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Aug 2, 2020

Splashdown Pensacola

Posted by in category: space travel

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WATCH: WKRG News 5 is covering the historical SpaceX Return in the Gulf Coast.

Crews are in position to capture this memorable event near Pensacola. The splashdown is scheduled around 1:40 PM.

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Aug 2, 2020

Start Vaccinating Now!

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Sao Paulo State Governor Joao Doria displays a box of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the Hospital das Clinicas (HC) in Sao Paulo State, during its trial stage, during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 21, 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. — The vaccine trial will be carried out in Brazil in partnership with the Brazilian Research Institute Butanta. (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

Aug 2, 2020

Is the Jeep Wrangler 4xe EV Here Just to Keep You Away From the Ford Bronco?

Posted by in categories: energy, transportation

Jeep is known for its capable and impressive SUVs with the Wrangler being its most-popular off-roader, hands down. But today’s SUVs need to be more capable than ever as more and more brands move to fuel efficiency and electrified powertrains. With the highly-anticipated Ford Bronco set to steal customers away from the reigning Wrangler king, Jeep isn’t going to allow that to happen. Enter, the newly electrified Wrangler.

Jeep recently teased a new addition to the Wrangler lineup by way of an electrified powertrain. According to MotorTrend, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) shared at its 2020 annual shareholder meeting earlier in the year that Jeep was on track to launch a hybrid powertrain project for its off-roading SUVs, starting with the Wrangler.

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Aug 2, 2020

SpaceX to return NASA astronauts to Earth for the 1st time today. You can watch it live

Posted by in category: space travel

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make its first splashdown with NASA astronauts today in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch it live.

Aug 2, 2020

New Perovskite Solar Cell Another Nail In Natural Gas Coffin

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Just a few years ago, low cost natural gas was the main force pushing coal out of the power generation market, and now low cost solar power is sneaking up on low cost natural gas. So far the competition is a trickle, not a flood. However, natural gas stakeholders don’t have much breathing room left, as indicated by the latest perovskite solar cell research.

Aug 2, 2020

Podcast #49: The Future of Veterinary Medicine, with Dr. Donna Harris and Dr. Karen Rosenthal

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

“Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.”–Robert Wagner.

Aug 2, 2020

Confidential Computing Will Revolutionize The Internet Of Things

Posted by in categories: computing, internet

Confidential computing is the solution that allows both people and entities to keep data confidential and still put it to use.

Aug 2, 2020

Where will your grand children be born?

Posted by in category: space

Occupy mars.

Aug 2, 2020

Intelligent Machines: The New Clients of Banks?

Posted by in categories: finance, robotics/AI

My prediction is that around the late 2030s machines will start to own assets and liabilities and through this, they will rise to the status of ‘banking clients’.

How did I arrive at this conclusion?

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Aug 1, 2020

AI Is All the Rage. So Why Aren’t More Businesses Using It?

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

For a lot of smaller companies, AI isn’t part of the picture—not yet, at least. “Big companies are adopting,” says Brynjolfsson, “but most companies in America—Joe’s pizzeria, the dry cleaner, the little manufacturing company—they are just not there yet.”


A big study by the US Census Bureau finds that only about 9 percent of firms employ tools like machine learning or voice recognition—for now.