Only one week to go until we find out who is going to be our Prime Minister… Its kind of like Christmas, but where you suspect that while you have asked Santa for a bicycle, the likelihood is that you will get either a couple of pairs of socks, or a a plastic airfix kit [...]
In 1942 Isaac Asimov, the science fiction writer, wrote a short story about robots and developed what would be regarded as the definitive approach to a “law” of robotics. It was this: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey [...]
Legacy system companies never die, they just get bought and change purpose. Example, pioneering modem maker, US Robotics is being bought by LA based, Platinum Equity LLC.(http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-robotics15aug15,1,3565452.story?coll=la-headlines-business) Robotics never made the change from dial up modems. Platinum, (www.platinumequity.com) started by Tom Gores with 600 grand ten years ago, in contrast, keeps growing by acquiring companies with technology that produces enduring [...]