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Doug Vining

The beginning of the end for internal combustion engines

Posted: 19 February 2019

Has the internal combustion engine peaked for new cars in 2019? The answer could lie in China, now the world’s leading auto market. #exponential #futureworld #mindbullets https://t.co/L5lfVJyyU3
— Doug Vining (@dougv) February 19, 2019

ELECTRIC CAR GLUT THREATENS WORLD TRADE

China accused of dumping as prices plummet

Dateline: 5 March 2029

Doug Vining

Big (dirty) Data is watching you

Posted: 14 February 2019

When is predictive policing on the wrong side of the law? When the AI system it's based on is built or trained on corrupt data!

Police across the US are training crime-predicting AIs on falsified data

A new report shows how supposedly objective systems can perpetuate corrupt policing practices.

CHINA TURNS ON FIRST PRE-CRIME DETECTION SYSTEM

Using online behaviour and social activity, government looks to catch terrorists and criminals in advance

Dateline: 1 April 2019

Reports from the Dark Web are filtering through: China has activated its 'predictive policing' platform known as the Peoples' Public Security Evaluation or ...

MindBullets Editors

MY FUTURE VALENTINE

Published on: 14 February 2019

Love in the post digital age

Dateline: 14 February 2029

Ten years ago, it was all about sending a selfie, or perhaps something more risqué and risky, to your beloved, or the secret of your heart's desire. Now it's a lot different. We've moved beyond snapchat and Instagram; haptic telepresence is simulated teleportation. We've conquered space and time, virtually; and with brain-computer interfaces our very thoughts can be shared. But still lovers lament... Roses are red, violets are blue,
I searched for a mate, my AI chose you. Our first date was online, ...

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Doug Vining

Turning plastic waste into fuel

Posted: 13 February 2019

A team of chemists at Purdue may have found a partial solution to our plastic woes. As detailed in a paper published this week in Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, the chemists discovered a way to convert polypropylene—a type of plastic commonly used in toys, medical devices, and product packaging like potato ...

Doug Vining

POD racer makes its maiden flight

Posted: 7 February 2019

About a year ago, we published a MindBullet about foolish, courageous innovators racing passenger drones. It seems this was not so far fetched, and they are testing 'flying sports cars' right now. But it's so much easier to refer to them as PODs (passenger optimized drones).

Personal ‘flying sports car’ made its maiden flight and didn’t crash

Half a century ago, futurists predicted that personal aircraft would be the norm by the year 2000 or shortly thereafter. Well, it’s 2019 and the promise of ...

POD RACING TAKES OFF

Racing flying cars is a thing

Dateline: 12 January 2020

It's exhilarating, it's dangerous, and it's happening. Contrary to common sense and good advice, young geeks are taking part in a dangerous game, racing ...

MindBullets Editors

HOLOGRAM INHERITS BILLIONS

Published on: 7 February 2019

Tycoon's family in feud with his avatar wife's lawyers

Dateline: 1 February 2034

Dr Akihiro Miaku the famous Japanese tycoon who died earlier this year under mysterious circumstances (rumoured poisoning) is back in the headlines, after his will was leaked to the press by a disgruntled, anonymous, family member. Dr Miaku, who had significant business interests in the Japanese renewable energy sector, was revealed to have left his entire 3 billion Yen (27.5 million USD) fortune to his wife - a hologram nicknamed Suzi. The eccentric billionaire married his hologram wife 11 years ...

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