VHA – the result of the recent Vodafone and Three merger in Australia – is either looking for some cheap publicity or sucking up to Apple. Or both, considering this announcement we received yesterday after the iPad announcement: More »
When I was a kid, my next-door neighbour Tim had Big Wheels, Green Machines and every other plastic pedal vehicle they made, but he didn’t have the three-wheeled super-fluid Transformable Spin Vehicle.
New Scientist today is summarising the world of political spin detection software–behavioral scientist Paul Ekman claims he can analyse a speech’s text for words that indicate untruths and deception. Others look to analyse the tenor of the voice, and facial recognition to spot lies is becoming more of a reality. But unfortunately, much of the bullshit detector tech here seems like it may be drowning a bit in the selfsame goo.
