PC Magazine interviewed Neal Stephenson about his new upcoming book Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell, as well as “the digital afterlife, and why social media is a doomsday machine.” [Possible spoilers ahead]: The hybrid sci-fi/fantasy novel begins in the present day with Richard “Dodge” Forthrast, an eccentric multibillionaire who made his fortune in the video game industry. When a freak accident…
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Shareholder Efforts To Curb Amazon Facial Recognition Tech Fall Short
Two Amazon shareholder proposals about the company’s controversial facial recognition technology failed to pass Wednesday, following a concerted push by civil rights groups and activist investors. From a report: One proposal would have banned Amazon from selling its Rekognition technology to government agencies unless it first determines the software doesn’t infringe on civil liberties. The other proposal called for an independent…
Jeff Bezos unveils ‘Blue Moon’ lunar lander
Blue Origin’s billionaire founder has unveiled a new spacecraft designed to touch down on the Moon. Announced during an exclusive presentation in Wash… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327604/jeff-bezos-unveils-blue-moon-lunar-lander…
Elon Musk cracks a lewd joke at Jeff Bezos’ new ‘Blue Moon’ lander
The moon lander introduced Thursday by Blue Origin, the aerospace company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has caught the attention of Elon Musk. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-elon-musk-lewd-jeff-bezos.html…