Beginning August 1st of this year, JP Morgan & Chase Co. will charge their customers for depositing cash into their accounts. According to an internal document sent to account holders, in less than a month from now “the fee for all types of Cash Deposit Processing (CDP) will be $0.25 per $100 [deposited]. The CDP fee will…
Nearby Friends (NF) is a new app provided by Facebook that will assist users in tracking their friend’s movements in real time and in real life. Andrea Vaccari, lead designer said: “Sharing your location with Nearby Friends goes two ways — you and your friends both have to turn on Nearby Friends and choose to share…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are moving forward with a transhumanist vision of the future as they unveil their new Biological Technologies Office (BTO) that will blend biology with machine for the defense of national security. Building synthetic soldiers, stopping plagues and making humans more advanced through robotics is the focus of this military agency….
With advancements in robotics, it is assumed that in a short amount of time, the US military may turn to a synthetic army to replace human soldiers. Roboticist Illah Nourbakhsh envisions: “If researchers set out to build a robot that can drive a regular car, climb a ladder and operate a jack hammer, “That means that…
Concerning the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the president is expected to accelerate talks and negotiations to play import/export with other nations to ensure profits for rich countries and control one-third of global trade. Payoffs for successful positioning regarding the TPP have left some bankers just a little bit richer. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan &…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that bloggers have the same 1st Amendment rights as established journalists when involved in a defamation of character suit; as long as the issue is of public concern. The outcome of this case establishes the fact that protections afforded the news media are not exclusive to their realm,…
Monsanto Corporation announced that they are marching toward successfully developing an herbicide-tolerant wheat that would advance the biotech industry. Robb Fraley, chief technology officer for Monsanto, said: “The grain industry and the wheat industry … have remained very interested and supportive of biotech advances. A wheat farmer is also generally a corn and soybean farmer and they…
