WEBVTT - Tech News: In Pennsylvania, Robots are People Too 0:00:04.400 --> 0:00:07.800 Welcome to tech Stuff, a production from I Heart Radio. 0:00:12.280 --> 0:00:15.160 Hey there, and welcome to tech Stuff. I'm your host, 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:18.600 Jonathan Strickland. I'm an executive producer with I Heart Radio, 0:00:18.720 --> 0:00:21.640 and I love all things tech. But you can call 0:00:21.720 --> 0:00:26.360 me Techno King. I hear that that that title is 0:00:26.360 --> 0:00:30.600 actually already taken. This is the tech news for Tuesday, 0:00:30.720 --> 0:00:36.800 March twenty one. An internet security company called e set 0:00:37.080 --> 0:00:41.120 that's e s e T reports that several well funded 0:00:41.159 --> 0:00:45.320 hacking groups, perhaps as many as six, we're actively exploiting 0:00:45.360 --> 0:00:49.400 the zero day vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server product. 0:00:49.880 --> 0:00:53.159 I reported on this problem last week, and now it 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:57.240 appears as though it's gotten much more serious than it 0:00:57.320 --> 0:01:01.520 was first reported. Previously, micros often said it had detected 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:05.880 the Chinese backed hacking group Halfnium, that that was the 0:01:06.360 --> 0:01:10.679 group that had taken advantage of the vulnerabilities in the software. 0:01:11.120 --> 0:01:15.880 Set says it wasn't just Halfnium, but also hacker groups 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:21.480 called calypso w, Nitty Group, web Sick, Lucky Mouse, and Tick. 0:01:22.040 --> 0:01:25.840 The Register reports that a cybersecurity researcher in Taiwan with 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:30.679 the handle orange Sigh discover the vulnerability way back on 0:01:30.800 --> 0:01:35.960 December and had even built an exploit that would give 0:01:36.520 --> 0:01:40.160 a hacker the ability to perform a remote code execution 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:44.639 attack on a targeted system with the vulnerable software in place. 0:01:45.040 --> 0:01:47.960 Now that security speak, that means it would give hackers 0:01:47.960 --> 0:01:52.040 the opportunity to run processes on a targeted computer. So 0:01:52.120 --> 0:01:55.080 you could compromise a machine and then have it execute 0:01:55.120 --> 0:01:59.720 other code and thus get even further control over the device. 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:04.720 Orange Side had actually built out such a potential attack 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:09.120 vector by January one, But this hacker wasn't actually looking 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:12.600 to cause damage. Instead, it was to see if those 0:02:12.639 --> 0:02:16.160 vulnerabilities could be exploited in this way. They could, so 0:02:16.200 --> 0:02:19.960 he reported his discovery to Microsoft on January five, and 0:02:20.040 --> 0:02:23.720 then he worked with Microsoft employees to draft a report 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:27.480 that was then sent to the company's primary security partners 0:02:27.480 --> 0:02:31.280 around the world. That was sent out on February twenty three. 0:02:31.560 --> 0:02:35.160 In the meantime, half of the hum exploited those same 0:02:35.240 --> 0:02:39.440 vulnerabilities way back on January three, and a second wave 0:02:39.480 --> 0:02:44.240 of attacks happened five days after Microsoft sentence report, So 0:02:44.280 --> 0:02:47.680 the timing raises some questions. As pointed out in the register, 0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:51.920 it's possible that all of these groups independently found the 0:02:51.960 --> 0:02:56.680 same vulnerabilities and exploited them. It's also possible that there 0:02:56.760 --> 0:02:59.480 was a lot of cooperation between those groups of hackers, 0:03:00.280 --> 0:03:04.440 or it might even be possible that the later five 0:03:04.480 --> 0:03:08.040 hacking groups learned about the vulnerability from the February twenty 0:03:08.040 --> 0:03:12.600 three report, or maybe even we're spying on the the 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:16.040 Microsoft team and Orange Size as they were drafting their report. 0:03:16.120 --> 0:03:19.360 We just don't know the timing. But whatever the case, 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:25.960 it was bad. Something odd happened on Twitter over the weekend. Well, okay, 0:03:26.120 --> 0:03:29.760 many odd things frequently happened on Twitter, but in this case, 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:34.359 it was that the word Memphis became the city that 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:38.160 must not be named or something like that. Because if 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:41.880 you did sendella tweet that contained the word Memphis in 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:46.720 over the weekend, you got hit with a twelve hour suspension. 0:03:47.280 --> 0:03:51.160 Naughty you. Now, according to those who got hit with this, 0:03:51.800 --> 0:03:54.520 I think we can call it an over the top reaction. 0:03:55.080 --> 0:03:59.280 The word was somehow triggering Twitter's moderation policies, specifically in 0:03:59.320 --> 0:04:03.800 regards to rules against posting private information to Twitter. So, 0:04:04.080 --> 0:04:07.600 for example, you're not supposed to post someone else's address 0:04:07.640 --> 0:04:11.320 on Twitter. That's against the rules. Twitter cleared things up 0:04:11.320 --> 0:04:13.360 in a tweet of their own stating that quote, A 0:04:13.480 --> 0:04:16.360 number of accounts that tweeted the word Memphis were temporary 0:04:16.480 --> 0:04:18.800 limited due to a bug. It's been fixed and the 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:22.640 accounts have now been restored. We're sorry this happened. End quote. 0:04:23.040 --> 0:04:26.880 And here I was thinking that it was Belgium that 0:04:26.960 --> 0:04:30.480 was the rudest word in the universe. Thanks Douglas Adams, 0:04:30.480 --> 0:04:34.920 he steered me wrong again. Heading over to Facebook, Reuter's 0:04:34.920 --> 0:04:38.400 reports that the company has begun adding labels to posts 0:04:38.480 --> 0:04:42.240 dedicated to discussing the safety of the various COVID vaccines, 0:04:42.800 --> 0:04:46.440 and soon they are going to extend this labeling system 0:04:46.480 --> 0:04:50.360 to all posts about the COVID vaccines in general. It 0:04:50.400 --> 0:04:53.760 will also launch a vaccine tracking tool to help people 0:04:53.800 --> 0:04:55.919 in the United States find where they can go to 0:04:55.960 --> 0:05:01.080 get vaccinated once they are eligible. Previously, Facebook came under 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:05.000 fire due to the proliferation of misinformation about vaccines that 0:05:05.120 --> 0:05:08.360 spread across the platform, much in the same way as 0:05:08.440 --> 0:05:12.800 misinformation campaigns affected political discourse in the United States in 0:05:12.920 --> 0:05:17.080 twenty And this is really a big move in a 0:05:17.120 --> 0:05:20.720 lot of ways because Facebook has long maintained a very 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:24.600 stand office approach when it comes to handling misinformation campaigns 0:05:24.600 --> 0:05:29.400 In general, but in particular ones against vaccines, not just 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:33.479 COVID vaccines, but all vaccines. So the new labels include 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:37.239 messaging that explains that these vaccines go through rigorous testing 0:05:37.640 --> 0:05:41.640 before they're ever deployed to the public, and they represent 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:45.400 a safe course of action, particularly compared to not getting 0:05:45.720 --> 0:05:48.960 the vaccination. Now, the company is also building out its 0:05:49.000 --> 0:05:53.000 list of banned false claims about the COVID vaccine and 0:05:53.120 --> 0:05:56.520 the disease in general, and as such has removed around 0:05:56.640 --> 0:06:00.520 two million additional posts from Facebook and Instagram as result 0:06:00.880 --> 0:06:03.719 over the last couple of months. And uh, this is 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:06.480 a crazy one. The company says it's now pulling back 0:06:06.640 --> 0:06:09.120 on the reach of users who have been flagged for 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:13.479 posting false information repeatedly. Now, who could have thought that 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:17.000 by turning off the amplify signal on a message you 0:06:17.040 --> 0:06:20.440 could reduce its overall impact on people. I get the 0:06:20.480 --> 0:06:23.400 whole freedom of speech thing, but it's not just freedom 0:06:23.400 --> 0:06:28.320 of speech. It's that Facebook, like I said, amplifies messaging, 0:06:28.520 --> 0:06:33.000 and by taking that move to reduce that, that's a huge, 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:37.479 huge thing. As for vaccines, I sincerely hope everyone out there, 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:40.000 everyone out there who can get it goes and gets 0:06:40.040 --> 0:06:43.160 it so all of you folks out there, when you're eligible, 0:06:43.200 --> 0:06:45.039 I hope you're able to go and get the vaccine 0:06:45.040 --> 0:06:47.560 as soon as possible. I registered to be notified when 0:06:47.600 --> 0:06:51.360 I'm eligible. I'm in Georgia. Our state is dead last 0:06:51.400 --> 0:06:54.400 in the United States when it comes to vaccination, so 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:58.000 not huge hopes that's going to happen super fast for me, 0:06:58.200 --> 0:07:01.760 but I did register for it. Now, I have a 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.679 history with severe allergic reactions, so I have some concerns 0:07:04.720 --> 0:07:07.159 about getting it, but I plan on getting my vaccine 0:07:07.440 --> 0:07:09.240 in a medical center of some sorts so I can 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:11.760 at least be under observation in case I go into 0:07:11.760 --> 0:07:14.680 ani fyl axis, because trust me, that's not fun at all. 0:07:14.760 --> 0:07:16.920 But I'm still gonna get it because we do need 0:07:16.960 --> 0:07:21.160 to get to herd immunity and protect each other. It's important. 0:07:21.240 --> 0:07:25.560 So y'all stay safe out there, Okay, be careful, get 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:29.400 vaccinated when you can, and hey, I love you, so 0:07:29.560 --> 0:07:32.560 take care of yourself. The U. S. Department of Justice 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:36.920 announced an indictment against the CEO of sky Global, Jean 0:07:37.000 --> 0:07:41.040 Francois EEP, as well as Thomas Herdman, a former Sky 0:07:41.120 --> 0:07:45.000 Global distributor. Now the d o J is accusing these 0:07:45.000 --> 0:07:48.600 two of having facilitated the development, sale, and distribution of 0:07:48.680 --> 0:07:54.320 special encrypted phones to international drug traffickers in violation of 0:07:54.360 --> 0:08:00.480 the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act or RICO. Now, essentially, 0:08:00.960 --> 0:08:03.440 the d o J is saying, you guys create a 0:08:03.440 --> 0:08:05.880 way for criminals to communicate with one another in a 0:08:05.920 --> 0:08:09.080 secret and secure way, and that means your complicit in 0:08:09.160 --> 0:08:13.440 helping them commit crimes. But those accusations actually go beyond that. 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:17.800 They allege that sky Global wasn't just providing the communication infrastructure, 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:21.240 but also allowing for money laundering activities, primarily in the 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:25.040 form of cryptocurrency transactions. On top of that, the d 0:08:25.120 --> 0:08:28.000 o J states that sky Global set up numerous shell 0:08:28.080 --> 0:08:30.800 companies to try and hide what was going on. So 0:08:30.840 --> 0:08:34.480 if these allegations are true, I believe we really should 0:08:34.480 --> 0:08:38.760 see justice served against those who are responsible. Part of 0:08:38.800 --> 0:08:41.760 me worries that this is also an attack on encryption 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:45.959 in general. That's something that various law enforcement agencies around 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:49.360 the world have targeted in various ways, and you can 0:08:49.480 --> 0:08:52.800 sort of understand from their perspective, right, encryption makes it 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:57.559 very hard to suss out what people, including criminals, are doing. 0:08:58.120 --> 0:09:03.640 But it also provides protection against governments or government agencies 0:09:03.800 --> 0:09:08.720 or gigantic private companies that might otherwise abuse the rights 0:09:08.920 --> 0:09:12.880 of citizens and others. So, in other words, criminals might 0:09:13.000 --> 0:09:17.440 use encryption, but encryption isn't a crime now. I say 0:09:17.480 --> 0:09:19.800 that only so that we keep an eye on this 0:09:19.880 --> 0:09:22.800 story to see how the legal argument shapes up against 0:09:22.920 --> 0:09:27.560 sky Global, to make sure that we're not seeing an 0:09:27.640 --> 0:09:32.680 attempt to undermine encryption as a valid approach in the 0:09:32.720 --> 0:09:37.000 first place. Router's reports that India is poised to pass 0:09:37.040 --> 0:09:40.480 a law that would make it illegal to mine, trade, transfer, 0:09:40.600 --> 0:09:44.240 or possess private cryptocurrencies, while leaving the door open for 0:09:44.320 --> 0:09:47.960 a state backed digital currency. An earlier version of this 0:09:48.000 --> 0:09:51.040 bill had even suggested a jail sentence of around ten 0:09:51.200 --> 0:09:54.600 years for violating the law, though as I record this episode, 0:09:54.840 --> 0:09:58.080 it's unclear whether or not that penalty made it into 0:09:58.120 --> 0:10:00.320 the more recent version of the law. It is not 0:10:00.760 --> 0:10:05.160 available for public review. Now. Should this law pass, and 0:10:05.200 --> 0:10:08.360 it looks like it's going to, Indian citizens will have 0:10:08.400 --> 0:10:11.080 a grace period of about six months to liquidate their 0:10:11.080 --> 0:10:15.520 digital wallets or face penalties. At the time I record this, 0:10:15.559 --> 0:10:19.680 cryptocurrency transactions are way up in India, where it's estimated 0:10:19.679 --> 0:10:22.719 that investors hold about one point four billion dollars worth 0:10:22.720 --> 0:10:26.680 of cryptocurrency. But I should stress that is just an 0:10:26.800 --> 0:10:30.880 estimate because there's virtually no hard data available to make 0:10:30.920 --> 0:10:34.280 a more firm claim than that. It sounds as though 0:10:34.400 --> 0:10:37.760 investors are determined to stick with cryptocurrency, at least until 0:10:37.760 --> 0:10:40.480 the bill becomes official. Now, at that point, are we 0:10:40.480 --> 0:10:43.000 going to see a massive move to sell off cryptocurrency 0:10:43.360 --> 0:10:45.840 and it's so, how will that affect the value of 0:10:45.880 --> 0:10:48.840 currencies like bitcoin? All of that remains to be seen. 0:10:49.240 --> 0:10:52.640 And while some leaders in India have likened cryptocurrency to 0:10:52.720 --> 0:10:55.600 ponzi schemes, I think that might be going a bit 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:58.080 too far. Yeah, there are a lot of ponzi schemes 0:10:58.120 --> 0:11:02.439 that lean on the public's general lack of understanding about cryptocurrencies. 0:11:02.920 --> 0:11:06.440 But the value of cryptocurrency is at least as real 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:10.199 as other kinds of money is, I guess, though I 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:13.280 would still argue it's not really terribly useful as a 0:11:13.320 --> 0:11:18.920 currency due to the volatility of bitcoin. Tender, the dating app, 0:11:19.000 --> 0:11:21.640 is about to get a new feature, match Group, the 0:11:21.679 --> 0:11:25.280 company that owns Tender, as well as Hinge Okay, Cupid, 0:11:25.360 --> 0:11:28.320 and Match has announced that it has invested in a 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:33.239 background check platform called Garbo. As described on the Garbo website, 0:11:33.480 --> 0:11:36.440 the company is quote a new kind of background check 0:11:36.520 --> 0:11:40.000 designed to help proactively prevent gender based violence in the 0:11:40.040 --> 0:11:43.720 digital age end quote. Garbo itself is a not for 0:11:43.800 --> 0:11:46.960 profit organization founded by women, and the goal is to 0:11:47.000 --> 0:11:50.320 provide access to public reports and records that could indicate 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:53.640 that it's most definitely time to swipe left on that 0:11:53.720 --> 0:11:57.840 perspective date. Those records include stuff like criminal records like 0:11:57.960 --> 0:12:01.520 arrests and convictions, and what or not the person has had, say, 0:12:01.559 --> 0:12:04.959 a restraining order filed against them in the past, and 0:12:05.080 --> 0:12:07.760 other data like that that makes it clear that you're 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:10.440 not looking at mr right, You're looking at Mr. This 0:12:10.480 --> 0:12:14.240 guy is seriously bad news. However, Garbo reps have also 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:17.800 acknowledged there are disparities to take into account when scraping 0:12:17.800 --> 0:12:20.640 the internet for signs that your possible date has had 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:23.520 a brush with the law. Here in the United States, 0:12:23.559 --> 0:12:26.800 there's no denying that there are systemic iniquities in the 0:12:26.880 --> 0:12:29.880 justice system, and as a result, people of color are 0:12:29.920 --> 0:12:34.720 disproportionately affected by these flaws. To that end, Garbo has 0:12:34.760 --> 0:12:37.240 said that they would take that into account and strikes 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:41.000 stuff like charges of drug possession out of the equation, 0:12:41.080 --> 0:12:44.560 so those are not factored into reports. Those disproportionately affect 0:12:44.600 --> 0:12:47.160 people of color. As of right now, there is no 0:12:47.240 --> 0:12:50.719 integration on TENDER yet, so it's impossible for me to 0:12:50.760 --> 0:12:52.600 say what form this is going to take once it 0:12:52.840 --> 0:12:57.000 is implemented. But beyond the lookout for that, a group 0:12:57.040 --> 0:13:01.520 of scientists, including University of Arizona researcher Jacken Thonga, have 0:13:01.679 --> 0:13:05.480 proposed an interesting project, and it involves sending examples of 0:13:05.520 --> 0:13:07.839 sperm and egg cells from more than six and a 0:13:07.880 --> 0:13:11.760 half million species of animals to the Moon, along with 0:13:11.800 --> 0:13:15.160 thousands of different types of seeds. It's similar to something 0:13:15.200 --> 0:13:18.800 we already have here on Earth. This val Barred Seed Bank, 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:22.320 which is in Norway, keeps hundreds of thousands of seeds 0:13:22.360 --> 0:13:25.520 safe in an effort to ensure biodiversity on the planet. 0:13:26.080 --> 0:13:29.680 As regents cut back on biodiversity, there's an increased risk 0:13:29.840 --> 0:13:33.920 that a disease or blight could wipe out enormous populations 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:37.640 of plants. Because they're all essentially the same plant, they 0:13:37.720 --> 0:13:42.080 all have the same lack of ability to withstand certain 0:13:42.160 --> 0:13:45.920 types of illness. Then if they get wiped out, all 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:48.680 the life forms that depend on those plants could suffer, 0:13:48.800 --> 0:13:51.560 and then the ones that depend upon the animals that 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:53.440 depend on the plants, and so on. It goes up 0:13:53.480 --> 0:13:57.400 the chain. But here's the problem with that. See Norway, 0:13:57.440 --> 0:14:01.840 at least last I checked, is actually on Earth. In fact, 0:14:02.200 --> 0:14:06.360 Earth is as the superhero the tick would say, where 0:14:06.400 --> 0:14:10.520 we keep all our stuff? And if something truly calamitous 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:13.120 were to happen to the Earth, all of that would 0:14:13.160 --> 0:14:17.280 be gone. Therefore, say these scientists, wouldn't it be a 0:14:17.360 --> 0:14:20.760 great idea to establish a sort of vault on the 0:14:20.800 --> 0:14:23.760 Moon to keep safe samples of various life forms, so 0:14:23.800 --> 0:14:27.720 that should a true catastrophe occur, there will still be 0:14:27.960 --> 0:14:31.520 samples that survivors of that catastrophe can retrieve to help 0:14:31.520 --> 0:14:34.560 prepare the damage. The team suggests that we build a 0:14:34.640 --> 0:14:37.440 vault within the lava tubes that are under the surface 0:14:37.480 --> 0:14:40.280 of the Moon. These tubes have been dormant for billions 0:14:40.320 --> 0:14:44.720 of years and completely untouched in the meantime. Donga estimates 0:14:44.760 --> 0:14:46.880 that to establish this vault on the Moon would require 0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:50.400 around two hundred fifty rocket launches, both to send up 0:14:50.400 --> 0:14:53.040 all the various components to make up the vault itself 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:57.400 and the three five million samples that would be housed there. 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:01.280 The concept gets really science ACTIONI though it's all based 0:15:01.320 --> 0:15:04.880 in science fact. So, for example, the storage temperatures needed 0:15:04.920 --> 0:15:08.840 to preserve the samples would be so incredibly low, I 0:15:08.880 --> 0:15:13.760 mean like crazy cold, that metal itself would freeze, which 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:16.400 makes shelving a bit of a headache for storing all 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:20.480 these samples. So the researchers have proposed using superconductor material that, 0:15:20.960 --> 0:15:24.600 when cool to these very very cold temperatures, can enter 0:15:24.640 --> 0:15:27.320 into a type of magnetic lock when paired with a 0:15:27.360 --> 0:15:30.960 permanent magnet, and you get quantum levitation. This is something 0:15:31.040 --> 0:15:33.120 we can do here on Earth if you have access 0:15:33.160 --> 0:15:35.280 to the right equipment. It's not easy to get hold of, 0:15:35.360 --> 0:15:38.240 but you can do it, and it's really interesting. Now, 0:15:38.240 --> 0:15:41.520 the thought of using superconductors as shelving tickles me quite 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:44.760 a bit. As it stands, this is all a proposal, 0:15:45.120 --> 0:15:48.440 it's not an actual project yet. Whether we ever see 0:15:48.760 --> 0:15:51.440 a real series of missions to carry this out remains 0:15:51.480 --> 0:15:57.040 to be seen. And finally, in Pennsylvania, robots are people too, well, 0:15:57.120 --> 0:15:59.440 not really, but they are kind of sort of classified 0:15:59.440 --> 0:16:03.000 as podest Trians. If they happen to be autonomous delivery drones. 0:16:03.600 --> 0:16:06.400 The state has deemed it legal for delivery robots to 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:09.880 make use of sidewalks and pathways as well as roadways, 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.880 and that they will be considered as pedestrians from a 0:16:13.000 --> 0:16:16.760 legal standpoint. That means it's officially legal for these robots 0:16:16.760 --> 0:16:19.520 to share the road and sidewalks with human beings, which 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:23.880 is a big deal because making robots that are safe 0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:27.480 to interact in human spaces that have actual human beings 0:16:27.480 --> 0:16:31.000 in them, and we human beings tend to be squishy, well, 0:16:31.000 --> 0:16:34.600 that's a really challenging field of robotics. It requires a 0:16:34.680 --> 0:16:37.800 lot of work to make the robots safer operation within 0:16:37.920 --> 0:16:41.120 those spaces, as well as the designs to keep the 0:16:41.240 --> 0:16:45.480 robots protected because you know, people are just the worst. 0:16:46.240 --> 0:16:48.600 Add to that the fact that humans can be distracted, 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:50.760 which means the robots might have to factor in someone 0:16:50.800 --> 0:16:53.400 who isn't really paying attention as they walk down the sidewalk. 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:56.200 I know I've been guilty of that, Or the fact 0:16:56.280 --> 0:16:58.840 that human beings can change their minds really quickly and 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:03.080 stop in place all of a sudden or change direction immediately. 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:05.840 You've got a lot of logical challenges you have to tackle. 0:17:06.119 --> 0:17:09.280 But these rules that Pennsylvania is putting in place well 0:17:09.320 --> 0:17:11.879 mean companies can at least operate their robots on the 0:17:11.920 --> 0:17:15.760 sidewalks and such within certain parameters, like once a robot 0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:20.960 gets particularly massive, it's no longer legally allowed on sidewalks. 0:17:21.000 --> 0:17:24.400 But not everyone is a big fan of this idea. 0:17:24.560 --> 0:17:27.159 I may have to do a full episode dedicated to this, 0:17:27.280 --> 0:17:32.120 because it's an interesting challenge, not just from a tech standpoint, 0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:36.480 but also a legal standpoint and then a cultural standpoint. 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:38.800 So there's a lot of different factors at play here, 0:17:39.359 --> 0:17:42.879 but I'll save that for a later episode. Well that's it. 0:17:42.960 --> 0:17:45.840 Those are the top stories I have for you for Tuesday, 0:17:45.880 --> 0:17:50.760 March one. I hope you guys are staying safe. Join 0:17:50.880 --> 0:17:53.760 me for a new episode of tech Stuff tomorrow, and 0:17:53.800 --> 0:18:02.159 I'll talk to you again really soon. Text Stuff is 0:18:02.200 --> 0:18:05.359 an I Heart Radio production. For more podcasts from I 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:09.080 Heart Radio, visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, 0:18:09.200 --> 0:18:11.159 or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.