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U.S. Military calls for robot medics

According to a posting on the U.S. Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer page, the Pentagon is looking for a new robot capable of extracting wounded soldiers from the battlefield with “minimal intervention” from traditional medics. The posting emphasizes the need for an autonomous system in order to “reduce or eliminate [...]

Virginia lawmakers ban involuntary microchip implantation

Do you fear that one day you may be required to receive a microchip implant? Perhaps you’re worried that this may violate your privacy by allowing your movements or behavior to be tracked. Or, perhaps you’re just worried that microchips are the “mark of the beast” from the Bible’s Book of Revelation. No, seriously: Presumably [...]