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Google acquires Boston Dynamics and seven other robotics companies: Next stop, Judgment Day

2013-12-16 16:49:29| Extremetech

Google, the search engine and advertising company, has acquired Boston Dynamics -- the robotics and engineering company famous for the creation of some of the world's most advanced robots. It is clear that Google is seriously -- and rather suddenly -- interested in robots. What isn't clear, though, is why. Is Google planning some kind of synergistic and masterful play to integrate its AI and machine learning software algorithms with humanoid helper robots? Is this the start of a story that ultimately leads to the technological singularity and Judgment Day?

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U.S. trial ends over Ecuador pollution judgment against Chevron

2013-11-26 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An attorney for Chevron Corp on Tuesday accused U.S. lawyer Steven Donziger of orchestrating an international criminal conspiracy by using bribery and fraud in Ecuador to secure a multibillion-dollar pollution judgment against the oil company. "It was a scheme so audacious, so bold, that it would make even a Mafia boss blush," lawyer Randy Mastro said during his closing argument before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is presiding over the non-jury trial. Lawyers for the defense said Chevron...

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Tiffany & Co. Wins Injunction, Judgment in Counterfeit Suit

2013-11-01 02:27:48| Jewelry - Topix.net

Press Release: Tiffany & Co. announced today that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued a final default judgment and permanent injunction in Tiffany's favor, awarding Tiffany $2,176,000 in aggregate statutory damages against 78 defendants operating infringing websites selling counterfeit Tiffany & Co.

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