This week, flippy has a laser gun, animal AI olympics to be held in June, Google forms an ethics council for AI, and Estonia deploys the development of a robot judge. Go follow us on our new Twitch channel and stay tuned, as we will soon announce the date of our first live stream! And we know it’s not the best platform right now, but join us on Patreon to get MORE!   AGG for the WEEK of MARCH 20th -MARCH 27th YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS! Questions Mount About 'Sonic Attacks' On U.S. Embassy In Havana : Shots - Health News : NPR   FLIPPY’S FAM! Origami-inspired robot gripper Baristas beware: A robot that makes gourmet cups of coffee has arrived - The Washington Post Meet San Francisco’s new, giant, smoothie-making robot - SFChronicle.com This robot can make sushi in seconds Your Apples May Soon Be Picked By Laser-Shooting Robots | WIRED   TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI! OH MY! Estonia is Building a “Robot Judge” to Help Clear Legal Backlog Japan unveils robot assistants for 2020 Olympics - The Verge Robots are playing ASMR-infused techno at SXSW Two new planets discovered using artificial intelligence A.I. Is Flying Drones (Very, Very Slowly) - The New York Times AI Performed Like a Human on a Gestalt Psychology Test Japan Calls For Stricter Control on AI Killer Robots Japan looking to robots and AI to help care for its ageing population - Tech News | The Star Online AIs go up against animals in an epic competition to test intelligence | New Scientist Robot ‘Natural Selection’ Recombines Into Something Totally New | WIRED Growing Drone Industry Spawns a Growing Antidrone Industry - IEEE Spectrum Bees and fish learn to communicate long distance – via robots Doctors Wired a Prosthetic Hand Directly Into a Woman’s Nerves For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges : The Salt : NPR There Are People Who Think The West Invaded Iraq Over a Stargate - VICE   CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND SOMETIMES FACTS! Instagram Is Full of Conspiracy Theories and Extremism - The Atlantic The Mueller report is in. Get ready for the conspiracy theories. - The Washington Post   SOCIAL MEDIA/GOOGLE/AMAZON Google announces AI ethics panel - BBC News 'Google brain' implants could mean end of school as anyone will be able to learn anything instantly   BIOMEDICAL/GENETICS/TRANSHUMANISM Gene-Editing Record Smashed With Over 13,000 Changes Made to a Single Human Cell New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes Genetic genealogy: Criminal suspects deserve DNA privacy, too. DNA Kits Yield Different Results From Two Genetics Companies - NECN FDA removes restrictions on genetically modified salmon Using more-specific 'genetic scissors' may avoid problems associated with gene editing World Health Organization joins fight against lax genetic editing standards – BGR Soylent CEO says people are starting to embrace genetic engineering - Business Insider Genetic Research Has a Big Bias Problem, And We Can't Keep Ignoring It More evidence shows bacteria "flying" around the world to share genes   BECAUSE SCIENCE! Vice President Pence Gives NASA Five Years to Put Americans Back on the Moon—or Else Caltech Researchers May Have Found a New Way to Levitate Objects Using Only Light   NEPHILIM UPDATE Afternoon Mirror: Juanita Broaddrick Calls Greta Van Susteren An ‘Imbecile’ | The Daily Caller