New Virus Takes Screenshots of Users Online Porn Searches
‘Sextortion’ in the making… via sputniknews: A new harmful virus is going after naughty victims searching for porn online, or using any other sex-related website in the most unexpected, low-blow way. Slovakia-based IT security company ESET has warned French users about a new virus, dubbed Varenyky that allegedly records their device screens when it detects key words used to search … Continue reading
Scientists May Have Found Way to Regrow Lost Teeth
That news should give us all something to smile about 🙂 via RT: UK molecular biologists claim to have pinpointed the gene responsible for tooth regeneration in mice, paving the way for immense breakthroughs in the field of human regenerative medicine. The team of researchers, led by Dr Bing Hu from the University of Plymouth’s Peninsula Dental School, studied the … Continue reading
Siri ‘Regularly’ Records Sex Encounters, ‘Countless’ Private Moments to Apple Contractors
Apple’s Siri AI assistant sends audio of sexual encounters, embarrassing medical information, drug deals, and other private moments recorded without users’ knowledge to human ‘graders’ for evaluation, a whistleblower has revealed. Recordings from Apple’s Siri voice assistant are fed to human contractors around the world, who grade the AI based on the quality of its response and whether its activation … Continue reading
First Ever HUMAN-MONKEY Embryo Created by Scientists
Scientists have successfully created the world’s first human-monkey embryo, paving the way towards using animals for human organ transplants. The experiment was conducted in China to avoid legal issues. Researchers from the Salk Institute in the US and the Murcia Catholic University (UCAM) in Spain genetically modified monkey embryos to deactivate specific genes used in the formation of organs. The … Continue reading
Plasma-Powered Reactor, Like the Sun but 10 Times Hotter!
File this in, color me worried about “what could go wrong here”.. via RT: An alliance of 35 countries has finished laying the groundwork for one of humanity’s most ambitious experiments – to harness nearly unlimited amounts of energy by creating ‘small stars’ on Earth. The extreme heat and gravity inside the core of the Sun and other stars make … Continue reading
Fusion Powered Spacecraft May be a Reality Within 10 Years
A new type of nuclear fusion propulsion system could see spacecraft make it to Saturn in a matter of months. Often seen as the Holy Grail of power generation, nuclear fusion is the same process that produces energy in the Sun and works by fusing hydrogen nuclei together to create helium. Harnessing this as a method of power generation however … Continue reading
Tech Being Developed by DARPA that ‘Taps into Human Brain’ with Mind-Controlling Drones
Technology that will allow direct communication with the human brain is already causing numerous concerns regarding possible misuse, especially in terms of thought privacy and forced brainwashing. The US military’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has initiated research aimed at creating a so-called brain-computer interface (BCI) that will allow two-way communication between a human soldier and, for example a … Continue reading
Flying Taxis are Coming to the Skies of Melbourne, Australia
Ridesharing giant Uber plans to start trials of its flying cars next year in Melbourne. The city is the third flagged by Uber for the new taxi service, while it is working to create “first world’s aerial rideshare network.” One of the most populous cities in Australia is set to become the first international market for Uber Air, beating out … Continue reading
Wandering Earth: Could We Move Our Planet ?
Would it really be possible to physically move our entire planet to a different orbit using giant thrusters? In the Chinese science fiction movie ‘The Wandering Earth’, humanity attempts to avoid a collision with Jupiter by using thrusters to move our planet out of the way. But just how feasible is this idea ? Space systems engineer Matteo Ceriotti lays … Continue reading
“HAL” A.I. System Being Built by NSA, Facebook Developing Brain-Machine Interface
“Think of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the most memorable character, HAL 9000, having a conversation with David. We are essentially building this system. We are building HAL.” – NSA researcher In a little noticed bombshell report by James Bamford in 2009, it was revealed that the NSA’s massive database of information, including social media, was being used to create … Continue reading
