by Leroy Hurt | Dec 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via VentureBeat : Between big-bill acquisitions, surging stock prices, and major interest from investors, this was a year of financial success for the industry. Newbies entered the market, big companies got bigger, and some of the word’s biggest brands finally got...
by Leroy Hurt | Dec 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Nowadays people don’t stop to think twice about what they’re seeing—that precious blue jewel engulfed in the pitch black nothingness of space. However, this was a vision that deeply affected the view of ourselves as species and our place in the...
by Leroy Hurt | Dec 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: Humans are augmenting themselves with computers and technology that will expand their abilities, and it’s going to get more advanced and morally complex as time passes. Imagine transplanting your entire consciousness into a computer....
by Leroy Hurt | Dec 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: The number of transactions at Target fell 3 to 4 percent compared with last year’s final weekend before Christmas, while, transactions at other retailers were strong, the Journal said, citing estimates by retail consultancy Customer Growth...
by Leroy Hurt | Dec 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Wall Street Journal: Schaft Inc.’s robot dominated the two-day Pentagon Robotics Challenge Trials this weekend in Florida, where 16 teams competed at the NASCAR race track south of Miami for one of eight slots to secure more federal development funds.…Schaft,...