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This robot used to be an art exhibit – now it’s a webcam model

Sep14
by on September 14, 2018 at 8:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


A decade ago, an artist named Giles Walker created a macabre puppet show out of disturbing and provocative automatons. At the center of his piece was a gyrating “sex bot” with a CCTV camera for a head that performed an erotic pole-dance. Walker says he created the work to explore voyeurism. Now he and it are in the sex industry. You can pay his art to talk dirty to you online while it gyrates, live and on-demand, for tips. Cardi-Bot, as its called, currently works in the employ of CamSoda – one of the world’s most popular live “sex cam”…

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Nintendo’s retro NES controllers are the best thing about its Online service

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by on September 14, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo had its delayed Direct last night, and revealed new details about its Online subscription. One of its more interesting announcements was a pair of add-on controllers for the Switch which look and feel exactly like the old Nintendo Entertainment System controllers — all the better to play the retro classics with. #NintendoSwitchOnline will feel even more authentic by using the new wireless NES style controllers with the classic #NES games, available for purchase exclusively for paid Nintendo Switch Online members! For more details, visit: https://t.co/1iDHUEEU2m pic.twitter.com/Q0yaFDmug5 — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 13, 2018 For the most part, it…

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Europe’s central bank wants nothing to do with cryptocurrency (for now)

Sep14
by on September 14, 2018 at 2:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Europe’s central bank (ECB) won’t be touching cryptocurrency any time soon. Its president Mario Draghi shot down hopes of an EU-sanctioned digital currency, criticising blockchain tech for being too young and fragile to be useful. “The ECB and the Eurosystem currently have no plans to issue a central bank digital currency,” Draghi disclosed to the European Parliament. He then proceeded to declare that blockchains still “require substantial further development,” and saw no “concrete need” for Europe to issue an official digital currency, Reuters reports. Blockchain gurus often flout high-powered finance as a primary use-case for cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. Indeed, the central banks of…

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Two-thirds of companies looking to deploy blockchain, research shows

Sep14
by on September 14, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A Juniper Research survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of businesses with over 10,000 employees are considering or actively engaged with blockchain technology. Nearly a quarter of all companies considering deploying blockchain have moved beyond a proof-of-concept phase, according to the survey. In a similar research conducted last year, Juniper discovered that 34 percent of these blockchain projects were related to payments. However, this year’s edition suggests that figure has dropped to 15 percent. Logistics and authentication are two such areas that are partly responsible for this move away from payment-based projects. The survey also reveals that nearly…

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Two-thirds of companies looking to deploy blockchain, research shows

Sep14
by on September 14, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A Juniper Research survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of businesses with over 10,000 employees are considering or actively engaged with blockchain technology. Nearly a quarter of all companies considering deploying blockchain have moved beyond a proof-of-concept phase, according to the survey. In a similar research conducted last year, Juniper discovered that 34 percent of these blockchain projects were related to payments. However, this year’s edition suggests that figure has dropped to 15 percent. Logistics and authentication are two such areas that are partly responsible for this move away from payment-based projects. The survey also reveals that nearly…

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