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May 11
2019

ConsenSys CEO Predicts Trump Re-Election, Facebook Breakup and Crypto Revival

To close out the 2019 Ethereal Summit in Brooklyn, he foresaw a future where assets had all been tokenized, the web was completely decentralized and networks organized around topical interests had become roughly as important to human life as nation states.

Notably, Lubin predicted President Donald Trump would win a second term in 2020.

He foresaw those following four years as marking a downturn in American civilization, marked by an increase in radical divisions and even hate crimes. The turnaround would only arrive, he predicted, when Facebook, “finally admitting its role in global radicalism,” broke itself into “Facebook Media” (the news feed) and “Open Book,” a decentralized social web that any startup could tap into.

May 11
2019

Human lifespan could soon pass 100 years thanks to tech, says BofA

111 votes and so far on Reddit.

May 11
2019

How DARPA’s Experimental R3D2 Satellite Was Built Super Fast

Northrop Grumman built DARPA’s experimental R3D2 satellite in record time, the company says.

May 11
2019

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May 11
2019

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May 10
2019

Ship carrying oysters is world’s first remote-controlled cargo trip

A remote-controlled ship carrying British oysters to Belgium becomes the first cargo vessel in the world to traverse the seas without a crew…

A boat carrying a cargo of British oysters across the English Channel has become the world’s first ever shipment completed using remote control.

Mersea Island molluscs were on-board the 40-foot (12 m) long Sea-Kit vessel heading to Orstend in Belgium and there was not a single human being on-board.

It successfully completed the delivery of the 11 pounds (5kg) of shellfish and then made a return journey with some Belgian beer on-board.

May 10
2019

Seven-mile ‘bee corridor’ coming to London to boost dwindling numbers

A seven-mile “bee corridor” of vibrant wildflowers is being planted to encourage the insect’s population in London. The pathway for bees will be formed of 22 meadows sown through parks and green spaces in the north west of the capital. These will be in place in time for summer according to Brent council, which says it hopes the move will halt the decline in biodiversity in the borough.

May 10
2019

Study Suggests Wasps Are Capable of Logical Thinking

Yes, wasps are terrifying, we know that. But now, according to new research, we know that they’re not just terrifying, they’re also smart.

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May 9
2019

This startup invented underwear you can wear for weeks without washing

O.o…

A group of Danish innovators have launched a kickstarter campaign for underpants that don’t need to be washed with every use.

May 9
2019

California Flips Switch on First Grid-Connected Flow Battery

Flow batteries, an emerging technology, could be more durable and hardy than the most popular grid-scale batteries in use today. Now, California’s independent system operator has hooked one up.