<\/a><\/p>\n BBC NEWS: Robots face new test of creative abilities. A US professor is proposing a new way to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) is on a par with that of humans. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eq8HWGx<\/a><\/p>\n FINANCIAL TIMES: Google break-up plan emerges from Brussels. The European parliament is poised to call for a break-up of Google, in one of the most brazen assaults so far on the technology group\u2019s power. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eBaysU3<\/a><\/p>\n THE ECONOMIST: Is Germany\u2019s economy getting too weak to pull Europe out of its crisis? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e6vF9kU<\/a><\/p>\n WALL STREET JOURNAL: When Can We Expect Truly Autonomous Vehicles? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/d5CDhAG<\/a><\/p>\n FINANCIAL TIMES: Surgeons embrace 3D printed implants to save NHS time and cash. From complex reconstructive facial surgery to dentures and hip implants, surgeons across the UK are using 3D printing to improve treatments and save time and money for the National Health Service. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eRMeidS<\/a><\/p>\n FORBES: Is the US Stock Market Unhealthy? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e76xbGc<\/a><\/p>\n FORBES: Businesses Don\u2019t Move To The Cloud: DATA Does http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e2CFAz3<\/a><\/p>\n GIGAOM: The Future of Artificial Intelligence http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eWHe_8n<\/a><\/p>\n SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Amazon and Google Change Places on Going Green. Google recently explained its pullback on sustainability while Amazon has just announced a \u201clong-term commitment\u201d to achieve 100 percent renewable energy use. http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/amazon-and-google-\u2026ing-green\/<\/a><\/p>\n FUTURE OBSERVATORY: How brain cells persuade other cells to do \u2018the wave\u2019 http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eKpvg9R<\/a><\/p>\n FUTURE OBSERVATORY: How neurons multitask http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e3pPfXG<\/a><\/p>\n FUTURE OBSERVATORY: Georgia Tech professor proposes another alternative to the Turing test. 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But one problem could yet eclipse all these: Russia\u2019s wounded economy could fall into a crisis. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e_EXuhK<\/a><\/p>\n THE WIRE: It\u2019s Totally Normal That Joe Biden\u2019s Son (Hunter Biden) Works for a Ukrainian Energy Company http:\/\/lnkd.in\/ewFHCty<\/a><\/p>\n BBC NEWS: Ukraine crisis: Joe Biden warns Russia faces \u2018isolation\u2019 http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eA-eZbd<\/a><\/p>\n Phys.Org: Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors http:\/\/lnkd.in\/ewPhhdG<\/a><\/p>\n Phys.Org: Multiphysics invisibility cloak manipulates both electric current and heat http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eaqM4qe<\/a><\/p>\n The Week Magazine: How quantum computing could change everything. 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Google has partnered with scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara to build new processors for use in quantum computing systems. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e_xBjaJ<\/a><\/p>\n CIO MAGAZINE: Intel planning thumb-sized PCs for next year http:\/\/lnkd.in\/en47Afu<\/a><\/p>\n FUTURE OBSERVATORY: 3D Printed Human Liver Tissue Now Commercially Available by Organovo http:\/\/lnkd.in\/edtB-Mv<\/a><\/p>\n BY MR. ANDRES AGOSTINI<\/p>\n White Swan Book Author (Source of this Article) <\/p>\n http:\/\/www.LINKEDIN.com\/in\/andresagostini<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.AMAZON.com\/author\/agostini<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.appearoo.com\/aagostini<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/connect.FORWARDMETRICS.com\/profile\/1649\/Andres-Agostini.html<\/a><\/p>\n
![<\/a><\/p>\nBBC NEWS: Robots face new test of creative abilities. A US professor is proposing a new way to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) is on a par with that of humans. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eq8HWGx<\/a><\/p>\nFINANCIAL TIMES: Google break-up plan emerges from Brussels. The European parliament is poised to call for a break-up of Google, in one of the most brazen assaults so far on the technology group\u2019s power. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eBaysU3<\/a><\/p>\nTHE ECONOMIST: Is Germany\u2019s economy getting too weak to pull Europe out of its crisis? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e6vF9kU<\/a><\/p>\nWALL STREET JOURNAL: When Can We Expect Truly Autonomous Vehicles? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/d5CDhAG<\/a><\/p>\nFINANCIAL TIMES: Surgeons embrace 3D printed implants to save NHS time and cash. From complex reconstructive facial surgery to dentures and hip implants, surgeons across the UK are using 3D printing to improve treatments and save time and money for the National Health Service. http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eRMeidS<\/a><\/p>\nFORBES: Is the US Stock Market Unhealthy? http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e76xbGc<\/a><\/p>\nFORBES: Businesses Don\u2019t Move To The Cloud: DATA Does http:\/\/lnkd.in\/e2CFAz3<\/a><\/p>\nGIGAOM: The Future of Artificial Intelligence http:\/\/lnkd.in\/eWHe_8n<\/a><\/p>\nSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Amazon and Google Change Places on Going Green. 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