human-controlled robot
Watch this human-controlled robot crush cans and punch through drywall By Greg Kumparak From Techcrunch “The way I like to think about this project is that we’re trying to put a humans brain inside of the robot” Don’t worry: it’s…
US survey of women finds rampant sexism in tech. Can it be fixed?
By Rebekah Mintzer, Corporate Counsel Ellen Pao may have lost her gender discrimination case against famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, but she did succeed in triggering a national conversation about women’s treatment in the workplace, especially in the…
Remembering Aaron Swartz: “The Idealist” examines the context behind his quest for online freedom
By Hope Reese From Tech Republic Justin Peters’s new book, “The Idealist,” takes a deeper look at the historical forces that led to the charges against internet pioneer Aaron Swartz. In 1999, a computer programmer in Highland Park, Illinois, hatched…
From the EU to China, 2016 ushers in new data headaches for companies
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Foreign governments—including China, Turkey and the European Union—are giving corporate America fits over how companies handle information and data, and the trend is only going to worsen this year. For example, the European Union is…
Gadget of the week
Wave goodbye to manual car seat controls with gesture tech By Amber Bouman From engadget It sounds a bit like an infomercial: Tired of using manual controls and levers to adjust your car seats? There’s got to be a better…
Energous has a solution for wirelessly charging wearables
By Aaron Souppouris From engadget Its chip will fit where an inductive coil will not. Energous’ wireless charging tech WattUp made a splash at CES 2015, promising to charge your devices from 15 feet away with an “energy router.” After winning…
Illumina is teaming up with Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos to develop a new kind of cancer test
By Kevin Loria, Tech Insider From Business Insider Catching cancer early is an incredible challenge, but a new way to detect it in the blood may totally revolutionize cancer treatment in just a few years. Illumina, the $25 billion maker of…
Smart fitness tech
CES 2016: The future of smart fitness tech By Teena Maddox, From Tech Republic Sensoria biometric suit The Sensoria biometric suit contains sensors that allow data to be seen through smart sports eyewear or on a smartwatch. Users can get…
‘Bellwether’ Trial to Provide Template for GM Litigation
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal There will be a lot on the line for General Motors Monday when lawyers for plaintiff Robert Scheuer try to prove the car crash that sent him to surgery was caused by a…
Yahoo agrees to settle Email Privacy Suit
By Ross Todd, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. has agreed to settle a class action challenging the way the company analyzes email messages to serve targeted ads to users of its popular Yahoo Mail service. The deal, outlined…
