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[Learn More!]( ['Robots Won't Just Take Our Jobs -- They'll Make the Rich Even Richer']( From the storm-is-coming department Robotics and artificial intelligence will continue to improve -- but without political change such as a tax, the outcome will range from bad to apocalyptic, writes technology and politics journalist Ben Tarnoff, citing experts and studies, for The... [Laid-Off IT Workers Worry US Is Losing Tech Jobs To Outsourcing]( From the shape-of-things-to-come department An anonymous reader shares a CIO article: Sixty-three-year-old Bob Zhang is worried about the future of tech jobs in the U.S. Will the high-paying positions be a thing of the past? Zhang thinks it's already starting to happen. He's one of 79 IT... [Sorry, Apple, the Headphone Jack Isn't Going Anywhere]( From the defy-space-and-time department An anonymous reader quotes a report from Rob Pegoraro via Yahoo Finance: Two things unite almost every phone on display here at Mobile World Congress 2017: Android and a headphone jack. Apple doesn't exhibit its wares at this trade show, so the... [New Scientific Test Finds Up To 75 Liters of Urine In Public Pools]( From the what's-that-smell department Scientists have developed a test designed to estimate how much urine has been covertly added to a large volume of water. "The test works by measuring the concentration of an artificial sweetener, acesulfame potassium (ACE), that is commonly found... [One Bitcoin Is Now Worth More Than One Ounce of Gold]( From the gold-standard department An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: For the first time ever, the price of one bitcoin has surpassed the price of one ounce of gold. While today's swap can be attributed to a good day for bitcoin (up ~3%) and a bad day for gold... [UK: New Drivers Caught Using a Phone Will Lose Their License]( From the eyes-on-the-road department Under new rules in England, Scotland and Wales, drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their license revoked. BBC reports: Penalties for using a phone at the wheel double from March 1 to six points and a 200... [A Norwegian Website Is Making Readers Pass a Quiz Before Commenting]( From the how-about-that department Joseph Lichterman, writing for Nieman Lab: Two weeks ago, NRKbeta, the tech vertical of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, published an explainer about a proposed new digital surveillance law in the country. Digital security is a controversial... [An Incorrect Command Entered By Employee Triggered Disruptions To S3 Storage Service, Knocking Down Dozens of Websites, Amazon Says]( From the how-it-all-happened department Amazon is apologizing for the disruptions to its S3 storage service that knocked down and -- in some cases affected -- dozens of websites earlier this week. The company also outlined what caused the issue -- the event was triggered by human error.... [Can Technology Prevent Cops From Forgetting To Turn On Their Body Cameras?]( From the forgot-my-keys department tedlistens writes from a report via Fast Company: Axon, Taser's growing police camera division, has announced a new wireless sensor for gun and Taser holsters that can detect when a weapon is drawn and automatically activate all nearby cameras.... [Chevrolet To Offer Unlimited Data Plan With Cars]( From the some-relief department Chevrolet has become the first carmaker to offer an unlimited data plan with its cars. From a report on BBC: The deal, for a 4G LTE data plan, applies to cars sold in the US from 3 March and will cost $20 a month. It is being offered with the help... [AI Scientists Gather to Plot Doomsday Scenarios]( From the preparing-for-that-day department Dina Bass, reporting for Bloomberg: Artificial intelligence boosters predict a brave new world of flying cars and cancer cures. Detractors worry about a future where humans are enslaved to an evil race of robot overlords. Veteran AI scientist Eric... [Fed Up Indian IT Professionals Want To Be Able To Leave Their Jobs Sooner]( From the let-me-go department An anonymous reader shares a report: India's major IT firms have long required their employees to give a three-month, "non-negotiable" notice before leaving the company, but they could be soon forced to change that. Fed-up IT professionals from... [Marissa Mayer Is Giving Yahoo Employees Her Annual Bonus To Make Up For Massive Hacks]( From the better-than-nothing department Following two separate security breaches revealed last year that compromised the personal information of more than 1.5 billion users, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced today via her Tumblr page that she will be redistributing her annual bonus and... [Uber Ex-engineer Who Alleged Sexism Retains Lawyer]( From the come-at-me-bro department Marco della Cava and Jessica Guynn, writing for USA Today: The former Uber engineer whose critical blog post has stirred a storm of controversy for the ride-hailing giant has retained an attorney, charging that her former employer is blaming her... [Skin deep? Robots To Wear Real Human Tissue]( From the 'I'll-be-back' department Scientists are already growing muscles, bones, and mini-organs in the lab. But these tissues are generally small and simple. That's why two scientists from Oxford University are proposing that we use humanoid robots to grow engineered tissues... Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [Submit a Story to Slashdot!]( You are subscribed to this Resource Newsletter as {EMAIL} . To [change your preferences]( receive this in html or text, visit the [Preference Center!]( To unsubscribe, [click here]( or send an email to: unsubscribe-47676@elabs10.com Slashdot | 1660 Logan Ave. Ste A | San Diego, CA 92113 To view our Privacy Policy click [here.](