Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 978
May 10, 2018
Series of quakes shake area near geothermal field in Northern California
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 3 miles northwest of the Geysers geothermal field Wednesday evening and was followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
May 9, 2018
Uber shows off its vision for future ‘flying taxi’
Posted by Bill Kemp in categories: drones, futurism
It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation—a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban congestion.
A model of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle concept (eVTOL)—a cross between a helicopter and a drone—was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles.
“Our goal is to radically improve global mobility,” said Uber Aviation product chief Nikhil Goel.
May 8, 2018
Google’s New AI Feature Sounds Like A Real Human And OMG Why Is The Future So Creepy?
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Google just demoed a 100% natural-sounding AI that scheduled an appointment with a live human on the phone who didn’t know she was talking to a machine.
May 8, 2018
The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out.
May 8, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Parents Are Hard To Raise Podcast — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, DNA, futurism, health, life extension, neuroscience, science
Tags: anti-aging, bioquark, biotech, eldercare, health, healthspan, immortality, lifespan, wellness
May 8, 2018
Warren Buffett says bitcoin is ‘rat poison’
Posted by Jeremy Lichtman in categories: bitcoin, futurism
With the utmost of respect for Mr Buffett, when he calls BTC “rat poison” he is expressing his philosophical viewpoint of the program (i.e. decentralized currency), not making a prediction of its future (not that I, or anyone else can really know what that it).
The Oracle of Omaha is still not a fan of bitcoin. Neither is Warren Buffett’s top lieutenant Charlie Munger. But to be fair to crypto bulls, both have missed out on an amazing rally.
May 8, 2018
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Southern California
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 shook a large portion of Southern California early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
May 7, 2018
The battle of the gas-sucking mega giants is set to begin
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into action.
May 6, 2018
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is squirting lava and toxic gas through new cracks in the Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
The Big Island’s most active volcano is forcing thousands to flee, though officials say only a small area is affected.