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The Automation Upheaval Won’t Be Limited to Blue-Collar Jobs

Much has been said about how automation will affect employment and the economy. In almost every conversation, the looming threat of job displacement is focused on a very specific sector: the blue-collar job market.

March 9, 2017
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Tech May Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor

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Robots like the Moley cooking system are examples of how the technology of the future will possibly have a hand in every part of our day. Such infiltration could lead to the gap widening between the rich and the poor.

March 8, 2017
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Expert Panel Explores Tech Policy at the White House

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On March 2, EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn sat down with Alexander Macgillivray and Nicole Wong, both former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officers (CTO) under President Obama as well as former legal counsel for Google and Twitter. The panel

March 8, 2017
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MIT Tech Lets You Control Robots With Your Thoughts

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Researchers are using brain scans to learn more about the signals our brains give when we make a mistake called "error-related potentials". Using this feedback, researchers are hoping to develop robots that humans could control with their minds.

March 8, 2017
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MIT Takes a Huge Leap Forward in Human-Robot Communication

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Welcome to the age of mind-controlled robots.

March 7, 2017
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This Home Was 3D Printed in Only 24 Hours and for Just $10,000

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A 38-square-meter (406-square-foot) house was 3D printed in 24 hours for a total cost of $10,000. Apis Cor., the Russian company that constructed the house, says that a simpler house could cost only $223 per square meter ($68 per square foot).

March 7, 2017
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