economyLargest consumer markets

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Here is a list of the largest consumer markets in 2017. Overall world consumer spending is at about $44 trillion. Country HFCE (millions of USD, nominal) % of GDP Year United States 12,820,694 69% 2016 European Union 9,613,986 56% 2017 …

militaryChristian Bale transforms into Dick Cheney

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Christian Bale transforms into Vice President Dick Cheney in the trailer for the movie Vice. Sam Rockwell does a good impression of George Bush and there looks like a good performance from Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld. n> Here is …

chinaChina built in hardware hacking chips

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Bloomberg reports that China place small chips into servers and other machines that allowed the attackers to create a stealth doorway into any network that included the altered machines. Multiple people familiar with the matter say investigators found that the …

quantum computerD-Wave Realtime Quantum Application Environment uses Python

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D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today announced the immediate availability of free, real-time access to the D-Wave LeapTM Quantum Application Environment (QAE). Leap is the first cloud-based QAE providing real-time access to a live …

moonBlue Origin lunar mission in 2023 and Lockheed pitches NASA a Lunar Lander Concept

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Lockheed Martin revealed a giant crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA’s lunar Gateway and future Mars missions. A separate lunar lander is needed because the Orion capsule that would sit on an SLS …

antiagingMice given dasatinib-quercitin lived 36% longer and in better health

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Mayo Clinic anti-aging researcher James Kirkland published about a drug combination that can slow and reverse senescent cells in mice. A leukemia drug dasatinib and the dietary supplement quercetin reduced senescent cells’ numbers, tamped down the inflammation they cause, and …

blockchainTAU Announces Exchange As TAU Coin Gains Momentum

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AU Coin is excited to announce the release of the TAU Exchange, scheduled for October 18, 2018. This comes at an opportune time for TAU, as the new Proof-of-Transaction (PoT) coin has begun to see an overwhelming amount of interest …

brainDARPA high-resolution neural interfaces for controlling drones and cybertech

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DARPA seeks to achieve high levels of brain-system communications without surgery, in its new program, Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3). DARPA intends the four-year N3 effort to conclude with a demonstration of a bidirectional system being used in a defense-relevant task …

chinaWhat if World Business Cycles are less US-centric?

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China economy on a GDP purchasing power parity basis became the largest in 2013 and it is now 25% larger than the USA. China’s economy will be 30% larger in 2019 and 50% larger in 2023. China’s GDP statistics do …

batteriesTesla has 2019 growth by leasing the model 3 and overseas sales

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Romit Shah, Nomura Analyst, believes that Tesla will have sustainable profitability. Tesla is near profitability or at profitability with the increased third quarter car production. Romit feels that Tesla has a lot more improvement when they start leasing model 3s. …