In light of criticism regarding how their televisions listen (i.e., use voice recordings) Samsung’s ‘Smart’ TV just might be a little bit too ‘smart’ due to a third-party bug that’s causing a (silent) Pepsi ad to be played several times per hour (without having been previously requested!)
The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is both a 550-megawatt farm that’s not just one of the world’s largest installations but is capable of powering more than 160,000 California homes!
If anyone is not familiar with The Unknown Fields Division this organization is worth checking out!
TUFD: http://goo.gl/iY7UlQ
Under pressure to slow immigration and criticism that low-cost labor is one of the main culprits (never mind low wages and/or perceived status) Singapore is piloting (no pun intended) the use of drones in restaurants as a way to maintain ‘food’s status as a national obsession…’
However, idealistic… let’s hope that Google’s initiative to take on America’s Telecom Industry is not only real but actually does something that they have failed woefully to do: drive prices down; increase access and services through increased competition!
Given that it is the world’s first, crowd-sourced, Smartphone, perhaps it is also safe to call it the ‘world’s first, un-Smartphone?’ Nevertheless, this handset has the potential to further than acceptance of this OS (if their non-app-approach takes hold and is a viable alternative to current market forces).
If the reports are true (which skeptics will obviously await seeing become a reality) the FCC is actually planning on terming The Internet (yes, the ‘net) as a Public Utility… which means that America’s Telco Special Interests are in all probability working overtime in an attempt to garner enough Congressional-support to see that this does not become a reality…
‘net Neutrality (not the bogus use of the term by the Special Interests representing America’s Telecom Industry) but actual ‘neutrality’ is at a crucial juncture regarding whether or not said entity will actually wind-up being classified like a Public Utility.
Pirate Bay’s 9 lives look to be continuing as the P2P-site is reportedly planning to re-launch with their best iteration (ever).
Public outcry over Verizon’s super cookies (i.e., their end-user tracking ability) has resulted in the firm agreeing to end using said technology… which illustrates (at least) two issues: one) America’s General Public can have an impact (when taking civic duty seriously); and, two) just how far astray the nation has gone regarding Civil Rights…
