Michael Froomkin writes, "We Robot, now heading into its 8th year, is lots of fun — and it's also the leading North American conference on robotics law and policy. The 2019 edition will be held at the University of Miami on April 12-13, 2019, preceded by a day of special workshops on April 11. We just today opened the submissions portal for paper and demo proposals. Full details are in the Call for Papers.
Papers sought for We Robot: Miami's eighth annual conference on robots and the law
Texas woman arrested after pulling gun in parking spot dispute
Occupation of a parking spot at a Corpus Christi grocery store being in dispute, local lady Rossie Dennis, 60, set out to solve it the Texas way: with her gun. This is as alleged by prosecutors; Corpus Christi Police Department arrested her on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. CCPD says when… READ THE REST
Two men charged in YouTube ContentID scam
ContentID, YouTube's internal copyright enforcement program, was originally built to appease the entertainment industry and is notoriously easy to manipulate. Copyfraud (falsely claiming to own the work of others) is rife and the shakedown artists (give me money or I'll use ContentID to kill your channel) are everywhere. But now two alleged crooks have been… READ THE REST
No jail time for rich-kid rapist who assaulted multiple victims
Christopher Belter, now 20, raped several younger teens and was convicted in 2018. This week Niagara County Judge Matthew Murphy, sympathising with his plight from the bench, told him he would not be going to jail. "It seems to me that a sentence that involves incarceration or partial incarceration isn't appropriate, so I am going… READ THE REST
This multi-device charger ensures time's always on your side for under $15
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This $274 Netgear router is nearly $100 off with this Cyber Week deal
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