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- The impact of generative AI as a general-purpose technology https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/impact-generative-ai-a-general-purpose-technology 2 comments
- Friendly Reminder: Aliens are allowed to have balloons. Objects can serve their purpose without physics defying technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft 31 comments aliens
- "The emergence of the passion economy also brings new, and urgent, questions: Is a marriage between work and passion achievable for everyone? Is there truly room for purpose in an economic paradigm that — despite the speed of technological change — still rides on 20th-century ideas?" https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/passion-economy-and-privilege?o=7484&q=da5db7e4f9253bc6c64c473206177fe6 33 comments futurology
- Renesas Pioneers RISC-V Technology With RZ/Five General-Purpose MPUs Based on 64-Bit RISC-V CPU Core https://www.renesas.com/jp/en/about/press-room/renesas-pioneers-risc-v-technology-rzfive-general-purpose-mpus-based-64-bit-risc-v-cpu-core 5 comments riscv
- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a temporary derogation [...] as regards the use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of [...] data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/html/?uri=celex:52020pc0568 9 comments europe
- The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250710-the-decline-of-computers-as-a-general-purpose-technology/fulltext 3 comments programming
- Iran’s ‘amazing’ Covid-19 detectors identified as re-purposed fake bomb scanners: The IRGC claims ‘state of the art’ technology can detect coronavirus at up to 100 metres https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/iran-s-amazing-covid-19-detectors-identified-as-re-purposed-fake-bomb-scanners-1.1006918 38 comments worldnews
- Secret document reveals Iran was building a nuclear weapon as far back as 2002 - even while they claimed the technology was only for peaceful purposes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7901827/secret-document-proves-iran-building-nuclear-weapon-far-2002.html 71 comments worldnews
- Researchers develop wearable robotic skins that can turn all kinds of inanimate objects into robots capable of performing basic tasks. The technology was partly developed for NASA, as the lightweight robots can serve as multi-purpose tools in space, saving a fortune on launching cargo at $10,000/lb. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/09/creepy-space-robot-skin 20 comments space
- Psychiatrist in Japan Sues A Bunch Of Redditors For Criticizing His Therapy Services - Names technology giants Reddit, Microsoft, and Google in "for the purpose of obtaining identifying info" https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180107/19543738955/psychiatrist-sues-bunch-redditors-criticizing-his-therapy-services.shtml 5 comments technology
- URL: http://timecounter.net Purpose: to give people the ability to create nice countdown timers. Technologies Used: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Unsplash API, Amazon SES. Feedback Requested: usability http://timecounter.net 7 comments webdev
- Post technological singularity, if AI eliminates the human race, with what purpose do you think it would exist or evolve? https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/790ubt/post_technological_singularity_if_ai_eliminates/ 11 comments artificial
- AI will become 'General Purpose Technology' in 2-5 years timeframe. https://hackernoon.com/ai-blockchain-ar-vr-etc-which-one-is-a-general-purpose-technology-9b5510ca25e3 13 comments technology
- Scientists developed a graphene-based coating for desalination membranes, more robust and scalable than current technologies, that filters sea or wastewater to reject 85% of salt, adequate for agricultural purposes though not for drinking, and 96% of dye molecules, reported in Nature Nanotechnology. https://www.mri.psu.edu/mri/news/toward-smart-graphene-membrane-desalinate-water 8 comments science
- Lithuanian Researchers Create Ultrasonic Manipulation Technology for 3D Printing Purposes https://themerkle.com/lithuanian-researchers-create-ultrasonic-manipulation-technology-for-3d-printing-purposes/ 5 comments europe
- Decentralized applications, also known as DApps, are the next logical step in technological evolution, utilizing the blockchain for purposes other than financial https://themerkle.com/what-is-a-dapp/?.. 8 comments crypto
- How technology is changing what we remember: "With vast plains of external memory now available, can the human brain afford to be purposefully forgetful?" http://www.techradar.com/news/how-technology-is-changing-what-we-remember 4 comments technology
- As of 2010, China had over 3200 front companies in the United States whose sole purpose was to acquire American technology http://icitech.org/icit-brief-chinas-espionage-dynasty-economic-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/ 12 comments economy
- A bioethics panel of the Japanese government on Friday approved gene modifications of fertilized human eggs for basic research purposes, while rejecting the technology's clinical use due partly to the unknown impact on the next generation. http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160423/p2g/00m/0dm/002000c 70 comments worldnews
- Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power to order technology companies like Apple to help authorities break into encrypted devices or communications for law enforcement or intelligence purposes http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-legislation-iduskcn0xa2b4 9 comments politics
- Technology firms operating in the UK will be forced to install backdoors in their products and services for state surveillance purposes under proposed new law. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/14/uk-bill-backdoors-electronic-devices/ 14 comments worldnews
- TV white space technology: Govt allocates 127 Mhz spectrum for testing purposes http://telecomtalk.info/tv-white-space-technology-govt-allocates-127-mhz-spectrum-for-testing-purposes/150487/ 5 comments india
- CISA would allow technology companies 'to hand over huge amounts of our information without any legal process whatsoever, as long as they have a vague cybersecurity purpose.' http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/23/despite-widespread-opposition-surveillance-bill-disguise-takes-new-step-towards 14 comments technology
- US and China accuse each other of launching secret space missions: US believes China tested anti-satellite technology in May 2013. US Air Force tested out its own "suspicious" space plane. According to Xinhua "The exact purpose of the X-37B was never revealed..." http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-china-accuse-each-other-launching-secret-space-missions-1502345 7 comments worldnews
- As U.S.-led coalition forces confirm they shot down an ISIS drone this week, experts warn the extremists could soon adapt the technology for battle purposes. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/18/is-isis-building-a-drone-army.html 110 comments worldnews
- Europe’s Data Privacy Draft Likely to Irk U.S. Technology Companies - Arguments revolve around restrictions on data use for advertising purposes http://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-data-privacy-draft-likely-to-irk-u-s-technology-companies-1426259123 5 comments europe
- New technology allows police cruisers to record nearly everything. "The primary purpose is for us to be able to...use (this) in court later". http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-tech-allows-police-cruisers-to-record-nearly-everything/ 48 comments technology
- Openstandard, a new news website by Mozilla, the purpose being to provide online news coverage of open, transparent, and collaborative systems at work in technology and our daily lives. https://openstandard.mozilla.org/ 8 comments opensource
- BlackBerry to Acquire German Encryption Technology Company used for Anti-eavesdropping purposes http://online.wsj.com/articles/blackberry-to-acquire-german-encryption-technology-company-1406638870?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj 11 comments technology
- A bogus claim that electricity prices will ‘nearly double’ because of clean coal technology "This is a case study of how a trade group takes a snippet of congressional testimony and twists it out of proportion for political purposes." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2014/05/23/a-bogus-claim-that-electricity-prices-will-nearly-double-because-of-clean-coal-technology/?tid=rssfeed 12 comments politics
- True Purpose Of DRM: To Let Copyright Holders Have A Veto Right On New Technologies http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/11132122455/true-purpose-drm-to-let-copyright-holders-have-veto-right-new-technologies.shtml 16 comments technology
- Secret international law enforcement protocol for tracking people online revealed for the first time. "Exploiting security vulnerabilities in communications technologies for 'intelligence-gathering purposes,' and even infecting a target computer with Trojan-horse spyware to mine data." http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/04/u_n_office_on_drugs_and_crime_report_reveals_international_protocol_for.html 3 comments technology
- Indonesian research and technology agency (BPPT) tested an unmanned plane in an air force base on Thursday, designated for military purpose, local website vivanews.co.id reported. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-10/11/content_15811156.htm 3 comments worldnews
- Banks have long considered placing silicon transistors on currency for security purposes, but the technology was too chunky and intensive for paper bills. Now, tiny low-power organic transistors developed by German scientists could make it possible to really follow the money. http://news.discovery.com/tech/money-tracker-cash-transistor-110224.html 5 comments technology
- Now that we can write at the nanoscale, what can we do with it? For what purposes do you think this technology can be used in the future? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100423220607.htm 11 comments science
- Meet In-Q-Tel: "a not-for-profit venture capital firm that invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/in-q-tel 4 comments reddit.com
- Iran has successfully launched a rocket carrying a mouse, turtle and worms into space for research purposes. The launch of the Kavoshgar-3, which is part of an ambitious Iranian space program that has worried Western powers who fear the technology could also deliver warheads. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/iran-launches-new-rocket-into-space/article1454271/ 18 comments worldnews
- Canada backs Israeli attack on Iran? "In his harshest rhetoric so far, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed steadfast support for Israel and claimed that the Iranian government has "evil" purposes for its technological achievements." http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=87162&sectionid=351020104 108 comments worldnews
- By 2025 at least 50% of all U.S. citizens will have some form of technology embedded in their bodies for the purpose of tracking and identification. http://www.longbets.org/106 2 comments reddit.com
- Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon.. wait.. what?? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/ar2008041103655.html?nav=rss_politics 124 comments politics