Fukushima's ground zero: No place for man or robot

Fukushima's ground zero: No place for man or robot: "The robots sent in to find highly radioactive fuel at Fukushima's nuclear reactors have “died”; a subterranean "ice wall" around the crippled plant meant to stop groundwater from becoming contaminated has yet to be finished. And authorities still don’t how to dispose of highly radioactive water stored in an ever mounting number of tanks around the site."

Why The System Is Set For Tyranny: The High-Tech Collectivist State

Why The System Is Set For Tyranny: The High-Tech Collectivist State | Truthstream Media: "The metaphor of society run by the levers of the machine, and the “system” that operates government and industry became much more literal in the post-war age of cybernetics."

Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms

Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms - The Washington Post: "High over Alaska last summer, the Pentagon experimented with new, secret prototypes: Micro-drones that can be launched from the flare dispensers of moving F-16s and F/A-18 fighter jets. Canisters containing the tiny aircraft descended from the jets on parachutes before breaking open, allowing wings on each drone to swing out and catch the wind. Inch-wide propellers on the back provided propulsion as they found one another and created a swarm."

The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million "Apollo Project of the Brain"

The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million "Apollo Project of the Brain" - Scientific American: "Intelligence project aims to reverse engineer the brain to find algorithms that allow computers to think more like humans"

FBI could force us to turn on iPhone cameras and microphone says Apple

FBI could force us to turn on iPhone cameras and microphones, says Apple | Technology | The Guardian: "Eddy Cue warns precedent set by San Bernardino case could lead to company being forced to turn users’ smartphones into surveillance devices"

Google Deepmind artificial intelligence beats world's best Go player Lee Sedol in landmark game

Google Deepmind artificial intelligence beats world's best Go player Lee Sedol in landmark game | News | Lifestyle | The Independent: "Go depends mostly on intuition, since it is so complex — and the victory shows that computers are well on their way to learning the powers that we thought belonged only to humans"

Miami’s oceanfront nuclear power plant is leaking

Miami’s oceanfront nuclear power plant is leaking | Fusion: "What is arguably America’s least-well-placed nuclear power plant is leaking radiation into the sea."

Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'

Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out' - Yahoo Finance: "Iran reportedly test-fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written in Hebrew on them, a show of force by the Islamic Republic as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel."

The Crime You Have Not Yet Committed

The Crime You Have Not Yet Committed - Bloomberg View: "Computers are getting pretty good at predicting the future. In many cases they do it better than people. That’s why Amazon uses them to figure out what you’re likely to buy, how Netflix knows what you might want to watch, the way meteorologists come up with accurate 10-day forecasts."

Exploring American Monsters: New Mexico - GIANTS

Exploring American Monsters: New Mexico | Mysterious Universe: "The New York Times printed in 1902 the story of ancient giant human skeletons discovered in Guadalupe, New Mexico. This sent “antiquarians and archaeologists” on an expedition to learn more about these enormous peoples due to “the excitement that exists … where an old burial ground has been discovered that has yielded skeletons of enormous size,” according to the article."

Computers will overtake us when they learn to love, says futurist Ray Kurzweil

Computers will overtake us when they learn to love, says futurist Ray Kurzweil - Mar. 8, 2016: "Ray Kurzweil, the celebrated American inventor who keeps predicting the future with scary accuracy, says computers will match -- and possibly beat -- human intelligence by 2029."

Scientists attempt to clone Ice Age LION CUBS after discovering 'near-perfect' 12,000-year-old remains in Siberia

Scientists attempt to clone Ice Age LION CUBS after discovering 'near-perfect' 12,000-year-old remains in Siberia - Mirror Online: "Two cubs were found in Russia's Sakha Republic last August in a near-perfect state thanks to the deep-freeze conditions where they lay"

North Korean leader wants nukes ready to fly

North Korean leader wants nukes ready to fly: "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nuclear weapons to be readied for use, the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday."

Google Is Building a Big, Mysterious Radio Transmitter in the Desert

Google Is Building a Big, Mysterious Radio Transmitter in the Desert: "Coming soon to Spaceport America: Google's newest secretive project."

Scientists develop mini Death Star to protect us from asteroids

Scientists develop mini Death Star to protect us from asteroids - Telegraph: "American researchers believe laser beam could be used to deflect space rocks on collision course with planet Earth"

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution| Rolling Stone

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Pt. 1 | Rolling Stone: "We may be on the verge of creating a new life form, one that could mark not only an evolutionary breakthrough, but a potential threat to our survival as a species."

So It Begins: American Police Start Pushing to Weaponize Domestic Drones

So It Begins: American Police Start Pushing to Weaponize Domestic Drones: "Police are now voicing their concerns about domestic drone use — specifically, they want the option to be able to employ weaponized drones in the future, should the need arise."

America's Little Fukushima: Nuclear Plant Leaking 'Uncontrollable' Amounts of Radioactive Waste Into Drinking Water of 23 Million New Yorkers

America's Little Fukushima: Nuclear Plant Leaking 'Uncontrollable' Amounts of Radioactive Waste Into Drinking Water of 23 Million New Yorkers: "An investigation recently called upon by New York governor Andrew Cuomo after the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant reported nuclear material leaking into the areas groundwater reveals a staggering 80% increase in contamination over previous samples. Reported as a "disaster waiting to happen" experts suggest the immediate deactivation of the facility located just 25 miles north of New York City to halt the further contamination of 23 million people's water."

Zoom to Mars in 6 weeks with new Russian nuclear-fission engine

Zoom to Mars in 6 weeks with new Russian nuclear-fission engine — RT News: "A nuclear power propulsion system could propel a spacecraft to Mars in just over a month, a huge step forward from the current 18 months required. Russia might test a nuclear engine as early as 2018, the head of the Rosatom nuclear corporation revealed."

Beetle mania! Bug invasion of 'biblical proportions' prompts 'end of the world' fears

Beetle mania! Bug invasion of 'biblical proportions' prompts 'end of the world' fears - Mirror Online: "A beetle invasion of biblical proportions has hit beaches in Argentinian seaside resorts - causing some to suggest it could mean the end of the world."