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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 16, 2014) — Mr. Andres Agostini, Amazon

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REUTERS: Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions. Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that he risked more economic sanctions if he failed to end Russian backing for separatist rebels in Ukraine. Russia denied any involvement in an escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since April, but faced strong rebukes from leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “I guess I’ll shake your hand but I have only one thing to say to you: you need to get out of Ukraine,” Harper told Putin at the summit in Brisbane, Australia, according to his spokesman Jason MacDonald. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/15/us-g20-summit-idUSKCN0IZ03C20141115

FORBES: IBM Signs $325 Million Supercomputing Deal With Dept. Of Energy http://lnkd.in/drkeJ8E

MIT Technology Review: How Entanglement-Generating Satellites Will Make the Quantum Internet Global http://lnkd.in/d-GM7Ht

Telegraph.co.uk: China builds computer network impenetrable to hackers. China is building the world’s first long-distance quantum encryption network, a 1,200-mile line between Beijing and Shanghai that will be theoretically unhackable http://lnkd.in/dGYZSRe

Los Angeles Times: Scientists use Wikipedia search data to forecast spread of flu http://lnkd.in/dRinDmi

The New Yorker: Living on Internet Time http://lnkd.in/drdhjDK

InformationWeek: Salvation Army Finds Refuge, Recovery In The Cloud. Nonprofit agency finds cloud-based backup and disaster recovery system is best and most cost-effective way to protect critical data. http://lnkd.in/dAzmhu3

BBC News: Has quantitative easing worked in the US? http://lnkd.in/d6t5p2n

Wall Street Journal: Who’s Afraid of a Little Deflation? http://lnkd.in/dnFnKjB

Bloomberg: World Economy Worst in Two Years, Europe Darkening, Deflation Lurking: Global Investor Poll. The world economy is in its worst shape in two years, with the euro area and emerging markets deteriorating and the danger of deflation rising, according to a Bloomberg Global Poll of…more http://lnkd.in/dMEzt5m

Business Standard: World outlook darkening as 89% in poll see Europe deflation risk. The euro-zone economy has deteriorated and will get worse if there are no fiscal policy actions from core European countries, mainly Germany http://lnkd.in/dEJ_TX3

Telegraph.co.uk: Spreading deflation across East Asia threatens fresh debt crisis. Asia’s currency skirmishes are happening in a region of festering grievances and territorial disputes, with no Nato-style security structure to dampen down fires http://lnkd.in/dnv6PAs

The Economist: WHEN people think of a large Asian country on the brink of deflation, they probably have Japan in mind. But China, the biggest of them all, is now skirting close to outright falls in prices across a wide swathe of the economy. Producer prices have been declining for nearly three years…more http://lnkd.in/dvxaajy

This is Money: Eurozone staggers to frail growth amid deflation fears ahead of G20 summit http://lnkd.in/dYRu2zM

Business Insider: Why Europe Might Have Already Spiraled Into Deflation http://www.businessinsider.com/why-europe-might-have-already-spiraled-into-deflation-2014-11

BUSINESS INSIDER: Russia Just Gave France A Final Deadline To Hand Over The Mistral Warship http://lnkd.in/d6-9Rxj

Reuters: France hits back after Russia warns of Mistral compensation. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Friday that France would not be dictated to after an unidentified Russian official was quoted as giving Paris two weeks to deliver the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers or face possible…more http://lnkd.in/ddF4wHp

Economic Times: Vladimir Putin urges Hollande to ‘minimise risks’ between Russia, France http://lnkd.in/dWqqh_2

THERE WILL NOT BE TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY, BUT DISRUPTIONAL SINGULARITY FIRST. BUSINESS INSIDER: Russia Is Threatening France With ‘Grave Consequences’ If It Does Not Deliver War Ships http://lnkd.in/dgE8c-z

FRANCE 24: Europe blast Russia over Ukraine at G20 summit. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was “appalling” and a threat to the world, while European nations threatened further sanctions against Moscow if it did not end the flow of weapons and troops. http://lnkd.in/dZdyATm

FOREIGN POLICY: Congress to France: Sell Your Warships to NATO, Not Russia http://lnkd.in/dDMycF7

Deutsche Welle: Kiev orders pullout of state services from eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko has decreed an end to the provision of all state services in rebel-held territories of eastern Ukraine. His order covers schools, hospitals, courts, prisons and benefits payments. http://lnkd.in/dqmGe6d

ARS TECHNICA: Google to deploy 180 low-orbit satellites that provide Internet access. Billion-dollar project will complement Google’s balloons and drones. http://lnkd.in/dqm8dYm

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google Invests in Satellites to Spread Internet Access Company Projects Spending More Than $1 Billion to Connect Unwired Reaches of the Globe http://lnkd.in/d7mZtAV

Telegraph.co.uk: Elon Musk ‘to launch fleet of internet satellites’. Billionaire entrepreneur is reportedly working on an ambitious project to launch around 700 internet satellites into low-Earth orbit and bring internet connections to the developing world http://lnkd.in/dpuiBNY

Globalnews.ca: Our influence on Earth may lead to naming era after humans: Anthropocene http://lnkd.in/dFDJKg4

Space News: NOAA Admits to Cyberattack on Satellite Data Networks. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has acknowledged that the “unscheduled maintenance” that temporarily disrupted the flow of certain satellite data to the National Weather Service in October was prompted by “an…more http://lnkd.in/djxXgcg

CIO Today: China Accused of Hacking Weather Agency NOAA http://lnkd.in/dfsTRjW

USA TODAY: Experts: Major cyberattack will hit in next 11 years. Almost two-third of technology experts expect a “major” cyber attack somewhere in the world that will cause significant loss of life or property losses in the tens of billions of dollars by 2025. http://lnkd.in/dkC79GX

MarketWatch: Gorbachev says don’t pick on Putin http://lnkd.in/dWSK9xS

The Guardian: Mikhail Gorbachev: world on brink of new cold war over Ukraine. Former Soviet Union leader says tensions between US and Russia should be kept under control http://lnkd.in/dcmbs2G

EurActiv: Europe under massive virtual cyber attack. More than 200 organisations from 25 EU member states are under virtual cyber-attack today (30 October), as part of the continent’s largest and most complex ever cyber security exercise. http://lnkd.in/dzsZXby

The Hill: US not prepared for cyberattacks, ex-NSA chief warns http://lnkd.in/dgYfxdE

Washington Times: U.S. tweaks China: Pentagon sends plane targeted in cyberattack to air show http://lnkd.in/dGjVvSm

Telegraph.co.uk: Could your bank be the next victim of a cyber attack? Cybercrime risks becoming the next big banking scandal. What can be done to stop it? http://lnkd.in/dXJCBPz

BBC News: ‘Ambulance drone’ takes to the skies of Belgium http://lnkd.in/dE8GXmW

THE ECONOMIST: The Pacific Age. Under American leadership the Pacific has become the engine room of world trade. But the balance of power is shifting, writes Henry Tricks http://lnkd.in/dxGtiUZ

THE ECONOMIST: Britain is running out of friends in Europe just when it needs them most http://lnkd.in/d66EpfU

THE ECONOMIST: Russia makes a big move in the endgame of negotiations with Iran. Will it help or hinder an accord? http://lnkd.in/dSXiJWW

THE ECONOMIST: Benefits tourism not OK. The European Court of Justice lets governments restrict migrant benefits http://lnkd.in/dcuFWhV

THE ECONOMIST: Mexico’s leadership crisis. From bad to worse. Questions about the financing of President Peña’s house add to his woes http://lnkd.in/dFqFwJV

THE ECONOMIST: Can Detroit recover? Chapter 9 draws to an end. A new plan cheers up the city, but plenty of hard work remains http://lnkd.in/d-DEZNi

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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by Arjun Walia — Collective Evolution

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The cause of autism is still unknown, but we are definitely closer to figuring it out. A new study published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, from researchers at the University of Chicago revealed that autism and intellectual disability (ID) rates are linked with exposure to harmful environmental factors during congenital development.

“Essentially what happens is during pregnancy… there are certain sensitive periods where the fetus is very vulnerable to a range of small molecules – from things like plasticisers, prescription drugs, environmental pesticides and other things. Some of these small molecules essentially alter normal development. Autism appears to be strongly correlated with rate of congenital malformations of the genitals in males across the country, this gives an indicator of environmental load and the effect is surprisingly strong. The strongest predictors for autism were associated with the environment; congenital malformations on the reproductive system in males.” (1) - Andrey Rzhetsky, professor of genetic medicine and human genetics at the University of Chicago

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 15, 2014) — Mr. Andres Agostini, Amazon

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NBC NEWS: Australia Accuses Russia of Trying to Reclaim ‘Lost Glories’ http://lnkd.in/dM5uq-2

CBC: Vladimir Putin stations Russian warships off Australia’s coast ahead of G20 Diplomatic drama has been simmering since a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over an area of Ukraine http://lnkd.in/dxQXaq3

THE ECONOMIST: A renewed Russian military build-up could be a prelude to more fighting. EVEN as Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, was heading to the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, tensions in Ukraine were escalating. http://lnkd.in/djazYuz

REUTERS: Ukraine’s PM says main task is to build army to stop Russia http://lnkd.in/d5tDPRz

CNN: Is Russia planning a winter offensive? http://lnkd.in/dr87a-i

Huffington Post UK: Russia Threatened With Sanctions As Tanks ‘Roll Into Ukraine’ http://lnkd.in/dH9U3db

THE AUSTRALIAN: GE says use of ‘big data’ is changing ways companies operate http://lnkd.in/d9QsAE6

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Rise of the Robot Security Guards. Startup Knightscope is preparing to roll out human-size robot patrols. http://lnkd.in/dzJecxx

BBC: Robots ‘helping autistic pupils build social skills’ http://lnkd.in/d2ZdUJW

THE TELEGRAPH: Should future wars be fought by killer robots? It’s not technology, but morality and the law, which prevents wars being fought by lethal autonomous weapons — better known as killer robots http://lnkd.in/dC8zFa2

RT: UN sounds alarm on rise of autonomous ‘killer robots’ http://lnkd.in/deijvgf

FORBES: Automation Is On The Rise: Will Robots Soon Be Commonplace? http://lnkd.in/dYGpdAD

International Business Times: China Now Has 30 Industrial Robot Factories, Could Double Robot Population By 2017 http://lnkd.in/dJQmfU2

International Business Times UK: CBI and Ricoh: New World Order of Robots Will Help, Not Steal, British Jobs http://lnkd.in/dmiVvxW

Forbes: Marketing Automation Could Be Harming Your Business — Here’s How to Tip the Scale http://lnkd.in/durgqgU

Business Standard: Indian Oil Corporation is in the process of automating its petrol stations and aims to complete the work in the next three years, a top official said. http://lnkd.in/dh8v77D

Data Center Knowledge: Cloud Automation: What You Need to Know and Why It’s Important http://lnkd.in/dHaedGb

Computerworld: Automation arrives at restaurants (but don’t blame rising minimum wages) http://lnkd.in/dWtd5Dd

Automation World: The Effect of Oil Prices on Automation Spending http://lnkd.in/dbvS8uf

InfoQ.com: Automation with humans in mind: making complex systems predictable, reliable and humane http://lnkd.in/dJ6NA6s

The Independent News: Welcome to Canada: automation nation. http://lnkd.in/dJfcNvf

Forbes: China Automation Companies Advance As Beijing Pledges New Policy Support http://lnkd.in/dYZypw8

Business Insider Australia: Home Automation Gadgets Are Leading Explosive Growth In The Consumer ‘Internet Of Things’ Market http://lnkd.in/dJPmHhs

Automation World: How 3D Printing Will Impact Industrial Automation http://lnkd.in/dQt8aQ3

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Will China start currency war in name of reform? http://lnkd.in/dvgrd8H

Financial Times: ESA is a serious player capable of taking on Nasa http://lnkd.in/dSthJAh

Business Insider: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Points Out Some Big Plot Holes In ‘Interstellar’ http://lnkd.in/divadCR
Washington Post: Rosetta’s missing Philae lander is frantically doing improvised science, even as its batteries die http://lnkd.in/ddi_gAC

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

White Swan Book Author (Source of this Article)

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Johns Hopskins Medicine

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A modified version of the Clostridium novyi (C. novyi-NT) bacterium can produce a strong and precisely targeted anti-tumor response in rats, dogs and now humans, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers.

In its natural form, C. novyi is found in the soil and, in certain cases, can cause tissue-damaging infection in cattle, sheep and humans. The microbe thrives only in oxygen-poor environments, which makes it a targeted means of destroying oxygen-starved cells in tumors that are difficult to treat with chemotherapy and radiation. The Johns Hopkins team removed one of the bacteria’s toxin-producing genes to make it safer for therapeutic use.

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 14, 2014)

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BBC: Oil price falls below $80 a barrel http://bbc.in/1xChaon

FUTURE OBSERVATORY: An artificial retina based on semiconductor nanorods and carbon nanotubes. An international team of researchers has combined semiconductor nanorods and carbon nanotubes to create a wireless, light-sensitive, flexible film that could potentially act in the place of a damaged retina. http://lnkd.in/dCymrjH

FUTURE OBSERVATORY: Twisted-light waves transmitted in air over a 3-kilometer path. Could significantly increase data rates for non-fiber communications and improve encryption of quantum communications http://lnkd.in/dZJP7qw

FUTURE OBSERVATORY: Whole-genome sequences of 17 of the world’s oldest living people published. Researchers unable to find genes significantly associated w/ extreme longevity http://lnkd.in/dSNzstg

BUSINESS INSIDER: It’s warmer in Alaska than in Texas right now http://read.bi/1wtWH18

LIKE CHINA. FINANCIAL TIMES: Isis declares its own currency http://on.ft.com/1xST1IE

WIRED: How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Design http://lnkd.in/dsxquGH

CNN MONEY: Informatica Joins Deloitte on Advisory Board of Institute for Business Analytics at Indiana University Kelley School of Business. IT leader to help further develop business analytics research and curricula at Indiana University http://lnkd.in/dqy8BwC

THE GUARDIAN: Google buys two more UK artificial intelligence startups. Company funds new computer science research partnership with Oxford University, where three of its new artificial intelligence hires will remain lecturers http://lnkd.in/dQHUQ89

SIDNEY MORNING HERALD: Nanotechnology’s next trick could be a real invisibility cloak http://lnkd.in/djKEXKW

PHYS ORG: Patent awarded for genetics-based nanotechnology against mosquitoes, insect pests. Kansas State University researchers have developed a patented method of keeping mosquitoes and other insect pests at bay. http://lnkd.in/d5Pgjud

NATURE: Batteries: Knowing when small is better http://lnkd.in/dP3qCBH

BBC: Nanotechnology research recognised for making everyday easier http://lnkd.in/dKwKqXs

THE SCIENCE TIMES: DNA ‘Wires’ Can Carry Electricity http://lnkd.in/dv7fYWY

NANOTECH: Iranian Scientists Use Nanodrugs to Treat Cancer http://lnkd.in/dmVpuNA

POPULAR MECHANICS: This startup will let you hire a pilot to fly your drone: http://popme.ch/6015s3S1

FORTUNE: Permits for testing self-driving cars are a hot commodity in California http://lnkd.in/d_tphDc

WALL STREET JOURNAL: When Can We Expect Truly Autonomous Vehicles? http://lnkd.in/d5CDhAG

FORBES: The Massive Economic Benefits Of Self-Driving Cars http://lnkd.in/d8w5PWd

FORTUNE: Trains and self-driving cars, headed for a (political) collision http://lnkd.in/dJXcvew

FORBES: Self-Driving Cars Could Undermine British $80 Billion Rail Project http://lnkd.in/dnWCJZk

NEW YORK TIMES: In Self-Driving Cars, a Potential Lifeline for the Disabled http://lnkd.in/dXNudBq

FUTURE OBSERVATORY: Getting streets ahead with Volvo’s driverless car http://lnkd.in/drTEbpa

PHYS ORG: Time for cyberattack conversation on automated cars http://lnkd.in/duxg6sB

INFORMATION WEEK: 10 Robots Changing The World. Driverless cars are just the beginning. Take a look at the robots we will depend on for health, work, and entertainment. http://lnkd.in/dTMsPXQ

NBC NEWS: NOAA Confirms Cyberattack ‘in Recent Weeks’ http://lnkd.in/dybNSxV

Chinese Cyberattack Hit U.S. Satellites In September, NOAA Covered It Up, Report Says http://lnkd.in/dB4tYcG

WASHINGTON TIMES: U.S. tweaks China: Pentagon sends plane targeted in cyberattack to air show http://lnkd.in/dGjVvSm

MOSCOW TIMES: Sunken Soviet Submarines Threaten Nuclear Catastrophe in Russia’s Arctic http://lnkd.in/dW5ZStY

MOSCOW TIMES: Oil Falls to Price That Putin Said Could Cause Collapse of Global Economy. Brent crude oil fell to a four-year low of less than $80 per barrel on Thursday, descending to the point that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said could, if prolonged, trigger the collapse of the world…more http://lnkd.in/dPRdikJ

DER SPIEGEL: Interview with Henry Kissinger: ‘Do We Achieve World Order Through Chaos or Insight?’ Henry Kissinger is the most famous and most divisive secretary of state the US has ever had. In an interview, he discusses his new book exploring the crises of our time, from Syria to Ukraine, and the…more http://lnkd.in/dVx3vfd

JAPAN TIMES: Catalonia independence ballot hit by colossal cyberattack: president. Catalan authorities suffered a massive cyberattack while the region was voting in an independence ballot outlawed by Madrid, their leader said on Tuesday. On polling day Sunday, the regional government’s computer…more http://lnkd.in/dcfcbDB

PHYS ORG: Sharing threat information before, during, and after a cyber-attack http://lnkd.in/dbsHh9Q

BBC: India and US reach WTO breakthrough over food http://lnkd.in/dCW8VSj

TIME: The Cancer Breakthrough With Big Implications. Screening tumors could lead to smarter decisions about which cancer treatments will work best for individual patients http://lnkd.in/dEVDGe7

THE SCIENCE TIMES: Stem Cell Breakthrough May be the Cure for Parkinson’s http://lnkd.in/dB2E5tH

FOREIGN POLICY: China and the United States Are Preparing for War. Despite the Obama-Xi handshake deal, the probability of confrontation will only heighten as long as the PLA remains a black box. http://lnkd.in/d5rF-T7

USA TODAY: China hacks into U.S. weather satellite network http://lnkd.in/d3cjh3K

BUSINESS INSIDER: China Is Finally Acting Like A Superpower — And Nobody Knows What’s Going To Happen Next http://lnkd.in/d7bBd3h

FORBES: Intel’s Brian David Johnson On Building A Human Future http://lnkd.in/d-BCZ7V

FORBES: The 7 Principles Of The Future Employee http://lnkd.in/d3emC4u

PC WORLD: IBM shares plans for supercomputing future http://lnkd.in/dYgsdmm

THE ECONOMIST: The Madrid government should let the Catalans have a vote—and then defeat the separatists at the polls http://lnkd.in/dHP-vnK

CNBC: Forget currency, bitcoin’s tech is the revolution http://lnkd.in/dg-n5cE

THE GUARDIAN: The future of technology? It’s in your hands. Now that everyone owns a smartphone, technology’s advances will be imperceptible http://lnkd.in/df9WBsm

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Horton Hears a Hadoop: Tech IPO Shows the Future of Databases. Hortonworks, a Data-Platform Maker Founded Three Years Ago, Files to Go Public http://lnkd.in/dhXcH8x

SYRACUSE COM: What will be the most high-impact technologies of the future? (Predictions from 10 futurists, business leaders and teachers) http://lnkd.in/dfmFEYM

FORBES: The Future Of Money http://lnkd.in/dmyFfZc

DAILY HERALD: Why baby boomers will rule the future of technology http://lnkd.in/dxujrsA

BUSINESS LINE: Mercedes-Benz sees technology redefining future line of cars http://lnkd.in/dNEX77m

BBC: How computers change the way we learn http://lnkd.in/dmkVJ84

BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI

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The audio in this archive file was compiled from a 1984 meeting of futurists, transhumanists, and progressives. The main topic of the meeting was the most appropriate ways to engage or advance these philosophies within government. For example, one significant point of discussion centered around whether running for office was an effective way to drive change.

In the course of the discussion, the primary viewpoint FM-2030 espoused was that some aspects of government — especially the concept of leadership — would become obsolete or be replaced by other aspects of society (see Part 1). However, he also expressed what he believed the core of a ‘true’ democracy might look like. This archive file is assembled from excerpts of that section of the discussion.

MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Fibroblasts transformed into induced thymic epithelial cells (iTEC) in vitro (left, iTEC in green). iTEC transplanted onto the mouse kidney form an organised and functional mini-thymus (right, kidney cells in pink, thymus cells in dark blue).

Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance could in future aid the development of ‘lab-grown’ replacement organs.

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, at the University of Edinburgh, took cells called fibroblasts from a mouse embryo and converted them directly into a completely unrelated type of cell — specialised thymus cells — using a technique called ‘reprogramming’. When mixed with other thymus cell types and transplanted into mice, these cells formed a replacement organ that had the same structure, complexity and function as a healthy native adult thymus. The reprogrammed cells were also capable of producing T cells — a type of white blood cell important for fighting infection — in the lab.

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FUTURISM UPDATE (November 13, 2014)

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FORBES: How Top CIOs Brace For The Next Big Data Breach http://lnkd.in/d-btWe3

STRATFOR: What the Fall of the Wall Did Not Change http://lnkd.in/d8qx75t

UPI: Lockheed Martin partners for space debris research. Lockheed Martin has announced a partnering agreement to study near-Earth space debris using the largest infrared telescope in the Western Hemisphere. http://lnkd.in/dGUFrnd

BBC: The number of people killed by the worst outbreak of Ebola has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The Ebola outbreak is thought to have infected more than 14,000 people, almost all of them in West Africa. http://lnkd.in/d_eE7aw

THE GUARDIAN: Sir Richard Branson: self-proclaimed experts wrong about Virgin Galactic explosion — video http://lnkd.in/dxTJhCj

REUTERS: Abu Dhabi fund holding off on Virgin Galactic decision –source http://lnkd.in/dv8kanG

WALL STREET JOURNAL: NTSB Cites Improper Pilot Command in Virgin Galactic Crash. An improper pilot command preceded the violent in-flight breakup of Virgin Galactic LLC’s experimental rocket ship Friday, according to federal safety investigators probing the fatal accident. http://lnkd.in/dMfFuFv

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Rosetta Mission’s Probe Lands on Comet. European Space Agency’s Philae Is First Craft to Land on Comet in Historic Moment for Space Exploration http://lnkd.in/dQhdxRF

LIVE SCIENCE: Why Chimps Haven’t Evolved Culture Like Humans http://lnkd.in/dbb_BBJ

FOX NEWS: China takes new stealth jet for test flight during Obama visit http://lnkd.in/dSb_7Yh

BLOOMBERG: China Shows Off New Stealth Fighter to U.S. Military http://lnkd.in/dUMJG7F

NEW YORK TIMES: With a Stealth Fighter, China Tries to Gain Attention http://lnkd.in/d46WCUY

FINANCIAL TIMES: Say ‘hi’ to your new colleague and competitor: the needy robot. The next Machine Age will not just augur job losses and the transformation of some professions. The future could be a lot worse. It may also let loose an army of needy robots. This week, the MIT Technology Review…more http://lnkd.in/dGmpR49

WIRED: Robots to cause ‘avoidable unemployment’ in 2020 Britain http://lnkd.in/dCP_EFY

BLOOMBERG: Could a Robot or AI Take Your Job? http://lnkd.in/dReSAwN

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Chinese firms seek greater share of industrial robots market. New government policies and rising automation prompt mainland makers of the devices to step up production to garner a bigger slice of the market http://lnkd.in/dZBsiES

FORGET ABOUT JOBS COMING BACK. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Men or machines: will technology take our jobs? As technology transforms millions of jobs around the world, it has created a “second machine age”, which represents a new inflection point in history. Just as in the industrial age, machines are improving the effectiveness of the workforce – but they are also automating tasks that humans once performed. less http://lnkd.in/dPeM7Ds

FINANCIAL TIMES: Technology threatens 1 in 3 UK jobs http://lnkd.in/d6UWbCM

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: Robots to Steal 10 Million Low Paid UK Jobs by 2034 http://lnkd.in/d5S_aBX

CLEAN TECHNICA: Self-Driving Buses Could Really Reinvent Transportation Systems http://lnkd.in/dNrxvRd

CIO: How Automation Could Take Your Skills — and Your Job http://lnkd.in/da6z_EJ

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Will 2015 be the year of jobless growth? http://lnkd.in/dS2Ur2C

YAHOO NEWS: Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico http://lnkd.in/d6nitRD

YAHOO NEWS: Ebola Rages on in West Africa http://lnkd.in/dz_KFVc

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Health Officials Urge Congress for Ebola Help http://lnkd.in/dftDz8R

CIO: German Spy Agency Seeks Millions to Monitor Social Networks Outside Germany http://lnkd.in/dPH3Xcj

FAST COMPANY: Need A New Bone? Grow It From Your Own Cells http://lnkd.in/dxQYVSc

MOSCOW TIMES: Blackwater.ru: The Future of Russian Private Military Companies. In Soviet times, Russian military professionals worked across the globe from Cuba to Vietnam, teaching, advising and sometimes just pointing Kalashnikov muzzles at the enemy for the sake of the proletariat. Now Russian authorities want them to do so again, but this time, for profit — and, just possibly, as a governmental proxy. less http://lnkd.in/dZzBFf2

MOSCOW TIMES: Ukraine Redeploys Troops, Fearing Russia-Backed Offensive http://lnkd.in/dNNsu6f

FORTUNE: Wearables are fast becoming part of ‘always on’ corporate culture http://lnkd.in/dmDDyC8

DER SPIEGEL: Interview with Hilary Mantel: ‘What’s Happening in Britain at the Moment Is Really Ugly’ http://lnkd.in/dq35WAj

FOREIGN POLICY: This Is Not Your Father’s Stock Market. 6 ways that global investing is breaking the rules. http://lnkd.in/dZMWN8T

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Radical Turks. Why Turkish Citizens are Joining ISIS http://lnkd.in/d7RcQMv

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The Other Facebook Revolution. How the Internet Makes People Unhappy With Their Governments http://lnkd.in/dbAgmMr

WASHINGTON POST: Five climate lessons from Stephen Hawking http://lnkd.in/duSkKHm

CANBERRA TIMES: Artificial intelligence and singularity could mean demise of human control. http://lnkd.in/dhJJz5b

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By — Gizmag

Tokia University researchers have developed a nanosheet material that clings to irregular ...

Even with advances in gels and dressings, burns remain a difficult injury to treat. This applies particularly to parts of the body where the skin bends around bones and joints, creating surfaces unfavorable to most types of bandaging. But researchers from Japan’s Tokai University have developed a new ultra-thin material that clings to those trickier locations, serving to ward off infectious bacteria.

The researchers liken the material as akin to cling wrap in its ability to adhere to not only flat surfaces without any adhesives, but also irregular surfaces that can be prone to dog-eared Band-Aids and curling gauze.

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