Algorithms · February 2012Gaffe level: Typo
Amazon's Pricing Bots Seize Control of Book Prices
Two pricing algorithms locked in an automated bidding war, sending book prices into the stratosphere with no humans at the wheel. Capitalism, but make it self-driving.
Source: Carlos Bueno
SkyFall's StarGate Drone Evacuated Two Wounded Soldiers From the Front Line
Ukraine's 475th Separate Assault Regiment says it used the purpose-built StarGate drone to evacuate two seriously wounded soldiers in the space of a week, flying one casualty nearly 20 miles to reach him and about the same distance back. Ground vehicles could not reach the men because of water obstacles and attack-drone threats, and the covered, medical-grade stretcher module kept each casualty protected in flight. The regiment now plans a dedicated aerial medical evacuation unit, turning one-off rescues into a repeatable capability.
Source: The War Zone