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Scientists Discover Nearly 200,000 Kinds of Ocean Viruses

Apr 28
2019

New work raises the estimated diversity of viruses in the seas more than twelvefold and lays the groundwork for a better understanding of their impact on global.

Inside a $30 million mega yacht

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Apr 27
2019

This super yacht rents for $280,000 per week. Here’s what’s on board… (via Secret Lives of the Super Rich)

This is Mark Zuckerberg’s first CNBC interview

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in business, futurism

Apr 27
2019

It’s been 15 years since “The Facebook” was launched, and we first had Mark Zuckerberg on-air to discuss the future of the social media business. In 2004, his social networking site had 100,000 users. Today, Facebook has more than 2,000,000,000 users.

Couples are paying thousands for gender selection

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Apr 27
2019

Parents are paying up to $20,000 to choose the gender of their child.

Autonomous Scooter Uses AI to Learn Your Favorite Routes

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism, robotics/AI

Apr 27
2019

UK-based design agency Layer has teamed up with Chinese electric car maker Nio to create a smart scooter that can learn where you want to go.

Once “Pal” learns your preferred routes, the smart scooter can autonomously take you to your destination. On its website, Layer calls the scooter a “near-future prototype” that “embraces AI and machine learning to offer flexible and convenient ‘last mile’ travel.”

It’s a stunning example of industrial design that could make short-distance travel much more convenient — whether it will ever actually be sold to the public or not.