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Sir Richard Branson to blast himself into space 'in months' after training as an astronaut

Sir Richard Branson to blast himself into space ‘in months’ after training as an astronaut

‘We’re talking about months not years – so it’s close. There are exciting times ahead,’ says billionaire entrepeneur

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim

Saturday 26 May 2018 09:41

Sir Richard Branson has revealed he is training to become an astronaut, saying he expects to be launched into space within months.

The Virgin boss is trying to get Virgin Galactic – the commercial space travel company…

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Cardinal admits to Vatican summit that }}Catholic Church destroyed abuse files VATICAN CITY — A top cardinal has admitted that the global Catholic Church destroyed files to prevent documentation of decades of sexual abuse of children, telling the prelates attending Pope Francis' clergy abuse summit Feb.

#A top cardinal has admitted that the global Catholic Church destroyed files to prevent documentation of decades of sexual abuse of children #Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed #or not even created #telling the prelates attending Pope Francis&039; clergy abuse summit Feb. 23 that such maladministration led "in no small measure&quot #VATICAN CITY

How Will {Merging Minds and Machines} Change Our Conscious Experience? Brain-machine interface technology is already being developed by pioneers and researchers around the globe. It’s still early and today’s tech is fairly rudimentary, but it’s a fast-moving field, and some believe it will advance faster than generally expected.

#consciousness hackers #meditation #non-invasive brain stimulation through EEG #psychedelics #Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal #trillion-dollar altered-states economy

Billionaire Musk releases {all Tesla patents to help save the Earth} SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk announced Thursday he had released all of the electric carmaker Tesla's patents, as part of an effort to fight climate change.

#as part of an effort to fight climate change.#Elon Musk #Elon Musk announced Thursday he had released all of the electric carmaker Tesla&039;s patents #Tesla Motors

Elon Musk: How To Achieve (10x More Than Your Peers)

In this video we have three tips to achieve success and improvement as shown by Elon Musk! In five hundred years, we may look back and say, “Elon Musk was the single most influential person of our entire century.” He has been able to do more in his 46 years than most of us could hope to do in ten lifetimes and yes, part of that is because Elon is incredibly smart and he works incredibly…

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#Elon Musk #How To Achieve 10x More Than Your Peers

The Kingdom of Bhutan - This country isn't just carbon neutral — it's {carbon negative}

The Kingdom of Bhutan – This country isn’t just carbon neutral — it’s {carbon negative}

Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country’s mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.

Visit: https://www.kingdomofbhutan.com/

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#Bhutan #carbon neutral #environmental preservation #Himalayas #Kingdom of Bhutan #Renewable energy #Tshering Tobgay

Why The Future Is In The Hands Of Individuals, Not Corporations

The power to innovate is falling into the hands of hyper-talented individuals.

Traditionally, the largest and most successful corporations were also the largest employers. Manufacturing and retail businesses required factories, warehouses, logistics and plenty of manpower, all working in harmony to deliver their product or service. Building this capability took years, requiring significant…

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#AI #AR #emerging technologies #entrepreneur #Investing in these most cutting-edge technologies #largest and most successful corporations #Machine Learning #Supporting the individual #the Internet of Things #the rise of technology #VR #we’ll increasingly see power transfer away from traditional ‘corporations’ and fall into the hands of smaller groups of highly skilled and h

Elon Musk's Ultimate Advice for Students & College Grads - HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE

Elon Musk’s Ultimate Advice for Students & College Grads – HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE

From 2 University Degrees to 20 Billion Dollars – This is Elon Musk’s Ultimate Advice for high school students and college graduates. Can’t find a job? Neither could billionaire Elon Musk.

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#Advice for Students & College Grads #Elon Musk #HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE

We’re Probably Living in a Simulation, Elon Musk Says Elon Musk thinks we're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence. The universe is 13.8 billion years old, so any civilizations that may have arisen throughout the cosmos have had loads and loads of time to hone their technological know-how, the SpaceX founder and CEO explained early this morning (Sept.

#"fake" universes #could be part of an advanced simulation #Elon Musk #including us #Indeed #simulations #The Andromeda galaxy and everything else in the known universe #this is the most probable scenario

Google and Facebook Are Teaming Up on [Artificial Intelligence Tech]

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JONATHAN VANIAN

October 2, 2018

Google and Facebook are teaming up to make each company’s artificial intelligence technologies work better together.

The two companies said Tuesday that an unspecified number of engineers are collaborating to make Facebook’s open source machine learning PyTorch framework work with Google’s custom computer chips for machine learning, dubbed Tensor…

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#AI frameworks #Artificial intelligence technologies like deep learning #Cloud TPUs #deep learning projects #Facebook #Google #Google’s custom computer chips #machine-learning powered software #PyTorch 1.0

Glyphosate weed killers [RoundUp+Others) could be harming bees, warn scientists Bees could be dying as a result of exposure some of Britain’s most popular weed killers, new research suggests.

#bees #bumblebees #Glyphosate #harmed honeybees #weed killers

Companies Want Access To More & More Of Your Personal Data & From Where You Are To What's In Your {DNA}

Companies Want Access To More & More Of Your Personal Data & From Where You Are To What’s In Your {DNA}

How Far Can the Surveillance Economy Go?

By LESLIE K. JOHN

UNINFORMED CONSENT

Companies want access to more and more of your personal data — from where you are to what’s in your DNA. Can they unlock its value without triggering a privacy backlash?

Three years ago the satirical website The Onion ran an article with the headline “Woman Stalked Across 8 Websites by Obsessed Shoe Advertisement

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#and location #demographics #digital redlining #Harvard #is amassed and shared or sold #Privacy #Sensitive data #such as your name

Warren Buffett {blames you and your neighbors for market collapse}.

Warren Buffett: Market Collapse will be on YOU! By: Andrew Moran September 18, 2018Articles, Economic Affairs

It has been a decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, triggering a financial crisis unseen since the era of flappers, speakeasies, and Keepin’ Cool with Coolidge. The Great Recession came to an end in 2009, meaning that we are nine years into the current bull market, which is…

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#2009 #Blame The Fed #Dmitry Rybolovlev #Federal Reserve #financial crisis #Lehman Brothers #Oracle of Omaha #panoply of financial subjects #President Donald Trump demands Powell to print money and keep interest rates low #The Great Recession #Warren Buffett

Lucid Electric Car Startup Signs $1B Investment Pact With Saudi Wealth Fund

Lucid Electric Car Startup Signs $1B Investment Pact With Saudi Wealth Fund- Peter Rawlinson, chief technology officer of Lucid Motors Inc., speaks during the Future of Mobility Summit in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The Future of Mobility Summit brings together a diverse range of perspectives from established industry, finance, and policy leaders in the transport…

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#a battery-powered electric vehicle (EV) startup based in Silicon Valley #in 2020 #Lucid Electric Car Startup Signs $1B Investment Pact With Saudi Wealth Fund #Lucid said the investment will allow the company to launch its first EV #Oil giant Saudi Arabia has agreed to invest $1 billion in Lucid #Saudi Arabia #The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia #the Lucid Air

Apple's [New iPhones] Fail To Impress Consumers

Apple’s [New iPhones] Fail To Impress Consumers

Andy Swan-Contributor-iMarkets I cover the stock market, investing, and technology. Attendees view Apple watch series 4 devices displayed during an Apple Inc. event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Apple Inc. took the wraps off a renewed iPhone strategy on Wednesday, debuting a trio of phones that aim to spread the company’s latest…

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#Apple Inc #iPhone #iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4 #iPhone XS #iPhone XS Max #iPhones

{SpaceX} Will Launch Telstar Communications Satellite Tonight: How to Watch Live

SpaceX Will Launch Telstar Communications Satellite Tonight: How to Watch Live

SpaceX is prepared to loft a hefty communications satellite into orbit tonight (Sept. 9) and then attempt to land a rocket’s first stage on a drone ship at sea.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Telstar 18 Vantage communications satellite, also known as Apstar 5C, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a…

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#Apstar 5C #communications satellite into orbit #Falcon 9 rocket #Space.com #SpaceX #Telesat #Telstar 18 Vantage communications satellite

[Bitcoin] Is In Freefall, Dragging Ethereum And Ripple With It -- Here's Why

[Bitcoin] Is In Freefall, Dragging Ethereum And Ripple With It — Here’s Why

Billy Bambrough Contributor i Crypto & Blockchain I write about how bitcoin, crypto, and fintech are changing the world.

The bitcoin price went into freefall this morning, despite good news for bitcoin adoption from the growing Lightning Network, as investors get cold feet ahead of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision expected later this month on whether to grant approval…

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#Bitcoin #Bitcoin fell by some $500 #freefall #or 5%#U.S. Security and Exchange Commission&039;s (SEC)#whether to grant approval for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund

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