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Sharing secrets, bombshell accusations and incompetent enemies + this day in history w/Clinton punishes Iraq and our song of the day by Stickybuds on your Morning Monarchy for June 26, 2018.

Space Force, gaming addiction and the CREEPER Act + this day in history w/the Shishou incident and our song of the day by Trevor Moore on your Morning Monarchy for June 19, 2018.

Cyber capabilities, net neutralities and smart cat toilets + this day in history w/the Pulse Nightclub shooting and our song of the day by Luminatrix on your Morning Monarchy for June 12, 2018.

Google gave in to employee demands after dozens of them quit and close to 4,000 signed a petition demanding that the tech giant cancel its contract with the Pentagon to build artificial intelligence (AI) technology for weapons and that it implement “a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology." [...]

Despite better capitalisation elsewhere in China, India and Singapore, cutting edge innovation is still percolating down under.
Ashlee Vance visits his ancestral homeland of Australia in search of a booming indy tech scene – now home of polyamorous biohackers, internet playboys, underwater drones and giant animatronic robotic dinosaurs. Watch:

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Alternate Current Radio Presents: Boiler Room
Tune in for this live may 18th presentation of your favorite podcast on the internet as the original anti-think tank coalition of rebels discusses Yale’s new bio-tech of reanimating severed pig heads, some movie talk, some impressions, (not-so)fond memories of Vanilla Ice’s B-sides, esoteric symbology behind Clive Barker’s puzzle box, some reflection on Boiler Room’s infamous past and much more. Please support ACR, become a Patron and share the show page around! Find Boiler Room on iTunes, iHeartRadio and Spreaker.com.

Laser eyes, license scans and hacking fridges + this day in history w/Tom Waits' lawsuits and our song of the day by TWRP on your Morning Monarchy for May 8, 2018.

Digital partnerships, CIAI and merger mania + this day in history w/the May Day Mission Accomplished and our song of the day by Cherry Glazerr on your Morning Monarchy for May 1, 2018.

(ANTIMEDIA) — This week we were treated to a veritable carnival attraction as Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of one of the largest tech companies in the world, testified before Senate committees about privacy issues related to Facebook’s handling of user data. Besides highlighting the fact that most United States senators — and most people, for that matter — […]

Human beings aren’t just getting greedier, but stupider. That’s according to Professor Stephen Hawking: and, really, it doesn’t seem like a particularly shocking statement or commentary. Just simple observation seems to indicate a rapid stupidification process going on all over the place, for a whole host of reasons and manifesting in a whole bunch of […]