For the first time, my reaction to robots taking over the world and killing humans falls right in line with Elon Musk. It’s after watching the Boston Dynamics video of humans being mean to their atlas robot that prompts my concern. If Facebook had the reaction of scared, that’s the one I would choose.
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Reaction Show Notes
If you haven’t seen this video yet, you have to check it out. Robots are going to take over the world, see this video, and seek retribution.
Boston Dynamics Shows Off Its Next Gen Atlas Robot
This one is weird. I’m generally interested in real estate start-ups and wanted to root for this one, but something about it rubbed me the wrong way. Perhaps it’s because I don’t live in SF or NY.
Zumper Acquires PadMapper And Relaunches It With An Updated Interface
Intel bet on WiMAX and inadvertently ceded the cellular chip market to Qualcomm. They won’t let that happen again.
Intel Isn’t Messing Around With 5G Cellular Chips
Samsung’s Robot Demo Shows Why 5G Is Gonna Be Awesome
If drones were communicated with over LTE instead of normal means (RF transmitters) the carriers could be responsible for making areas “no fly zones” on the fly. It would also dramatically extend the range of drones. We are seriously in trouble when robots take over the world.
A Surprisingly Simple Solution To Regulating Drones: Use LTE
This cool article goes into detail on how Facebook came up with their reactions.
Facebook Reactions: Not everything in life is Likable
Matthew is PUMPED for this one!
PlayStation VR event confirmed for March 15
And you won’t be able to hide from robots. They can figure out your location better than you.
Google Unveils New Neural Network That’s Great At Guessing Where A Picture Was Taken
Facebook shares how they plan to stream 360 video. It’s broken into regions of high res (where you’re looking) and low res (where you’re not looking).
Facebook Shows How To Stream 360 Video
Fallout decides to try a survivor mode, which basically makes it like playing a very violet version of the sims.
Fallout 4: Survivor Mode