James Knight, a 27-year-old coder, recently made an unorthodox career move: quitting a well-paid job writing software for Google to go freelance. No more gold-plated benefits, catered lunches or million-dollar views from the search giant’s Manhattan office. But why?
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Continue reading… “Ex-Google coder makes twice as much freelancing”
Almost three years ago 3Doodler launched the popular Kickstarter for its first plastic-extruding pen. The company is back with the 3Doodler Start, a kid-friendly version of the device that has a safe-to-touch design with no hot points and a new eco-plastic material. It is available for pre-order now on the company’s website for $39.
Continue reading… “Kid-friendly 3D-printing pen “3Doodler” just $39″
Australian researchers have created a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques. These are structures that are responsible for memory loss and the decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients.
Continue reading… “Alzheimer’s treatment restores full memory function”
A new report from Citi and the Oxford Martin School considers the risks of job automation to developing countries. It’s estimated to range from 55% in Uzbekistan to 85% in Ethiopia — a substantial share in major emerging economies, including India (69%) and China (77%).
Continue reading… “Automation puts up to 85% of jobs in developing countries at risk”
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have fabricated an implanted wireless power transmission (WPT) device that delivers power to an implanted neural interface system, such as a brain-computer interface (BCI) device. This implant avoids risk of infections through skull opening and leakage of cerebrospinal fluid, and allows for free-moving subjects and more flexible uses of brain-computer interfaces
According to researchers at HRL Laboratories, you can improve your novice pilot skills by having your brain zapped with recorded brain patterns of experienced pilots via transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). From accelerating pilot’s performance or helping stroke victims recover function of their brain, this technology is soon to shake things up.
Continue reading… “Fly a plane from expert-pilot brainwave patterns”
Industry experts identify their Top 5 Recent Breakthroughs (2012 – 2015) and their Top 5 Anticipated Breakthroughs (2016 – 2018). You won’t believe what’s coming.
Continue reading… “Artificial Intelligence and what’s just around the corner”
Projects outside of Google’s core (Google search engine and Android) were molded into separate Alphabet companies with their own CEO. These “moonshot” projects cover anything and everything from creating smarter homes to making robots that can work alongside humans.
The Internet of Things has dominated CES for the third year in a row. Well over 900 companies out of 3,800 at the show said they had Internet of Things products. Here are some of the predictions for the Internet of Things within the near future.
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This no longer poses as a radical question. However, what are the implications of humans living for such an extensive amount of time?
Continue reading… “Is a radically longer life good for society?”
Humans are producing the equivalent of 10 million Blu-ray discs’ worth of data every day. The challenge is finding where to store all of those ones and zeros. UK researchers think they might have found the solution: a five-dimensional digital data disc that stores 360 terabytes of data for about 13.8 billion years.
Continue reading… “Glass disc that can store 360TB of data for 13.8 billion years”
IBM recently announced its new technology and business consulting initiatives that will rapidly advance the use of ledger technology across multiple industries. They will be deploying a Blockchain-As-A-Service offering for developers.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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