LOGIC: KeyTech’s six month results: Loss of $3.1 Million
From Bernews The KeyTech Group of Companies today [Dec 30] announced a loss of $3.1 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015, compared with a loss of $19.9 million for the same period in the prior year. “This…
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China is replacing police dogs with these ‘sharp, keen, and brave’ animals
By Tom Phillips From Business Insider “Among all poultry, geese [are known] for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing,” Zhang Quansheng, a police chief in Xinjiang’s Shawan county, told the newspaper. The People’s Daily said the “sharp, keen and brave”…
Residents in 9 US States could need a second form of ID to pass through airport security next year
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Ten years ago, Congress passed the REAL ID Act, which set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and photo IDs. While the rules haven’t exactly been enforced to the “T” by the Dept. of…
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The miraculous reasons woodpeckers can slam their faces into trees all day and never get brain damage
By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider BI ANSWERS: Do woodpeckers get brain damage? Right now, over 200 species of woodpeckers around the world are slamming their faces into the side of a tree without a second thought about what this…
Data Security regulations leave organizations struggling with response methods: survey
By Trudy Knockless, From Legaltech News About 52 percent of respondents think the pending EU GDPR will result in business fines for their company, and two-thirds expect it to force changes in their European business strategy. The global migration to cloud-based…
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The Campaign Against Sex Robots raises red flag for violence and victimization, calls for standards in sexbots
By Hope Reese From Tech Republic Advances in speech recognition, emotion-detection, and artificial skin are making humanoid robots more ‘human-like’ than ever. But are we fully considering the consequences? Kathleen Richardson is worried about sex robots. Now a robot ethics…
What employees can legally say on Facebook—and get away with
By Rebekah Mintzer, From Corporate Counsel Facebook had more than 1 billion daily active users around the world as of September. That’s a lot of timeline posts and status updates, and many involve the workplace. This leaves employers in a…
These playing cards can take a bullet
From Techcrunch Playing cards, just like anything else, are ripe for disruption. I’ve purchased cards in airports, a CVS and the supermarket…but never online. That might change because of this Kickstarter. This is the biggest news since the Kevlar Pocket…
Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation
Agreement includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights. The settlement ends all ongoing patent-infringement claims between the parties. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Companies will collaborate in multiple technology areas,…
Making machines that walk
By Rain Noe From Core77 Advancing a new system of locomotion step by step (literally) Dutch artist Theo Jansen has been working on his Strandbeests, kinetic sculptures capable of locomotion, since the 1990s. As part of their development he’s devised…
