The field of robotics is going through a renaissance thanks to advances in machine learning and sensor technology. Each generation of robot is engineered with greater mechanical complexity and smarter operating software than the last. But what if, instead of painstakingly designing and engineering a robot, you could just tear open a packet of primordial […]

Source: Cornell scientists create ‘living’ machines that eat, grow, and evolve

The story of how a talented computer science student and his friends created and ran a multi-million dollar botnet.

Source: The Bayrob malware gang’s rise and fall | ZDNet

French government open-sources in-house-made end-to-end encryption IM app named Tchap.

Source: French government releases in-house IM app to replace WhatsApp and Telegram use | ZDNet

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/revisiting-the-jobs-artificial-intelligence-will-create/