Kurzweil: Brains will extend to the cloud

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	Kurzweil: Brains will extend to the cloud Futurist and computer pioneer Ray Kurzweil says it will be possible to 'repurpose' human brains to learn new things. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! In this Issue Video: Tiny sensor allows gesture control of tablets, phones NASA rover Curiosity gets first scoop on Mars Video: Nissan's self-driving NSC-2015 concept car Researchers study bee brains to develop flying robots Video: Keio University robot can learn tasks, repeat them NASA, SpaceX launch new era of space travel Video: Tiny sensor allows gesture control of tablets, phones Japan's Murata Manufacturing has developed a tiny sensor that, if embedded in a computer or tablet device, allows the user to swipe and zoom without touching the display panel. Read More NASA rover Curiosity gets first scoop on Mars NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is set to begin a very busy weekend. Read More Video: Nissan's self-driving NSC-2015 concept car Watch out Google. Here comes Nissan. The Japanese car maker is showing at this week's Ceatec expo in Japan this car that can drive itself. Read More Researchers study bee brains to develop flying robots University researchers are studying the brains of honey bees in an attempt to build an autonomous flying robot Read More Video: Keio University robot can learn tasks, repeat them Researchers at Japan's Keio University have developed a robot that is capable of being taught how to perform a complex task, such as calligraphy in this case, and then repeat it. Read More NASA, SpaceX launch new era of space travel The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sunday night, marking a new chapter in America's space program. Read More
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