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The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly reports that mass surveillance practices are a fundamental threat to human rights, as thoroughly detailed in many reports following the extensive Edward Snowden leaks.
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With Silicon Valley struggling to add diversity into the male-dominated tech companies, a new study suggests that women have a natural head start.
Continue reading… “All over the world girls outperform boys in math and science”
According to a new report, Legal marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the United States and if the trend toward legalization spreads to all 50 states, marijuana could become larger than the organic food industry.
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Journalism students at most universities are required to take English composition, and other courses related to writing, yet in the debate about teaching code in journalism programs, code is often reduced to a shiny toy.
NOTE: Anyone interested in learning to code, DaVinci Coders offers multiple courses designed to get you into the rapidly growing technology industry. For more info please visit davincicoders.com.
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With U.S. salaries hitting an all time high last year, and a plethora of free online classes and workshops designed to help develop your skills, there is not better time to get into the software engineering industry.
NOTE: Anyone interested in learning to code, DaVinci Coders offers multiple courses designed to get you into the rapidly growing technology industry. For more info please visit davincicoders.com.
Continue reading… “The best tech skills to boost your resume”
Asked about the evolution of the internet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Google guru Eric Schmidt gave a simple answer, “I will answer very simply that the internet will disappear,” Schmidt said on Thursday. Continue reading… “Google exec predicts the end of the internet”
University of Rochester scientists have created a metal that is so extremely hydrophobic that the water bounces on it. They used lasers to etch a nanostructure on the metal itself rather than using chemical coatings.
The engine growl in some of America’s best-selling cars and trucks is a sham. Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and the meaty, throaty rumble, you hear is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing, boosted through special pipes or digitally faked altogether.
In another demonstration of the power of machines to solve problems that used to be the sole domain of humans, Persado Inc. has raised another $21 million for software that aims to replace copywriters with computers. Continue reading… “Replacing human copywriters with computers”
President Obama demonstrated a remarkably lenient attitude toward the legal marijuana experiments in the states, during a series of YouTube interviews recently. In essence he is saying that his administration would not try to beat back these legalization efforts, as the previous administrations have. Continue reading… “The states that are next in line for legalized marijuana”
Pre-radar Listener for Enemy Aircraft
Jobs are constantly being replaced by new technology. Here is a list and pictures of 10 jobs that have become obsolete… Continue reading… “10 odd jobs that do not exist today”
Based on printing technologies, VTT Technical Centre of Finland has developed and utilized a mass production method allowing the manufacturing of decorative, organic solar panels. Freedom of design increases the range of panel applications on the surfaces of interior and exterior building spaces.
Continue reading… “Roll to roll manufactured decorative solar panels to be 10 times cheaper”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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