DTNS 2792 – We the E-People

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comShould robots be considered people? Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt discuss a proposed resolution in Europe to make working robots electronic persons.

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Daily Tech Headlines – June 22, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Elon Musk sells himself to himself, Apple opens the kimono– err Kernel on iOS 10 and why Microsoft loves the Linux.

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Today in Tech History – June 22, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1675 – Britain’s King Charles II established the observatory at Greenwich with the main purpose of determining precise longitudes to aid in navigation. This purpose led to Greenwich being marked as the prime meridian and later Greenwich Mean Time.

1799 – The first definitive prototype metre bars (mètre des Archives) and kilograms were constructed in platinum.

1999 – The first demonstration of live rats directly controlling a robot arm with their thoughts was published by Nature Neuroscience.

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DTNS 2791 – Better Safe Harbor Than Sorry

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comDo we need copyright law to be even stronger? The music industry says so as they get tough in negotiations with YouTube. Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt discuss how these two heavyweights crush the rest of our rights.

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Daily Tech Headlines, June 21, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Twitter dives into video, Drones get new rules int he US, and intrigue in the leadership of SoftBank and its mostly Sprint’s fault.

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Today in Tech History – June 21, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1948 – The Small-Scale Experimental Machine, SSEM took 52 minutes to run its first program, written by Professor Tom Kilburn. SSEM was the first computer to store programs electronically. The SSEM was nicknamed the “Manchester Baby”.

1981 – IBM retired the last of its “STRETCH” mainframes. These mainframes were part of the 7000 series that made up the company’s first transistorized computers.

2004 – SpaceShipOne became the first privately developed piloted vehicle to leave Earth’s atmosphere and reach the edge of space.

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DTNS 2790 – Internet Of Too Many Things

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comWhat the heck is Apple’s HomeKit and how could it make your house better? Richard Gunther breaks it down for Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt.

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