Futureseek Daily Link Review; 14 February 2018

* Skydio Demonstrates Incredible Obstacle-Dodging Full Autonomy with New R1 Drone >>
* Swirly Skyrmions Could Be the Future of Data Storage >>
* Programmed DNA nanorobots to shrink cancer tumors by cutting off their blood supply >>

* Boston Dynamics’ robots are the politest ‘pets’ you’ll meet >>
* A single atom is visible to the naked eye in this stunning photo >>
* Smart bomb virus shows promise as brain tumor immunotherapy >>

* The Robotaxi future will not care about car brands or luxury >>
* Surviving the Machine Age: Intelligent Technology and the Transformation of Human Work >>
* ‘Off the shelf’ living artificial tissues could repair severe nerve injuries >>

* SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Center Booster Lacked Ignition Fluid To Light Engines and Land On Platform >>
* Elon Musk plans new SpaceX drone ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas >>
* Meet the company trying to break the taser monopoly >>

* How Osso VR Is Revolutionizing The Way Surgeons Train For Operations >>
* Air Force’s ‘rods from god’ could hit with the force of a nuclear weapon — with no fallout >>
* The Promise of Indoor, Hurricane-Proof ‘Vertical’ Farms >>

* This new app to create and share family portraits is sweeping China ahead of the Lunar New Year >>
* As China Marches Forward on A.I., the White House Is Silent >>
* Energy-efficient encryption for the internet of things >>

* Bill And Melinda Answer 10 Tough Questions About The Gates Foundation >>
* Bill and Melinda Gates Took On President Trump and the Privileges of Wealth in Their Annual Letter >>
* Bill Gates’ dire warning: U.S. could lose its global leadership role under Trump >>
* Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention >>
* Bill Gates believes Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request >>
* Mark Zuckerberg asked Bill and Melinda Gates what advice they would give to their younger selves >>

* Experimental Supersonic Plane Gets Full Funding Under Trump’s NASA Budget Proposal >>
* Robots had their own skiing competition at the Winter Olympics >>

* Who’s Going To Buy The International Space Station? >>
* Revolutionary small modular nuclear reactors for space and earth applications starting in 2024 >>

* Google is testing its fast-loading AMP tech inside Gmail >>
* LG to launch updated V30 with AI-powered camera at MWC >>
* Samsung’s Galaxy S9 may offer its own version of Apple’s Animoji >>

* UK government has its own AI for detecting extremist videos >>
* RED teaming with Foxconn on smaller, cheaper 8K cameras >>
* Scientists Know How You’ll Respond to Nuclear War—And They Have a Plan >>

* Mesmerising wind map of the world >>
* To Fight Fatal Infections, Hospitals May Turn to Algorithms >>
* Lung cancer drug resistance explained by computer simulations >>

* YouTube is expanding Red to 100 more countries >>
* How Artificial Intelligence Is Edging Its Way Into Our Lives >>
* MIT neuroscientists give “invisible” cells a new look >>

* Will Astronomers Be Ready for the Next ‘Oumuamua? >>
* Amazon paid $90 million in secret deal for Blink security cameras’ energy-efficient chips that allow devices to run for TWO YEARS on AA batteries >>
* NASA is thinking about sending a submarine into space >>

* TNT’s NBA VR livestreams begin February 16th >>
* Will virtual reality ‘field trips’ become the norm in schools? >>
* Google launches its Snapchat-like Stories format to provide mobile users with ‘visually rich’ news articles >>

* Something Violent Happened to Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor >>
* If there was demand SpaceX has factory capacity for 100+ Falcon Heavy launches in 2019+ >>

* Facebook’s Lists are its latest attempt to encourage oversharing >>
* How to shine light deeper into the brain >>
* Fix to prevent tip crashing in STM microscopes clears the way for progress in molecular nanotechnology >>

* Trump’s 2019 NASA Budget Request Puts Moon Ahead of Space Station >>
* Why Measuring a Tiny, Spinning Particle Is Such a Big Deal >>
* The Sad Death of NASA’s New Space Telescope >>

* Russian hypersonic missile has a speed over 2 miles per second >>
* The View from the Kuiper Belt >>
* Russian Cargo Ship Launches on 2-Day Flight to Space Station >>

* What we’re using: Google Maps while lost in Japan >>
* Farms Of The Future Will Use No Soil And 95% Less Water >>
* Skydio’s R1 $2,500 AI-powered autonomous R1 drone follows you around in 4K >>

* Boston Dynamics robots can now hold the door for its friends >>
* Sea of Thieves is huge, fun, and just what the Xbox One needs >>
* Kim Dotcom’s extradition case opens in the Court of Appeal >>

* Watch the interview: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki >>
* Why Landing A Triple Axel Is A Huge Deal >>
* Ride-Hailing Is Deepening Social and Economic Inequity in the US >>

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