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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-…als-money/

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

Three Teams To Develop Spaceplane Concepts for DARPA http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41263three-t…-for-darpa

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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/

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Written By: Jason Dorrier — Singularity Hub

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-permiss…ry-drones/

How DARPA’s Brain Chip Could Restore Lost Memories http://www.fastcompany.com/3032898/healthware/how-darpas-bra…t-memories

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

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REUTERS: German court rules Motorola infringes antenna patent http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/us-motorola-patent…UB20140709

REUTERS: Senate Intelligence Committee approves cybersecurity bill http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-usa-cybersecuri…LG20140708

THE ATLANTIC: When These Experts Savage US. Drone Policy, It’s Time to Worry www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/when-even-these…ry/374132/

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It’s time we conserve the building blocks of life. http://ensia.com/voices/endangered-elements/

The human brain’s remarkably low power consumption, and how computers might mimic its efficiency http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185984-the-human-brains-r…efficiency

NASA’s new astronaut-replacing robots, powered by Google Tango smartphones, launch into space this week http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185991-nasas-new-astronau…-this-week

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3 Things You Should Know About The Network Economy http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/07/07/3-things-y…k-economy/

Google’s new wearable project is a smart contact lens with medical uses http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/16/google-smart-contact-lens/

Neuroscientists Object to Europe’s Human Brain Project http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528796/neuroscientists-…ce=twitter

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THE GUARDIAN: Links with China: why Australian universities are leading the way http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/201…CMP=twt_gu

BUSINESS INSIDER: Future Food: How Scientists And Startups Are Changing The Way We Eat http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-and-startups-chang…2014-7

Was During The Credit Bubble http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-stock-market-i…z36ohOW7kK

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THE GUARDIAN: 3D printer drones will take to skies by 2040, claim BAE scientists http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/3d-printer-dron…CMP=twt_gu

Researchers regrow human corneas in mice http://www.kurzweilai.net/researchers-regrow-human-corneas-in-mice

A transistor material intended to replace silicon by 2024 http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-transistor-material-intended-to-…on-by-2024

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