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How tech entrepreneurs think of Universal Basic Income

As tech has grown, policy debates have become an important pastime. Today’s tech industry aspires to replace human drivers with self-driving cars, secretaries with AI assistants, permanent jobs with

Swiss reject universal basic income in public referendum

The people of Switzerland have rejected a proposal to give a universal basic income (UBI) to every citizen, with almost 77 per cent saying 'no' vs 23 per cent in favor.

Ubi, The Ubiquitous Computer, Can Now Control Your Lights

When we first met <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/Ubi">Ubi</a>, a voice-activated Android computer that hangs out on your wall, she was fairly powerless. While she kind-of-sort-of worked well, <a

Hands On With The Ubi, A Voice-Activated “Ubiquitous Computer”

Have you ever wanted to stand on the bridge of your very own spacecraft and, in a stentorian voice, proudly declaim “Computer? What is the weather in Brooklyn tomorrow?” The Ubi, announced

Make It So: Ubi, The Ubiquitous Plug-in Computer Is Available For Pre-Order

Originally a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/607691307/ubi-the-ubiquitous-computer-voice-activated-and-al-0">Kickstarter</a> project, Ubi is a ubiquitous computing device.