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China Lands Chang'e 4 on the Far Side of the Moon

Posted in Science on 5th Jan, 2019 12:26 AM
by Alex Muller
A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.
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Support for Human Gene Editing to Fix Diseases in Latest Poll

Posted in Science on 31st Dec, 2018 12:24 AM
by Alex Muller
There is about 70% support among Americans to use human gene editing to cure or correct diseases.
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Will Mimicking The Nervous System Advance Artificial Intelligence?

Posted in Science on 31st Dec, 2018 12:15 AM
by Alex Muller
Frequently reported advances in artificial intelligence make some people curious, and others nervous
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NASA Gives Us Sugar in Space to Confirm Building Blocks of Life are Everywhere

Posted in Science on 26th Dec, 2018 03:04 PM
by Alex Muller
“We don’t yet know whether life is common in the universe, but we’re pretty sure the presence of life’s building blocks is not a limiting factor”
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US Air Force Funds SpaceX Starlink For $28.7 Milllion

Posted in Business on 21st Dec, 2018 10:48 PM
by Alex Muller
The US Air Force is providing SpaceX with $28.7 million for Starlink satellite experiments and for exploration of military applications.
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SpaceX Starlink Mars Plans Will Become Unstoppable Within 4 Years

Posted in Hardware on 21st Dec, 2018 10:37 PM
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk will not change his mind about his Mars plans.
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Microsoft researchers beat Tencent and Intel in autonomous greenhouse competition

Posted in Business on 16th Dec, 2018 10:11 AM
by Alex Muller
Microsoft Research have won a cucumber-growing competition held in autonomous greenhouses.
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Starlink Means SpaceX Revenue Might Be Double NASA's Budget

Posted in Hardware on 14th Dec, 2018 06:46 PM
by Alex Muller
Nextbigfuture has calculated how the Super Heavy Starship will make deploying the Starlink satellite network $1 to $2 billion cheaper to launch than with Falcon 9s.
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IBM Has Ten Artificial Intelligence Achievements and Predicts Three Directions for AI

Posted in Business on 14th Dec, 2018 06:42 PM
by Alex Muller
Dominant AI trends that will start in 2019.
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China Mission in Lunar Orbit and May Race SpaceX for Next Lunar Manned Mission

Posted in Business on 13th Dec, 2018 02:32 PM
by Alex Muller
China plans a permanent robotic lunar outpost in about 10 years. There could be European Space Agency partnership with China’s moon base.
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Apple will build a new $1 billion campus in Austin amid its ongoing U.S. hiring spree

Posted in Business on 13th Dec, 2018 02:20 PM
by Alex Muller
Apple announced it will spend $1 billion on a new campus in North Austin while also opening new offices in Seattle and Southern California.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches to Space Station But Rocket had a Soft Landing Crash

Posted in Hardware on 7th Dec, 2018 02:22 PM
by Alex Muller
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket into to orbit on Wednesday, carrying supplies to the ISS.
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Simulated One Gravity Living on the Moon and Mars With a Supertrain

Posted in Science on 7th Dec, 2018 02:17 PM
by Alex Muller
There will be negative health impacts for people to live for extended periods at lower gravity.
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Most Valuable Company Title Moved Between Amazon, Apple and Microsoft

Posted in Business on 7th Dec, 2018 02:12 PM
by Alex Muller
Nearly a Three-Way Tie for Most Valuable Company in the World
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SpaceX Lessons Which Massively Speed Improvement of Products

Posted in Science on 4th Dec, 2018 03:51 AM
by Alex Muller
Reverse engineering SpaceX so we can accelerate like Elon.
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Here's what you need to know about the global climate summit happening right now

Posted in Science on 4th Dec, 2018 03:39 AM
by Alex Muller
COP24 will affect the U.S. even though President Trump skipped it.
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