FUTURISM UPDATE (September 30, 2014)
LIVE SCIENCE: Higgs Boson to the World Wide Web: 7 Big Discoveries Made at CERN http://www.livescience.com/48052-cern-anniversary-big-discoveries.html
3-D PRINT: NYC Engineer 3D Prints a Mechanical Computer, The Turbo Entabulator http://3dprint.com/16795/3d-printed-computer/
STATE OF THE GLOBE: World’s First Wearable Drone Takes Flight http://stateofglobe.com/2014/09/28/worlds-first-wearable-drone-takes-flight/
STATE OF THE GLOBE: 12 Ways to Measure the Bitcoin Network’s Health http://stateofglobe.com/2014/09/28/12-ways-to-measure-the-bitcoin-networks-health/
FORTUNE: Why Amazon’s Fire phone failed http://fortune.com/2014/09/29/why-amazons-fire-phone-failed/?utm_content=buffer8967b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
REUTERS: Vista Equity to buy Tibco Software for $4.3 billion http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/29/us-tibco-software-m-a-vistaequity-idUSKCN0HO11Y20140929
MOSCOW TIMES: Russia Calls for Joint Effort With U.S. to Fight Islamic State http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russia-calls-for-joint-effort-with-u-s-to-fight-islamic-state/507990.html
DER SPIEGEL: The Caliphate Next Door: Turkey Faces Up to its Islamic State Problem www.spiegel.de/international/world/islamic-state-jihadist-activity-in-northern-syria-forces-turkey-hand-a-994392.html
DER SPIEGEL: Finnish Prime Minister: ‘Moscow Is Provoking a Number of Its Neighbors’ www.spiegel.de/international/europe/finnish-prime-minister-discusses-possible-nato-membership-a-994356.html
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Leaders Indicating. Why Markets Now Use Politics to Predict Economics http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141849/ruchir-sharma/leaders-indicating
FOREIGN POLICY: Obama’s Islamic State Blame Game http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/29/obamas_islamic_state_blame_game
VENTURE BEAT: FireChat gets embraced by Hong Kong protesters, plans for verified usernames and encryption http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/29/china-blocked-instagram-so-protesters-turn-to-firechat/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Cyberwar: Not if. Not when. Now. http://washingtonexaminer.com/cyberwar-not-if.-not-when.-now./article/2553470
CIO: VoIP Phone Systems at Risk of Shellshock Bash Attacks http://www.cio.com/article/2687830/voice-over-ip/voip-phone-systems-at-risk-of-shellshock-bash-attacks.html
CIO: How Social Media Can Influence High-Stakes Business Decisions http://www.cio.com/article/2686973/social-media/how-social-media-can-influence-high-stakes-business-decisions.html
CIO: IT Leaders Aren’t All Coming From Tech http://www.cio.com/article/2687205/careers-staffing/it-leaders-arent-all-coming-from-tech.html
KAI: ‘Greener,’ low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics http://www.kurzweilai.net/greener-low-cost-transistor-heralds-advance-in-flexible-electronics
KAI: Turning the Moon into a giant cosmic ray detector http://www.kurzweilai.net/turning-the-moon-into-a-giant-cosmic-ray-detector
KAI: Ultra-low-energy-consuming transistors and circuits http://www.kurzweilai.net/ultra-low-energy-consuming-transistors-and-circuits
THE GUARDIAN: What is the ‘Google tax’? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/29/what-is-google-tax-george-osborne
THE GUARDIAN: Bitcoin goes mainstream: Circle’s payments make cryptocurrencies easy http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/29/bitcoin-circle-cryptocurrency-jeremy-allaire
BLOOMBERG: HP Unveils Moonshot Servers Based on ARM Technology http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/hp-unveils-moonshot-servers-based-on-arm-technology.html
BLOOMBERG: Oracle Cloud to Match Amazon.com’s Pricing, Ellison Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/oracle-cloud-to-match-amazon-com-s-pricing-ellison-says.html
BLOOMBERG: Billionaire Ma Says Alibaba Works With China on Security http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/billionaire-ma-says-alibaba-works-with-china-on-security.html
YAHOO NEWS: WATCH: FAA Approves Drone Use for Domestic TV and Movie Production https://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-is-the-first-time-the-faa-has-allowed-the-98493565419.html
YAHOO NEWS: Protest over contract award to delay work on NASA space taxi http://news.yahoo.com/protest-over-contract-award-delay-nasa-space-taxi-001104138–finance.html
YAHOO NEWS: Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970: WWF http://news.yahoo.com/global-wildlife-populations-down-half-since-1970-wwf-223218673.html
YAHOO NEWS: Sierra Nevada challenges NASA ‘space taxi’ contracts to Boeing, SpaceX http://news.yahoo.com/sierra-nevada-challenges-nasa-space-taxi-contracts-boeing-152617153–finance.html
NEW YORK TIMES: Cisco: The Internet Needs More Control http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/cisco-the-internet-needs-more-control/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0
NEW YORK TIMES: E.U. Inquiry Into Tax Deals for Multinationals Like Apple Pushes Ahead http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/business/in-tax-inquiry-involving-apple-and-starbucks-eu-pushes-forward.html?ref=technology
NEW YORK TIMES: Microsoft Begins a Push Into the Polling World http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/upshot/microsoft-begins-a-push-into-the-polling-world.html?ref=technology&abt=0002&abg=0
NEW YORK TIMES: Tibco Software Agrees to Sell Itself to a Private Equity Firm for $4.3 Billion http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/tibco-software-to-sell-itself-to-private-equity-firm-for-4-3-billion/?ref=technology
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google Capital Makes First China Investment, Backs InnoLight http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/09/29/google-capital-makes-first-china-investment-backs-innolight/?mod=ST1
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Brown Vetoes Bill Requiring Warrants for Drone Surveillance http://online.wsj.com/articles/california-governor-vetoes-bill-requiring-warrants-for-drone-surveillance-1412007285?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_moreTopStories
ENGINEERING: Police Motorcycles Go Green http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/8584/Police-Motorcycles-Go-Green.aspx
ENGINEERING: NASA Telescopes Detect Clear Skies, Water Vapor on Exoplanets http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/8581/NASA-Telescopes-Detect-Clear-Skies-Water-Vapor-on-Exoplanets.aspx
ENGINEERING: Underwater Robots Could Increase Port Security http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/8582/Underwater-Robots-Could-Increase-Port-Security.aspx
ENGINEERING: Triton UAV Completes Cross-Country Navy Test http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/8573/Triton-UAV-Completes-Cross-Country-Navy-Test.aspx
Phys.org: Now hear this: Simple fluid waveguide performs spectral analysis in a manner similar to the cochlea http://phys.org/news/2014-09-simple-fluid-waveguide-spectral-analysis.html
DAILY MAIL: Countdown to Mars: Nasa starts final assembly of huge rockets to test spacecraft it hopes will take man to the red planet http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2774080/Countdown-Mars-Nasa-starts-assembling-huge-rockets-needed-test-spacecraft-hopes-man-red-planet.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
BUSINESS INSIDER: Here’s How Apple Is Making Its New HQ ‘The Greenest Building On The Planet’ www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-apple-is-making-its-new-hq-the-greenest-building-on-the-planet-2014–9
FORBES: Has Marissa Had Enough Of This Yahoo Turnaround? http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2014/09/26/has-marissa-had-enough-of-this-yahoo-turnaround/
FORBES: Forbes 400: Richest Americans Facing Tougher Competition In China Business http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/09/29/forbes-400-richest-americans-facing-tougher-competition-in-china-business/
BBC: Argentina found to be in contempt of court by US judge http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29415608
BLOOMBERG: Toyota Faces New Unintended Acceleration Probe http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/toyota-faces-u-s-inquiry-on-low-speed-surges-in-corollas.html
FORBES: The Most Amazing PCs Of September 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2014/09/29/the-most-amazing-pcs-of-september-2014/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
THE ECONOMIST: Farming in the Netherlands. Polder and wiser. Dutch farmers add sustainability to their enviable productivity. http://www.economist.com/news/business/21613356-dutch-farmers-add-sustainability-their-enviable-productivity-polder-and-wiser
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