

FDA removes restrictions on genetically modified salmon

Using more-specific 'genetic scissors' may avoid problems associated with gene editing

World Health Organization joins fight against lax genetic editing standards – BGR

Soylent CEO says people are starting to embrace genetic engineering - Business Insider

Genetic Research Has a Big Bias Problem, And We Can't Keep Ignoring It

More evidence shows bacteria "flying" around the world to share genes

 

BECAUSE SCIENCE!

Vice President Pence Gives NASA Five Years to Put Americans Back on the Moon—or Else

Caltech Researchers May Have Found a New Way to Levitate Objects Using Only Light

 

NEPHILIM UPDATE

Afternoon Mirror: Juanita Broaddrick Calls Greta Van Susteren An ‘Imbecile’ | The Daily Caller