Category Archives: Technology

The Best of CES 2019 – Engadget

Posted on January 15, 2019 by macromon

Oops, we made a mistake! Impossible Burgers are plant-based, not a lab-grown meat. Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/10/b…

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Pols Warn Of “Deep Fakes”

Posted on September 15, 2018 by macromon

Don’t say we didn’t warn you, “Deep fakes could become a potent tool for hostile powers seeking to spread misinformation,” wrote Representative Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, in a letter to Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence. … Continue reading →

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Google: At Least We Had The Zip Code Right

Posted on August 28, 2018 by macromon

Stunning, though not surprising, to hear the POTUS hammer Google today, ….results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Big iMacs Coming To Your Neighborhood

Posted on July 2, 2018 by macromon

Guess where I am going to lunch this week?  I will give you the full review. Also going to try and speak with management about capital and the marginal costs to produce a burger versus using labor.   Big implications for … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Quantum Computing Explained

Posted on June 26, 2018 by macromon

WIRED has challenged IBM’s Dr. Talia Gershon (Senior Manager, Quantum Research) to explain quantum computing to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and a professional. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7

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Nonlinear Thinking: European Inventors Awards

Posted on June 7, 2018 by macromon

The European Inventor Awards organized by the European Patent Office celebrates inventors not just from Europe but also from the US and Canada… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/07/eu…

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How Good, or Bad, Will AI Get?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by macromon

Even as the use of artificial intelligence has grown over the past decade, outsized predictions about it destroying humanity or creating utopia haven’t come to pass, at least not yet. Bloomberg QuickTake explains what AI does for us now and … Continue reading →

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How Cambridge Analytica Exploited the Facebook Data

Posted on April 10, 2018 by macromon

Tens of millions of American Facebook users had their data harvested by Cambridge Analytica and a British-based researcher. Here’s how it happened. More from The New York Times Video: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n

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The Key to Understanding Facebook’s Current Crisis – WSJ

Posted on March 27, 2018 by macromon

Facebook’s current data crisis involving Cambridge Analytica has angered users and prompted government investigations. To understand what’s happening now, you have to look back at Facebook’s old policies from 2007 to 2014. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains. Illustration: Laura Kammerman Don’t … Continue reading →

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The ‘Bots Are Coming For The Surgeons

Posted on March 25, 2018 by macromon

Mar.23 — This robot may be the surgeon of the future. Created by Auris Health, it is designed to conduct a biopsy. This demonstration shows how the device will operate on and maneuver through a human lung. In the future, … Continue reading →

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