Security guru Bruce Schneier said, “Surveillance is the business model of the Internet. We build systems that spy on people in exchange for services. Corporations call it marketing.” The nature of these services tends to obscure our true relationship to companies like Facebook or Google. As the saying goes, if you don’t pay for a product, you are the product.
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They’re creating an average of 760 U.S. jobs each, the study finds. Space X’s Elon Musk, Zenefits’ Laks Srini, Uber’s Garrett Camp, and Palentir’s Peter Thiel are all founders of billion-dollar startups and they’re also all immigrants.
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Recent tests have shown that switching off the satiety neurons caused mice to eat more and double their weight in three weeks. When the cells’ function was restored, the mice reduced the amount they ate each day by about 25pc.
Engineers from MIT have developed an alternative system for generating electricity that harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials. The batteries that power the devices of modern life, from smartphones and computers to electric cars, are mostly made of toxic materials such as lithium that can be difficult to dispose of and have limited global supplies.
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Thanks to an agreement recently announced, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia are all set to benefit from Elon Musk’s futuristic transportation system. The tubular transportation system of the future, hyperloop, is headed for Europe.
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Long served as communal gathering spots, these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering. If you asked Ben Franklin what public institution he would like to visit in America today, odds are he would say the public library. If you asked him which part of the library, I bet he would say the makerspace.
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A new super-submarine, capable of operating without human interaction for months at a time, could redefine sub-aquatic exploration missions.
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Last December, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a strict set of guidelines for small drones operating in U.S. airspace. This included requiring that hobbyists register their drones with the government, however risk is minimal, report says.
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Australia’s Domino’s crew has designed an autonomous robot that can navigate its way to your doorstep and deliver your pizza order. This robot may soon replace your regular delivery guy.
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A newly crowdfunded project has aimed to create a virtual reality T-shirt that allows its users to feel like they are peering inside the shirt-wearer’s anatomy using a mobile device or VR headset.
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Every year, the World Happiness Index surveys numerous people from various countries around the world in search of the country that has the happiest population. This year’s winner is Denmark, followed by Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. The US ranked low at 13th.
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Master roboticist Simone Giertz has already invented machines that serve breakfast and machines that chop vegetables. However, she has outdone herself with her latest project: a robot that writes insightful commentary on blog posts and automatically generates social media postings of the highest caliber.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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