What's more popular than pizza for drone delivery? For prisoners, it's drugs, tobacco, rolling papers, and porn! Inmates use drones to smuggle in drugs and contraband; this is how prisons stop them. - Digital Trends
So you think you know Lord of the Rings, eh? Use your knowledge to win tickets to the Seattle Symphony’s July 17 performance of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with the Seattle Symphony: GeekWire Trivia: Win tickets to ‘Lord of the Rings’ at the Seattle Symphony
What's the latest rumor for the iPhone 7? It may have a bigger camera: iPhone 7 Leak Reveals Bigger Camera - Forbes
What happens when you make an artificial intelligence binge-watch 600 hours of TV? Click to find out: Scientists force computer to binge on TV shows and predict what humans will do
Who should be saved by a driverless car: the driver, or the pedestrian? Driverless cars pose social dilemma: Study - Economic Times
Why should you care about quantum computing, and what basic info should you understand? Quantum Computing: A Primer
Have you ever seen a robot slip on a banana peel? Video: SpotMini robot will clean up your house — when it’s not slipping on banana peels
Did you know the FBI has an $800 million budget for secret surveillance tech? FBI's Secret Surveillance Tech Budget Is 'Hundreds of Millions' - The Intercept
Here's a list of these and other hot topics we are tracking in the technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com):
- Case in Wisconsin spurs debate about the use of proprietary algorithms that calculate defendants' recidivism risk in sentencing (Mitch Smith/New York Times)
- Overwatch: The Torbjörn Nerf Is About More Than Just The Torbjörn Nerf - Forbes
- Apple Boring? Rumored 2016 MacBook Pro, 5K Display, iPhone 7 Could Provide Excitement - Forbes
- Chrome exploit makes life easier for video pirates - Engadget
- Unswayed by Axanar, CBS and Paramount offer 10 rules for fan film makers - Ars Technica
- Kanye West begs to be sued for new naked celebrities video - CNET
- Nikesh Arora talks about his resignation, tenure at SoftBank, working with Masayoshi Son, and how he already sold his SoftBank stake to Son at a small loss (Erin Griffith/Fortune)
- Quantum Computing: A Primer
- iPhone 7 Leak Reveals Bigger Camera - Forbes
- Facebook, YouTube said to be automatically blocking extremist videos - CNET
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions: #FE: Auto-tuned expression - Ars Technica
- In China, subscriptions accounted for 13% of the online video industry's 2015 revenue, up from 5.6% a year earlier (Li Yuan/Wall Street Journal)
- Teachers out at prep school after nasty Slack messages about students are revealed - CNET
- Yuneec Typhoon H drone gets new obstacle-avoiding powers from Intel - CNET
- Y Combinator's Xerox Alto: restoring the legendary 1970s GUI computer - Ars Technica
- Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 19, 2016
- Driverless cars pose social dilemma: Study - Economic Times
- Intel weighs sale of cyber security business (Financial Times)
- A ZFS developer's analysis of the good and bad in Apple's new APFS file system - Ars Technica
- Kuka nears deal with Chinese bidder: source
- Federal Aviation Administration decides it will let enthusiasts drone on - The Union Leader
- Survey: Container management tops concerns among DevOps personnel
- Federal Court: Government Doesn't Need a Warrant to Search Your PC - Breitbart News
- Coding bootcamps: Can you believe their claims? - Christian Science Monitor
- Computer science demand soars at UW, surpasses business as top choice among incoming freshmen
- FBI's Secret Surveillance Tech Budget Is 'Hundreds of Millions' - The Intercept
- Defining civic tech
- NASA considers turning Curiosity rover into a scout for water on Mars mountain
- Geek On The Street: iPhone users react to reports that Apple will axe headphone jack
- US Customs seeks ‘social media identifiers’ in proposed revision to forms filled out by visitors
- Charlotte airport to get new system to reduce tarmac wait times next year - Charlotte Observer
- Scientists force computer to binge on TV shows and predict what humans will do
- US targets top lists of ransomware hackers - FCW.com
- Video: SpotMini robot will clean up your house — when it’s not slipping on banana peels
- GeekWork Picks: Stealth-mode software startup Amperity seeks Site Reliability Engineer
- FedRAMP authorizes three CSPs for high impact systems - GCN.com
- NASA TV to Air Russian Cargo Ship Movement at Space Station
- Video: Why Did NASA Set a Fire in Space? - Nextgov
- Commentary: FedRAMP High a turning point in federal cloud adoption - Federal Times
- GeekWire Trivia: Win tickets to ‘Lord of the Rings’ at the Seattle Symphony
- Inmates use drones to smuggle in drugs and contraband; this is how prisons stop them. - Digital Trends
- This Hearable Is Designed To Keep Truckers Awake On The Road - Forbes
- Schumer urges FCC to upgrade system so New Yorkers can text 911 - New York Daily News
- Beyond "solutionism": what role can technology play in solving deep social problems - Boing Boing
- Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 19, 2016
- Southeast Michigan navigates smart roads, but financing remains uncertain - Crain's Detroit Business
- Browse Free or Die? New Hampshire Library Is at Privacy Fore - ABC News
- Power Players: A Closer Look at Utilities' Moats - Morningstar.com