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Jul 16, 2015

Electric Vehicles Go the Distance with Fast Charging — By Reed McManus | Sierra Magazine

Posted by in categories: energy, environmental, transportation

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I’M driving 550 miles in three days, all by myself, mainly for the fun of it—and I’m not an environmental villain. Behind the wheel of a borrowed bright-red electric Tesla Model S, I click off the miles as I head south from the San Francisco Bay Area on Interstate 5 through California’s San Joaquin Valley, feeling virtuous because my tailpipe spews no pollution.

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Jul 16, 2015

Hotel ‘staffed’ entirely by robots unveiled in Japan

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Businessman insists hotel, with no human workers, is not a gimmick and will cut operating costs.

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Jul 16, 2015

What Competing In An Ironman Taught Me About Entrepreneurship — By Brandon Weber | Fast Company

Posted by in category: business

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Between starting a real estate technology company, Hightower, and completing in an Ironman, I’ve had my fair share of feeling in over my head. However, each of these adventures has taught me how to overcome an overwhelming challenge. Here are four humble pieces of advice for all of you crazy enough to do the same.

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Jul 16, 2015

Robots Can’t Kill You—and Claiming They Can is Dangerous — Ron Chrisley | Gizmodo

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

“Since robots don’t have responsibility, humans are the ones responsible for what robots do. However, as robots become more prevalent, it will increasingly appear as if they actually have their own autonomy and intentions, for which it will seem they can and should be held responsible.” Read more

Jul 16, 2015

Here’s the Home-Made Gun-Toting Quadcopter Nightmares Are Made Of — Chris Mills Gizmodo

Posted by in categories: drones, weapons

I’m not normally of the school of thought that quadrotors should be terminated with a shotgun, but then again, I’ve never seen a DIY drone just casually flying around with a handgun. Until now. Read more

Jul 15, 2015

IBM’s Watson supercomputer is learning Arabic in move to Middle East

Posted by in category: supercomputing

IBM supercomputer and Jeopardy champion Watson is setting up shop in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Jul 15, 2015

Organovo CEO: 3D bioprinting organs will help us get people off transplant waiting lists

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical

Keith Murphy discusses the challenge in going from 3D printing tissue to entire organs.

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Jul 15, 2015

Luna: Open Source Artificial Intelligence Demo

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The worlds most advanced chatbot?

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Jul 15, 2015

One day soon, amputees will be able to control their prosthetic limbs with their minds.

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs

One day soon, amputees will be able to control their prosthetic limbs with their minds. http://voc.tv/1cRrjAQ.

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Jul 15, 2015

A jet engine powered by lasers and nuclear explosions?

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, transportation

Lasers vaporize radioactive material and cause a fusion reaction — in effect, a small thermonuclear explosion (credit: Patent Yogi/YouTube)

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