144 CCNT “Zuck Buck & Libra” - 06.19.2019
Basil is still traversing time and space, so Gonz is joined by Sean from SGT Report to discuss coach spies, US in the world of gaming, the new global coin project from Facebook’s Libra project, and Zuckerberg’s Deep Fake. Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!
AGG for the WEEK of June 12th-June 19th
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!
(DeepFake)
Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Looks Uncannily Like the Real Thing
New deepfake algorithm allows you to text-edit the words of a speaker in a video
Can copyright law combat deepfakes?
CALLED IT!
Facebook aims to shake up finance with its Libra cryptocurrency - CNET
BASIL’S CAREER ADVICE
Python Could Rule the Machine Learning/A.I. World
FLIPPY AND FAM!
Dishcraft launches with a massive robotics-powered dishwashing system | TechCrunch
Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes - MIT Technology Review
TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!
Someone Used a Neural Network to Draw Doom Guy in High-Res
MIT researchers taught robots to link senses like sight and touch
This Robot Will Make Any Car a Self-Driving Car
Sweeping changes: How iRobot evolved from military robots to autonomous vacuums | VentureBeat
The fourth Industrial revolution emerges from AI and the Internet of Things | Ars Technica
Opinion | ‘There’s Just No Doubt That It Will Change the World’: David Chalmers on V.R. and A.I. -
A new chip lets robots “imagine” their actions before they make a move - MIT Technology Review
Domino’s will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fall - The Washington Post
AI is worse at identifying household items from lower-income countries - The Verge
Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes - MIT Technology Review
DJI's first educational robot is a $500 drone tank
'Optionally manned' robotic gun is Army's latest step toward autonomous weapons | ZDNet
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!
Dad of Sandy Hook victim wins suit against conspiracy theorists
U.S. Government Announces Critical Warning For Microsoft Windows Users
Angela Merkel seen visibly shaking while standing next to Ukraine’s president; blames dehydration |
Alex Jones hit with sanctions by judge in Sandy Hook lawsuit - CNN
Trump’s conspiracy theories about intelligence will make the CIA’s job harder - The Washington Post
CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA
Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change : NPR
Renewable energy: the global transition, explained in 12 charts - Vox
The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Poison, Disease and Nuclear Waste
SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs
Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years and See Two Galaxies Colliding
Astronomers Have Spotted a New Crater on Mars That's Like Nothing They've Ever Seen
UFO sighting: NASA SOHO space probe spots ’giant alien disk’ shoot out of 'HOLLOW'
NASA ramps up search for alien planets, may use huge 'starshade' | Fox News
"Big Bang Vanishes" --Quantum Theory Describes an Eternal Universe | The Daily Galaxy
We Just Found 2 of The Most Earth-Like Exoplanets Yet, Only 12.5 Light Years Away
Big Bang BOMBSHELL: Are we living inside a HUGE higher dimensional black hole?
Astronomers searching for alien life release biggest set of data in history | The Independent
BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM
GMO Wheat Escapes Lab, Grows in the Wild
Probably Genetic helps families identify genetic conditions early with AI and DNA tests | TechCrunch
Tracking life's first step: Two molecules 'awaken' brand new genome
Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addiction - Scientific American
BECAUSE SCIENCE!
Scientists discover infinite decay and rebirth in quantum particles
Neuroscientists 3-D model 'face identity information' stored in the brain
When Will Quantum Computers Outperform Regular Computers?
THE NEW AGE AND OCCULT IN THE NEWS
The working witches of Los Angeles just want you to be your best self - Los Angeles Times
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE TECHNOCALYPSE
Amazon to AOC: Excuse You, Our Employees Live Like Kings on $15/Hour | Vanity Fair
Elon Musk Doesn't Learn, Posts Uncredited Artwork, Deletes Tweet
CRYPTOCURRENCY & THE B-B-B-BLOCKCHAIN
Bitcoin Becomes “Money,” One Satoshi Now More Valuable Than Some National Currencies | NewsBTC
SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON
Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them – BGR
NASA boss says 'no doubt' SpaceX explosion delays flight program | Article [AMP] | Reuters
Instagram couple criticized for asking followers to fund $11,000 trip - INSIDER
Google pledges $1 billion to ease the Silicon Valley housing crisis it helped create - The Verge
I Used Cash at Amazon's Cashless Store and I'm So Sorry, Rahim
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