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Our Planet’s Temperature Just Reached a Terrifying Milestone
slate.com - Eric Holthaus
Update, March 12, 2016: Data released Saturday from NASA confim that February 2016 was not only the most unusually warm month ever measured globally, …
What is digital transformation?
The Guardian
Digital transformation, the buzz phrase of the moment, is a term I've heard and used a lot myself in the past couple of years, but I'm still not sure it's clearly understood. This is my definition which
Robotics
AI robots could be the future of space walks
techradar.com - By Farrha Khan World of tech
Russia is developing robots with artificial intelligence to send to the International Space Stations that could take on tasks dangerous for humans, …
Is the Sun Setting on Elon Musk’s Solar Empire?
stream.org - Rachel Alexander
Rooftop solar companies, including Elon Musk’s SolarCity, are facing huge financial hurdles as state governments cut back on lucrative green energy …
Why China's shifting economy could be a boon for climate action
greenbiz.com - RP Siegel
There are many forces at play on both sides of the challenge to rein in carbon emissions before it’s too late. Some of the most important, like the …
Masdar's zero-carbon dream could become world’s first green ghost town
The Guardian - Suzanne Goldenberg in Masdar City
Developers have abandoned their original goal of building the world’s first zero-carbon city in the UAE desert. With completion originally scheduled for this year, just how much of the once-revolutionary
This Tiny Glass Disc Can Store 360TB of Data For 13.8 Billion Years
ScienceAlert - DAVID NIELD
It's estimated that humans are producing the equivalent of 10 million Blu-ray discs' worth of data every single day - and all of those ones and …
Zombie Oil Companies Could Hit Banks With $20 Billion In Loan Losses
Forbes - Christopher Helman
Some oil companies are on their deathbeds, and banks can’t escape the disease. Banks’ exposure to troubled oil companies is increasing at the same time those companies trudge closer to bankruptcy. Under
The eco guide to eating meat
The Guardian - Lucy Siegle
The carbon footprint of a vegetarian is half that of a meat eater, but it’s not all bad news for carnivores Instead of the steaks and pork chops in our fridges, should we be investing in clean, green Well,
New 1-Terabit internet satellites will deliver high-speed internet to remote areas
The Verge - Sean O'Kane
ViaSat's next satellite carries triple the network capacity US-based satellite company ViaSat is teaming up with Boeing to create and deliver three new satellites that will deliver high-speed internet
How We Entered a New Era of Astronomy
VICE - Amy Thompson
It all began with a chirp. Last week, a new era of astronomy began as Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory executive director David Reitze stood before a packed room at the National Press
How Big Data Is Changing Disruptive Innovation
Harvard Business Review - Maxwell Wessel
Much fanfare has been paid to the term “disruptive innovation” over the past few years. Professor Clayton M. Christensen has even re-entered the fold clarifying what he means when he uses the term. Despite
The Science Of Forecasting Long-term Oil Prices: What Not To Do
Forbes - Michael Lynch
In 1992, an M.I.T. working paper that I wrote noted that forecasts of the oil prices two and three decades into the future were usually strongly in error after a couple of years. No few readers told me
Digital Transformation Requires Total Organizational Commitment
TechCrunch - Ron Miller
By now you’ve surely heard that moving forward, every company will be a software company, and that shift is happening now as companies large and small scramble to transform into digitally-driven organizations.
As SunEdison Struggles, It Sheds Its Japanese Solar Arm
Fortune - Katie Fehrenbacher
Thai oil and energy company Bangchak plans to acquire the Japanese solar division of clean energy company SunEdison for about $82 million, according …
Climate change in charts: from record global temperatures to science denial
The Guardian - Graham Readfearn
The world’s hottest year on record has prompted much media coverage. But there haven’t been enough charts and graphs Much has been written about climate change in recent months, what with that record-breaking
Google plans to beam 5G internet from solar drones
Engadget - Mariella Moon
Project Skybender is experimenting with millimeter-wave radio transmissions. Google has a new top secret project by the same team that brought us Project Loon, according to The Guardian. It's called Project
Gartner Predicts Our Digital Future
gartner.com - Contributor: Heather Pemberton Levy
Here’s a scene from our digital future: You sit down to dinner at a restaurant where your server was selected by a “robo-boss” based on an optimized …
BLACKROCK: Get ready for a wave of bankruptcies across the global energy sector
Business Insider - David Scutt
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, has suggested that up to 400 firms many not survive the continuing oil-market rout, as falling revenues ensure that many firms will be unable to meet coming debt obligations.
Hack Your Shower to Reuse Heat and Water
MAKE - By Michael Floyd
Imagine taking a deliciously long hot shower… Sounds great, except for all that fresh water and heat energy pouring down the drain! Well now you can enjoy long showers without the waste. Recover and recycle
Renewable Energy
Funding Wind and Solar Energy Is Inefficient
HuffPost - Bjorn Lomborg
We constantly hear how solar and wind energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels. A few months ago, Bloomberg Business declared that "wind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany
The Collapse Of Oil Prices Has Killed What Little Serious Interest Airlines Ever Had In Biofuels
Forbes - Dan Reed
Just as bologna sandwiches don’t taste nearly as good when hamburger meat sells for 99 cents a pound, airlines are losing their taste for biofuels now that they can buy a gallon of conventional jet fuel
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Create a culture with capabilities to envy Winners in the digital age do much more than complete a technology checklist. They know their success …
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Drones and smartphones are turning California residents into citizen scientists
Digital Trends - Lulu Chang
We’ve been crowd-sourcing the public for everything from news to the newest inventions, and now, the people are adopting a new de facto title — …
How Google's robotic cars deal with human stupidity
Engadget - Steve Dent
Like the Terminator T-800, Google's self-driving cars don't feel pity, remorse or fear. But they also never lose their patience or get distracted by smartphones, and Google has revealed data collected
Businesses can rent a Pepper robot for customer service
Engadget - Mariella Moon
Folks in Japan might find themselves chatting with Pepper robots in business establishments these coming years. The enterprise version of the gentle-looking humanoid machine will be available for pre-order
What's powering this epic blizzard on the East Coast
Mashable - Andrew Freedman
What makes this blizzard to end all blizzards tick? The factors making it so formidable are also helping it to deliver upwards of two feet of snow on the nation's capital, where a big storm is usually
Global Warming Over The Next Decade: Candidates take note. [Greg Laden's Blog]
scienceblogs.com - Greg Laden
The Time Scales of Political and Climate Change MatterThe US is engaged in the laborious process of electing a new leader, who will likely be …
Why that ‘one diet trick’ won’t work
BBC Future - Claudia Hammond
Want to lose weight? The idea that there’s one sure-fire way that won’t fail doesn’t measure up in real life. A huge number of people are looking for that magic bullet which will make them healthier, and
What Will It Take For America To Go 100 Percent Renewable?
ThinkProgress - Natasha Geiling
In 2013, Greensburg, KS — a town of less than 800 residents about 100 miles from Wichita — became the first city in the United States to go 100 …

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Our Planet’s Temperature Just Reached a Terrifying Milestone

What is digital transformation?

AI robots could be the future of space walks

Is the Sun Setting on Elon Musk’s Solar Empire?

Why China's shifting economy could be a boon for climate action

Masdar's zero-carbon dream could become world’s first green ghost town

This Tiny Glass Disc Can Store 360TB of Data For 13.8 Billion Years

Zombie Oil Companies Could Hit Banks With $20 Billion In Loan Losses

The eco guide to eating meat

New 1-Terabit internet satellites will deliver high-speed internet to remote areas

How We Entered a New Era of Astronomy

How Big Data Is Changing Disruptive Innovation

The Science Of Forecasting Long-term Oil Prices: What Not To Do

Digital Transformation Requires Total Organizational Commitment

As SunEdison Struggles, It Sheds Its Japanese Solar Arm

Climate change in charts: from record global temperatures to science denial

Google plans to beam 5G internet from solar drones

Gartner Predicts Our Digital Future

BLACKROCK: Get ready for a wave of bankruptcies across the global energy sector

Hack Your Shower to Reuse Heat and Water

Funding Wind and Solar Energy Is Inefficient

The Collapse Of Oil Prices Has Killed What Little Serious Interest Airlines Ever Had In Biofuels

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Drones and smartphones are turning California residents into citizen scientists

How Google's robotic cars deal with human stupidity

Businesses can rent a Pepper robot for customer service

What's powering this epic blizzard on the East Coast

Global Warming Over The Next Decade: Candidates take note. [Greg Laden's Blog]

Why that ‘one diet trick’ won’t work

What Will It Take For America To Go 100 Percent Renewable?