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Jun 30, 2014

The Moore’s Law of 3D Printing… Yes it Does Exist, And Could Have Staggering Implications

Posted by in category: 3D printing

by — 3D Print.com

http://youtu.be/pu8XZo3XnhQ

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Jun 30, 2014

Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation

Posted by in category: bitcoin

— LA Times

Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed bills that recognize the legal use of Bitcoins and other digital currencies in California, repeal a requirement for food handlers to use gloves, and keep minor truants out of lockup facilities, his aides announced Saturday.

In all, the governor signed 15 pieces of legislation into law, including one that reflects the changing way that technology has Californians doing business.

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Jun 30, 2014

How Will We Know When Computers Can Think for Themselves?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

By: Jason Dorrier — Singularity Hub
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Headlines recently exploded with news that a computer program called Eugene Goostman had become the first to pass the Turing test, a method devised by computing pioneer Alan Turing to objectively prove a computer can think.

The program fooled 33% of 30 judges into thinking it was a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy in a five-minute conversation. How impressive is the result? In a very brief encounter, judges interacted with a program that could be forgiven for not knowing much or speaking very eloquently—in the grand scheme, it’s a fairly low bar.

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Jun 29, 2014

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

Posted by in category: futurism

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8 Ways The Internet Of Things Will Change Everyday Life https://blogs.sap.com/innovation/innovation/8-ways-the-inter…-NTECLPLIS

Billions To Soon Be Invested In 3D Printing Research and Development http://3dprint.com/7599/billions-rd-3d-printing/

Iraq Says Russian Experts Have Arrived to Help Prepare Jets for Fighting http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/world/middleeast/iraq.html…v=top-news

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Jun 27, 2014

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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The quantum cryptography arms race has begun http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/the-quantum-cryptography…gun-244907

A 36-core chip design with an Internet-style communication network http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-36-core-chip-design-with-an-inte…on-network

Wearable computing gloves can teach Braille, even if you’re not paying attention http://www.kurzweilai.net/wearable-computing-gloves-can-teac…-attention

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Jun 26, 2014

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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A self-powered cardiac pacemaker http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-self-powered-cardiac-pacemaker

Google innovations at Google I/O http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-innovations-at-google-io

Ray Kurzweil — Biologically inspired models of intelligence http://www.exponentialtimes.net/videos/ray-kurzweil-biologic…telligence

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Jun 25, 2014

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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Watch this: prototype NASA robot prowls the underside of frozen lakes, oceans http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/24/5839902/watch-this-prototy…ozen-lakes

Limb regeneration: do salamanders hold the key? http://www.kurzweilai.net/limb-regeneration-do-salamanders-hold-the-key

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Jun 24, 2014

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini

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Global Ocean Commission Tells Us What We Don’t Want to Hear http://www.21stcentech.com/global-ocean-commissions-latest-report-hear/

Gallup Examines the State of the American Consumer http://thegallupblog.gallup.com/2014/06/gallup-examines-state-of-american.html

This Band Of Small Robots Could Build Entire Skyscrapers Without Human Help http://www.fastcoexist.com/3032003/this-band-of-small-robots…man-help#2

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Jun 24, 2014

Superradiant’ discovery opens new path to superfast quantum computing

Posted by in category: supercomputing

Kurzweil AI

Washington State University researchers have used a super-cold cloud of atoms that behaves like a single atom, opening a new experimental path to potentially powerful quantum computing.

Physicist Peter Engels and his colleagues cooled about one million atoms of rubidium to 100 billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

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Jun 23, 2014

Tax haven Jersey now wants to become ‘Bitcoin Island’

Posted by in category: bionic

— BBC News
Jersey: Bitcoin Island

A campaign has been launched to make Jersey a world leader in digital currencies.

Bitcoin payments are already accepted in a handful of places but an industry expert says, if the States allow banks to accept and trade with it, Jersey could become a magnet for new business.

Robbie Andrews, of bit.coin.je, an industry body set up to promote and campaign for the currency, wants to create a “Bitcoin Isle”.

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