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Robot warriors will get a guide to ethics New ‘Terminator’ Robots Go in Harm’s Way Lethal military robots are currently deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ground-based robots like QinetiQ’s MAARS robot (shown here), are armed with weapons to shoot insurgents, appendages to disarm bombs, and surveillance equipment to search buildings. Robots [...] except you have to understand that in these transitory times, “Google” is basically a stand-in for “future internet technologies”. Google the corporation has been pretty careful about heeding the cries of the entertainment industry. The Internet won’t be so gentle. via Gizmodo via Lally Mistrial by iPhone: Juries’ Web Research Upends Trials (NYT) Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge’s instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest [...] This is sort of interesting: New Kindle Audio Feature causes a stir (WSJ) Kindle 2 is smaller than the first version of the product.The new device also features a five-way navigation element, faster wireless service for downloading books and the ability to wirelessly sync between Kindles and cellphones. Some publishers and agents expressed concern [...] From Engadget: New York Representative Pete King is hoping that the US will soon have a law requiring that all cameraphones make a noise when they snap a picture as well. To that end, King has re-introduced the so-called “Camera Phone Predator Alert Act,” which was actually first introduced in 2007 but went nowhere [...] |
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