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Jun 19, 2016
Is the US Navy planning to implant people with microchips?
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: geopolitics, neuroscience, Ray Kurzweil, transhumanism
Steps moving forward to make enhance human intelligence real — definitely would mean a major leap forward in achieving Kurzweil’s and Zolstaf Zoltan Istvan’s super humans.
Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan, from Calfornia, and presidential candidate, met with senior officials from the US navy to discuss policies on how to deal with microchip implants (pictured).
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Jun 19, 2016
Microsoft Bringing Outlook and Calendar to HoloLens
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: augmented reality, information science
Wait until you see with Dynamics CRM and AX as well as SharePoint, PowerBI, Skype, PowerPont and Excel just to name a few other ones besides what can be done already with Azure and big data.
Checking you email might not be so bad if you’re using AR.
By Emma Boyle
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Jun 19, 2016
Dark bots: The cat-and-mouse game begins
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: internet, robotics/AI, security
Will the good bots finish last in the war of bots? Dark bots are definitely not that easily stopped by AI in companies.
The bot era is here, and the world has already begun to see its transformative potential. But like any technology, there will be bad bots as predictably as good ones. With every advancement, there are people looking to exploit it. Anticipating what they might do is key so that builders, developers, and users can prevent, preempt, and prepare.
Here are the “dark bots” we’re likely to see:
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Jun 19, 2016
DARPA Begins Development of More Complex A.I
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: robotics/AI
Jun 19, 2016
DARPA Takes Giant Stride in Creating Weapons that Vaporize and Self-destruct
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: military, robotics/AI
The more that DARPA works on NextGen Military equipment and machines; it feels like 1970s Star Wars is coming to life. Autonomous Jets with Death Lasers, dissovable weapons after usage, etc. Actually, this is good and bad.
DARPA’s transient technology was initially developed under an aptly named DARPA program called VAPR for “Vanishing Programmable Resources.” This program seeks electronic systems capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner.
“These transient electronics should have performance comparable to commercial-off-the-shelf electronics, but with limited device persistence that can be programmed, adjusted in real-time, triggered, and/or be sensitive to the deployment environment,” said DARPA.
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Jun 19, 2016
Self-driving tractors and data science: A visit to a modern farm
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: food, robotics/AI, science, sustainability, transportation
Jun 19, 2016
Anti-cancer compound from tree fungus
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry
I will be interested in seeing the results after more research done.
A team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has discovered an anticancer compound, which was isolated from a fungus that can be found in trees and plants. The team from IISc’s biochemistry lab, led by Prof C Jayabaskaran, for over a decade has been working on identification and extraction of natural compounds of pharmaceutical value found in well-known medicinal plants and their fungi. The latest chemical compound discovered is called “Cholestanol glucoside”.
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Jun 19, 2016
World’s First Longevity SIRT Chocolate
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, life extension
Want to fight aging; eat this new chocolate.
Want to fight aging; eat this new chocolate.
Cambridge UK (PRWEB UK) 19 June 2016 Lycotec Ltd., a biotech company based in Cambridge UK, http://www.lycotec.com announces that they have developed the World’s First Longevity SIRT Chocolate, which after ingestion provides a blood level of unmodified trans-Resveratrol, t-RSV, equal to its level after drinking red wine.
T-RSV is the molecule of plant polyphenol class which is typically present in red grapes, some berries, cocoa and nuts. There are a number of beneficial health effects of t-RSV from cardioprotective to antidiabetic. However, one of its intriguing properties is the ability to activate a group of SIRT genes. These genes are responsible for controlling cellular stress protection and longevity.
When t-RSV is consumed as part of food, or a beverage, or as an isolated extract in the form of most supplements, it quickly gets modified and inactivated in the digestive tract. Drinking red wine is the only known exception when t-RSV can reach the blood in an unmodified active form at a detectable level.
Nifty!
The tech-savvy may prefer to read e-books from tablets these days, especially since one of the advantages is that the device is often backlit making it easier to see text in dim environments. Printed matter, however, never seems to lose its charm, and there are still plenty of people who prefer to carry a paperback around with them. Keeping a reading lamp at hand, however, is not so convenient.
Kyouei Design’s Bookmark Light is a great idea for bibliophiles. It’s thin enough to be an unobtrusive marker when not in use and when bent in half, it becomes an effective reading light.
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