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Future Phone Displays Could Take Your Temperature, Analyze DNA http://mashable.com/2014/07/18/future-smartphone-displays-could-analyze-your-spit-dna/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-tech-link

Intranasal nerve growth factor repairs injured spinal cord neurons http://phys.org/wire-news/167134926/intranasal-nerve-growth-factor-repairs-injured-spinal-cord-neuro.html

Kingston, Jamaica hybrid project to harness sun and wind http://phys.org/news/2014-07-kingston-jamaica-hybrid-harness-sun.html

Hepatitis C cured in co-infected HIV patients http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-hepatitis-co-infected-hiv-patients.html

Scientists study how complexity developed from simple cell http://phys.org/news/2014-07-scientists-complexity-simple-cell.html

Switzerland tops innovation rankings for fourth year http://phys.org/news/2014-07-switzerland-tops-fourth-year.html

REUTERS: Iran warned of ‘last chance’ in nuclear talks after deadline missed http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/19/us-iran-nuclear-idUSKBN0FN27020140719

REUTERS: Ukraine, rebels argue over wreck, Europeans give Putin ‘last chance’ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/19/us-ukraine-crisis-airplane-idUSKBN0FO04620140719

REUTERS: Israel says Gaza has used up or lost half its rockets http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/19/us-palestinians-israel-rocket-tally-idUSKBN0FO0SC20140719

THE ATLANTIC: The Surprisingly Savvy Weird Al Internet Machine http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-surprisingly-savvy-weird-al-internet-machine/374649/

THE ATLANTIC: How Technology Will Alter the American Economy http://theatln.tc/UircuF

BMW Sponsors Locally Supported 3D Printed, Auto Design http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingArticles/ArticleID/8064/BMW-Sponsors-Locally-Supported-3D-Printed-Auto-Design.aspx

NONE OF THESE ARE BLACK SWANS: TODAY’S CURRENT DIPLOMATIC CONFRONTATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE U.S., WEAPONIZE AIRLINERS, ATTACKED PENTAGON.

Studying Earth’s History Reveals a Past Mystery About Our Atmosphere and the Evolution of Life http://www.21stcentech.com/studying-earths-history-reveals-mystery/

Gene editing tool can write HIV out of the picture http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25698-gene-editing-tool-can-write-hiv-out-of-the-picture.html#.U8rOp7EbErg

US satellite may have located Ukraine missile launch http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25923-us-satellite-may-have-located-ukraine-missile-launch.html#.U8rPpbEbErg

Londoners, look out for these giant digital eyes http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25920-londoners-look-out-for-these-giant-digital-eyes.html#.U8rPyrEbErg

In Gaza, a patriarch speaks of ‘senseless’ deaths of 8 family members http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0719/In-Gaza-a-patriarch-speaks-of-senseless-deaths-of-8-family-members

Can we predict volcanic eruptions? Scientists map underground magma flows. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0717/Can-we-predict-volcanic-eruptions-Scientists-map-underground-magma-flows

Can you put top-secret satellites into orbit? The US Air Force might want to hear from you. http://bit.ly/1lgfAzD

Sorry Canada, Amazon confirms Kindle e-book subscription service is U.S. only http://bit.ly/1jFqrbl

New York first state to propose regulations for virtual currency http://bit.ly/1jFqrbl

Ukraine Says It Can Prove Russia Supplied Arms System That Felled Jet http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/world/europe/malaysia-airlines-plane-ukraine.html?_r=0

With Jet Strike, War in Ukraine Is Felt Globally http://nyti.ms/1k2NkG8

IBM in Tug of War Between Legacy and the Leading Edge http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/ibm-profits-jump-but-revenue-is-off-2.html?ref=technology

Google’s Quarterly Results Show Its Continuing Struggle With Mobile Advertising http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html?ref=technology

Alibaba Said to Have Pushed Its I.P.O. Back to September http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/alibaba-said-to-plan-i-p-o-for-september/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0

Dell Begins Accepting Bitcoin on Its Website http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/18/dell-begins-accepting-bitcoin-on-its-website/?mod=ST1

Edward Snowden Wants You To Ditch Dropbox For This Service http://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-dropbox-2014-7

China And Argentina Are At ‘A Historic Crossroads’ In Their Trade Partnership Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-and-argentina-are-at-a-historic-crossroads-2014-7#ixzz37wqXpqyN

German Foreign Minister: ‘Further Escalation Not Out of the Question’ in Ukraine http://bit.ly/Wl63lb

The NSA in Germany: Snowden’s Documents Available for Download http://www.spiegel.de/international/the-germany-file-of-edward-snowden-documents-available-for-download-a-975917.html

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini AND www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini
Spiegel: Intel agency suspected in alleged phone hacks of MPs http://www.dw.de/spiegel-intel-agency-suspected-in-alleged-phone-hacks-of-mps/a-17783387

Experts see flaws in promising dengue fever vaccine candidate http://www.dw.de/experts-see-flaws-in-promising-dengue-fever-vaccine-candidate/a-17789632

A new cellular garbage control pathway with relevance for human neurodegenerative diseases http://www.mpg.de/8309069/CUET-proteins?filter_order=L&research_topic=

The twofold comet http://www.mpg.de/8305787/double-nucleus-Comet67P?filter_order=L&research_topic=

Timing is not only ticking http://www.mpg.de/8300471/Doppler-effect-segmentation-clock?filter_order=L&research_topic=

A first direct glimpse of photosynthesis in action http://www.mpg.de/8299907/serial-time-resolved-crystallography?filter_order=L&research_topic=

Cellular defense against fatal associations between proteins and DNA http://www.mpg.de/8291616/cellular-defense-proteins-DNA?filter_order=L&research_topic=

Former Soda Bottles Become Low-Cost Solar Lights http://bit.ly/1sAOQ4J

Danish People Really Do Have The Secret To Happiness: It’s In Their DNA http://www.fastcoexist.com/3033219/danish-people-really-do-have-the-secret-to-happiness-its-in-their-dna

Helsinki’s New Plan To Eliminate Car Ownership http://www.fastcoexist.com/3033125/helsinkis-new-plan-to-eliminate-car-ownership

3 Ways IBM Plans To Tackle Beijing’s Smog Problem http://www.fastcoexist.com/3033013/3-ways-ibm-plans-to-tackle-beijings-smog-problem

Mapping The World’s Water Conflicts Shows Trouble Ahead http://www.fastcoexist.com/3031829/visualized/mapping-the-worlds-water-conflicts-shows-trouble-ahead

SLATE: Israel’s Deadly Gambits http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2014/07/israel_launches_ground_assault_on_gaza_the_israeli_government_no_longer.html

SLATE: Why Is Modern Warfare so Deadly for Children? http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2014/07/18/why_is_modern_warfare_so_deadly_for_children.html

IN CANADA’ AND THE U.S.’ BACKYARD, THE TOTALITY OF LATIN AMERICA, EVERY COUNTRY IS TRADING AND HUGELY ABIDING BY CHINA’ AND RUSSIA’S DESIRES.

Why Apple’s Swift Language Will Instantly Remake Computer Programming http://www.wired.com/2014/07/apple-swift/

Woman Grows A Nose On Her Spine After Stem Cell Experiment http://bit.ly/WsAx52

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BOSTON GLOBE: Harvard scientists want gene-manipulation debate Harvard scientists want gene-manipulation debate http://bit.ly/1wDKozE

BOSTON GLOBE: Downed Malaysia plane a ‘wake-up call,’ Obama says http://bit.ly/1u0H0Tu

BOSTON GLOBE: After hybrid success, Toyota gambles on fuel cell http://bit.ly/1qljnUd

BOSTON GLOBE: Japan to export missile parts to US http://bit.ly/1oSpt7J

Prof. Hawking, the AIs will BE US http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/05/07/prof-hawking-the-ais-will-be-us/

Students develop drone to locate survivors via their mobile phones http://www.gizmag.com/drone-mobile-phone-location-survivors/33005/

Underwater Drone to Hunt Down Enemy Subs http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/underwater-drone-to-hunt-down-enemy-subs-140718.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial

NATURE: Quantum bounce could make black holes explode http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-bounce-could-make-black-holes-explode-1.15573

Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-transplanting-gene-hearts-biological-pacemakers.html

Is Earth’s Life Unique in the Universe? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-earth-s-life-unique-in-the-universe/

The Smart Cities of the Future are Already Here http://getoptimistic.com/government-articles/the-smart-cities-of-the-future-are-already-here/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini AND www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini

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Gene Therapy Is Used to Adjust Pigs’ Heartbeat http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/health/gene-therapy-used-to-create-biological-pacemaker-in-pigs.html?_r=0

Gene Therapy Is Used to Adjust Pigs’ Heartbeat http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/health/gene-therapy-used-to-create-biological-pacemaker-in-pigs.html?_r=0

Can Tetrahedrite Help Generate Cheap Thermoelectric Energy? http://www.21stcentech.com/tetrahedrite-generate-cheap-energy/

The Future Air Force Is Cooler Than Science Fiction http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-future-air-force-is-cooler-than-science-fiction-myRkbUytQq2XCBpmp7qzpQ.html

How Superstorm Sandy Gave Rise to Wireless Startup http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/how-superstorm-sandy-gave-rise-to-wireless-startup.html

REUTERS: Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-ukraine-crisis-airplane-idUSKBN0FM22N20140717

Pakistan and China: A Precarious Friendship? http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/pakistan-and-china-a-precarious-friendship/

China’s Role in the Middle East http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/chinas-role-in-the-middle-east/

China’s Goals in South America http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/chinas-goals-in-south-america/

Hunting American Spooks: Germany Prepares Further Spying Clampdown http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/expulsion-of-cia-head-a-sign-of-tougher-german-response-to-spying-a-980912.html

Lunar pits could shelter astronauts, reveal details of how ‘man in the moon’ formed http://phys.org/news/2014-07-lunar-pits-astronauts-reveal-moon.html

Tiniest catch: Scientists’ fishing expedition reveals viral diversity in the sea http://phys.org/news/2014-07-tiniest-scientists-fishing-reveals-viral.html

Microsoft Research demos Project Adam machine-learning object-recognition software http://www.kurzweilai.net/microsoft-research-demos-project-adam-machine-learning-object-recognition-software

The world’s largest domed city http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-worlds-largest-domed-city

Global Trade Forecast Report — HSBC Global Connections https://globalconnections.hsbc.com/global/en/tools-data/trade-forecasts/global

Meet Sverker Johansson, The Man Responsible For Writing 10% Of Wikipedia http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/15/sverker-johansson-wikiped_n_5587008.html

How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/how-big-data-brings-marketing-and-finance-together/

LIRR doc involved in $1 billion disability scam gets 8 years in prison http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/lirr-doc-1-billion-scam-8-years-prison-article-1.1628516

Feds declare big win over Cryptolocker ransomware http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249728/Feds_declare_big_win_over_Cryptolocker_ransomware

Why enterprise IT pros should fear Apple and IBM http://blogs.computerworld.com/big-data/24150/why-enterprise-it-pros-should-fear-apple-and-ibm

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini AND www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini

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Nest’s Tony Fadell on Smart Objects, and the Singularity of Innovation http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2013/11/07/nests-tony-fadell-on-smart-objects-and-the-singularity-of-innovation/

Controlling the Home, Google Style http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/controlling-the-home-google-style/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

A Robot With a Little Humanity http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/a-robot-with-a-little-humanity/

Criminal Software, Government-Grade Protection http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/criminal-software-government-grade-protection/

Internet Of Things: What’s Holding Us Back http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/it-strategy/internet-of-things-whats-holding-us-back/d/d-id/1235043

Microsoft Slicing 18,000 Jobs: More Change Ahead http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/digital-business/microsoft-slicing-18000-jobs-more-change-ahead/d/d-id/1297364?

PayPal fuels higher eBay revenue even as cyber attack, rivals weigh http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-ebay-results-idUSKBN0FL2L420140716

Humans Already Use Way, Way More Than 10 Percent of Their Brains http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/you-already-use-way-way-more-than-10-percent-of-your-brain/374520/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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Urban Skyfarm concept would provide inner city farming space http://www.gizmag.com/aprilli-design-studio-urban-skyfarm/32954/

Honda’s new ASIMO robot is all grown up http://www.gizmag.com/new-honda-asimo-robot/32977/

DARPA announces Phase 1 of its XS-1 spaceplane program http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-xs-1-spaceplane-phase-design-contracts/32965/

Morphing material could allow robots to switch between hard and soft states http://www.kurzweilai.net/morphing-material-could-allow-robots-to-switch-between-hard-and-soft-states

Stanford Microchip Identifies Diabetes Type, Works in Minutes http://www.medgadget.com/2014/07/stanford-microchip-identifies-diabetes-type-works-in-minutes.html

UK: Let’s Make a Spaceport! http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/space-flight/uk-lets-make-a-spaceport

We Are a Year Away from Pluto Close-up and New Earth 20 Years Away http://www.21stcentech.com/space-updates-year-pluto-close-up-earth-20-years/

Pentagon Starts Space Launch Competition http://pearsonstrategy.com/partners/

Holographic Displays Coming to Smartphones http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/holographic-displays-coming-to-smartphones

Capturing value in global gas: Prepare now for an uncertain future http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/energy_resources_materials/capturing_value_in_global_gas

Digitizing the consumer decision journey http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/marketing_sales/digitizing_the_consumer_decision_journey

REUTERS: U.S. imposes toughest sanctions yet on Russia over Ukraine http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-ukraine-crisis-usa-idUSKBN0FL2AL20140716

REUTERS: PayPal fuels higher eBay revenue even as cyber attack, rivals weigh http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-ebay-results-idUSKBN0FL2L420140716

Where You Live on Earth Matters http://www.21stcentech.com/live-earth-matters/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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How machine learning is saving lives while saving hospitals money http://gigaom.com/2014/07/14/how-machine-learning-is-saving-lives-while-saving-hospitals-money/

Meet the algorithm that can learn “everything about anything” http://gigaom.com/2014/05/23/meet-the-algorithm-that-can-learn-everything-about-anything/

Three Teams To Develop Spaceplane Concepts for DARPA http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41263three-teams-to-develop-spaceplane-concepts-for-darpa

Wisconsin scientists find genetic recipe to turn stem cells to blood http://www.news.wisc.edu/22991

Novartis to license Google “smart lens” technology http://www.marketwatch.com/story/novartis-to-license-google-smart-lens-technology-2014-07-15

Google Unveils Smart Contact Lens Project to Monitor Glucose http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-17/google-unveils-smart-contact-lens-project-to-monitor-glucose.html

GE to Develop High-Volume 3-D Printer Plant for Jet Engine Parts http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-15/ge-to-develop-high-volume-3-d-printer-plant-for-jet-engine-parts.html

FORBES: Leadership, Talent And Personality: Three Lessons From The World Cup Final http://onforb.es/1mOqgte

REUTERS: HP interim Chairman Ralph Whitworth resigns to focus on health http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-hewlettpackard-chairman-idUSKBN0FK1DU20140715

REUTERS: U.S. FCC extends 1st deadline to comment on net neutrality http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-usa-internet-neutrality-idUSKBN0FK28J20140715

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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Small E-Airplanes Take Flight but No Commercial Passenger Planes in the Near Future http://www.21stcentech.com/electric-airplanes-flight/

The End of Retirement http://harpers.org/archive/2014/08/the-end-of-retirement/

Roger Schell on long-term computer security research http://intelligence.org/2014/06/23/roger-schell/

Samsung Suspends Ties With Chinese Supplier Over Child Labor http://www.inc.com/associated-press/samsung-suspends-china-supplier-over-child-labor.html?cid=sf01001

Students Create a Bio Printer To Test Drugs on Your Own 3D Printed Human Cells Rather than Animals http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/07/15/3d-bio-printer-test-drugs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=3dpi%2Btwitter

Survey Roundup: Cybersecurity Complacency Threatens M&A http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/07/11/survey-roundup-cybersecurity-complacency-threatens-ma-deals/

Greenland Thaw http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/tag/greenland-thaw/

Emerging Internet Trends that will Shape the Global Economy http://live.worldbank.org/emerging-internet-trends-global-economy-vint-cerf?hootPostID=0e16e6da8adef766d4c06f002f0dce5b

To Build a Robot Like Star Trek’s Data We Need to Perfect Soft Machine Technology http://www.21stcentech.com/build-robot-data-perfect-soft-machine-technology/

The next big thing in wearable tech may be ear computers http://bit.ly/1nyYu4C

MIT Is Working On T-1000 Style State Shifting Robots With Google’s Robot http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/14/mit-is-working-on-t-1000-style-state-shifting-robots-with-googles-robot-company/Company
To Garden in Space We Need All Kinds of Robots http://www.21stcentech.com/garden-space-kinds-robots/

IBM’s $3 Billion Investment In Synthetic Brains And Quantum Computing http://www.fastcompany.com/3032872/fast-feed/ibms-3-billion-investment-in-synthetic-brains-and-quantum-computing

Low-Power Color Displays http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528816/low-power-color-displays/?utm_campaign=socialsync&utm_medium=social-post&utm_source=linkedin

Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/miami-drowning-climate-change-deniers-sea-levels-rising

THE GUARDIAN: How technology in the home can improve health and social care http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/13/technology-home-improve-health-social-care?CMP=twt_gu

Getting a charge out of water droplets http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/getting-charge-out-water-droplets-0714

Qatar spends big on American choppers and missiles http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/07/14/qatar-spends-big-on-american-choppers-and-missiles

Rupert Murdoch Thinks You’re Overreacting About Climate Change http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/07/14/qatar-spends-big-on-american-choppers-and-missiles

Super Size Me: Now You Can 3D Print a Life-sized Model of Yourself http://www.inside3dp.com/super-size-now-can-3d-print-life-sized-model/

BUSINESS INSIDER: Google Has A $500 Million War Chest To Stop Amazon’s Plan For The ‘Showrooming Of Groceries’ http://www.businessinsider.com/google-shopping-express-blocks-amazon-2014-7

Why Is Google Investing Half a Billion Dollars in Shopping Express? http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/07/13/why-is-google-investing-half-a-billion-dollars-in.aspx

BBC: WTO rules against US in trade spat with China and India http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28301144

BBC: Sotheby’s and eBay join to offer online auctions http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28301139

BBC: 100 years of commercial aviation http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28295039

BBC: China’s high-speed rail revolution http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28299462

BBC: Inside the latest Boeing Dreamliner http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28299549

Anti-Missile Defense Systems – Can they work? http://www.21stcentech.com/anti-missile-defense-systems-work/

IBM Pours $3 Billion Into Future of Nanoelectronics http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/ibm-pours-3-billion-into-future-of-nanoelectronics

Researchers demonstrate novel, tunable nanoantennas http://phys.org/news/2014-07-tunable-nanoantennas.html

Computer memory that can store about one terabyte of data on a device the size of a postage stamp http://www.kurzweilai.net/rices-silicon-oxide-memories-catch-manufacturers-eye

Harvard Scientists May Have Just Unlocked the Secret to Staying Young Forever http://mic.com/articles/88851/harvard-scientists-may-have-just-unlocked-the-secret-to-staying-young-forever

Get Inside Whisper’s Secret Economy http://www.fastcompany.com/3032951/welcome-to-the-secret-economy?partner=newsletter

This Bot Has Written More Wikipedia Articles Than Anybody http://www.popsci.com/article/science/bot-has-written-more-wikipedia-articles-anybody?src=SOC&dom=fb

REUTERS: Experts report potential software “back doors” in U.S. standards http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-usa-nsa-software-idUSKBN0FK02V20140715

REUTERS: U.S. web companies press demands for net neutrality with FCC http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/14/us-usa-internet-neutrality-idUSKBN0FJ0VP20140714

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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In a recently released vision of the future, Thomson Reuters analysts predict solar power will be the dominant form of energy by 2025.

Further, the report states genomic testing and manipulation will be common and lead to better prevention and treatment of diseases. Cancer treatments will be more targeted and less toxic. The world’s infrastructure will be smart, connected, and responsive to our needs. We’ll no longer grapple with food shortages and price volatility. And scientists will begin experimenting with teleportation of stuff, if not humans.

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Amazon Asks FAA For Permission To Test Its Delivery Drones http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/10/amazon-asks-faa-for-permission-to-test-its-delivery-drones/

How DARPA’s Brain Chip Could Restore Lost Memories http://www.fastcompany.com/3032898/healthware/how-darpas-brain-chip-could-restore-lost-memories

DARPA developing memory-restoring neural prosthesis http://www.cnet.com/news/darpa-developing-memory-restoring-neural-prosthesis/

BBC: The ultimate comeback: Bringing the dead back to life http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140704-i-bring-the-dead-back-to-life

Use of Hydrogels to Replace Cartilage http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=11099

ACCENTURE: Healthcare IT: Top Five Digital Trends Fueling Disruption in Healthcare http://www.accenture.com/no-en/Pages/insight-top-five-digital-trends-fueling-disruption-healthcare.aspx?c=psv_hlthbomw1tw_0015&n=smc_0614#sf27731324

THE GUARDIAN: Unprecedented new powers in surveillance bill, campaigners warn http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/13/surveillance-bill-new-powers

Kerry asks Netanyahu to avoid further escalation in Gaza http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.604845

THE ECONOMIST: The internet of things (to be hacked) http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21606829-hooking-up-gadgets-web-promises-huge-benefits-security-must-not-be

THE ECONOMIST: The ghosts and the machine http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21605867-studying-diaphanous-neutrino-will-be-americas-contribution-new-generation

The Army’s Bioprinted Skin Is Almost Ready to Be Used on Soldiers http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-armys-bioprinted-skin-is-almost-ready-to-be-used-on-soldiers

THE ECONOMIST: German lessons http://www.economist.com/news/business/21606834-many-countries-want-mittelstand-germanys-it-not-so-easy-copy-german-lessons

How to Build Leonardo Da Vinci’s Catapult http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/woodworking/how-to-build-leonardo-da-vincis-catapult?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=71087219#slide-1

Brazilian Air Force F-5 Tiger jets will ensure World Cup 2014 final’s security http://theaviationist.com/2014/07/13/world-cup-security-f-5/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

FORBES: $10,000 Is On Offer For Anyone Who Can Hack A Tesla Car http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2014/07/09/10000-is-on-offer-for-anyone-who-can-hack-a-tesla-car/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

REUTERS: U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/13/us-iran-nuclear-idUSKBN0FI0B120140713

REUTERS: Singing familiar songs may help prompt Alzheimer’s patients to speak http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/11/us-alzheimers-singing-idUSKBN0FG1QE20140711

REUTERS: Female Yahoo executive sued for sexual harassment http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/12/us-yahoo-lawsuit-idUSKBN0FH01Z20140712

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Did Buzz Aldrin really see a UFO? Technically, yes. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0710/Did-Buzz-Aldrin-really-see-a-UFO-Technically-yesTHE

Dear President Obama: Secure The Border Now Or Risk Civil War http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-marshall-crotty/democrats-to-obama-get-th_b_5575069.html

Optimal You http://military-fitness.military.com/2014/07/optimal-you.html

Capgemini, Accenture, HAVI and Entercoms make up the first-ever Winner’s Circle for Supply Chain BPO — http://www.horsesforsources.com/supply-chain-svs-blueprint_071214#sthash.smcd7x42.dpuf

Here’s A Crash-Proof Drone That Can Fly Almost Anywhere — Even Through Wreckage http://www.businessinsider.com/gimball-roll-cage-drone-2014-7#ixzz37NpGF57I

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Chinese Businessman Is Charged in Plot to Steal U.S. Military Data http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/business/chinese-businessman-is-charged-in-plot-to-steal-us-military-data.html?ref=technology&_r=0

BBC: Putin signs Argentina nuclear deals on Latin America tour http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28261746

FORBES: Can A 50-Person Startup Threaten Oracle, IBM, And Microsoft? http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2014/07/11/can-a-50-person-startup-threaten-oracle-ibm-and-microsoft/

FAA to Begin Evaluation of Unleaded Fuels for GA http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/eaa/2014-07-10-faa-to-begin-evaluation-of-unleaded-fuels-for-ga

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: New Zeppelins: Giants of the Skies Return http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-new-zeppelins-giants-of-the-skies-1405094514

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Intel’s Answer to iPad: Cheap Tablets http://online.wsj.com/articles/for-intel-chinese-city-of-shenzhen-holds-key-to-tablet-market-1405106599?mod=LS1

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S. Accuses Chinese Executive of Hacking to Mine Military Data http://on.wsj.com/1oTP41u

MONEY: Americans Want to Age in Place, and Your Town Isn’t Ready http://time.com/money/2973542/americans-want-to-age-in-place-and-your-town-isnt-ready/

MIT researchers build drones to light up photo shoots http://bit.ly/1q8CgcO

TIME: Building a Better Bullet http://time.com/2979962/pentagon-selfguided-bullet-innovative-sniper-weapon/

TIME: Kerry Warns ‘Significant Gaps’ Remain on Nuclear Deal With Iran http://time.com/2979517/john-kerry-iran-vienna-nuclear-agreement/

DIGITAL TRENDS: AT&T vs. Verizon vs. T-Mobile: Whose family plan will save you the most?
Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-family-plan-us-carriers/#ixzz37OCkZO9l

TIME: Apple: Your Data Is Safe With Us, China http://time.com/2978677/apple-china-security/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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REUTERS: German court rules Motorola infringes antenna patent http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/us-motorola-patent-germany-idUSKBN0FE0UB20140709

REUTERS: Senate Intelligence Committee approves cybersecurity bill http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-usa-cybersecurity-congress-idUSKBN0FD2LG20140708

THE ATLANTIC: When These Experts Savage US. Drone Policy, It’s Time to Worry www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/when-even-these-experts-savage-obamas-drone-policy-its-time-to-worry/374132/

THE ATLANTIC: The Age of Erasable Books http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/how-monks-remixed-technology-in-the-middle-ages/373956/

THE ATLANTIC: The Military Doesn’t Want You to Quit Facebook and Twitter http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-military-doesnt-want-you-to-quit-facebook-and-twitter/373918/

THE GUARDIAN: Edward Snowden applies to extend stay in Russia, lawyer says http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-applies-extend-russia-stay-permit

THE GUARDIAN: Amazon and Hachette take ebooks battle into public domain http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/09/amazon-hachette-ebooks-battle-public

THE GUARDIAN: Electric ‘Boris cars’ are coming to London – how do they work in Paris? http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jul/09/electric-boris-car-source-london-how-work-paris-autolib

CNN: The new plague: Computer viruses that extort you http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/09/technology/security/ransomware/index.html

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: An operating room ‘black box’ the future of surgical procedure www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/black-box-future-of-surgical-procedure/article19521548/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Samsung feeling the heat as cheaper competition catches up http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/samsung-besieged-by-phone-makers/article19518640/

THE INDEPENDENT: ‘Mohammed Raghead’ – the name the FBI were giving to Muslim-American ‘Joe Bloggs’ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/mohammed-raghead–the-name-the-fbi-were-giving-to-muslimamerican-joe-bloggs-9594332.html

THE INDEPENDENT: Alan Bond: The British engineer says he will revolutionise space travel – and he’s building the rocket to do it http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-bond-the-british-engineer-says-he-will-revolutionise-space-travel–and-hes-building-the-rocket-to-do-it-9587165.html

THE INDEPENDENT: NSA reportedly tracking any internet users who research privacy software online http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nsa-reportedly-tracking-any-internet-users-who-research-privacy-software-online-9585250.html

THE INDEPENDENT: American drone policy could create a state of ‘perpetual war’, warns top US military officials http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/american-drone-policy-could-create-a-state-of-perpetual-war-warns-top-us-military-officials-9568395.html

THE TELEGRAPH: AI extends its unbroken record on World Cup predictions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10956044/AI-extends-its-unbroken-record-on-World-Cup-predictions.html

THE SCIENTIST: Another Alzheimer’s Blood Test? http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40452/title/Another-Alzheimer-s-Blood-Test-/

THE SCIENTIST: Protein Helps Cells Adapt—or Die http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40418/title/Protein-Helps-Cells-Adapt-or-Die/

THE SCIENTIST: Mutations Pervade Mitochondrial DNA http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40436/title/Mutations-Pervade-Mitochondrial-DNA/

AMERICAN SCIENTIST: Engines Powered by the Forces Between Atoms http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2014/4/engines-powered-by-the-forces-between-atoms

AMERICAN SCIENTIST: Why Some Animals Forgo Reproduction in Complex Societies http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2014/4/why-some-animals-forgo-reproduction-in-complex-societies

AMERICAN SCIENTIST: Belles lettres Meets Big Data http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2014/4/belles-lettres-meets-big-data

AMERICAN SCIENTIST: Precision Medicine Takes Aim at Cancer http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2014/4/precision-medicine-takes-aim-at-cancer

NATURE: LHC upgrades could reveal whether Higgs boson is ‘standard’ http://www.nature.com/news/lhc-upgrades-could-reveal-whether-higgs-boson-is-standard-1.15478

NATURE: The malignant melanoma landscape http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v13/n7/full/nrd4326.html

YAHOO FINANCE: 10 brands that will disappear in 2015 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-brands-disappear-2015-172428388.html

YAHOO FINANCE: China’s Wanda to build $900 million complex in Chicago http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-wanda-build-900-million-complex-chicago-102704719.html

BBC: Bell Labs celebrates net speed record over copper lines http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28233982

BBC: LG unveils child-tracking Kizon device http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28230841

BBC: Syrian conflict: Key sarin ingredients sold by UK firms http://www.bbc.com/news/world-28229411

You’ll be able to learn a whole language eating a pill in the future http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-history-of-the-future-or-a-journey-through-the-last-3-1601947858/+caseychan?utm_content=buffer7977b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Microgrids offer cities resiliency, reliability, accessibility http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20140709-microgrids-offer-cities-resiliency-reliability-accessibility

THE NEW YORK TIMES: European Effort for Computer-Simulated Brain Draws Fire http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/science/european-effort-for-computer-simulated-brain-draws-fire.html?ref=technology&_r=0

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: As Moguls Descend on Sun Valley, Let the Deal-Making Commence http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/09/as-moguls-descend-on-sun-valley-let-the-deal-making-commence/?mod=LS1

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: My Toothbrush Is Smarter Than Yours: Oral-B SmartSeries Bluetooth Toothbrush Review http://online.wsj.com/articles/my-toothbrush-is-smarter-than-yours-oral-b-smartseries-bluetooth-toothbrush-review-1404846529?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_topRight

THE WASHINGTON POST: The Switchboard: Report claims NSA, FBI secretly monitored American Muslim activists and academics http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/09/the-switchboard-report-claims-nsa-fbi-secretly-monitored-american-muslim-activists-and-academics/

THE WASHINGTON POST: Chinese cyberspies have hacked Middle East experts at major U.S. think tanks http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/07/chinese-cyberspies-have-hacked-middle-east-experts-at-major-u-s-think-tanks/

BUSINESSWEEK: The Quest to Build the World’s Fastest Bike http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-08/the-quest-to-build-the-worlds-fastest-bike

BUSINESSWEEK: Wall Street’s Lessons for Tinder and the Rest of Silicon Valley http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-07/wall-streets-lessons-for-tinder-and-the-rest-of-silicon-valley

BUSINESS INSIDER: BUSINESSWEEK: Wall Street’s Lessons for Tinder and the Rest of Silicon Valley www.businessweek.com/articles/2014–07-07/wall-streets-lessons-for-tinder-and-the-rest-of-silicon-valley

BUSINESS INSIDER: Bacteria Could Provide A Powerful New Way To Fight Fat And Depression http://www.businessinsider.com/probiotics-can-make-you-skinny-and-happy-2014-6

FORBES: The Top Paying STEM Jobs For Recent Grads http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/07/03/the-top-paying-stem-jobs-for-recent-grads/

FORBES: How Artificial Intelligence Could Change Your Business http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2014/06/30/how-artificial-intelligence-could-change-your-business/?sr_source=lift_polar

INDIA TIMES: Nasa Builds World’s First Flying Observatory http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science/nasa-builds-worlds-first-flying-observatory-159897.html

ACCENTURE: Growing Pains for Private Health Insurance Exchanges http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-growing-pains-private-health-insurance-exchanges-summary.aspx?c=hps_pvthix_10000002&n=smc_0614#sf27295418

TIME: Dish Network Slams Potential Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger http://time.com/2970438/dish-comcast-time-warner/

TIME: Here’s What John Kerry Can Learn from Hillary About Israel’s New Crisis http://time.com/2969852/hillary-clinton-john-kerry-barack-obama-israel-hamas/

DW-TV: Man down: robots saving soldiers http://www.dw.de/man-down-robots-saving-soldiers/g-17738124

DW-TV: Seeing less red: how new luminescence could give us LED light like the sun http://www.dw.de/seeing-less-red-how-new-luminescence-could-give-us-led-light-like-the-sun/a-17737550

DW-TV: CERN: The quest for dark matter http://www.dw.de/cern-the-quest-for-dark-matter/a-17703089

MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time http://phys.org/news/2014-07-mit-finger-device-real.html

NASA finds friction from tides could help distant earths survive, and thrive http://phys.org/news/2014-07-nasa-friction-tides-distant-earths.html

No extra mutations in modified stem cells, study finds http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-extra-mutations-stem-cells.html

Microglia: the movers and shakers of the brain http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-microglia-movers-shakers-brain.html

Biologists link sexual selection and placenta formation http://phys.org/news/2014-07-biologists-link-sexual-placenta-formation.html

ENGINEERING: Airbus Receives Patent for Windowless Cockpits http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/7993/Airbus-Receives-Patent-for-Windowless-Cockpits.aspx

ENGINEERING: Traffic lights: There’s a Better Way http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/7976/Traffic-lights-Theres-a-Better-Way.aspx

ENGINEERING: The new atomic age: Building Smaller, Greener Electrons www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/7978/The-new-atomic-age-Building-Smaller-Greener-Electronics.aspx

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini