
Contents: 2015 – A breakthrough year for Artificial Intelligence; The debate about preventing the Singularity; Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change; Proof that the Singularity will occur by 2030
by John J. Xenakis29 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Over the weekend, political hacks and techies converged for the second annual Reboot Conference in San Francisco. Chief technology directors of campaigns–including Barack Obama’s Organizing for America, along with several Republican campaigns–joined a panel that advised the campaign tech crowd.
by Michelle Moons20 Jul 2015, 12:16 PM PST0

Conservative Party activists have accused Tory Mayoral Candidate Syed Kamall MEP of using improperly obtained personal details for his London Mayor bid. Breitbart London can reveal that party supporters have reported their concerns to Britain’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner. Activists are claiming
by Breitbart London26 Jun 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

Last fall, Sean Parker, the technology billionaire behind Napster, Facebook, and Spotify, invested several million dollars into a risky stealth startup, Brigade, which has the ambitious aim of increasing mass civic participation.
by Ferenstein Wire17 Jun 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

UPS is probably America’s premier example of how Fred Taylor’s scientific management methods are being applied using “telematics” to break down every worker task to eliminate all un-essential movements–and then use the right tools, training and incentives to achieve optimum workflow productivity and dump excess Teamster members. By giving their employees an Apple i-Watch, managers across almost all industries could soon be using telematics to increase productivity and dump employees.
by Chriss W. Street6 Apr 2015, 5:30 AM PST0