This week, the Government wants to backdoor Facebook...Messenger; and the stage is set for the world to divide over killer robots. Plus, fringe worlds collide as a rag internet site writes a hit piece on a friend of the show using fake news sources! What in the world is going on? If you want MORE, Become a Patron, join the exclusive community, and receive Extended Reports of CCNT every week!   AGG for the WEEK OF Aug 15- Aug 21 BREAKING NEWS! Cohen pleads guilty, implicates Trump in hush-money scheme YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories) Carnegie Mellon researchers create the most convincing deepfakes yet | VentureBeat Man sues over Google’s “Location History” fiasco, case could affect millions – Ars Technica   TECHNOLOGY/AI China Is Leading in Artificial Intelligence--and American Businesses Should Take Note | Inc.com Here's the funniest, most scathing, most informative and most useful talk on AI and security / Boing Boing Keeping artificial intelligence accountable to humans | TechCrunch Gartner says AI and biohacking will shape the future of tech - SiliconANGLE To hone its collaborative skills, this AI is taking on the world’s top video game players | Science | AAAS A.I. in diabetes care: Can we trust it if we don’t know how it works? AI could make dodgy lip sync dubbing a thing of the past AI will try to paint what you tell it to, often generating surreal horrors / Boing Boing Christie's Will Be the First Auction House to Sell Art Made by Artificial Intelligence | Smart News | Smithsonian Artificial General Intelligence Is Here, and Impala Is Its Name - ExtremeTech Nvidia is using AI in chips to make video games even more realistic - MIT Technology Review Electric flight is coming, but the batteries aren’t ready - The Verge   LEFT-WING ACTS OF VIOLENCE Social Distortion Frontman Mike Ness Accused Of Attacking Trump Supporter – CBS Sacramento Man Attacked By Antifa For Holding 'Fascist' American Flag Turns Out To Be Bernie Supporter   ROBOTS THAT DO THINGS! AI robots to help teach English in 500 classrooms next year - Japan Today Video Tuesday: Robot Film Festival Highlights - IEEE Spectrum Robot jobs revolution: British workers will be wiped out by artificial intelligence | Daily Star Is a robot going to take over your job? Future tech expert answers all the important questions about AI - Mirror Online Use of 'killer robots' in wars would breach law, say campaigners | Science | The Guardian   BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM Scientists Reverse Wrinkles, Restore Hair Growth In Mice. Implications Are 'Huge' For Aging Research Scientists Crack Wheat’s Absurdly Complex Genome - The Atlantic China Gets Another Crispr First With Embryo Base Editing | WIRED New CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease Invitae May Become The Amazon Of Genetics - And It's Happening Faster Than Expected Is US Government Developing Real-Life Supersoldier, Wonder-Dog In New Research Program?  | Zero Hedge Bacteria build stronger biosynthetic spider silk, protein by protein Genetic link discovered between circadian rhythms and mood disorders How Scientists Discovered Extra Steps in Evolution | The New Republic   CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS! Alex Jones, InfoWars accused of destroying evidence related to Sandy Hook suit Satanic Temple Protests Ten Commandments Monument With Goat-Headed Statue : NPR Meghan Markle's dad compared the Royal Family to Scientologists - INSIDER Harvard speaker busts coconut oil health myth calling it 'pure poison'   “THE FOUR HORSEMEN of the TECHNOCALYPSE!” Elon Musk Is Broken, and We Have Broken Him | WIRED SEC Could Face Backlash if Elon Musk Is Exonerated   SPACE/ALIEN/ETs/UFOs LUCA: Study says life came not long after first planet impact - SlashGear Chance of alien life given massive boost as scientists reveal water 'likely' on thousands of exoplanets | Fox News They’ve ‘Seen Things’ - The New York Times Are We Alone? Mysteriou