The internet has started to hum with disapproval after the recent leak of sections of the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) meetings that are currently taking place. The negotiations, which are taking place in Seoul, South Korea, are being led predominately by the United States and focus upon methods to enforce copyright and counterfeiting infringements.… Continue Reading
Future crops could be saved by drought-proof gene
Researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, have recently discovered a particular plant gene that could be used to grant drought-proof traits to future crops such as wheat or rice.
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AAAI to report on the danger of artificial intelligence
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) over in California have collected together a group experts to formulate a report on the dangers of ‘smart robots’. It is an exercise in scenario visualisation that will bring a realistic and informed eye onto the impact of truly independent and intelligent technology.… Continue Reading
NaNoWriMo begins today!
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) officially begins today, with thousands of authors around the globe beginning to put words down in the hopes of reaching the 50,000 word goal by the end of November.… Continue Reading
Friday Link Roundup: The moral economy
Many people don’t quite realise just how close the global financial sector came to complete and total collapse. Now that we have seemingly emerged from the worst of it, there is a lot of discussion occurring around the world about what went wrong and, more importantly, how to stop it ever happening again.… Continue Reading
Google Powermeter launches in the UK
Google Powermeter is an online tool that helps you track power consumption in your household and view graphical statistics that show the usage over time. In many ways, it’s the Google Analytics of household carbon emissions.Google Powermeter is an online tool that helps you track power consumption in your household and view graphical statistics that show the usage over time. In many ways, it’s the Google Analytics of household carbon emissions.… Continue Reading