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jakeofthefoliage

@jakeofthefoliage

publisher of unusual dispatches

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@jakeofthefoliage May 11, 2018, 4:40 PM UTC

Facebook is Now Officially Pursuing Blockchain....

After a big shakeup in their executive circle, Facebook's head of Messenger will now lead a new group that studies the potential of blockchain for Facebook. Here's my new article for Anti-Media about…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 13, 2018, 2:54 PM UTC

Could Blockchain-based Ads Save Digital Publishing?

It was interesting to read that both Buzzfeed and Vice missed their revenue targets this year. Despite the massive amount of digital media consumed on desktop and mobile platforms, a lot of publisher…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 13, 2018, 3:50 AM UTC

Minority Report Is Here--Pre-Crime AI Surveillance Tech Will Study "Behavioral Anomalies"

Nary a month goes by that I don't see an article somewhere pronouncing that Minority Report is coming to life--that pre-crime policing is here. Usually, when you drill further into it you find that a…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 10, 2018, 12:08 AM UTC

Here's an even more shocking revelation about Facebook...

While we think of the social network as a revolutionary tool for connecting people, it was designed to be addictive, to exploit a vulnerability in people. This was said in no uncertain terms when Sea…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 9, 2018, 3:26 PM UTC

Scientists Say New 'Social Networking' Robot, Fribo, Will Make You Feel Less Isolated

A new robot called Fribo is being used to promote social connectivity and reduce isolation. The technology combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and social networking to make people, mostly you…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 9, 2018, 3:18 AM UTC

Resisting the Predator Class of 'Surveillance Capitalism'--Anti-Media Radio

On the Thursday edition of Anti-Media Radio on UCY.TV, we discussed the continued fallout of the Facebook data scandal, comparing how each of the Big 5 tech giants--Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, a…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 5, 2018, 9:50 PM UTC

Think Facebook Is Bad? Google Has TEN Times More Data On You, Including Your Physical Locations

The recent scandal involving Facebook's data harvesting operations being exploited by a third-party vulture highlighted what many already knew: "surveillance capitalism" has gotten way out of hand. M…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 4, 2018, 10:49 PM UTC

Stephen Hawking's Final Paper Described How to Discover Parallel Universes

The late great cosmologist Stephen Hawking spent his illustrious career battling the most enigmatic and vexing questions in our known universe, such as black holes, quantum mechanics, dark matter, an…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 4, 2018, 10:28 PM UTC

Walmart Has Patented Autonomous Robotic Bees To Replace Dying Honeybees

Retail giant Walmart has filed a patent for autonomous robotic bees who will be used to pollinate crops. Precipitated by the decline of natural honey bees, which nourish 1/3rd of human food supplies…

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@jakeofthefoliage Apr 2, 2018, 8:07 PM UTC

New Pentagon Weapon Will Use Lasers to Make You Hear Voices

Technological growth continues to lead us into a society stunningly similar to the world portrayed in the show Black Mirror. A new report estimates that within three years the Pentagon expects to hav…

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