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Monday, October 20, 2014


FUTURISM UPDATE (October 21, 2014)

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW:  Does Lockheed Martin Really Have a Breakthrough Fusion Machine? http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531836/does-lockheed-martin-really-have-a-breakthrough-fusion-machine/

FINANCIAL TIMES: IBM shares tumble as profits and sales fall  at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/500feb78-584e-11e4-b331-00144feab7de.html

FUTURE OBSERVATORY: Ohio State University Invents All-in-One Solar Cell and Battery http://www.21stcentech.com/ohio-state-university-invents-all-in-one-solar-cell-battery/

SIX SENSE AND CORRUPTION HAVE NO GENDER. WASHING POST: In Japan, two female ministers quit, dealing a blow to Abe and ‘womenomics’ http://lnkd.in/dfKzwU8

YAHOO NEWS: Blow to Japan PM as minister resigns over money scandal http://news.yahoo.com/japan-industry-minister-resigns-over-scandal-reports-004526427.html

BBC: Japan ministers Yuko Obuchi and Midori Matsushima quit. Ms Obuchi is alleged to have misused funds from her political support groups and other donations. http://lnkd.in/dH36hvk

FINANCIAL TIMES: Can Europe wean itself off Russian gas? Analysis: http://on.ft.com/1uhyFW0 

LINKEDIN: Do Not Underrated Centric Jobs! https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141020224543-34427457-do-not-underrated-centric-jobs

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Brazil’s Rousseff Admits There Was Wrongdoing at Petrobras http://lnkd.in/dm3JgbZ

FORBES: Petrobras Puts Brazil President Dilma In Hot Seat http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2014/03/23/petrobras-puts-brazil-president-dilma-in-hot-seat/

RT:  Google ‘beats Goldman Sachs’ in political campaign donations  http://rt.com/usa/197104-google-usa-political-campaign/

Dilma Rousseff Responds To Brazil Protests, Vows To Battle Corruption  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/22/dilma-rousseff-brazil-protests_n_3483069.html

BBC Breaking News: Christophe de Margerie, head of oil company Total, dies in air crash in Moscow http://bbc.in/120dDEQ 

WORRY FOR THE ECONOMY OF THE WEST, STUPID. BLOOMBERG: China Growth May Slow Sharply From 2020: Conference Board http://lnkd.in/dadDfch

TECH CRUNCH: Europe's Sign2Pay launches to simplify mobile debit payments and oil the wheels of m-commerce http://tcrn.ch/1omv5gV

MOSCOW TIMES: The Truth About That 'Russian' Submarine Near Stockholm http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/the-truth-about-that-russian-submarine-near-stockholm/509721.html

DER SPIEGEL: Berlin and Paris Undermine Euro Stability http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-stability-threatened-if-france-flouts-stability-rules-a-997995.html

YAHOO NEWS: German minister: EU should consider Ebola mission http://lnkd.in/dkNUehu

MONEY: 3 reasons why IBM's stock is in serious trouble http://money.us/1r0HxhU

NEW YORK MAGAZINE:  Scientists Also Lying About Ebola, Explains George F. Will  http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/george-will-scientists-also-lying-about-ebola.html

REUTERS: China-backed hackers may have infiltrated Apple's iCloud: blog http://reut.rs/1oodYLQ

LINKEDIN: Road Drone #1 and Leonardo http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141021024138-34427457-road-drone-1-and-leonardo