December 2007
Big brands slip up in anti-virus tests
(via)A total of 17 out of 32 of anti-virus products failed the company's stringent VB100 test, which expects software to detect 100 percent of the commonly-circulating 'WildList' thrown at it without signalling any false positives.
May 2007
Should we be worried by the rise of robots?
The Japanese are trying to create a robot that will take over childminding and care of the elderly from human beings.
The Koreans are working on a robot sentry that can distinguish the movement of people and shoot them on sight.
The US military have commissioned a robot helicopter with a recoil-less rifle capable of tracking and killing a particular individual
...So are these machines a threat?
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