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https://medium.com/@botsideapp/what-is-a-chatbot-and-should-i-be-using-one-a3273b277bde
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A chatbot is a computer program that can have text based conversations with humans. Chatbots were initially built to mimic human conversation, with the aim of being able to produce a program that…
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https://www.vox.com/2017/6/20/15812270/china-fastest-supercomputer-us-exascale-department-energy-intel-nvidia-ibm
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The Department of Energy is granting six companies a total of $258 million to work on supercomputing technology.
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/crystal-stacks-up-qubits-in-first-in-first-out-memory/
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Photons store themselves in ions that bob up and down in a sea of light.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/its-the-golden-age-of-restaurants-in-america/530955/
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The quality and variety of food in the U.S. has never been better. The business seems to be struggling. What’s really going on?
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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40325237
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A hardware upgrade bumps the US to fourth place in the rankings of the world's biggest computers.
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https://qz.com/1005275/language-matters-more-than-ever-in-the-age-of-ai/
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Language is not a flawless vehicle for conveying thought and feelings.
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https://blog.pythian.com/autonomous-rvs-will-disrupt-the-airline-business/
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Autonomous RVs (which are coming soon) will disrupt the train and airline business by providing a much better travel experience at a competitive price.
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https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/06/09/1052860/#.tnw_TYp7OU8r
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Ikea is working with NASA to design furniture for people in densely populated cities
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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/09/trudeaus-new-feminist-plan-commits-95-of-foreign-aid-to-gender-women-and-girls-by-2022.html
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Aid groups, which have focused on women and girls for years, welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unapologetically feminist foreign aid policy Fri...
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https://futurism.com/lockheed-confirms-secretive-sr-72-hypersonic-plane-will-be-made
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Lockheed Martin has just revealed some details about the SR-72, the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
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http://www.space.com/37101-self-replicating-3d-printer-moon-bases.html
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A 3D-printer that could re-create itself from lunar material is in development.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDn1LqKA3A
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Ask yourself: what's the most important mining city in Ontario? Sudbury? Timmins? You could argue, it's Toronto, where almost 60 per cent of all publicly-tra...
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https://www.thelocal.fr/20170527/france-to-scrap-prison-terms-for-cannabis-users/amp
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https://www.wired.co.uk/article/crispr-disease-rna-hiv
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CRISPR proteins used with a process that amplifies RNA could be used to detect cancer cells
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https://www.defensetech.org/2017/05/24/next-gen-fighter-nuclear-cruise-missile-eyed-for-funding-boost/
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The Air Force wants to boost funding for next-generation technologies such as a potential sixth-generation fighter and a nuclear cruise missile.
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https://www.factor-tech.com/feature/when-it-comes-to-resurrecting-dinosaurs-will-life-find-a-way/
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/what-drives-terrorism-part-3-counterterrorism-efforts
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Whether planning terrorist attacks or preventing them, wins by either side are often only temporary because of the rapidly shifting nature of the threat environment.
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https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/winds-of-change-why-offshore-wind-might-be-the-next-big-thing
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Falling costs and rising acceptance are promising signs, but the industry needs to keep improving.
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https://www.wired.com/2017/05/apple-park-new-silicon-valley-campus/
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Flawless curves, milled aluminum, endless glass, walled garden—sounds like an Apple product. In fact, it’s the company’s biggest launch ever.
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https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41913.pdf
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https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/05/10/151777/a-single-autonomous-car-has-a-huge-impact-on-alleviating-traffic/
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It’s sometimes argued that the long-term benefits of self-driving cars, such as safer roads, may not be felt with much impact until robotic vehicles account for the majority of traffic on the road. Until that happens, those unpredictable lumps of meat we call humans will continue to exert their own effects on traffic—continuing to cause…