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Ending Age-Related Diseases: 2020

Posted by Paul Battista in biotech/medical, business, life extension

Dec 16
2019

We will be returning in 2020 to host our third conference in New York City and brings together the leading experts in aging research and biotech business and investment. Building on the success of our 2018 and 2019 conferences we will continue to bring you the latest research, business, and investment talks from some of the top leaders in their fields.

We will be releasing more information about the conference in the coming months as we confirm speakers, venue, and dates. If you would like to stay informed about developments and ticket offers you may wish to sign up for the conference mailing list below.

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To Prevent Deadly Infections, F.D.A

Posted by Paul Battista in biotech/medical

Dec 16
2019

Approves the First Disposable Scope - via The New York Times #perpetuallife

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/health/disposable-duodeno…tions.html

Reusable duodenoscopes infected patients in a series of notorious outbreaks. Now there s a disposable model to be used just once.

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Intel’s latest acquisition is a $2 billion push into AI

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI

Dec 16
2019

Intel just spent approximately $2 billion to acquire Israel-based AI firm Habana Labs. The partnership will “turbo-charge” Intel’s AI offerings for data centers, Intel said in a press release.

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A fusion startup backed by Jeff Bezos just raised another $65 million, signaling that investors are still betting on this ‘Holy Grail’ technology

Posted by Genevieve Klien in nuclear energy

Dec 16
2019

General Fusion, a startup backed by Jeff Bezos, just closed a $65 million round. It’s among several fusion startups that investors are betting on.

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Android 10 rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S10 series (Update: US, Canada, and more)

Posted by Quinn Sena in mobile phones

Dec 16
2019

Samsung has been testing Android 10 on its Galaxy S10 series extensively, with one beta update chasing the other over the last few weeks. The company is apparently finally satisfied with the software, as it has just started rolling out the stable release with version 2.0 of One UI in tow. It looks like it’s only coming to some people in Germany, but it can’t take too long until it arrives at more customers.

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‘Cosmos’ with Neil deGrasse Tyson returns in March 2020

Posted by Michael Lance in space | 1 Comment on ‘Cosmos’ with Neil deGrasse Tyson returns in March 2020

Dec 16
2019

National Geographic has announced that the much eagerly awaited science and space series ‘Cosmos’ will premiere in its network March 9th, 2020 with Neil DeGrasse Tyson reprising the role of the presenter, a series which has already seen huge success with its earlier versions.

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Flat tires could soon be a thing of the past. The industry may be rolling into an airless future

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Dec 16
2019

Future tech: 3 inventions bigger than the internet that will change our world

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in food, internet, mobile phones, robotics/AI

Dec 16
2019

From lab grown meat to object-manipulating robots, the tech that will transform our future is bound to be much bigger than the internet or smart phone.

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5 areas of focus when adopting AI in your organization

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI

Dec 16
2019

Too many corporate AI pilot programs fail. Here are the five areas you should focus on to get your company’s AI initiatives soaring.

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ESA satellite set for launch to measure sizes of exoplanets

Posted by Genevieve Klien in satellites

Dec 16
2019

A compact exoplanet observatory built in Europe to help astronomers determine the sizes of distant worlds around other stars is scheduled for launch Tuesday from French Guiana aboard a Soyuz rocket.

Designed to build upon discoveries made by previous pioneering exoplanet telescopes — like NASA’s Kepler mission — the European Space Agency’s Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite, or CHEOPS, mission will orbit some 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth with a small but ultra-sensitive telescope looking at faraway stars.

CHEOPS will be capable of registering tiny changes in the brightness of stars as planets block their light from reaching the telescope. This way of observing exoplanets is called the transit method, and it’s been used by Kepler, NASA’s TESS observatory, and the French space agency’s CoRoT mission to discover planets around other stars.

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