Webpagedigest 08/13/2015

08/13/2015

Robot 'mother' builds babies that can evolve on their own - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent

'Robotics could answer the mystery of how we came about, researchers say, and might make way for robots that can improve themselves without our input'
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/robot-mother-builds-babies-that-can-evolve-on-their-own-10453196.html

How to keep your job in a world of automation - Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-to-keep-your-job-in-a-world-of-automation-122831704.html

It’s unconstitutional to ban the homeless from sleeping outside, the federal government says - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/13/its-unconstitutional-to-ban-the-homeless-from-sleeping-outside-the-federal-government-says/

Fidel Castro makes demands of U.S. on birthday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fidel-castro-us-owe-us-millions-133858731.html

'Godzilla El Niño' looms as a possible drought buster for California | GrindTV.com

'NASA models suggest it could become the strongest El Niño on record, and illustrate that it’s already stronger than the 1997-98 El Niño was at this time of year.'
Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/nature/godzilla-el-nino-looms-as-a-possible-drought-buster-for-california/#wFHxojTyv1wJ11eE.99

Marines who removed flag from U.S. embassy in Cuba return 54 years later to raise it again | Fox News Latino
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/08/13/marines-who-removed-flag-from-us-embassy-in-cuba-return-54-years-later-to-raise/?intcmp=hplnws

An MIT battery breakthrough could charge your smartphone in 6 minutes
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/it-insider/an-mit-battery-breakthrough-could-charge-your-smartphone-in-6-minutes/ar-BBlGwuY?ocid=wispr

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Animated human flesh is starting to look real | The Verge

'...pushing the boundaries of what's possible to achieve with computer graphics.'
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/13/9146947/animation-human-siggraph-2015

Letter to My Son the Weekend He Died | This Land Press
http://thislandpress.com/08/12/2015/letter-to-my-son-the-weekend-he-died/?read=complete

Ex-convicts, guards come clean about Alcatraz
https://www.yahoo.com/travel/confessions-of-alcatraz-former-inmates-and-126515796702.html