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Soros Says Exit Mechanism From Euro Is ‘Probably Inevitable’ (Businessweek)June 27, 2011

Billionaire investor George Soros said it’s “probably inevitable” that a mechanism will be put in place to allow weaker economies to exit the euro. “There’s no arrangement for any countries leaving the euro, which in …

Africa and BRICS: A Rising Engagement (IANS)June 27, 2011 

China has multiplied its trade with Africa from $3.5 billion in 1990 to over $108 billion in 2010. India’s trade with Africa is estimated to be $45 billion; Brazil’s trade is pegged at around $16 billion; and Russia’s bilateral trade is around $10-12 billion. Africa has become ‘a vital market’ to the original BRIC (minus South Africa that joined in April) , which increased its trade with the  continent. … 

Facebook and Apple Go Head-to-Head Over Social-Mobile Tech? (Digital Trends)June 16, 2011

Apple and Facebook are two Silicon Valley titans that have a stranglehold on the digital world. And until quite recently, it seems like they have each been content to dominate their respective arenas of technology: Apple’s being mobile and Facebook’s being social. Of course every Web 2.0 company understands the need to not be the best at one thing but at least try to be the best at everything, and recent projects from Apple and Facebook that have surfaced reveal they are both taking this to heart. Looks like some toes are about to get stepped on. …

Rare Earth Prices Double on China, Industrial Minerals Says (Businessweek)June 16, 2011

Prices of some rare earths, used in hybrid cars and laptops, have more than doubled in the past two weeks as China seeks to tighten control of mining, production and exports, Industrial Minerals said. Dysprosium …

Huge Mirrors in the Sky Will Be the Future of Tackling Climate Change, Claim Scientists (Daily Mail) June 16, 2011 

Huge mirrors that reflect the sun’s light back into space are one of a number of measures being considered to battle climate change. Leaked papers from the UN science body have unveiled the measures being …

QR Codes Catching On At More Stores (Mercury News) June 16, 2011 

Suddenly, they’re popping up everywhere — those square, futuristic-looking matrixes that appear to be a cross between abstract art and Rorschach tests. You’ll find them in the corner of newspaper and magazine ads, in department …

Farming Needs ‘Major Shift’ as Food System Fails, FAO Says (Businessweek) June 13, 2011 

The world population is forecast to climb to 9.2 billion in 2050 from an estimated 6.9 billion in 2010, requiring a 70 percent jump in world agricultural production, the FAO said. With “virtually no spare …

 

Kissinger: China Poses ‘Big Challenge’ for U.S. (CNN)June 13, 2011 

Given China’s increasing power and economic security, dealing with the Communist nation poses a “big challenge” for the United States, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said. Asked whether he had any inkling four …

 

Transforming Robotics With Biologically Inspired Learning Models (PhysOrg)June 13, 2011 

Working in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard (HP) laboratories, the Neuromorphics Lab, part of the National Science Foundation- (NSF) sponsored Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science and Technology (CELEST), has undertaken the ambitious project of creating a brain on a chip–a fundamental predecessor to the design of autonomous robotics and general intelligence. … 

Apple Just Handed Twitter The Keys To The iOS Kingdom — Here’s Twitter’s Take (TechCrunch)June 10, 2011 

MG Siegler – “When we first broke the news that iOS 5 would come with Twitter integration, I wasn’t thinking big enough. Based on the fairly vague (but credible) information I had, I figured it …

Five Technologies That Will Shape the Web (IEEE Spectrum)June 10, 2011 

Elise Ackerman – “So where will the Web go next? We asked two dozen analysts, engineers, and executives to describe what technologies they think will shape our online experiences in the next several years. Their …

Reaching for the stars: It’s alive out there! Scientists seek out the evidence (PhysOrg)June 9, 2011 

Marc Kaufman – “All around the world – from the deep gold mines of South Africa to the far-seeing telescopes in Chile’s Atacama Desert, from the frigid glaciers of Antarctica to the halls of the …

Why Google is Like a Fungus and What Facebook Has to Do Next (Business Insider)June 4, 2011 

Matt Rosoff – “Silicon Valley futurist Paul Saffo has been thinking, talking, and writing about the future of technology for more than two decades. Among other jobs, he serves a managing director at investment research …

Voluntary Collaborationism: The Emergent Economic Model? (H+)May 30, 2011 

R. U. Serious – “Over the last couple of years, in various interviews and discussions, I’ve been dropping the notion that Voluntary Collaborationism is the model for productive and creative activity and exchange for the …

Four Trends Shaping the Emerging “Superfluid” Economy (Emergent by Design)May 10, 2011 

Venessa Miemis – “Humanity and technology continue to co-evolve at an ever increasing pace, leaving traditional institutions (and mindsets) calcified and out of date. A new paradigm is emerging, where everything is increasingly connected and …

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