(Natural News) In an effort to fill labor gaps and speed up deliveries, North American warehouses are turning to automation. A growing number of self-driving or remote-operated machines are shuttling clothing, sports equipment and electronics down warehouse aisles, pulling bins of groceries, toiletries and even industrial parts from high stacks before handing them off to […]

(Natural News) BigTech has long insisted that voice assistance is the next step when it comes to convenience, saying the technology can help people with every little need that pops up. But a new lawsuit challenges that narrative, alleging that voice assistants from Google and Apple listen in on, and even record, conversations — even if they’re not […]

(Natural News) Apple plans to push an intrusive surveillance system to over one billion iPhones it sold over the years. The company is said to roll out this new feature at the launch of iOS 15 around mid-September. The devices of its U.S. user base are designated as the initial targets, with users from other countries […]

(Natural News) Elon Musk’s “futuristic” Las Vegas transit loop has received criticism for failing to live up to the serial entrepreneur’s lofty promises. The $55 million loop, which was built by Musk’s The Boring Company, promised to whisk passengers in driverless Tesla cars at speeds of up to 155 mph. This would turn a typically […]

(Natural News) The South Korean government has announced that it will require people in the country to use Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine passports. Any Korean that does not have a vaccine passport will not be able to go to work and enter stores to purchase necessities. South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced on Tuesday, March […]

(Natural News) The Chinese Communist Party has been enlisting the help of surveillance corporations to create standards for mass facial recognition systems. These systems allow the government in Beijing to track certain characteristics, such as ethnicity. Activists are warning that the goal is to keep an eye over ethnic minorities in China, including the Uyghurs. […]

(Natural News) The Israeli parliament just passed a law mandating that all arrivals to the state wear electronic tracking bracelets while undergoing mandatory Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantines at home. The legislation allows the government to force all new arrivals from abroad or from specific countries to choose between quarantining at home or in a state-run hotel. Quarantine […]

(Natural News) As the demand for product deliveries increased due to the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and as lockdowns prevented many from going to work, companies are resorting to using fully automated warehouses. This is what happened with supermarket chain Kroger, which just opened its first fully automated distribution center in Ohio. Kroger, whose headquarter […]

(Natural News) As the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic rages on in North America and millions of people remain in lockdown, manufacturers and other industries are turning to robots to keep their factories running. According to a report by the Association for Advancing Automation, a trade organization that advocates for the supposed benefits of automating jobs, North […]

(Natural News) Experts in Georgia have raised questions about the integrity of Dominion Voting Systems’ election infrastructure as early as 2019. Court documents and sworn testimonies revealed that “troubling questions” were raised regarding irregularities in Dominion’s election software. In addition, cybersecurity experts pointed out the system’s unsecure servers that made it vulnerable to outside interference. […]