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13 skills hard-to-learn skills that will pay off forever

August 12, 2016

The best things in life may be free, but that doesn’t mean they won’t take time, sweat, and perseverance to acquire.

That’s especially the case when it comes to learning important life skills.

To ascertain which talents are worth the investment, one Quora reader posed the question: “What are the hardest and most useful skills to learn?”

We’ve highlighted our favorite takeaways, as well as a few other skills we thought were important.

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Disney Research lets knitting machines behave like 3D printers

August 7, 2016

Disney Research has been on a serious roll with its 3D printing innovations and 3D printing patents. Fromhigh-res 3D printing processes, to replicating reflective properties onto 3D printed surfaces, to 3D printed wall-climbing robots, it seems as though Disney is looking to redefine how movie merchandise is made using 3D printing technology. But their latest study shows that they are also keen to bring 3D printing principles to other industries, for they have developed a new compiler that lets knitting machines behave like 3D printers and easily produce customized objects.

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Survey Says AI Rapidly Adopted By Enterprises

August 9, 2016

62% of enterprises will use AI technologies by 2018

Artificial intelligence has replaced big data this year as the most talked about new set of technologies. As with big data five years ago—behind the hype, the confusion generated by an ill-defined term, and the record funding by VC—we are starting to see emerging investments and practical applications where it matters most—in enterprises.

A new report from Narrative Science, based on a survey of 235 business executives conducted by the National Business Research Institute (NBRI), sheds light on the state-of-AI in enterprises today and in the future: 38% of enterprises are already using AI technologies and 62% will use AI technologies by 2018. Keep in mind that “AI technologies” is a broad term that includes machine and deep learning, recommendation engines, predictive and prescriptive analytics, automated written reporting and communications, and voice recognition and response.

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Fastest consumer drone in the world records 4K video at 85 miles per hour

August 7, 2016

George Matus was 11 years old when he flew his first drone. “I was immediately hooked,” the young man tells me with a grin. By age 16 he was competing as a professional drone racer and acting as a test pilot for new aircraft. Now 18, he recently finished high school but decided to defer college, opting instead to pursue a fellowship offer from tech billionaire Peter Thiel.

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How Bitcoin Will Have Major Effects On Society

August 8, 2016

Bitcoin is the virtual currency that everyone is talking about. There are now 15.5 million Bitcoins in circulation. But it’s not the only option out there in the crypto-world. Like Bitcoin, there are coins available to be mined and, eventually, there can be multiple options to be traded on the open market and used to purchase goods and services.

One such virtual currency is OneCoin, run by Dr. Ruja Ignatova which is set to drive the industry forward.

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Electric cars could eclipse fossil fuels by 2027

August 7, 2016

Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027, with more than 1.3 million electric cars registered each year, according to forecast analysis by Go Ultra Low, the government and industry-backed campaign.

This means that, according to Go Ultra Low, the UK is on target to meet a government forecast that all new cars and vans will be electrically-powered by 2040.

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Ridiculous Japanese robot hotel is serious business – really!

August 5, 2016

“My name is Yoshiyuki Kawazoe. This is my hotel.” The University of Tokyo’s associate professor of architecture gestures behind himself to a flat, two-story building that doesn’t really look like a hotel. “Two-hundred people were involved in making this happen,” he says. “Experts in environmental design, engineering, architecture, robotics and construction … it’s their hotel.” The “Hen-na Hotel” will go down in tourist guides as the robot hotel, but there’s more being invested in here than just talking robots: The minds behind it hope the facility will change the world of low-cost hotels — and save the world. (Well, at least a little.)

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World’s #1 Truck Manufacturer Uses 3D Printing for Spare Parts

August 4, 2016

Why make and ship components across the world any more?

Daimler AG, the world’s largest truck manufacturer, will use three-dimensional printing (3D) to make spare parts made from plastics as digital manufacturing reshapes the vehicle supply chain.

Rather than shipping vehicle parts across the globe from Germany, Daimler can now send a digital blueprint of a spare part to a printer which can convert special inks into hardened plastics without the need for stocking or shipping the part.

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This Robotic Furniture System Turns a Studio Into Three Different Rooms

August 4, 2016

Thanks to technology, there are many things people can achieve with the push of a button: Like jetting up several floors on an elevator in seconds or cooking an entirely frozen meal in minutes. And soon studio dwellers will be able to appreciate this simplified way of life with a robotic furniture system that will allow them to transform their cramped room into a living area, office or bedroom with their index finger.

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Airbus Uses Drones to Inspect Aircraft

August 5, 2016

Airbus expects drone inspection test to finish by end of 2016.

Drones are potentially dangerous to commercial airplanes if they happen to collide. But in some cases, drones can also be helpful to planes and the companies that make them.

Airbus airbus-group-n-v showed off this week at the Farnborough International Airshow in England how it uses drones to inspect airplanes.

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A no-kill leather startup just raised $53 million

August 3, 2016

Brooklyn-based startup Modern Meadow, founded in 2011, has secured a total of US$53.5 million in funding to grow leather in labs – instead of from livestock.

The cruelty-free business model could end the slaughter of animals for leather goods, but it also has another benefit – cutting down on the physically and chemically intensive processes needed to produce leather using traditional means.

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This robot can see dying plants before farmers can

August 2, 2016

By the time a farmer knows their crops are dying, it’s often too late. Caterpillars or viruses have preyed on their tomato and spinach plants. And the crops are gone.

A new robotic system, called Prospera, aims to save these plants. Using a network of cameras and sensors, it immediately detects invaders and knows when crops are sick. It then alerts and tells farmers exactly why through an app.

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