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Who needs Hyperloop? ET3 will be ‘global space travel on Earth’

Daryl Oster, CEO for Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies.

Elon Musk is a brilliant, big-thinking, subtly accented, physicist turned financing pioneer turned engineer, self-made billionaire who has led the design of revolutionary cars and rockets and he needs no introduction. Musk unveiled his idea for a next-generation transportation system on August 12th, and it got the attention of about every news organization between Earth and Mars, where Musk hopes to aim his rockets one day.

 

 

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Latest Trend

Who ends up being long-term unemployed?

The long-term unemployed tend to be people who 1) are a little bit older, and 2) got laid off from their last job.

The economic recovery officially began a little over four years ago. But there are still over four million people who are long-term unemployed. That’s four million people who can’t find work even after looking for six months or more — four million people who can’t even get companies to look at their resumes anymore.

 

 

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Analysis, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Digital coupons – the future of mobile wallets: Study

Google Wallet

Everyone likes a good deal, a new study on digital wallets by the mobile marketing tech firm Vibes has concluded. It means that mess of flyers on your front door could soon be replaced by a smarter set of customized and personalized digital flyers in your Apple Passbook or Google Wallet.

 

 

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

56% of Americans not interested in immortality: Study

Scene from “Elysium”

In Elysium, a recently released sci-fi film, we’re presented with a new kind of machine-assisted healthcare that can cure cancer and reconstruct body parts. It’s a development that could make many humans virtually immortal. But as medical science and technology converge, we’re increasingly finding ourselves asking the question as a species: Do we really want to be immortal?

 

 

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Analysis, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Personalized web is transforming our relationship with technology

Google Now has a near-magical ability to anticipate the information you’ll need throughout a day.

Social media sites already add a personal layer to our online experience.  Next-generation web services now tapping the power of the cloud and massive data sets to bring us a new level of personalization in recommendations and behavioral predictions.

 

 

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Analysis, Business, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Nike+ now has over 18 million members tracking their exercise

NikeFuel allows fitness enthusiasts to compare their performance and daily routines across multiple disciplines.

Nike+, Nike’s online platform for tracking personal exercise logged with a FuelBand, SportWatch or Nike+ fitness app, now has over 18 million members worldwide.

 

 

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Analysis, government, Internet, Science & Technology News

NSA scans 75% of all U.S. internet traffic

The NSA’s surveillance network covers more Americans’ Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed.

The existence of several NSA programs that allow for far greater surveillance than the government has admitted to, and, importantly, detail how the government forces Internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over raw data, Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

 

 

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Analysis, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

84% of Americans say they couldn’t go a single day without their smartphone

We’re addicted to our phones.

Chances are you’re addicted to your mobile device if you are reading this article. The question is, just how addicted are you? Forty percent of iPhone users would rather not bathe than give up their precious mobile devices, according to research compiled by gadget insurance service Protect Your Bubble. (Infographic)

 

 

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