Environment: The Right to Repair
John Deere is said to be preventing farmers from repairing their own equipment, in some cases, leading to loss of crops.
Space: FCC approves direct satellite to cell phone services
The cell phone to satellite service of SpaceX (and T-Mobile in the U.S.) was just approved by the FCC.
Nutrition: Field grown fake dairy protein?
Replace simple, low processed, locally grown organic food with highly processed, molecular engineered soy proteins to make fake dairy product. Uh huh.
Environment: Repair, Reuse, Recycle
Too many push getting the latest, newest products - resulting in rapid obsolescence of perfectly good gear. It's inefficient and bad for the environment.
Climate: Compost dead bodies to save the climate
Soylent Green is real.
Aviation: Skyryse uses smart control system to make flying easier
Worth watching – impressive and about time:
Energy: What is old is new again
"Solar grazing" - putting solar panels over the top of agriculture land for dual use. This is actually a very old idea.
Demographics
Education
Emerging Technology
Geopolitics
Innovative/Creative
International/Global/Immigration
Global, Education: MIT’s top 35 innovators under 35
Do you aspire to be a tech or science innovator or leader? You must have international/global experience.
Communications: Alfred Vail, not Samuel Morse, likely invented “Morse Code”
Alfred Vail, not Samuel Morse, is the likely inventor of the "Morse Code".
Computing: Microsoft introduces AI-based Windows PCs
This looks very interesting: Exclusive | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Explains AI-Focused Windows PCs and How They Compete With MacBooks – WSJ (Paid subscription required to access)