Asteroid mining can put an end to scarcity
Saving the planet by exploiting lifeless rocks.
Tech
Check out these 7 crazy cryptocurrencies
Of course, there's one called “Titcoin”.
Cashiers are doomed
Innovation will replace human operated cash registers with fully automated systems.
Smart Speakers in Perspective
What can you expect from smart speakers? And what do their makers expect from you?
Will we pray to artificial intelligence?
Anthony Levandowski, the American engineer behind Google's push for self-driving cars - also involved in a lawsuit regarding his alleged transfer of intel to Uber - has established a non-profit called "Way of the Future". The religious organisation intends to established a deity based on artificial intelligence, and, according to Wired:
5 reasons Elon Musk is the Donald Trump of e-mobility
The Tesla CEO is a lot like the American president.
Let's make something
The Maker movement is a vibrant and respectful community. We could learn a thing or two from them. Including soldering.
City lights
Gerald Collard makes neon lights in Montreal. this is a peek at his work. Video on Youtube
How Does a Transistor Work?
After the transistor was invented in 1947 one of the first available consumer technologies it was applied to was radios, so they could be made portable and higher quality. Hence the line in 'Brown-eyed Girl' - "going down to the old mine with a transistor radio."
Newsletter: Rise of the machines
Robots, rule of law, capitalism, media crisis, cancer, and smartphone accessories.
