FUTURISM UPDATE (October 04, 2014)

DEFENSE SYSTEMS: Pentagon launches Insider Threat Program http://defensesystems.com/articles/2014/10/02/dod-insider-threat-program.aspx

WASHINGTON POST: Why quarantines won’t stop Ebola from spreading in the U.S. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/03/w…n-the-u-s/

Goldman Sachs: The Internet Of Things http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/outlook/iot-infogra…w-pa-iot-7

FASTCOMPANY: NEXT UP FOR FACEBOOK: HEALTH CARE http://www.fastcompany.com/3036654/healthware/next-up-for-facebook-health-care

ACCENTURE: STATS | Chinese Consumers Embrace eCommerce on a Regular Basis http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-stats-cgs-chine…sf30966011

CNN MONEY: GM stops sales of new pickups, recalls 524K cars http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/03/autos/gm-recall/index.html?iid=SF_BN_River

NEW YORK: Peter Thiel Wants to Make Hackers Into Heroes http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/peter-thiel-wan…tter_nymag

NEW YORK TIMES: JPMorgan Chase Hack: Ways to Protect Yourself http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/your-money/jpmorgan-chase-…s&_r=0

BLOOMBERG: Why Does Bernanke Want a Mortgage, Anyway? Low Rates and Tax Breaks http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-03/why-does-be…3730fa1c1f

THE TELEGRAPH: The first baby has been born following a womb transplant. The first baby has been born following a womb transplant, the Telegraph had learned http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11139991/The-fi…plant.html

GIGAOM: IBM rolls out new server with help from Nvidia and the OpenPower Foundation https://gigaom.com/2014/10/02/ibm-rolls-out-new-server-with-…ndation-2/

CIO: Expert: Basic Hacks Can Compromise Industrial Control Systems http://www.cio.com/article/2690552/security0/expert-basic-ha…stems.html

CIO: Microsoft’s New Sway Tool Blends Office Apps Into a Platform for Presenting Ideas http://www.cio.com/article/2690356/microsoft-office/microsof…ideas.html

ENTREPRENEUR: FBI to Apple, Google: Your New Privacy Policies Are Making People Less Safe http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237862

BLOOMBERG: Understand what metadata is, why it matters and how it can help you monetize your content http://www.bloomberg.com/content-service/metadatawp/?utm_sou…textnophot

Planning to fail: How mistakes can help your business http://www.bdc.ca/EN/small-business-week/Pages/how-mistakes-…gn=sbw2014

IEEE Spectrum: Process for Producing Layered 2-D Materials Determines Their Electronic Properties http://lnkd.in/ddDnCkr

FRANCE 24: Heads roll in Spain bank scandal implicating ex-IMF chief http://www.france24.com/en/20141003-heads-roll-spain-bank-sc…ce=twitter

YAHOO FINANCE: How self-made are today’s billionaires? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/self-made-todays-billionaires-173541975.html

PC: 4.4 Billion Worldwide Lack Net Access http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2469764,00.asp

COMPUTERWORLD: Solar power on track to be world’s largest electricity source by 2050 www.computerworld.com/article/2691389/solar-power-on-track-t…-2050.html

INC: Less than 3 percent of companies that received venture capital funding have women CEOs, according to the study. http://www.inc.com/associated-press/women-led-businesses-get…id=sf01001

BBC: The expert guide to space colonies http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141002-time-to-plan-a-space-colony

Huffington Post: Cybernetic Synthetic Biology And The Internet of Living Things http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-cronin/cybernetic-syntheti…_hp_ref=tw

NANO WERK: ‘Stealth’ nanoparticles could improve cancer vaccines http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=37594.php

3#D PRINT: NovaCopy to Distribute All 3D Systems ProX 3D Metal Printers http://3dprint.com/15051/novacopy-3d-systems-printers/

What the US Navy can learn from jellyfish. Researchers at Caltech are studying natural fuel efficiency of the underwater creatures. http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/techknow/articles/2…yfish.html

FAST COMPANY: How The “Internet Of Things” Is Turning Cities Into Living Organisms http://www.fastcompany.com/biomimicry/how-the-internet-of-th…-organisms

MAKEZINE: The Internet of Living Things http://makezine.com/2013/03/04/the-internet-of-living-things/

CIO: LinkedIn’s New ‘SlideShare’ App is a Presentation Library for iOS 8 Devices http://www.cio.com/article/2690881/mobile-apps/linkedins-new…ios-8.html

LINKEDIN: “Sorry, Simplicity is not Omnipresent and Ubiquitous!” http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141003224230-344…ubiquitous

RT: Russia completes ratification of Eurasian Economic Union, as Putin signs law http://rt.com/business/192956-russia-putin-law-economicunion/

ENGADGET: The Tah Bluetooth stick lets you control (almost) anything with a smartphone http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/03/tah-bluetooth-arduino-board/

YAHOO FINANCE: The World’s 2,325 Billionaires Have These 14 Traits In Common http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-mind-blowing-facts-worlds-204640399.html

Shutting Down Cancer by Understanding its Communication System http://www.21stcentech.com/shutting-cancer-matter-understand…on-system/

CIO: Researchers Hope to Diagnose Deadly Ebola Virus with Nanotech http://www.cio.com/article/2690794/health/researchers-hope-t…otech.html

BROOKINGS: The Reasons Why Trade Clearly Matters http://www.brookings.edu/research/podcasts/2014/10/trade-clearly-matters

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FUTURISM UPDATE (October 03, 2014)

BBC: Toyota’s plans for a fuel cell future http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29459999

POPULAR SCIENCE: CHEOS– China’s New Eye In Space http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/eastern-arsenal/cheos-chi…e-in-space

MARKET WATCH: Japan Inc. begins to turn against the weak yen www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-inc-begins-to-turn-against-t…um=twitter

WALL STREET JOURNAL: 5 THINGS TO WATCH IN THE U.S. JOBS REPORT http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2014/10/02/5-things-to-watch-in…bs-report/

THE DIPLOMAT: Distrust About China’s Antitrust Campaign http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/distrust-about-chinas-antitrust-campaign/

BUSINESS WEEK: Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Be Paid for Waiting in Line http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-02/secu…ill-decide

THE VERGE: This is not a Prius: Lamborghini made a plug-in hybrid with 910 horsepower http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/1/6882107/lamborghini-asteri…horsepower

FORTUNE: Forget the jobs numbers, America needs to focus on its income problem http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/us-employment-wages-jobs/?utm_…ign=buffer

BLOOMBERG: Buffett to Buy Van Tuyl, Create Berkshire Auto Unit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-02/buffett-to-…otive.html

BBC: JP Morgan sees 76 million customer accounts hacked http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29470381

FORBES: Putin Is Winning: EU Backs Away From Ukraine Trade Pact; U.S. On The Sidelines www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2014/10/02/as-russi…gy-policy/

BLOOMBERG: How generous are the top 50 S&P 500 companies’ 401(k)s? http://www.bloomberg.com/infographics/2014-07-22/401…ngs/assets

FORTUNE: After all those IPO flops, does ad tech deserve a second chance? http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/advertising-tech/?utm_content=…ign=buffer

Chinese Navy – Looks Like China’s Sending a Stealth Fighter to Sea http://nosi.org/2014/10/03/chinese-navy-looks-like-chinas-se…um=twitter

THE ECONOMIST: Saving for retirement. Prudence penalised. European savers have suffered terrible returns from pension funds http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21621883…_penalised

ACCENTURE: The Everyday Bank reinvention requires significant changes to distribution and marketing to meet customers’ needs more holistically. http://www.accenture.com/microsites/everydaybank/Pages/banki…sf31873226

CIO: Young Adults Clueless on Cybersecurity Profession http://www.cio.com/article/2690312/cybercrime/young-adults-c…tk.rss_all

CATO INSTITUTE: Washington Should Recognize India as an Emerging Great Power http://www.cato.org/blog/washington-should-recognize-india-e…ign=buffer

MONEY: California Judge Rules That There’s Nothing Sacred About Pension Promises http://time.com/money/3457656/stockton-bankruptcy-judge-pension-promises/

YOUTUBE: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age — Mitchel Resnick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_0XzM34_Ew&feature=youtu.be

TIME: NASA is 3D-printing a better rocket http://ti.me/1qUABl1

WIRED: The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose http://www.wired.com/2014/10/code-published-for-unfixable-us…al_twitter

IEEE Spectrum: Nanograss is Greener on the Photovoltaic Side http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/green-tech/solar/nanogras…pectrum%29

THE ECONOMIST: Schumpeter. Philosopher kings. Business leaders would benefit from studying great writers http://www.economist.com/news/business/21621778-business-lea…pher_kings

THE ECONOMIST: Commodity prices. Oil and trouble. Tumbling resource prices suggest the world economy is slowing http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21621875…nd_trouble

ENGADGET: Seriously: Dubai police get Google Glass to go with their Lamborghinis http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/02/dubai-detectives-google-glass/

BLOOMBERG: Singapore Shows How to Keep Factories Open as Costs Rise http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-02/singapore-s…-rise.html

CIO: Social Media Marketing ROI – The Business Value of Friends, Followers and Connections http://www.cio.com/article/2685644/social-media/social-media…nwwcontrib

THE ECONOMIST: Our interactive guide to global labour markets http://econ.st/1x31Cbu

PHYS ORG: Quantum meets classical: Qubit fabricated with integrated micromagnet increases speed of quantum manipulation in silicon http://phys.org/news/2014-08-quantum-classical-qubit-fab…t.html#jCp

BLOOMBERG: Albert Edwards Says Watch Japanese Yen and Be Very Afraid http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-02/albert-edwa…fraid.html

PHYS ORG: Majorana fermion: Physicists observe elusive particle that is its own antiparticle http://phys.org/news/2014-10-majorana-fermion-physicists…ticle.html

CATO INSTITUTE: Government Crowding Out, USPS Style http://www.cato.org/blog/government-crowding-out-usps-style?…ign=buffer

WIRED: 3D-printed pizza and tech ‘groundbreaking’ for ISS http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-10/02/maker-faire-space-3d-printing

POPULAR MECHANICS: How We Could Actually Build a Space Colony www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/deep/how-we-could-act…7_94989486

NEXT GOV: Does the Intelligence Community Really Get Hadoop? http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2014/09/does-intelligence-co…oop/95465/

Deloitte: 3D opportunity: The course on additive manufacturing for business leaders http://dupress.com/articles/3d-opportunity-additive-manufact…01128:dopp

REUTERS: BRITISH PETROLEUM asks judge to reconsider ‘gross negligence’ ruling http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-bp-spill-motion…sinessNews

TECH CRUNCH: Will Tesla Finally Unveil An Insane Model S Supercar? http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/02/will-tesla-finally-unveil-a…hCrunch%29

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FUTURISM UPDATE (October 02, 2014)

CIO: Microsoft Wants You to Help Predict the Future, and Bet on it http://www.cio.com/article/2689412/innovation/microsoft-want…on-it.html

FINANCIAL TIMES: Robots are our saviours, not the enemy. The alternative is a world in which wages fall and prices rise, writes Peter Thiel http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db02d75c-4400-11e4-baa7-00144feabdc0.html

FASTCOEXIST: 8 Ways Rail Travel Could Evolve By 2050 http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036165/8-ways-rail-travel-could-evolve-by-2050

PHYSICS WORLD: Quantum data are compressed for the first time http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/sep/29/quantum…first-time

BUSINESS INSIDER: How ‘Internet of Things’ Startup Jasper Became A $1.4 Billion Company http://www.businessinsider.com/jasper-internet-of-things-service-2014-8

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: What We’ll Be Doing in 2022 http://hbr.org/2014/10/what-well-be-doing-in-2022/ar/1?utm_c…dium=Tweet

AIRFORCE TECHNOLOGY: Predator C Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), United States of America http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator-c-aveng…ystem-uas/

THE BULLETIN: From nuclear bombs to killer robots: how amoral technologies become immoral weapons http://thebulletin.org/nuclear-bombs-killer-robots-how-amora…eapons7409

THE BULLETIN: The seeds of failure in Syria and Ukraine were planted long ago http://thebulletin.org/seeds-failure-syria-and-ukraine-were-planted-long-ago7666

THE BULLETIN: To limit—or expand—missile defense http://thebulletin.org/limit%E2%80%94or-expand%E2%80%94missile-defense7647

DELL: Siemens Selects Dell OEM Solutions to Help Make Cities Worldwide More Livable and Sustainable www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/press-releases/2014–10&…er-siemens

McKinsey & Company: Manager and machine: The new leadership equation. As artificial intelligence takes hold, what will it take to be an effective executive? http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/leading_in_the_21st_century/manager_and_machine

CIO: U.S. Lags in Broadband Speed Due to Serious Lack of Competition. The United States lags behind 24 other countries in average broadband speed, according to new research. The reason? A serious lack of competition among U.S. broadband providers. http://www.cio.com/article/2689996/consumer-technology/us-la…ition.html

DAILYTECH: Microsoft Predicts the Future with New Software http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Predicts+the+Future+with+…e29818.htm

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Chipmaker ARM pushes software to secure the Internet of Things http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/chipmake…e20880872/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: ARM’s low-power ‘flycatcher’ chip step toward ‘Internet of things’ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/arms-low…cle533520/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Samsung, Intel, Dell team up on Internet of Things standard http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technolog…e19503473/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Antarctica’s ice loss is messing with Earth’s gravity, scientists say http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/1001/Antarctica-s-ice-…ntists-say

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Some of Earth’s water is actually older than the sun, say scientists http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0929/Some-of-Earth-s-w…scientists

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Do chimps have culture? (+video) http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/1001/Do-chimps-have-culture-video

CIO: Wearable Kidney Dialysis Machine Sent to Clinical Trials http://www.cio.com/article/2688828/wearable-technology/weara…rials.html

Three D’s – Decision Makers (Senior Leadership), Deciders (Management), and Doers (Users).

Evidence of Past Glaciation Found on Mars http://www.21stcentech.com/evidence-glaciation-mars/

KAI: How to build a low-cost ‘cloaking’ device using ordinary lenses http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-build-a-low-cost-cloaking-d…ary-lenses

KAI: New molecule found in space suggests life origins http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-molecule-found-in-space-suggests-life-origins

KAI: Can you out-think a computer in judging photos? http://www.kurzweilai.net/can-you-out-think-a-computer-in-judging-photos

KAI: Do neurons see what we tell them to see? http://www.kurzweilai.net/do-neurons-see-what-we-tell-them-to-see

KAI: First Ebola case diagnosed in US confirmed by CDC http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-ebola-case-diagnosed-in-us-confirmed-by-cdc

KAI: How cancer cells assure immortality by lengthening the ends of chromosomes http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-cancer-cells-assure-immortalit…hromosomes

KAI: MIT researchers design ‘perfect’ solar absorber http://www.kurzweilai.net/mit-researchers-design-perfect-solar-absorber

KAI: Massive electrode array system will do first large-scale network recording of brain activity http://www.kurzweilai.net/massive-electrode-array-system-wil…n-activity

THE GUARDIAN: Hackers charged with stealing over $100m in US army and Xbox technology http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/30/four-hacke…technology

NEW YORK TIMES: As PayPal Spins Off, Apple Pay Signals New Era at Cash Register http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/technology/apple-pay-signa…e&_r=0

New Free resources from IBM help you take the guesswork out of measuring Social Media’s impact on what really matters: Sales! https://exploreb2b.com/articles/free-webinar-white-paper-ibm…l-business

MOSCOW TIMES: Russia to Form Arctic Military Command by 2017 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-to-for…08199.html

MOSCOW TIMES: U.S. Air Force Working on Plan to Kill Reliance on Russian Rocket Engines http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/u-s-air-force…08151.html

LINKEDIN: “Outright Conquering Success — 468 Easy Tips!” by @SciCzar http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141001014007-344…-easy-tips

DER SPIEGEL: Bridge to Nowhere: Are EU Subsidies for Andalusia Well Spent? www.spiegel.de/international/europe/questions-mounting-about…94844.html

CIO: CBS Interactive CIO Says Shadow IT Is an Opportunity http://www.cio.com/article/2690752/it-strategy/cbs-interacti…unity.html

WIRED: One Doctor’s Quest to Save People by Injecting Them With Scorpion Venom http://www.wired.com/2014/06/scorpion-venom/

Ex-Homeland Security Chief Says Energy Industry Under Increasing Threat of Cyber Attack http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/99871-ex-homeland-se…H0.twitter

GIZMODO: Could a Simple Pill Make You Mentally Stronger? http://gizmodo.com/could-a-simple-pill-make-you-mentally-stronger-1640676335

PHYS ORG: Driving cancer cells to suicide http://phys.org/news/2014-09-cancer-cells-suicide.html

RAMPANT GEOPOLITICS. YAHOO NEWS: Report: Advanced iOS Virus Targeting Hong Kong Protesters https://www.yahoo.com/tech/report-advanced-ios-virus-targeti…12709.html

WIRED: New Quadcopters Arrive Just as US Eases Its Ban on Camera Drones http://www.wired.com/2014/10/new-swarming-drones-appear-just…al_twitter

NETWORK WORLD: Alcatel-Lucent sells enterprise networking unit to China Huaxin http://www.networkworld.com/article/2690294/alcatellucent-se…ign=buffer

WALL STREET JOURNAL: How College Major, Field and Job Affect Annual Pay http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/how-college-major-field-and-job…/?mod=e2tw

THE TIMES: Drug offers hope in cutting cholesterol http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4223909.ece…;0-0-0

FINANCIAL TIMES: When Chinese competition threatened his business, one man refused to accept defeat http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f5f0cf10-1e62-11e4&#4…abdc0.html

COMPUTER WEEKLY: Internet of things will drive forward lifestyle innovations http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Internet-of-things-wil…nnovations

LINKEDIN: Making Baby-Steps an Entrepreneurial Success! https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141002025854&#…al-success

LE MONDE: In English : Revelations on the French Big Brother http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/07/04/revelations…_3224.html

FRANCE 24: Philips ordered to pay $467 mln in Masimo patent trial http://www.france24.com/en/20141002-philips-ordered-pay-467-…ce=twitter

CIO: 3D Printed Skin Holds Promise for Burn Victims and Others http://www.cio.com/article/2688353/3d-printing/3d-printed-sk…thers.html

NASDAQ: JP Energy Partners LP prices IPO at $20 midpiont http://www.nasdaq.com/article/jp-energy-partners-lp-prices-i…z3ExW9p2iy

SAP: Top 10 Strategic Workforce Trends for 2020 from Oxford Economics — See more at: http://www.news-sap.com/top-10-strategic-trends-workforce-20…RK9Ba.dpuf

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FUTURISM UPDATE (October 01, 2014)

WFS: Signs of “Connected Consciousness” Detected on Global Scale http://www.wfs.org/blogs/richard-samson/signs-connected-cons…obal-scale

New York State Takes Activist Role in Implementing Solar Energy Projects http://www.21stcentech.com/york-state-takes-activist-role-im…-projects/

START: START researchers earn $2.6 million NSF grant to investigate social media’s ability to predict political instability http://www.start.umd.edu/news/start-researchers-earn-26-mill…ty-predict

MASHABLE: There Are Now 3 Million Data Centers in the U.S., and Climbing http://mashable.com/2014/09/30/doe-energy-efficiency/?utm_ci…-main-link

POLITICO: Did Obama Just Unify America’s Enemies? Why bombing Syria could turn out to be a disastrous mistake. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/did-obama-jus…z3Eq31JyW1

CIO: Inside the NSA’s Private Cloud http://www.cio.com/article/2688434/private-cloud/exclusive-i…cloud.html

CIO: How Live Tweeting Is Changing Broadcast Media http://www.cio.com/article/2689318/social-media/how-live-twe…media.html

How Wearable Devices Can Transform Contact Center Operations http://www.customerexperiencereport.com/strategy-and-trends/…perations/

DIGITAL COMMUNITIES: Forecasting the Future for Technology and Policing http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/Forecasting-the-F…cing.html#

FORTUNE: Hackers charged with stealing Xbox intellectual property http://fortune.com/2014/09/30/xbox-hacking/?utm_content=buff…ign=buffer

COMPUTER WORLD: Software stack from Eclipse could unleash Java developer army on IoT http://www.computerworld.com/article/2688541/networking-hard…n-iot.html

LINKEDIN: “Outright Conquering Success — 264 Easy Tips!” http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141001014007-344…-easy-tips

BUSINESS INSIDER: Charles Nenner — Who’s Been Warning Of Market Collapses For Years — Warns A ‘Major Collapse’ Is Coming In 2018 http://www.businessinsider.com/charles-nenner-on-deflation-a…z3EqzWzTWR

THE ECONOMIST: India’s economy. Reform à la Modi. The new government’s modest policies will not bring back 9% growth http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21620231…rm_la_modi

FORTUNE: The worrying collapse in global trade http://fortune.com/2014/04/11/the-worrying-collapse-in-global-trade/

ZERO HEDGE: Steve Forbes Warns Of Economic “Catastrophe” Due To Fed’s Dollar Debasement http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-11/steve-forbe…debasement

BLOOMBERG: China Property Failures Seen as $33 Billion in Trusts Due http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-19/property-fl…redit.html

THE CITY FIX: Building the city of the future through smart, connected urban transport http://thecityfix.com/blog/building-city-future-smart-connec…on-feller/

FASTCOEXIST: 8 Ways Rail Travel Could Evolve By 2050 http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036165/8-ways-rail-travel-could-evolve-by-2050

AMERICAN SCIENTIST: Weaponized Ebola: Is It Really a Bioterror Threat? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/weaponized-ebola-i…or-threat/

FORBES: Mantras That Guide Thriving Organizations http://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2014/09/24/mantr…ium=social

CNBC: US, China, Europe nearing ‘Minsky moment’: Economist. The world’s three economic superpowers — the U.S., China and Europe — are heading for a major collapse in asset values because their economic models favor consumption instead of productivity, one economist has warned. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102035634#.

THE ECONOMIST: Critical infrastructure. Crashing the system. How to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606419-how-pr…ing-system

THE FINANCIAL TIMES: Euro in Crisis http://www.ft.com/indepth/euro-in-crisis

FINANCIAL TIMES: The Future of European Union http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/84182838-d589-11e…eabdc0.pdf

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FUTURISM UPDATE (September 30, 2014)

LIVE SCIENCE: Higgs Boson to the World Wide Web: 7 Big Discoveries Made at CERN http://www.livescience.com/48052-cern-anniversary-big-discoveries.html

3-D PRINT: NYC Engineer 3D Prints a Mechanical Computer, The Turbo Entabulator http://3dprint.com/16795/3d-printed-computer/

STATE OF THE GLOBE: World’s First Wearable Drone Takes Flight http://stateofglobe.com/2014/09/28/worlds-first-wearable-drone-takes-flight/

STATE OF THE GLOBE: 12 Ways to Measure the Bitcoin Network’s Health http://stateofglobe.com/2014/09/28/12-ways-to-measure-the-bi…ks-health/

FORTUNE: Why Amazon’s Fire phone failed http://fortune.com/2014/09/29/why-amazons-fire-phone-failed/…ign=buffer

REUTERS: Vista Equity to buy Tibco Software for $4.3 billion http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/29/us-tibco-software-…1Y20140929

MOSCOW TIMES: Russia Calls for Joint Effort With U.S. to Fight Islamic State http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russia-calls-for-…07990.html

DER SPIEGEL: The Caliphate Next Door: Turkey Faces Up to its Islamic State Problem www.spiegel.de/international/world/islamic-state-jihadist-ac…94392.html

DER SPIEGEL: Finnish Prime Minister: ‘Moscow Is Provoking a Number of Its Neighbors’ www.spiegel.de/international/europe/finnish-prime-minister-d…94356.html

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Leaders Indicating. Why Markets Now Use Politics to Predict Economics http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141849/ruchir-sharma/leaders-indicating

FOREIGN POLICY: Obama’s Islamic State Blame Game http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/29/obamas_islamic_state_blame_game

VENTURE BEAT: FireChat gets embraced by Hong Kong protesters, plans for verified usernames and encryption http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/29/china-blocked-instagram-so…-firechat/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Cyberwar: Not if. Not when. Now. http://washingtonexaminer.com/cyberwar-not-if.-not-when.-now./article/2553470

CIO: VoIP Phone Systems at Risk of Shellshock Bash Attacks http://www.cio.com/article/2687830/voice-over-ip/voip-phone-…tacks.html

CIO: How Social Media Can Influence High-Stakes Business Decisions http://www.cio.com/article/2686973/social-media/how-social-m…sions.html

CIO: IT Leaders Aren’t All Coming From Tech http://www.cio.com/article/2687205/careers-staffing/it-leade…-tech.html

KAI: ‘Greener,’ low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics http://www.kurzweilai.net/greener-low-cost-transistor-herald…lectronics

KAI: Turning the Moon into a giant cosmic ray detector http://www.kurzweilai.net/turning-the-moon-into-a-giant-cosmic-ray-detector

KAI: Ultra-low-energy-consuming transistors and circuits http://www.kurzweilai.net/ultra-low-energy-consuming-transistors-and-circuits

THE GUARDIAN: What is the ‘Google tax’? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/29/what-is-goog…ge-osborne

THE GUARDIAN: Bitcoin goes mainstream: Circle’s payments make cryptocurrencies easy http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/29/bitcoin-ci…my-allaire

BLOOMBERG: HP Unveils Moonshot Servers Based on ARM Technology http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/hp-unveils-…ology.html

BLOOMBERG: Oracle Cloud to Match Amazon.com’s Pricing, Ellison Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/oracle-clou…-says.html

BLOOMBERG: Billionaire Ma Says Alibaba Works With China on Security http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/billionaire…urity.html

YAHOO NEWS: WATCH: FAA Approves Drone Use for Domestic TV and Movie Production https://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-is-the-first-time-the-faa-ha…65419.html

YAHOO NEWS: Protest over contract award to delay work on NASA space taxi http://news.yahoo.com/protest-over-contract-award-delay-nasa…nance.html

YAHOO NEWS: Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970: WWF http://news.yahoo.com/global-wildlife-populations-down-half-…18673.html

YAHOO NEWS: Sierra Nevada challenges NASA ‘space taxi’ contracts to Boeing, SpaceX http://news.yahoo.com/sierra-nevada-challenges-nasa-space-ta…nance.html

NEW YORK TIMES: Cisco: The Internet Needs More Control http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/cisco-the-internet-…y&_r=0

NEW YORK TIMES: E.U. Inquiry Into Tax Deals for Multinationals Like Apple Pushes Ahead http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/business/in-tax-inquiry-in…technology

NEW YORK TIMES: Microsoft Begins a Push Into the Polling World http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/upshot/microsoft-begins-a-…&abg=0

NEW YORK TIMES: Tibco Software Agrees to Sell Itself to a Private Equity Firm for $4.3 Billion http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/tibco-software-to-sel…technology

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google Capital Makes First China Investment, Backs InnoLight http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/09/29/google-capital-makes-…t/?mod=ST1

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Brown Vetoes Bill Requiring Warrants for Drone Surveillance http://online.wsj.com/articles/california-governor-vetoes-bi…TopStories

ENGINEERING: Police Motorcycles Go Green http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesi…Green.aspx

ENGINEERING: NASA Telescopes Detect Clear Skies, Water Vapor on Exoplanets http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…anets.aspx

ENGINEERING: Underwater Robots Could Increase Port Security http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…urity.aspx

ENGINEERING: Triton UAV Completes Cross-Country Navy Test http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…-Test.aspx

Phys.org: Now hear this: Simple fluid waveguide performs spectral analysis in a manner similar to the cochlea http://phys.org/news/2014-09-simple-fluid-waveguide-spectral-analysis.html

DAILY MAIL: Countdown to Mars: Nasa starts final assembly of huge rockets to test spacecraft it hopes will take man to the red planet http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2774080/Count…mailonline

BUSINESS INSIDER: Here’s How Apple Is Making Its New HQ ‘The Greenest Building On The Planet’ www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-apple-is-making-its-new-hq…2014–9

FORBES: Has Marissa Had Enough Of This Yahoo Turnaround? http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2014/09/26/has-maris…urnaround/

FORBES: Forbes 400: Richest Americans Facing Tougher Competition In China Business http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/09/29/forbe…-business/

BBC: Argentina found to be in contempt of court by US judge http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29415608

BLOOMBERG: Toyota Faces New Unintended Acceleration Probe http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/toyota-face…ollas.html

FORBES: The Most Amazing PCs Of September 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2014/09/29/the-mos…ium=social

THE ECONOMIST: Farming in the Netherlands. Polder and wiser. Dutch farmers add sustainability to their enviable productivity. http://www.economist.com/news/business/21613356-dutch-farmer…-and-wiser

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FUTURISM UPDATE (September 27, 2014)

ENGADGET: Google’s data-transferring tool gets a shiny new interface http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/26/google-takeout-redesign/

BLOOMBERG: Ford Due for Ratings Boost as Profit Returns to 1999 Level: Cars http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-26/ford-due-fo…in.company

BLOOMBERG: A Primer on the Deadly Math of Ebola http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-26/ebol…h#r=hpt-ls

BLOOMBERG: Kaiser Permanente’s Genetic Database Is Boon to Medical Research http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-25/kais…#r=nav-fst

Get Your Leather and Meat from a Local Manufacturer Named Modern Meadow http://www.21stcentech.com/leather-meat-local-manufacturer-named-modern-meadows/

UNIVERSE TODAY: Busy Spaceport: There are Now Five Spaceships Parked at the Space Station http://www.universetoday.com/114868/busy-spaceport-there-are…ign=buffer

POPULAR SCIENCE: The Week In Drones: Drones Fight Ebola, Iranian Dogfighters, And More http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/week-drones-iranian…s-and-more

SCIENCE ALERT: Scientists have discovered an on/off switch for ageing cells http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142409-26223.html

CIO: 4 Tips to Help CIOs Land a Seat on the Board http://www.cio.com/article/2688432/cio-role/4-tips-to-help-c…board.html

REUTERS: Secret tapes of Fed meetings on Goldman prompt call for U.S. hearings http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/27/us-usa-fed-whistle…F320140927

REUTERS: German courts uphold ban on Uber ride-share service http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/us-uber-germany-ba…3320140926

REUTERS: Microsoft offers first look at new Windows — and gives it a name http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/us-microsoft-windo…2F20140926

LINKEDIN: “Getting Apple, Microsoft and Fortune-500s to Uninterruptedly Buy From You!” by @SciCzar on @LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140927032047-344…g-from-you

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