Tesla’s bad week includes racist drawings and hundreds of layoffs
By Chris Mills From BGR Right now, Tesla is hustling like never before to get Model 3s out the door and into customers’ driveways, in time for a self-imposed deadline of the first deliveries by the end of the month….
UK collected social media data as part of its mass surveillance
By Swapna Krishna from engadet There are few safeguards in place to prevent its misuse. It’s no secret that the UK has been engaging in mass surveillance over the past few years. Since Edward Snowden’s leaks revealed the extent of…
18 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Oct 18 Wed 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Wed Oct 18 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
‘Hovering’ antennas promise speedy 5G phone networks
By Jon Fingas, From engadget They boost signals by avoiding contact with virtually everything else. Wireless networks already have to deal with increasingly crowded waves, and that’s only going to get worse when 5G rolls around. Any boost to the…
Russia hopes to launch its own digital currency
By Jon Fingas From engadget Surprise: it wouldn’t be as open as existing cryptocurrencies. Russia has been talking openly about the prospect of creating its own cryptocurrency, and it looks like the country might turn those words into action. Local…
FDA-approved robot assistant gives surgeons force feedback
By Mariella Moon, From engadget The agency has concluded that Senhance is as accurate as the da Vinci. Surgeons are trained to accurately operate on you when you need it, but robotic assistants could help them get to hard-to-reach areas…
A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens
By Patricia A. Alexander and Lauren M. Singer, The Conversation From Business Insider Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge…
Mobile phone companies appear to be providing your number and location to anyone who pays
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch You may remember that last year, Verizon (which owns Oath, which owns TechCrunch) waspunished by the FCC for injecting information into its subscribers’ traffic that allowed them to be tracked without their consent. That practice…
Launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive.
A new site: PhilArchive We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive. As its name indicates, PhilArchive is an open access e-print archive for philosophical works. PhilArchive is a relaunch and rebranding of…
17 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Oct 17 Tue 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Oct 17 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…