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Apr 17, 2017

We want YOU!

Posted by in category: space

Last October we started recruiting regional coordinators. These are individuals, organisations and groups of people who coordinate Asteroid Day activities in their own regions. As of today (April 16, 2017) we have over 187 coordinators across 114 countries. That is a fantastic achievement and I am very proud of the work these coordinators do every day. We have a dedicated email group and we meet once a week via teleconference to keep each other updated.

There are still quite a few regions where we need coordinators. Below is a list. If you are interested in this position or know someone who would be perfect for this role then please send an email to [email protected].

HERE is our Coordinator Guide which details the work our coordinators do.

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Apr 17, 2017

T-Minus 2 weeks until #SpaceApps

Posted by in category: futurism

There are 150+ locations online at 2017.spaceappschallenge.org/locations. Find one near you and register today for the global hackathon extravaganza!

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Apr 16, 2017

Two Ohio inmates hacked their prison from the inside using makeshift computers built from spare parts

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, law enforcement

Decentralization of technology and ever cheaper electronics and materials will also bring more risks. Not to mention the serious risks of terrorism.

Here is a less harmful example of what decentralized tech can do.


Using computers they’d built out of discarded electronics and hidden in a closet ceiling, two inmates in an Ohio prison hacked the facility’s network, downloaded porn, and applied for credit cards with stolen information, according to a report released Tuesday (April 11) by Ohio’s inspector general’s office.

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Apr 16, 2017

How California Is Trying to Keep Autonomous Vehicle Development on Track

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

By Nidhi Kalra

After California’s Department of Motor Vehicles recently proposed new regulations governing the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles, many were left to wonder: Will this help retain the state’s status as a testing and deployment ground for the technology, and will it make California safer?

The answer is… yes and… maybe?

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Apr 16, 2017

Earth-Sized Telescope Just Took The First-Ever Photo Of A Black Hole: How It Will Test Theory Of Relativity

Posted by in category: cosmology

Astronomers have successfully peered inside a black hole to take an image of its event horizon. What does this new development from the Event Horizon Telescope means in testing Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity?

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Apr 16, 2017

Free Tuition At New York Public Universities

Posted by in category: futurism

New York just became the first state to pass four-year college for free! 👏 👏👏.

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Apr 16, 2017

One Fast Food Chain Is Adding Automated Kiosks to 1,000 of Its Restaurants in 2017

Posted by in category: food

The burger chain’s in-house designed kiosks could be taking your order in lieu of a human employee by the end of the year.

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Apr 16, 2017

First Artificial Wombs: Researchers now grow human embryos in a laboratory to study pregnancy

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

We all know how to get pregnant or at least should know, but despite so many tips out there boosting the chances of conceiving, the actual first 2 weeks of pregnancy remain an undetectable mystery to science.

A pregnancy test is usually done via markers detecting hormones in specific substances like urine and blood. At the very beginning, though, these hormone levels are just too low to register a positive test. Without actually looking into the womb, nobody can watch fertilized eggs grow. Yes, we understand the process going on, as the embryo (which is basically a mass of cells called blastocyst) starts dropping its outer layer to implant within the uterine lining.

However, only a couple of weeks ago researchers from Rockefeller University were the first to witness and even raise human embryos in a laboratory for the maximum ethically allowable time of 13 days.

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Apr 16, 2017

Bezos Says Artificial Intelligence to Fuel Amazon’s Success

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Amazon.com Inc. is embracing artificial intelligence to deliver goods more quickly, enhance its voice-activated Alexa assistant and create new tools sold to others through its cloud-computing division, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said in his annual shareholder letter.

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Apr 16, 2017

How To Accelerate Value Creation Through Artificial Intelligence

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Disruptive technologies such as AI change the basis of competition in an industry. How can your company make sure it’s not behind the curve in creating new value?

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