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https://news.siu.edu/2019/05/052219-linguistics-professor-to-present-on-the-future-of-communication-with-interstellar-travel.php
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Interstellar travel may be a thing of the future, but how will people communicate if it actually happens? Southern Illinois University linguistics professor Jeffrey Punske is on the topic, presenting his unique perspective at the European Space Agency’s upcoming Interstellar Travel workshop.
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https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2019/05/23/when-it-comes-to-missile-killing-lasers-the-us-navy-is-ready-to-burn-its-ships/
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A Hawaii-based destroyer will be the first surface combatant to integrate a laser.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJh_Uir5EMI&feature=youtu.be
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If mobile payment apps became as popular in the U.S. as they are in China, banks would lose a projected $43 billion in revenue annually. Bloomberg QuickTake ...
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https://news.psu.edu/story/574834/2019/05/17/research/penn-state-professor-and-fujita-corporation-team-construction
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John Messner, professor of architectural engineering and the director of the Computer Integrated Construction Research Program, is the driving force behind the development of a construction robotics lab — an expansion of current facilities operated by the Department of Architectural Engineering.
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https://research.princeton.edu/news/machine-learning-speeds-modeling-experiments-aimed-capturing-fusion-energy-earth
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Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars, can help bring to Earth the clean fusion energy that lights the sun and stars. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are using ML to create a model for rapid control of plasma — the state
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https://www.archpaper.com/2019/05/toggle-rebar-infrastructure-startup-techplus/
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Toggle, a Brooklyn-based startup founded by Ian Cohen and Daniel Blank, is using robots to handle rebar on construction sites.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/5283804/bank-of-canada-climate-change/
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The Bank of Canada is highlighting its growing concerns about the challenges of climate change for the economy and the financial system.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/15/jellyfish-supper-delivered-by-drone-radical-future-predicted-for-food
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Algae milk, insect protein and nutrients consumed through a patch or pill may become norm, report says
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https://hbr.org/2019/03/a-big-step-toward-giving-patients-control-over-their-health-care-data
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New rules from the Trump administration would open up the industry to more competition.
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https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/05/13/alberta-government-to-cut-business-tax-rate-to-8-per-cent-for-lowest-in-canada.html
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On Monday, Premier Jason Kenney said the tax cut will take place over the course of four years beginning on July 1 this summer with a decrease from 12...
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/14/magazine/cbd-cannabis-cure.html
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How one molecule from the cannabis plant came to be seen as a therapeutic cure-all.
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https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/05/13/cement-giant-heidelberg-pledges-cut-emissions-line-paris-climate-goals/
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In a first for the sector, the world's fourth largest maker said it would cut emissions in line with Paris climate goals
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/12/co2-in-the-atmosphere-just-exceeded-415-parts-per-million-for-the-first-time-in-human-history/
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The human race has broken another record on its race to ecological collapse. Congratulations humanity! For the first time in human history — not recorded history, but since humans have existed on Earth — carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has topped 415 parts per million, reaching 415.26 parts per million, according to sensors at the […]
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A new report from the B.C. government reveals that more than five billion dollars in dirty money was laundered through real estate in 2018. Wendy Mesley reve...
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https://apnews.com/article/0771a60e9b024247b29073aaa4dee6ed
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GENEVA (AP) — Almost every country in the world has agreed on a legally binding framework for reducing polluting plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception, United Nations...
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/food-drink/a27434076/artificial-intelligence-whisky/
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But robots aren’t stealing master blenders’ jobs … yet.
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https://singularityhub.com/2019/05/10/5-breakthroughs-coming-soon-in-augmented-and-virtual-reality/
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In the mere matter of a decade, VR and AR will unlock limitless applications for new and converging industries.
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https://readwrite.com/2019/05/09/banking-is-the-next-personal-assistant/
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Companies that figure out how to leverage data and bridge the trust gap between consumers and banks will become the next big unicorn companies.
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/09/c_138045425.htm
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-australian-defence-force-wants-to-double-indigenous-recruits-by-2025
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The ADF wants the increase its recruitment of Indigenous Australians to five per cent as part of a larger push to improve its Indigenous affairs policy across the sector.
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18535627/uber-lyft-sf-traffic-congestion-increase-study
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Uber and Lyft have long argued that ride-hailing apps have the potential to make cities better by ameliorating traffic and reducing personal car ownership. But there is a growing body of research that suggests the opposite is taking place. The latest study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, underscores how Uber and Lyft are worsening traffic in the city that gave birth to the ri