Mar 20
People have been speculating about the figure skating pair’s romantic life for decades.
Mar 20
Trump Loses Bid To Dismiss Former ‘Apprentice’ Contestant’s Defamation Lawsuit
Posted in: Today's ChiliTrump could now be forced to submit to questioning from his accuser’s lawyers.
Mar 20
The decision follows multiple pet-related mishaps, including the death of a puppy.
Mar 20
It seems the U.S. president at least has no hard feelings toward Russia.
Mar 20
Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor killed Damond in July after she called 911.
Mar 20
She’s ignoring the haters and choosing to “take care of herself.”
Mar 20
Why The Rohingya Can’t Return
Posted in: Today's ChiliRepatriation is doomed to fail if Myanmar’s toxic nationalism isn’t meaningfully addressed.
Mar 20
When humanity’s back is against the wall and the robots have us cornered I’d say I’m all for whanging a few with a baseball bat. However, until then, we must be kind to our mechanical brethren and this robotic tortoise will help our kids learn that robot abuse is a bad idea.
Researchers at Naver Labs, KAIST, and Seoul National University created this robot to show kids the consequences of their actions when it comes to robots. Called Shelly, the robot reacts to touches and smacks. When it gets scared it changes color and retracts into its shell. Children learn that if they hit Shelly she will be upset and the only thing missing is a set of bitey jaws.
“When Shelly stops its interaction due to a child’s abusive behavior, the others in the group who wanted to keep playing with Shelly often complained about it, eventually restraining each other’s abusive behavior,” Naver Labs’ Jason J. Choi told IEEE. The study found that Shelly’s reactions reduced the amount of abuse the robot took from angry toddlers.
The researchers showed off Shelly at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction last week.
Mar 20
Subscribe with Google was introduced today to bring online newspaper subscriptions into Google’s warm embrace. The announcement was made by Google’s Jim Albrecht, Project Management Director for Subscribe with Google. “Today we’re announcing Subscribe with Google,” said Albrecht, “the simple way to subscribe to news publications and maintain access everywhere: websites, apps, even search results.” Online subscriptions to newspapers provided … Continue reading
Mar 20
Facebook continues to face fallout over the recent Cambridge Analytica revelations and user concern over privacy. The company is now being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to sources, over whether it violated a personal user data consent degree from 2011. In a worst-case scenario for the company, the FTC could fine it millions of dollars if it … Continue reading
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