With machines gradually taking over simple tasks that humans can complete, fast-food employees may need to consider the future of their job. Robots replacing humans will be more cost efficient, but many believe that personal touch cannot be replicated by a machine.
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Machine learning will be bigger than anything people are expecting in the future, predicts Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures. Many jobs will be affected in majors ways by this technology, if not completely eliminated.
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What began as simple testing on rats and monkeys is now the opportunity for the paralyzed to move again. The minds behind these new mind-controlled robot suits are proving anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
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Amazon is leading the way in drone delivery tech. Their new service, Prime Air, is looking to begin delivering packages in 30 minutes or less.
At the world’s biggest cloning factory, a Chinese scientist claims that technology is now advanced enough to clone humans. It is believed that this will most likely become a common practice in the future.
North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon. This phase is distinct from the known phases of diamond and graphite. They’ve also developed a technique using Q-carbon to make diamond-related structures at room temperature.
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According to DaVinci Institute futurist and executive director, Thomas Frey, job training may be a thing of the past. With the automation of jobs, as well as the creation of new ones, people will need a better way to transition into another industry quickly and seamlessly.
As more purchases are made with credit cards, it’s becoming imperative that personal information stays confidential and secure. Hackers are breaching that security and using it to their own benefit.
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When it comes to hiring, computers do it best. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, hiring managers choose worse candidates than those recommended by algorithms.
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Laboratories are now able to produce lab-grown meat, which cost around $325,000 in 2013 to produce, but it is now only $11.36. This product is expected to be available to consumers within the next five years.
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Futurologist, Dr. Ian Pearson, predicts that smart mirrors will eventually check your health and even suggest make-up and hairstyles in 10 years. His predictions also include that bathrooms will become an entertaining station with changeable wall screens and robots that will clean your bathroom.
Researchers at UC Berkeley have collected some interesting data in regards to smiling in yearbook portraits over the past century. They looked at both men and women’s portraits to see how they evolved.
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