Ep.88 N:OW.2024.NOV19 Starship6, Waymo LA, Rat Drivers, Police Body Cams, Leech Needles

StarShip Delivers, Autonomous Waymo Taxi in LA LA Land, Student Rodent Drivers, Seeing through the Smoke, Predictive Policing and Body Cams, Tired of Needles? Try Leach Tech..
Wouldn’t you know, Starship 6 takes off during our show, so naturally it’s in our lineup today!
Starship 6 successfully launches to space from its Texas pad.
And heads up if you are looking for an inexpensive DIY way of running your home on solar!  Waymo is in the news with LA now being served by their autonomous robot taxis! Its nice to be driven about, but this week we also pay homage to those who enjoy the act of driving, which, surprisingly,  goes beyond our species; it turns out rodents enjoy driving as well! And then there is the turtle on a skateboard..
 
And who says our upcoming humanoid robots need exactly the same senses as us, especially when they can have Pano Radar, enabling them to see clearly through smoke, fire, and fog. If one day my robot needs to rescue me from a wildfire, I’d want hir to see clearly what she is doing!  
 
Turns out rodents like to drive! photo-Greg Panos
The ethics of predictive policing are up again, this time in the context of analyzing data from thousands of police bodycams.  The data may help us predict who and where crime may occur, but at what cost to our privacy?  And do you have a fear of needles? 
Or how about some AI headphones that can put you in a sound bubble, enhancing what you want to hear around you, excluding what you don’t?
There’s a new blood draw in town, more like a leech than a mosquito in its approach to collecting our precious bodily fluids! It works great, and kinda ‘sucks.’ Enjoy.
New leech-like device to suck blood for sampling instead of needling

Ep.83 N:OW 2024.OCT15 Humanoids, Cryptoterrestrials, Robotaxis, StarShip 5, Lauch to Europa

A big week for Humanoids, Cryptoterrestrials, Robotaxis, StarShip 5 Launch, and deep space explorations to Europa 
Our human hosts, Allan, Sun, and Gabriel
Our special guest host, Gabrielle Cianfrani, joins us in studio, visiting from New Jersey as we delve into discussions on making memories, the rise of humanoid robots, new wind generator design, electric passenger e-planes, the amazing flight and landing of Starship 5, Mission to Europa in search of life, and the development of electronic skin and it’s implications.  
 
 
5’s booster lands successfully with the help of Mechazilla
 
Plus our AI buddies, Larry and Mary, give us a book report on Cryptoterrestrials and a review of the “We Robot” event in the Warner Brothers back lot, which we further explore with our dynamic human hosts, Sun, Bobby, Gabriele, and Allan. The episode also includes conversations about the role of media and misinformation in shaping public perception and the importance of critical thinking. Enjoy!
 
Two new Robotaxis vehicles debuted at the “We Robot” event

Ep.074 N:OW.2024.JUL16 Trump in Butler, SpaceX Fail, Home Solar Tech, Miss AI Crowned, Luigi Busting Web Scam

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Space X Grounded, 2K mile batteries, Fast Cheap Home Solar Tech Report, Miss AI Crowned, Personal Dark Webb Report, Internet Scam Download with Luigi Obido 
This is the weeked following former president Trump’s assassination attempt, so we start with a few comments on that scene.  It was also sad that Space X lost a full payload of Starlink satellites. On a lighter front, we look at how in the ever loving world we could have, and who won an AI beauty contest.  Bobby and Taylor check in with a report on their brand X (Solix F3800) Tesla type Powerwall project (for a third the price), Bobby shares his excitement about a new 2K mile car battery.  
The second hour was dedicated to what our local computer repair genius, Luigi Oppido, has discovered about Internet Scams and what you can do about them if you have been engaged by them. Much to look out for, such as gift card scams, the fine art of social engineering, and the crazy scam world of ‘pig butchering.’  Watch out, and..enjoy the show!
The Futures with our guest Luigi Oppido on Internet Scams
Episode 74 Show Links July 16, 2024

Ep.072 N:OW.2024.JUL02 Polaris Dawn Mission, World UFO Day, Robots, Space Sweepers, New Alzheimer Treatments, Cheap Fakes

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World UFO Day, Polaris Dawn Mission, RoboGrocery packer, New Alzheimer Treatments, Dark Matters, Turion wins Space Sweeper contract, Cheap Fakes, Body Language Analysis of the Presidents, Borders as Membranes
Recognizing World UFO Day is a fun part of this week’s show, exploring some of the more interesting recent cases recently in the field..Did you know there were 138 UFO sightings in California alone in the last 6 months? And in our explorations of space, the Polaris Dawn Mission is about to take place, exploring space with humans 800 miles above the earth..compared to the 250 mile high International Space Station.  We also look at the latest in Alzheimer treatments and the body language of the presidential candidates. Enjoy!  
Episode 72 Show Links July 2, 2024

Ep.069 N:OW.2024.JUN11 WWDC 2024 Features Apple Intelligence, AI Steve for Parliament, SpaceNews and Future Chickens

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Apple Intelligence and WWDC 2024 Announcements, AI Steve runs for Office, Newly Discovered Alter-Magnetism, Gravity without Mass, Starship 4 Kicks Ass!
Big announcements from Apple at this week’s World Wide Developer’s Conference, and we have our very own Apple analyst, Taylor Barcroft, to cover the latest and greatest, and Bobby Wilder to discuss just what is “Apple Intelligence.” We think it is particularly exciting that developers will be able to employ AI to both make and be in Apple apps!
In Space News, Starship 4 has an amazing flight, Boeing Starliner makes it to the ISS,  Interstellar Clouds may have triggered the last ice age. And then there is gravity without mass, Alter-Magnetism, and AI Steve, running for Parliament in the UK. And then there is Mrs. Future’s plan to raise chickens. Enjoy!
Episode 69 Show Links June 11, 2024