The tech elite are teaming up to protect humanity from evil Matrix-like artificial intelligence. Elon Musk and a team of Silicon Valley elite have reportedly pledged more than a billion dollars to construct artificial intelligence that benefits mankind, rather than enslaves it.
Online retailer Amazon opened its first physical book store in Seattle Tuesday. The new book store will act as a normal brick and mortar store for physical books, but will feature added bonuses including matched low prices with Amazon’s online store, customer reviews on book displays, and a shop layout and inventory based upon what’s popular at their digital storefront.
An online campaign named “One Star For Hate” is calling on web users to leave negative reviews on Amazon products – particularly costumes – it deems to be offensive. Supporters are offered the chance to win a $3,000 scholarship if they
Transparent creator Jill Soloway won her first Emmy Sunday night in the Best Directing – Comedy Series category for her transgender-themed hit Amazon dramedy.
Apple Inc. threw a party and shareholders got a headache Wednesday when the company introduced a slew of only slightly better stuff.
(Ferenstein Wire)—Drones can now legally fight criminals in the United States with non-lethal weapons, thanks to a recently-amended bill in North Dakota. The law’s author Rep. Rick Becker originally wanted to require police to secure a warrant for drone surveillance.
The BBC’s Head of Television, Danny Cohen, has complained that the corporation “just couldn’t compete” with the global financial might of Netflix, losing out on a pitch for what he says was “a classic BBC subject”. Cohen, speaking ahead of the Edinburgh
The New York Times caused a stir in Silicon Valley with a viral article claiming that Amazon.com brutally exploits its white collar workers with unforgiving management practices. The investigation caused such an outcry that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos personally responded with an email to employees assuring them that “callous” management practices wouldn’t be tolerated.
Google’s 60-year lease to co-locate with NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, which was signed in November 2014, appears to be paving the way for the formation of a partnership between NASA, Google and Amazon to develop and roll out an automated national air traffic control system for drone flights.
The left-wing New York Times claimed last week that Republican presidential candidate ted Cruz was not listed on the New York Times bestseller list because “Cruz’s new book, “A Time For Truth” was benefitting unfairly from bulk sales that artificially
Online retail giant Amazon’s Monday decision to ban the sale of merchandise depicting the Confederate flag has many Americans scratching their heads, as a quick review of Amazon’s site reveals the company still sells Nazi flags.
Communism is chic: Amazon’s senior vice president Jay Carney proudly features Soviet Union war propaganda in his lavish home, after all. “Have you enlisted in the army?” a poster featured by The Washingtonian Magazine photo splash asks.
It has only been two days since Bruce Jenner revealed he would like to be called Caitlyn on the cover of this month’s issue of Vanity Fair, and the television offers are already rolling in.
Bogus reader reviews have long been a problem for websites like Amazon and Goodreads. Intended as a mechanism to allow readers to dabble in literary criticism, their accessibility has left them vulnerable to political and personal vendettas. Despite the efforts of Amazon to stamp out
WarHorse Studios has hired Sebastien Pacetti as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Pacetti was previously associate director of GameForge, Ubisoft Massive business development director, and head of video games and digital software for Amazon.
Woody Allen seemed pessimistic about trying his creative hand at television earlier this year, but nonetheless agreed to take on a new challenge. Months into the project, the director’s subtle negativity has turned to all-out defeatism.
With the help of former Today Show co-anchor Katie Couric, actress Michelle Pfeiffer is looking to nab her first starring TV role, in a series that will take a comedic look at a fictional morning news show.
TV and film actress Greta Gerwig plans to attend a psychedelic healing session during an upcoming visit with her shaman healer, and she doesn’t seem to know, or care, if the practice is legal. Gerwig stated: “I’ve only had nice experiences with hallucinogens.”
Jill Soloway, creator of Amazon’s transgender series Transparent, is reportedly teaming up with MTV for a comedy series about modern feminism.
To open the Los Angeles Opera’s 2015-16 season, director Woody Allen is producing his interpretation of the acclaimed comic opera Gianni Schicchi.
Director Woody Allen has been given the keys to write and direct his first television series, which will be available next year on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent a letters to Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Amazon, and ToyArsenal.com ordering them to “cease and desist” online sales of toy guns to New Yorkers. Schneiderman’s office also alleges that one K-Mart sold toy guns at
