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  “BLOOD MOON” ECLIPSE, MARS PAIRING UP FOR ASTRONOMICAL SPECTACLE   The longest “blood moon” eclipse in this century will coincide with Mars’ closest approach to Earth in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. For about half the world, the moon will be partly or fully in Earth’s shadow from 1:14 p.m. to 7:28 p.m. ET — six hours and 14 minutes in all.   Source: CBS News Article        

  HANDS ON VIRTUAL REALITY, NO REMOTES REQUIRED   “Hand tracking is the future of VR and Leap Motion just pushed it eight steps forward.”     Source: Futurism Article  

HOW SCALABLE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING US CLOSER TO EARTH 2.0 Some of the most imaginative uses for blockchain technology sound like the gadgets and networks that exist only in the world of sci-fi. But the speed and scalability made possible by new blockchain providers are making a futuristic universe more than just a fantasy. The technology has the potential to drastically change the way we mobilize, design smarter communities, and help crack the code on creating social impact. Source: Futurism Article

WHY CHINA HAS AN EDGE IN THE A.I. ARMS RACE STEP ASIDE, SHERLOCK. Detectives in China say they can catch criminals using artificial intelligence—and if you don’t believe them, consider the case of the potato thief at the pop concert. Source: Fortune Article

THE DIGEST: ONE OF SATURN’S MOONS HAS EVERYTHING NEEDED TO HOST LIFE   Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) published a paper in Nature outlining their discovery of complex organic molecules on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 53 moons.   Source: Futurism Article        

EXPONENTIAL ORGANIZATION   It is important to clarify that even though this company was inspired by the ExO methodology, we have innovated it further since we target not only Exponential Technologies but Emerging Technologies as well. You will see a lot of movement on our website while we grow and start building strong international relationships with companies and organizations that have the same goal of solving GGCs (Global Grand Challenges). We differentiate ourselves from the other ExOs because we do not depend on investors and we do pretty much everything the hard way. We know that our purpose is very …

DIGITAL NOMADS We at Emerging Technologies Sweden are proud to be Digital Nomads. Do you know what Digital Nomads are? They are people that work remotely and love the work-life balance. We were asked a week ago what would we choose if we were given the possibility of working for a big company onsite as an employee or for a small company remotely. We chose to work for a small company remotely since we value the freedom, the lifestyle, and culture of Digital Nomads. Through the years we have traveled by train and experienced many delays due to technical problems, …

NASA GRANTS FUND 5-YEAR MISSIONS TO HELP SEEK OUT ALIEN LIFE NASA has several missions that will provide data in the search for life, with “NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite on its way to discover new worlds around our nearest stellar neighbors, Cassini’s discovery of the ingredients necessary for life in [the Saturn moon]Enceladus’ plumes, and with Europa Clipper [set to explore the moon of Jupiter] and Mars 2020 on the horizon,” NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green said in a statement. Source: Space.com Article Alien Planets Exoplanet Search Methods Infographic

ON THIS DAY IN SPACE! JUNE 16, 1963: VALENTINA TERESHKOVA BECOMES 1ST WOMAN IN SPACE On June 16, 1963, Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space…. Tereshkova, a cosmonaut with then-Soviet Russia, launched into space on the Vostok 6 mission and orbited Earth 48 times in 70.8 hours. That’s nearly three days alone in space! Source: Space.com Article Valentina Tereshkova-First Woman Space Infographic

MEET THE TOP 100 BUSINESS VISIONARIES CREATING VALUE FOR THE WORLD “The more money you make, the implication is, the better and more successful you are. We believe this cheapens the mission and sense of purpose that many great business leaders bring to their companies and products. And it certainly undersells their inspiring accomplishments.”…”We scoured the business landscape for inventive leaders making bold moves.” Source: Business Insider Article