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The Portable Consultant knows that if Hawking and Musk are correct then humans will surely doom themselves. Given the technology, we will be unable to restrain ourselves just as surely as we have been unable to mount concerted effort to manage climate change.
Hawking: AI could end human race http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30290540
Cheers,
-pmh
Once again a Canadian bank impresses the Portable Consultant with its leading edge technology…
“Last month Canadian startup Bionym, maker of a wearable security device dubbed Nymi, teamed up with Canada’s largest lender, Royal Bank of Canada, and credit card giant MasterCard to test a technology that uses a person’s heartbeat to verify payments and replace PIN numbers.” (Thompson Reuters)
…which leads us to wonder how having a fever or being hopelessly in love would affect our withdrawal limit.
Cheers,
-pmh
The Portable Consultant sees stories like this from countries like Australia, Canada, and the UK on a regular basis these days:
New web data powers plan for police
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30166477
Cheers,
-pmh