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Nov 14
2018

Jeff Bezos has confirmed the HQ2 decision and it’s the embodiment of Amazon’s emotionless practicality

Duh.

Nov 14
2018

Hoverbikes are finally here, but don’t expect to fly cheap

California firm’s long-anticipated flying motorcycle will set you back $150,000.

This drone-like flying motorcycle can be yours for $150,000. Hoversurf Official via YouTube.

Nov 14
2018

Has a Piece of the World’s Oldest Computer Been Found?

A lost piece of the world’s oldest analog computer (the Antikythera mechanism an ancient Greek device designed to calculate astronomical position) may have been discovered.

Nov 14
2018

Google went down after traffic was routed through China and Russia

Google’s services went down for an hour yesterday after its IP addresses were routed way from normal paths to Nigeria, China and Russia. Google told Ars Technica it doubted the leak was malicious, despite the fact that government-owned China Telecom was recently caught routing Western carrier traffic through mainland China. Some of Google’s most sensitive data, including its corporate WAN infrastructure and VPN, were reportedly redirected.

Nov 14
2018

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

Karl Friston’s free energy principle might be the most all-encompassing idea since Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. But to understand it, you need to peer inside the mind of Friston himself.

Nov 14
2018

CDC sets task force on determining cause of rise in polio-like illness

Last week alone, 33 new kids are suspected of having AFM.

Nov 14
2018

New methane fuel cell fixes temperature issue

The new fuel cell could be a cheaper, more practical way to generate energy to heat homes and eventually run cars.

Nov 14
2018

CDC: There Are Now 90 Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the U.S.

The CDC is investigating another 162 suspected cases of the rare, non-contagious infection that has baffled doctors since 2014.

Nov 14
2018

Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2-D materials

In optics, the era of glass lenses may be waning.

Nov 14
2018

Chinese fusion experiment generates an electron temperature of over 100 million degrees

A team of Chinese researchers has conducted an experiment that is nicknamed the “Chinese artificial sun” using the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion device. The EAST device has been conducting a four-month-long experiment with the goal of seeing how hot the electron temperature inside the fusion device could be. The scientists were able to achieve an electron temperature in the core plasma of over 100 million degrees.