Concept of a Mars probe.
The European Space Agency has unveiled plans to “take 3D printing into the metal age.” They will be building parts for jets, spacecraft and fusion projects. The Amaze project brings together 28 institutions to develop new metal components which are lighter, stronger and cheaper than conventional parts.
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The U.S. will surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest oil producer this year.
According to new data released from the PIRA Energy Group, the U.S. is projected to be the biggest supplier of oil in the world this year when biofuels and natural gas liquids are taken into account.
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Your LinkedIn profile is much more than just your online CV.
The job search is something that everyone over 18 has pulled their hair out over at one point or another in their life. What ways can you improve your credibility and the opportunities that are out there?
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Harvard Business School
The hallowed halls of Harvard Business School are about to open up to the world virtually. The elite institution is reportedly working on an online learning initiative, called HBX, that would mark its first foray into the world of massive open online classes (MOOCs).
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One third of millennials surveyed watch mostly online video or no broadcast television, new research from The New York Times says.
Continue reading… “34% of millennials watch mostly online video or no broadcast TV”
Web marketing has been completely turned upside down.
Google announced back in October 2011 that it was going to start blocking valuable data about which keywords consumers use to discover your content. By encrypting all searches, Google would instead dump visits from natural search into the nebulous “not provided” category in web analytics software.
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Is everyone leaving rural Scotland because of a very sluggish internet?
Population shifts are driven by all sorts of social factors, but the Scottish government appears to have pinpointed a new population shift: direly sluggish Internet connections.
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Apparently, new certainties in life are death, taxes, and Internet ad revenues going up. Online ad revenues in the U.S. jumped 18 percent from 2012′s numbers to hit a new record, $20.1 billion, just for the first half of 2013. Mobile revenues were the fastest-growing, soaring 145 percent to $3 billion, and digital video ads, crucial to the growth of visual media online such as YouTube, rose 24 percent to $1.3 billion.
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Kevin Spacey in House of Cards
What could possibly happen between now and the year 2025 to transform “over-the-top” video services like Netflix and Amazon into some of the most powerful players in TV land—and conversely, to recast today’s biggest networks as supporting actors?
Continue reading… “Pay TV as we know it will be dead by 2025”
Do you have Silicon Valley Syndrome?
Do you sit at a computer all day? Are you achy, your back hurts, you have trouble sleeping, and your head is pounding? You could have Silicon Valley syndrome.
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Is your office prepared for millennials?
It’s estimated that 46% of U.S. workers will be made up of millennials, by 2020, and that is projected to grow to 75% by 2025, which means companies of all sizes will be vying for this group of professionals.
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When life gives you square wheels, it’s up to you to figure out how to make them roll!
Quote of the Day – “My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.” — Jean Rostand
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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