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Friday, September 5, 2014


WASHINGTON POST:  Army now says it won’t put cameras on surveillance aircraft in Maryland  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/03/armys-eyes-in-the-sky-built-to-spot-people-from-5-kilometers-away/

THE VERGE: Google's project to 'cure death,' Calico, announces $1.5 billion research center  http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/3/6102377/google-calico-cure-death-1-5-billion-research-abbvie

MOBILE EWEEK: IEEE Predicts Top Technologies of 2022  http://mobile.eweek.com/innovation/ieee-predicts-top-technologies-for-2022.html

FOR MY FRIEND PETER. IEEE SPECTRUM: Will Superintelligent AIs Be Our Doom?  http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/artificial-intelligence/will-superintelligent-ais-be-our-doom

GEEK WIRE: Musk vs. Bezos: SpaceX challenges Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent  http://www.geekwire.com/2014/elon-musks-spacex-challenges-patent/

STEM CELLAR: Body’s own Healing Powers Could be Harnessed to Regrow Muscle, Wake Forest Study Finds  http://blog.cirm.ca.gov/2014/09/03/bodys-own-healing-powers-could-be-harnessed-to-regrow-muscle-wake-forest-study-finds/

YAHOO NEWS: Secrets behind lizard tail regrowth promise to help limb regeneration research in humans  https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquinox/secrets-behind-lizard-tail-regrowth-promise-help-limb-194617539.html

RDMAG: Handheld scanner could aid complete removal of brain tumors  http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/09/handheld-scanner-could-aid-complete-removal-brain-tumors

BIG THINK:  Brain Implant Will Recover Lost Memories  http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/brain-memory-chip

KAI: Intel’s high-fashion smart bracelet displays text messages   http://www.kurzweilai.net/intels-high-fashion-smart-bracelet-displays-text-messages

KAI: Superintelligence reading group  http://www.kurzweilai.net/superintelligence-reading-group

SPACE: New Galactic Supercluster Map Shows Milky Way's 'Heavenly' Home  http://m.space.com/27016-galaxy-supercluster-laniakea-milky-way-home.html?cmpid=514648

ANDRES: What is the "I" Lexicon For, Really? https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140904221103-34427457-what-is-the-i-lexicon

Paris Mining Geothermal Energy  http://www.21stcentech.com/paris-mining-geothermal-energy/

THE GUARDIAN: Sony challenges Google Glass with its new 'Smart EyeGlass'  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/04/google-glass-sony-smart-eyeglass-android-wear

WIRED:   The Future of Security: Zeroing In On Un-Hackable Data With Quantum Key Distribution http://www.wired.com/2014/09/quantum-key-distribution/

SAUDI ARABIA GOT STRATEGICALLY SURPRISED STUPIDLY. YAHOO NEWS: SaudiArabia Oil Sales to U.S. Imperiled by Shale Boom  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-oil-sales-u-055139142.html

CNBC: 'Mortgage crisis' is coming this winter  http://www.cnbc.com/id/101963571

REUTERS: Euro under water as ECB opens liquidity tap  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-markets-global-idUSKBN0H001120140905

REUTERS:  Hackers break into server for Obamacare website: U.S. officials  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-usa-healthcare-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0GZ2RF20140905

SIX SENSE AND CORRUPTION HAVE NO GENDER.  REUTERS: Virginia ex-governor, wife found guilty in corruption trial  www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/04/us-usa-virginia-mcdonnell-idUSKBN0GZ1Q020140904\

MORE AND MORE ARMAGEDDONS. MOSCOW TIMES: New EU Sanctions to Inflict Long-Term Pain  http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/new-eu-sanctions-to-inflict-long-term-pain/506476.html

NEW YORK TIMES:  F.D.A. Allows First Use Of a Novel Cancer Drug   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/business/merck-wins-approval-of-novel-immune-system-drug-for-cancer.html?_r=0

What Futurists Will Never Say! https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140905053945-34427457-what-futurists-will-never-say

"What Insurance Companies NEVER say!" http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140905070047-34427457-what-insurance-companies-never-say

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