144 CCNT “Zuck Buck and Libra” - 06.19.2019

Basil is still traversing time and space, so Gonz is joined by Sean from SGT Report to discuss coach spies, US in the world of gaming, the new global coin project from Facebook’s Libra project, and Zuckerberg’s Deep Fake. Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!

 

AGG for the WEEK of June 12th-June 19th

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!

(DeepFake)

Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Looks Uncannily Like the Real Thing

New deepfake algorithm allows you to text-edit the words of a speaker in a video

Can copyright law combat deepfakes?

 

CALLED IT!

Facebook aims to shake up finance with its Libra cryptocurrency - CNET

 

BASIL’S CAREER ADVICE

Python Could Rule the Machine Learning/A.I. World

 

FLIPPY AND FAM!

Dishcraft launches with a massive robotics-powered dishwashing system | TechCrunch

Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes - MIT Technology Review

 

TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY!

Someone Used a Neural Network to Draw Doom Guy in High-Res

MIT researchers taught robots to link senses like sight and touch

This Robot Will Make Any Car a Self-Driving Car

Sweeping changes: How iRobot evolved from military robots to autonomous vacuums | VentureBeat

The fourth Industrial revolution emerges from AI and the Internet of Things | Ars Technica

Opinion | ‘There’s Just No Doubt That It Will Change the World’: David Chalmers on V.R. and A.I. -

A new chip lets robots “imagine” their actions before they make a move - MIT Technology Review

Domino’s will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fall - The Washington Post

AI is worse at identifying household items from lower-income countries - The Verge

Anyone can program this cheap robot arm in just 15 minutes - MIT Technology Review

DJI's first educational robot is a $500 drone tank

'Optionally manned' robotic gun is Army's latest step toward autonomous weapons | ZDNet

 

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS!

Dad of Sandy Hook victim wins suit against conspiracy theorists

U.S. Government Announces Critical Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

Angela Merkel seen visibly shaking while standing next to Ukraine’s president; blames dehydration |

Alex Jones hit with sanctions by judge in Sandy Hook lawsuit - CNN

Trump’s conspiracy theories about intelligence will make the CIA’s job harder - The Washington Post

 

CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA

Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change : NPR

Renewable energy: the global transition, explained in 12 charts - Vox

The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Poison, Disease and Nuclear Waste

 

SPACE/ALIENS/ETs/UFOs

Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years and See Two Galaxies Colliding

Astronomers Have Spotted a New Crater on Mars That's Like Nothing They've Ever Seen

UFO sighting: NASA SOHO space probe spots ’giant alien disk’ shoot out of 'HOLLOW'

NASA ramps up search for alien planets, may use huge 'starshade' | Fox News

"Big Bang Vanishes" --Quantum Theory Describes an Eternal Universe | The Daily Galaxy

We Just Found 2 of The Most Earth-Like Exoplanets Yet, Only 12.5 Light Years Away

Big Bang BOMBSHELL: Are we living inside a HUGE higher dimensional black hole?

Astronomers searching for alien life release biggest set of data in history | The Independent

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins reveals unseen photo of Moon landing crew he 'found at the bottom of a box'

 

BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM

GMO Wheat Escapes Lab, Grows in the Wild

Probably Genetic helps families identify genetic conditions early with AI and DNA tests | TechCrunch

Tracking life's first step: Two molecules 'awaken' brand new genome

Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addiction - Scientific American

 

BECAUSE SCIENCE!

Scientists discover infinite decay and rebirth in quantum particles

Neuroscientists 3-D model 'face identity information' stored in the brain

When Will Quantum Computers Outperform Regular Computers?

 

THE NEW AGE AND OCCULT IN THE NEWS

At the Met Breuer, Awe-Inspiring Sculptures of Deities Show How an Indian Artist Forged Her Own Personal Language for Fabric Art

The working witches of Los Angeles just want you to be your best self - Los Angeles Times

 

FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE TECHNOCALYPSE

Amazon to AOC: Excuse You, Our Employees Live Like Kings on $15/Hour | Vanity Fair

Elon Musk Doesn't Learn, Posts Uncredited Artwork, Deletes Tweet

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY & THE B-B-B-BLOCKCHAIN

Bitcoin Becomes “Money,” One Satoshi Now More Valuable Than Some National Currencies | NewsBTC

 

SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON

Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them – BGR

NASA boss says 'no doubt' SpaceX explosion delays flight program | Article [AMP] | Reuters

Instagram couple criticized for asking followers to fund $11,000 trip - INSIDER

Google pledges $1 billion to ease the Silicon Valley housing crisis it helped create - The Verge

I Used Cash at Amazon's Cashless Store and I'm So Sorry, Rahim