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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 14
2018

Duh.

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in drones

Nov 14
2018

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.

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in computing

Nov 14
2018

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.

Google went down after traffic was routed through China and Russia

Posted by Genevieve Klien in government

Nov 14
2018

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.

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI

Nov 14
2018

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.

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 14
2018

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

New methane fuel cell fixes temperature issue

Posted by Genevieve Klien in energy, transportation

Nov 14
2018

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

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Nov 14
2018

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

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in materials

Nov 14
2018

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

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

Posted by Genevieve Klien in nuclear energy

Nov 14
2018

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.