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The smart-city movement spreading around the globe raises serious concerns about who controls the information, and for what purpose.
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A handy animated, narrated map about how Britain strategically colonized the world, then conquered the rest with information and missionaries. I know I’ve just posted a map, but this one is so interesting! I couldn’t resist.
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Firm behind Transformers, My little Pony and other brands joins Will.I.Am as 3D Systems collaborator. The prospect of children printing their own Transformers and My Little Pony toys is a step closer, after toy firm Hasbro revealed a partnership with 3D printing company 3D Systems. The two companies are working together to “co-develop and commercialise innovative play printers and platforms later this year” according to their announcement, which refers to the “entirety of Hasbro’s world-renowned brands” without mentioning specific details for the latter. “We believe 3D printing offers endless potential to bring incredible new play experiences for kids and we’re excited to work with 3D Systems, a recognised industry leader in this space,” said Hasbro’s president and chief executive Brian Goldner.
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Luciana Berger MP, Labour’s Shadow Public Health Minster, responding to a rise in under-18s with mental health problems in England being treated on adult psychiatric wards, said:
“These figures reveal a mental health service suffering from repeated Government budget cuts. David Cameron axed...
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Emma Reynolds MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, responding to this morning’s house building statistics which show a fall in the number of homes built over the last 12 months, said:
“This is yet more evidence of the Government’s failure to build the homes the country needs and failing to act...
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What bitcoin needs is a way to separate its role as currency from its role as speculative investment.