Daily Archives: December 29, 2011

New reason to ‘unlike’ Facebook

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Any corporation running a venue that prompts you to “like” something is looking to violate your privacy, probably in order to make money but possibly for more sinister reasons. Only the truly naive will be shocked by Facebook’s latest transgression: … Continue reading →

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Japan’s job-killing robots

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

You thought Godzilla was scary? Wait until Nextage emerges fully grown from Japan: Japanese firm Kawada Industries is on the leading edge of a growing industry that threatens to become a major disruptive force in the coming years: automated labor. … Continue reading →

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