A few days ago, Ray Kurzweil spoke at the Wall Street Journal CIO Network conference telling about the progress waiting for us in the future. The famous futurist, who in December 2012 started working with Google, has spoken of nanotechnologies and biotechnologies that already in 2030 could radically change the lives of human beings, strengthening our bodies and our minds. Kurzweil also spoke of immortality and has a plan to reach it.
On February 5, 2014, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the activation of the Colossus computer, at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park there was a gathering of a group of veterans who worked to decode nazi encrypted messages During World War II. The story of the first electronic computer was also celebrated by re-enacting the decoding process from the interception to the decipherment using a replica of Colossus.
While NASA is still analyzing the proposals for a new use of the Kepler space telescope after the end of its mission, scientists are still examining the data collected in the past years. The observations of the binary system Kepler-413 have allowed them to discover an exoplanet called Kepler-413b that’s really pecutliar, especially because its axis wobbles like a spinning top, causing violent changes in its seasons.
The rumors of the past few days have been confirmed with the official announcement that Satya Nadella is the new Microsoft CEO. His predecessor Steve Ballmer remains on the company’s board of directors. Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, is leaving his role of President of the board of directors to John Thompson to take on the special role of technology adviser.
