Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik says Ilhan Omar is ‘infatuated’ with al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah…
April 16, 2019
“She is infatuated with al Qaeda, with Hamas, Hezbollah. She was at CAIR at a fundraiser, she was the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for CAIR, which according to the United Arab Emirates, an Arab nation, they are a terrorist organization,” Kerik said during his interview Monday night with Hannity.
“You can't do that and be a member of Congress. I personally think she should be removed from Congress,” Kerik said. “She should be voted out for sure, but she shouldn't be on the Foreign Relations Committee.”
How China Is Using A.I. to Track and Profile Members of the Uighurs, a Largely Muslim Minority Group…
April 16, 2019
It is the first known example of a government intentionally using artificial intelligence for racial profiling, experts said.
The facial recognition technology, which is integrated into China’s rapidly expanding networks of surveillance cameras, looks exclusively for Uighurs based on their appearance and keeps records of their comings and goings for search and review. The practice makes China a pioneer in applying next-generation technology to watch its people, potentially ushering in a new era of automated racism...
Congress wants to protect you from biased algorithms, deepfakes, and other bad AI…
April 16, 2019
Only a few legislators really know what they’re talking about, but it’s a start... Last Wednesday, US lawmakers introduced a new bill that represents one of the country’s first major efforts to regulate AI. There are likely to be more to come.
Researchers have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic…
April 16, 2019
“The device can work in remote areas because it provides its own power and does not need batteries,” said senior author Richard Kaner, who holds UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation. “It’s a very clever device — a weather station that can tell you how much snow is falling, the direction the snow is falling, and the direction and speed of the wind.”
The researchers call it a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator, or snow TENG. A triboelectric nanogenerator, which generates charge through static electricity, produces energy from the exchange of electrons.
Boston Globe Writer Urges waiters to tamper with the food of Republicans…
April 16, 2019
“As for the waiters out there, I’m not saying you should tamper with anyone’s food, as that could get you into trouble,” O’Neil wrote. “You might lose your serving job. But you’d be serving America. And you won’t have any regrets years later.”...
SpaceX loses the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket due to choppy seas…
April 16, 2019
SpaceX successfully landed the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket on a drone ship last week, but the vehicle accidentally fell into the ocean while in transit to the Florida coast. The company blamed the loss on choppy seas.
Your next car may be Chinese and electric…
April 16, 2019