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ALL TECH AND NO JOBS

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00

Neo-Luddites are on the march as technology explodes
Dateline: 10 June 2017
Last year, advanced new technologies and nanotech production lines led to the creation of 12 million jobs in China. The problem is that these same market driver...

APPLE AND AMAZON IN RETAIL WAR

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Consumers no longer choosing devices but platforms
Dateline: 10 December 2012
The Christmas sales in New York and London have exposed what is being called "a war to the death" for digital adversaries Apple and Amazon.
The opposing strate...

WHO WANTS TO BE A CEO TODAY?

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00

High-flyers turn their backs on the corporate treadmill
Dateline: 9 October 2014
With the world as chaotic as it is and the myopic dedication demonstrated by top business leaders, young high-flyers are increasingly turning their backs on tra...

WASHING MACHINES GO THE WAY OF THE VCR

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Self-cleaning solutions strike at the heart of white goods and detergent industries
Dateline: 12 July 2020
We're on a summer holiday with the family and I'm 'thinking' this article into my xPad. I've just had a challenging discussion with my ten-year-old grandson.
"...

ONE ATOM TO RULE THEM ALL

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Nanotech dominates manufacturing as Invisible Economy booms
Dateline: 19 February 2019
There's a good reason they call it the "Invisible Economy." Most of the raw materials and sub-assemblies are too small to be seen with the naked eye. And whole ...

THE MICROWAVE GAVE MY TOASTER A VIRUS FOR CHRISTMAS

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00

And the washing machine has gone crazy
Dateline: 1 January 2013
The internet of things has its drawbacks. Now that everything is connected, all the time, they don't always play nice.
It's annoying, when you're sitting in a...

WEARABLE ELECTRONICS ARE JUST SO YESTERDAY!

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Computerized bio-implants are what make you cool
Dateline: 24 December 2019
Only a few years ago I had a wardrobe full of garments packed with electronic implants - then they were so cool. But this weekend, I trashed the lot!
The reali...

MEGACITIES HAVE TO DOWNSIZE

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00

United Nations blames supersized cities for world's social ills
Dateline: 15 March 2039
In a sweeping move, the United Nations has ordered the 75 largest megacities in the world to come up with strategies to radically reduce their urban populations...

CANNES 2020: GAMES OUST FILMS

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Directors lament the 'Good Old Days'
Dateline: 22 May 2020
Whoever would have thought, in the dying days of the 20th Century, that movies would one day be called 'intelligent entertainment'? 'My Life', the winning movie...

IT'S NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Science has more profound impact on society and living standards
Dateline: 12 January 2021
David Pescovitz today released his report: "For the last ten years, my colleagues and I at the Institute for the Future have been researching the state of scien...

LIFE IS A GAME YOU CAN WIN

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00

Get bonus points for civic leadership and healthy living
Dateline: 19 September 2019
We have all become used to having everything tracked by our mobile devices and sensors. Wherever we go, our location is monitored. Whatever we do, a sensor some...

PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00

The multi-billion dollar business in 'wired' footwear and smart clothing
Dateline: 20 November 2014
Remember when shoes used to be just, well, shoes? Not anymore! Today's footwear does so much more than cover your feet. Footwear has evolved tremendously in the...

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS UNDER THREAT

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00

Global Council of Tribes to petition the UN to review the Declaration of Human Rights
Dateline: 18 February 2019
The Speaker for the '99% Tribe' explained that the petition does not call for the end of individual rights, but will attempt to ensure that the rights of indivi...

THE GREAT FALL OF CHINA

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00

China's ghost cities stay empty as the artificial bubble bursts
Dateline: 8 August 2018
It was as inevitable as China's rise to the position of the most powerful economy in the world. Now it looks as though that title will return to the United Stat...

GLOBAL COMMERCE OCCUPIED

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00

Occupy The World strikes at the heart of the global financial system
Dateline: 20 October 2012
In a daring attack on the world's financial systems, the global 'occupy' movement yesterday hijacked almost every payment made in the entire world. The transact...

CHINA DEMANDS IMMIGRANTS NOW

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00

Falling population threatens economic miracle
Dateline: 15 August 2036
"I'm not sure what to expect, but it could be the largest human migration since the forming of the modern United States," says Rosemary Chen, a social historian...

SHORT TERM MARRIAGE REPLACES DIVORCE IN NEW WEDDING BOOM

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00

Generation C couples say "I do" - but not forever
Dateline: 1 May 2013
Why get married 'forever' and then go through all the trauma of filing for divorce? These days it has become fashionable to take a much more flexible approach. ...

POUNCING TIGER, STUMBLING DRAGON

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00

India takes on China in the new technology war
Dateline: 6 June 2021
The gloves are off. India and China are battling it out. No longer is India prepared to play second fiddle to China's economic might. In the last decade the tra...

THE AUTOMOTIVE DREAM IS OVER

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00

The young crave flashy phones - not cars!
Dateline: 11 May 2014
Oblivion is a sure thing when economists stop counting the things you produce. Now that 'New Car Sales' have lost their relevance as a key economic indicator, t...

GO BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE WIRELESS SPECTRUM

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00

For free energy and communication at light speed, take a walk on the bright side
Dateline: 15 August 2020
It's amazing how a few bright ideas can shift the world! Two breakthroughs have crept up on us and swept the globe - and cut the cost of connectivity and power ...

BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00

Like the Company Car of yesteryear, the Company Computer has become an anachronism
Dateline: 15 September 2013
Back in 2010, Gartner boldly stated that power was shifting from corporate IT departments into the hands of individuals; they underestimated the speed with whic...

NIGERIA LEADS THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00

As the African Decade draws to a close, there is a very clear new regional economic leader, and it's not South Africa
Dateline: 16 December 2019
Africa, the dark continent of the past, has enjoyed a decade of growth and prosperity, due in no small part to the resource-hungry giants of the East. China and...

SOCIAL MEDIA BECOMES THE NEW 'BOBBY ON THE BLOCK'

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00

Governments drop plans to block social media as PeoplePower takes to the streets
Dateline: 27 January 2014
Two years ago the threat that governments as ideologically diverse as Britain and China would seek to control and even shut down social media during times of un...

TWITTER FACES SANCTIONS AT UN

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Britain and China team up to block social media to curb riots
Dateline: 20 April 2012
Regent Street in London, once one of the most lucrative retail centers in the world, has been burning for two months. Apple's flagship store is a burned shell,...

NEW VIRUS OUTSMARTS SUPER VACCINE

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Draco wonder-drug outwitted by 'Smart Flu' super-bug
Dateline: 5 November 2021
A fearsome new threat to human health and comfort is breeding in our mucous membranes. Just when we thought it was safe to kiss and shake hands, a new 'intellig...

BIOFUEL BACKLASH

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Food prices plummet as fuel crops fail
Dateline: 9 August 2013
The world's romance with biofuel is over. Food prices are falling as farmers return to staple crops instead of competing with oil companies. And everyone's blam...

ORGANIC FOOD OFF THE MENU

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00

'Stubbornness and greed' destroy an industry
Dateline: 24 July 2016
It took just a few years to bring a once-flourishing industry to its knees - and insiders are blaming "stubbornness and greed" for the rapid demise of the organ...

AMAZON OPENS 100th CITY STORE

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Amazon eStore Hong Kong joins the high street line-up
Dateline: 22 October 2013
Amazon opened its one-hundredth city store yesterday, with queues of eager shoppers waiting to snatch up the opening specials on offer. And no, it's not fake, b...

EUROZONE SPLIT CREATES CUT-THROAT COMPETITION

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00

'Poor euro' drifts towards US$ 1.00
Dateline: 13 July 2017
It's been just three years since the Eurozone was split into two - but today it is difficult to remember the days when one euro seemed to be enough for everyone...

NAMIBIA STRIKES IT RICH

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Desert state becomes African oil and gas giant 'overnight'
Dateline: 20 July 2016
There's a new word in Southern Africa for oil - Namibia. Since the discovery of significant reserves of crude and gas a mere five years ago, the industry has ex...

POINT, SHOOT AND PRINT - IN 3D

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00

From camera phone to plastic clone in three clicks
Dateline: 5 July 2015
It's now a simple matter to create a bust of the company president or a replica of your favorite pet - just point, shoot a couple of times from different angles...

FACEBOOK TIME-SHARES HUMAN BRAINS

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00

First AI computer relies on sleeping students
Dateline: 18 May 2017
Hermann Goethe is asleep at home. A dense network of electrodes is attached to his head and neck. It may look like some bizarre behavioral psychology experimen...

ADVERTISING DIES A SUDDEN DEATH

editors@mindbullets.net — 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00

The new generation does not believe you anymore
Dateline: 2 April 2020
Visiting São Paulo in 2007, you would have been gob-smacked - a city free from advertising? Surely this was some kind of joke by an extreme right-wing governmen...

A WHOLE NEW LOOK AT POWER DRESSING

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00

Smart clothing pushes the boundaries of fashion and technology
Dateline: 12 February 2012
Did the phrase "hot" ever spring to mind as you eyed that curvaceous bikini-babe, or that handsome muscular hunk, depending on your preferences? Well, now techn...

SUPPRESSING BAD MEMORIES: BOON OR THE ROAD TO HELL?

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00

New drug to help us overcome mental pain stirs controversy
Dateline: 13 July 2017
Is it one more step towards creating a perfect life on earth for mankind - or a stumble closer to the mind-control horror of Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'? ...

GERMANY POWERS DOWN ITS LAST NUCLEAR PLANT

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00

New Energy replaces nukes, saves money
Dateline: 6 June 2020
Germany has shut down its last remaining nuclear power plant, two years ahead of schedule. Supporters of the Greens and the Pirate Party staged a peaceful demon...

SMART BANDAGES SAVE LIVES

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 May 2011 00:00:00

Soldiers receive remote treatment via electronic wound dressing
Dateline: 5 April 2013
Denis Moore is awake and, more importantly, both his legs are still attached to his body. Moore was in a remote part of Afghanistan, serving with British force...

DARWIN AT WARP SPEED

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 May 2011 00:00:00

New species-on-demand with breakthrough gene discovery
Dateline: 10 December 2020
Evolution has traditionally been portrayed as slow and steady, but a breakthrough study in 2011 showed that nothing could be further from the truth. Charles Dar...

INSURERS GETTING TO KNOW THE REAL YOU

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 May 2011 00:00:00

Your social networking profile says it all
Dateline: 12 February 2012
Signing up for insurance now means less ink and more links. Complicated application forms have disappeared, but it's time to hand over the links to your persona...

POPULAR PROTESTS SPREAD ACROSS THE USA

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 May 2011 00:00:00

It's a revolution against democracy
Dateline: 1 December 2015
Thanksgiving Day will never have the same meaning again.
Last week, across the United States, more than three million people joined in popular protests not unl...

MY WIDGET WILL TALK TO YOUR GADGET

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00

And then we'll do lunch, or dinner, or something similar
Dateline: 20 April 2020
But first my app will check my office calendar, the car's servicing schedule, the fridge reminders, my medication schedule, your healthy dietary requirements, t...

FAKE FOOD FENDS OFF FAMINE

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00

Synthetic proteins and carbohydrates essential to safely feed burgeoning world population
Dateline: 1 May 2017
Manufactured and processed food is the healthy alternative these days. It's also more economically viable, and the only way to feed a global population that is ...

WALL STREET CRUNCH SPREADS TO MAIN STREET AND BEYOND

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00

Micro finance hits the skids: Beware of similar trends where you live
Dateline: 12 July 2013
The Credit Crunch of 2008 primarily hit 'Wall Street' and all associated with her. Think of this as Phase 2 of the Credit Crunch - and the worst hit are those a...

SPACE CRASH TAKES DOWN THE NET

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00

Multiple satellite pile-up causes global communications outage
Dateline: 15 March 2014
The solar flare that disabled an aging spy satellite was the root cause of the problem. With its auto-stabilizing thrusters out of action, the 'bird' went spinn...

PHARMA STOCKS SLUMP ON INSULIN SHOCK

editors@mindbullets.net — 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00

Diabetic treatment revolution sidelines the traditional
Dateline: 1 August 2016
Our bodies run on the glucose energy we get from food. The pancreas makes the hormone insulin which helps the body use or store glucose.
In people with Type 1...

APPLE FILES FOR CHAPTER 11

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00

From hero to zero in three years
Dateline: 21 December 2014
Just three years ago Apple shares peaked making it the most valuable company on the planet, topping Exxon at more than US$230 billion. Since then the oil crisis...

WALL STREET HEARS THE CLOSING BELL – FOR THE VERY LAST TIME

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00

NYSE shuts up shop as stock markets become irrelevant to new business and the economy
Dateline: 15 March 2016
It's become apparent to everyone that the stock market these days is just a giant online casino. As one commentator put it: "The stock market is becoming little...

GOOGLE ROBOTS BREAK UP TRAFFIC

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00

Driverless vehicles to ease rush-hour congestion
Dateline: 15 April 2015
"I'm still getting used to it," says Cath Roberts as we sit in rush-hour traffic together. Three cars in front of hers is an empty electric vehicle emblazoned w...

"OUR BUSINESS DOESN'T DO EMAIL"

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00

Socially-networked business: A step-change in thinking
Dateline: 12 June 2014
In 2000 it was not unusual for companies to say: "We no longer use faxes to conduct our business." Business without faxes? At one time that sounded inconceivabl...

OIL @ $200 - GOLD @ $2000

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00

MENA turmoil changes the rules-of-the-game
Dateline: 9 December 2012
MENA - the Middle East/North Africa region - once known for its dominant position as oil producer to the world, has been decimated over the past 18 months as it...

BREAKFAST WITH THE BB CLUB

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00

Ex-presidents and previous potentates lament their fate at the hands of the internet
Dateline: 14 July 2012
It's a beautiful summer's day as I stroll into the lobby of the Montreux Suisse Majestic Hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. The group of famous, perhaps infamo...

WELCOME TO 'HOMO MOBILIS'

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00

We're all connected, all the time
Dateline: 20 February 2016
There have been plenty of milestones in the astonishing roll-out of mobile connectivity around the world - but today marks a new one: the first laser surgery pe...

THE BLACK SWAN TURNS TEN

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00

Do Nassim Taleb's aphorisms tell the real story?
Dateline: 28 February 2018
Nassim Taleb's ground-breaking book was published exactly ten years ago today and we celebrate its anniversary amongst some of the most "improbable events" the ...

IT'S SUPER-SLOW AIR TRAVEL AS FLIGHT 2.0 CHANGES THE RULES

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00

End of high-speed flying changes business and leisure travel
Dateline: 26 July 2052
Ah yes, I can still remember the days of dashing from New York to Paris in a few hours. Even a round-the-world trip from London to Australia took less than 24 h...

IT'S THE END OF LYING - BUT IS IT REALLY TRUE?

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00

Computer brain scans in courtrooms cause angry protests
Dateline: 20 December 2015
"Not guilty, your honour" has a new ring these days. Call it the ring of truth!
Ever since sophisticated brain scanning techniques were accepted as legal proce...

BUSINESS - THE ENGINE FOR SMART CITIES OF THE FUTURE

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00

Partnerships drive great service and green cities
Dateline: 3 December 2021
Remember the days when towns and cities were 'owned' and poorly managed by municipalities and local governments? Days of indifferent service, disinterested offi...

2010-2020: A DECADE OF STEP-CHANGE THINKING

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00

A review of the past decade’s most important trends – PART 2
Dateline: 1 January 2020
A review of the past decade’s most important trends – PART 1
Dateline: 1 January 2020
Life found in space - but not quite what we thought
Dateline: 25 December 2018
The world awoke this Christmas morning to the dramatic news that the answer to one of the great questions of all time had been found - we are not alone in the u...

THE NEW INFORMATION HAVES & HAVE NOTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00

Global divide in openness becomes basis for economic war
Dateline: 11 June 2018
It's been a long time coming, but the world has really crystallized dramatically around two extremes - the quest for freedom of speech and openness, and the tot...

IS OPENNESS THE END OF DIPLOMACY?

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00

WikiLeaks anniversary challenges a transparent future
Dateline: 12 May 2019
On the tenth anniversary of WikiLeaks opening its electronic doors, it's perhaps appropriate to consider the impact that the crusade for increased openness and ...

WIKILEAKS DECLARED ENEMY OF THE STATE

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00

President Sarah Palin equates WikiLeaks with Al-Qaeda
Dateline: 16 September 2013
WikiLeaks has joined the 'Axis of Evil'. The latest revelations of US military plans led to the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers. President Sarah Palin h...

ROBOT BRAIN WINS RAT RACE

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00

Robot controlled by brain 'grown in a dish' beats live rodent in problem solving exercise
Dateline: 24 November 2014
Giving the term 'lab rat' a new meaning, scientists have successfully cultured rat brain neurons onto a robotic controller. But that was four years ago. Now the...

BANKS GET FOUND OUT

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00

How they continued to profit in a sawtooth no-growth economy
Dateline: 31 May 2012
Everyone says they're not surprised, but today's revelations in the New York Times and Britain's The Independent have shaken the masters of the financial univer...

PICASA HELPS YOU SEE BETTER - WITHOUT GLASSES

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00

First photo-editor downloaded into the visual cortex
Dateline: 12 December 2021
Yesterday's press conference at the Institute for Optometry showcased a step-change innovation in health care, but it must have sent shivers down the spines of ...

POST NEW-AGE SURVIVORS ADOPT AGE-OLD LIFESTYLE

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00

Last 12 million humans live the Early Age way to survive
Dateline: 8 August 0001 NA (New Age)
As the Mayans had predicted, the world as we knew it did end sometime after 2012. The first planetary shock was the gigantic solar flare which knocked out all c...

AIRLINER 'CRASHES' AS HACKER GETS CONTROL

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00

Computer virus used to take over plane's autopilot
Dateline: 9 November 2013
For the first time, an aircraft has been taken over by a hacker rather than a hijacker. In a bizarre incident over Eastern Europe yesterday, the captain of a pa...

FREE WINDOWS FOR FLEXIPADS

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00

Microsoft and Facebook go 'beyond zero' with free software and access for tablet computers
Dateline: 17 October 2012
Microsoft has stunned the tech world with the announcement that they are giving away Windows software for free. But to be fair, there is a catch. Windows Cloud ...

EARTH 'ATTACKED' BY THE SUN

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00

Solar storm creates techno chaos and climate change
Dateline: 13 December 2013
Welcome to Blackout Friday. Yes, it's Friday the 13th. You probably won't be able to read this on your flexipad until systems are restored next week, when the c...

US BANS HELIUM EXPORTS IN ELEMENT TRADE WAR

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00

China's medical and consumer electronics manufacturers in turmoil
Dateline: 15 August 2015
In a widely expected, but controversial, move the US has banned all helium exports to China and its major trade partners, following China's banning of all rare ...

'FRUGAL' IS THE NEW 'COOL' AS EU INCENTS 100% RECYCLED GOODS

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Antiques industry lauds new environmental moves
Dateline: 13 September 2015
European Union regulators are being hit by severe criticism from furniture manufacturers as they plan to launch new environmental incentives.
Part of the new p...

AIDROID, YOU READ MY MIND

editors@mindbullets.net — 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Sony's new personal robot has one distinct advantage - it literally knows what you are thinking, all the time!
Dateline: 27 July 2020
It's the latest thing in personal service and home care in Japan. Especially for the growing senior class of citizens, who are increasingly relying on their mec...

SMARTPHONE VIRUS SPREADS USER DELIGHT

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Networks collapse as Machine-to-Machine app connects users
Dateline: 16 June 2012
The source of a viral Application giving smartphone users free connectivity was revealed at the World Broadband Conference today. It is a rogue App using Machin...

FUEL AND FOOD CRISIS SPARKS NEW GLOBAL INFLATION SPIRAL

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Millions of automobiles and western lifestyles push China's consumption beyond sustainable limits. It's another '70s style stagflation scenario.
Dateline: 25 August 2017
Even as computers and electronic devices become as cheap as the value of their waste components, prices are rocketing up for gasoline, diesel and food products....

GET A SKYPAD FOR $40

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Best Buy is offering a killer deal on a fully loaded tablet computer
Dateline: 26 August 2016
Personal computers aren't quite free, but they might as well be. Now Best Buy has launched a deal on the Acer SkyPad that sounds like small change: $40.
Made ...

CROSSING BORDERS WITH FACEBOOK

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00

Facebook passport accepted for travel to US and EU
Dateline: 15 August 2016
John Davenport, an IT engineer from London, waited in line at immigration along with the 400 others who had just disembarked from flight BA412 from London to Ne...

HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY CRUMBLES AS MEGA-BUG EPIDEMIC BALLOONS

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00

Antibiotics impotent in face of hyper-speed bacterial evolution
Dateline: 12 November 2022
As the northern countries head into winter, experts predict that more than 100 million people will be at risk of succumbing to new bacterial assaults during the...

'BIOLOGICAL' BUILDINGS BLOOM

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00

Photosynthetic systems take life to the moon
Dateline: 10 August 2018
Organic Buildings unveiled its latest crop of bio-solar systems today and set its sights on the moon. Investment in nano-technology linked to the natural photos...

IBM EYE-EYE PAD DESTROYS THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00

From designer straight to desk-top manufacturing at the point of usage
Dateline: 17 June 2020
Over the past two decades we have become used to our consumer electronics being made in Asia.
Even though there are ever-more disturbing reports of inhuman co...

PERENNIAL CORN IS THE FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00

New grains that grow all year round transform food production
Dateline: 1 May 2018
The launch of perennial wheat hybrids last year has been upstaged by another new crop - All Season Maize. Now corn farmers can stick to what they do best, all y...

ROBOT ARMY INVADES ZENUTIA

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00

Big Dog leads the charge while Taranis provides air cover
Dateline: 7 April 2016
It’s an open secret that NATO has been planning an invasion, but the ‘troops’ sent in to ‘restore democracy’ are quite unusual. For the first time in a conventi...

CLIMATE CHANGE FORCES PROPERTY RETHINK

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00

Sustainable technology starts a green housing boom
Dateline: 12 June 2015
Empty properties from 2009 still litter the global beach-front. Elsewhere new developments incorporating only efficient solar systems producing energy and fres...

FOOD IS NOTHING BUT I.P.

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00

Billionaire digital chef creates the ultimate franchise
Dateline: 12 October 2023
When the first 3D ink-jet printers appeared, they were typically used for high-tech applications that could justify the cost. Leading-edge medicine was an early...

FANS LOVE INTERACTIVE HIGH-TECH WORLD CUP

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00

New technologies give massive boost to the bottom line
Dateline: 28 June 2018
It seems like the furor around 'the bizarre secret society of fallible referees' that so dominated the 2010 World Cup is now a distant memory. Technology has fi...

AVATAR WARS: CLONE vs ROBOT

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00

You can't live forever, but your avatar can - with your brain
Dateline: 23 June 2025
There's a battle brewing in the avatar industry. The battle for your mind. Your brain. Or to be more specific, the backup of your brain.
The contenders are Clo...

GOODBYE SILICON, HELLO CARBON

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00

New forms of carbon are grabbing the technology spotlight
Dateline: 27 March 2017
Once, the center of hi-tech development was called Silicon Valley. But silicon is rapidly becoming a thing of the past as carbon emerges as the new super-materi...

SHELL VS BP: HBR VIEW CREATES STIR

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00

Could the Gulf disaster have been prevented by thinking differently?
Dateline: 12 July 2011
An article in this month's Harvard Business Review, primarily focusing on BP's arch-competitor Shell, contains lightly-veiled criticism of BP's thinking in the ...

IS THIS THE END OF INNOVATION?

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00

The pace of technology advances slows as all invention is outsourced to computers
Dateline: 3 March 2033
We are in trouble. We've reached the end of the road. Like the mythical serpent devouring itself from the tail, we have progressed in ever decreasing circles, u...

IT'S AN ONLINE WORLD AS 'PEOPLENET' TAKES OFF!

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 May 2010 00:00:00

Human-to-human transmission wins the day for mobile broadband
Dateline: 14 September 2019
First we tied the world in a tangle of copper cables. Next came miles of fiber optics. And all the time, the ultimate communications conduit was right there, un...

RENT A FLYING CAR FROM AVIS

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 May 2010 00:00:00

Computer piloted 'transformer' vehicles cleared for public use
Dateline: 8 May 2021
Ever since DARPA's 'Flying Hummer' known as the Transformer X made its debut, people have been champing at the bit to get a chance to use them for personal trav...

A WORLD WITHOUT JETS

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 May 2010 00:00:00

Ten years after the impact it's a new business order
Dateline: 1 January 2023
In 2010 the impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud created surprising turmoil. But, in no way did it prepare us for the New Year asteroid impact of 2013.
W...

COMMUTING IS SO COOL IN THE iCAR

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 May 2010 00:00:00

Road rage and accidents are a thing of the past now that we've got Apps-for-Cars to keep the traffic moving along
Dateline: 15 March 2017
It all started before I even got out of bed! A message on my bedroom smart-wall warned me that a burst water main was slowing traffic, and suggested I spend the...

MIGRATION SPLITS US UNITY

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00

State-specific laws creating 'District 9' - say critics
Dateline: 10 October 2018
It's been a turbulent decade for law-makers in the USA. Beyond regulations controlling the banking industry, the number one divisive issue has been legislation ...

AFTER ASH - END OF GLOBAL CRASH

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00

The superfast rail link between London and Hong Kong is just one of the ways the world is coping without regular jetliners
Dateline: 27 March 2025
The train which arrived at London's St Pancras station today has taken a mere four days to travel from Hong Kong. On board were a number of tourists, a few bus...

STOCKS SOAR AS NANOTECH BOOMS

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Twenty years after the dotcom peak we are experiencing a euphoric bubble built on nanotech. Will this new spurt of "irrational exuberance" lead to another crash?
Dateline: 10 March 2020
On 10 March 2000 the NASDAQ hit an all-time high, heralding the peak of the dotcom boom. Two years later, it lay in ruins as the companies tanked. Will this sur...

FREE ONLINE NEWS? THAT'LL BE £1!

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00

The young generation says: You've got to be joking
Dateline: 1 December 2010
Since the Murdoch group of newspapers, including The Times and The Sunday Times, started charging for online news from June this year, their revenue expectation...

CALENDAR GOES METRIC TO MATCH EARTH'S NEW ORBIT

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Today is the first day of the ten-month year
Dateline: 1-Four 2031
Things are finally beginning to settle down again after the great asteroid impact of 2029. The earth has been thrown into a slightly lower orbit around the sun,...

REVOLT AGAINST 'THE INTERNET BEAST'

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Resistance to digital media spreads
Dateline: 3 November 2015
With every new interactive innovation, with each new communications device, so interconnectedness grows - leaving very little time for face-to-face relationship...

APPLE, AMAZON E-PRICING OVERTURNED

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00

eBooks, eMovies and eMusic "rip-off" stopped by social networks
Dateline: 8 November 2012
No one really knows how Apple managed to get away with its iTunes pricing for so long, but now consumers have teamed up on social networking platforms to take e...

TAX BECOMES CITIES' BATTLE GROUND

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Political opportunism trumps long-term competitiveness
Dateline: 12 January 2016
Almost a decade of somewhat desperate attempts to regain economic stability has seen countries adopt vastly different strategies to recover from massive nationa...

TWITTER, LISTEN TO MY THOUGHTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Brain computer interface works like a hearing aid
Dateline: 20 March 2022
Now you can update your Facebook status and search Google just by thinking about it. And you don't need fancy headgear or wires sticking out of your skull.
Jus...

PIRATE PARTY TAKES SWEDEN

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00

Political party founded on anti-copyright movement wins election
Dateline: 19 September 2014
With its origins in the much pursued and vilified 'Pirate Bay' website, the Pirate Party has become a global phenomenon, surpassing the Green Party in most EU c...

DIRTY PIIGS CLEAN UP THEIR ACT

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00

Tables turned as BRIC markets boom
Dateline: 1 February 2015
Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain have certainly had a negative impact on the Euro zone in the past five years. Many will tell you that the PIIGS acron...

THORIUM - THE NEW URANIUM

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00

Green, clean and abundant - what more do we want?
Dateline: 11 October 2013
Indian engineers seem to have set the cat among the pigeons of the nuclear energy industry.
Yesterday, in a Mumbai press briefing, the newly-formed INEF announ...

IT'S A PEOPLE'S CYBERWAR AGAINST CHINA

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00

The 'Great Firewall of China' collapses in minutes
Dateline: 18 June 2012
It is just a few hours since more than 100 million individuals ganged up on what they see as China's assault on "freedom of information."
Signing up to use the...

NO MORE OIL CHANGE - EVER?

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Nanotech revolution drives 'eternal' consumer benefits
Dateline: 9 November 2015
Well, 'never ever again' may be overstating it just a little, but two nanotech firms are battling it out in the consumer space to see who wins the battle over w...

CYBER CRIMINALS DESTROY REAL ASSETS

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Hackers wage war on citizens of prosperous virtual worlds
Dateline: 18 March 2012
Jupiter Stormshadow stares sadly at the remnants of his castle in one of the outlying fifes of Norrath. "All this used to be mine, then the serfs attacked."
T...

SCIENCE BREAKS THROUGH INTO THE AFTERLIFE

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Physical and spiritual worlds united
Dateline: 21 August 2030
It has been a truth accepted by many that after life there is an 'AfterLife'. While there may be disagreement as to its exact definition and characteristics, th...

MOON COLONISTS SUSPEND MINERAL SUPPLY TO EARTH

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Settlers declare independence, threaten trade route to Mars
Dateline: 1 January 2074
Chinese officials today announced that they have lost control of their dark-side of the Moon base, Yuèliàng.
The colony already produces some 80% of Chinese ...

2020: TOP IDEAS OF THE LAST DECADE

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00

A review of the key commercial catalysts 2010-2020
Dateline: 31 December 2019
Like Queen Victoria, King Charles is "not amused"
Dateline: 17 October 2025
In its most audacious move yet, media, entertainment and telecoms giant Doogle has 'bought' England to operate it as a giant tourist resort.
This crowns Doogle...

G22 APPROVES ZERO TAX RATE

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00

VAT replaces income tax as financial crisis looms
Dateline: 20 Oct 2015
After a surprisingly rapid debate at the recent G22 Summit in Shanghai, member states unanimously supported a proposal to eliminate all personal income tax from...

CARBON KILLS THE KING OF RETAIL

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00

Wal-Mart sacrificed in climate change battle
Dateline: 12 December 2020
An announcement today confirmed that Wal-Mart is filing for bankruptcy. Wal-Mart's legendary promise of "Always Low Prices. Always." proved unable to cope with ...

THE CHINA ASSET BUBBLE BURSTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00

Could huge stockpiles and low internal demand be the sign that the party's over?
Dateline: 12 October 2011
It was in late 2009 that the Chinese economy seemed to be going back to 'business as usual' - a return to 9% - 10% growth was being predicted.
Demand for commo...

NORTHWEST PASSAGE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Shipping industry collapses following glut
Dateline: 18 July 2015
The news for retailers and manufacturers has all been good. Shipping time between China and Europe cut by 10 days. Transshipping insurance costs plunge as good...

APPLE OPENS UP ITS OPERATING SYSTEMS AS iPHONE DOMINATES

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Step-change thinking moves Apple to an old/new business paradigm
Dateline: 23 October 2012
Apple has not previously been known to favor opening up its software to other hardware platforms. This control obsession has seen it lose out to Microsoft in th...

THE FINAL (BUSINESS) FRONTIER

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Space tourism and satellite launches compete for profits
Dateline: 27 September 2015
The race to launch a successful private space business has been won - and the victor, surprisingly, is not Virgin's Sir Richard Branson, but a 40-year-old inter...

JUST DON'T MENTION THE WORD 'BANK'

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00

If you're not safe then you're not a bank, says regulator
Dateline: 1 September 2011
EU regulators have followed US trends by putting a big wedge between retail and investment banking.
Effective tomorrow, if you're not a pure commercial deposit...

BLOODBATH AS ONLINE WAR GAME TURNS REAL

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Virtual reality becomes running street battle
Dateline: 30 July 2011
A virtual reality war game turned horrifyingly real this weekend as two 'warring tribes' fought a running street battle in Liverpool city center, leaving three ...

YOUR TWEET IS SHAPING FUTURE GOVERNMENT

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00

First fully electronic election shows up true power of social networks
Dateline: 9 April 2015
Pouring money into influencing the electorate to vote in a particular way has been endemic in all democratic societies. In the 2008 US presidential election thi...

WELCOME TO EARTH 2.0

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Geo-engineering creates a new environment for a smart planet
Dateline: 21 September 2027
Our planet couldn't cope with all the demands our modern civilization placed on it. So we built a new one. Welcome to Earth 2.0. A new planet for a new, sustain...

'NET GENERATION' DECLARED A NEW SPECIES OF HOMO SAPIENS

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00

You always knew your kids were different
Dateline: 21 August 2012
In 2009, Don Tapscott published an updated version of his best-selling 1997 book 'Growing up digital' which covered the emergence of what he called 'the Net Gen...

IT'S ILLEGAL TO BAN SOCIAL NET ACCESS DURING 'WORK HOURS'

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00

European Court of Human Rights ruling surprises business
Dateline: 29 February 2011
A pressure group on the Facebook social networking site has created legal history by changing workplace rights for everyone in the EU.
In a bold reaction to ma...

HOME ROBOT TURNS KILLER

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Japanese family annihilated by cyber-companion
Dateline: 11 June 2021
"It seems to have been a systematic and deliberate process, well thought-through and planned, and conducted over a period of four days or so", said police chief...

SCIENCE CLONES NATURE FOR 'FREE' ENERGY PLAN

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Nano-machines do photosynthesis better than leaves
Dateline: 12 June 2030
What started as a bold project at Imperial College London in 2009, has now reached its first stage of commercialization in the deserts of north Africa.
Photosy...

APPLE SUED FOR KEEPING SECRETS

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Class action calls for information democracy to be enforced by law
Dateline: 4 July 2023
Since laws requiring the public disclosure of information by government agencies have been extended to corporations, it seems that even trade secrets have to be...

'PERFECT STORM' OF SHORTAGES AVERTED

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Predictions of a global lack of food, water and energy prove false
Dateline: 1 September 2029
Once again, Malthusian famine and thirst have been forecast - and failed to materialize.
Twenty years ago, Professor John Beddington, the UK government's chie...

AFRICAN BIO-FUEL GIANT SHAKES UP OIL INDUSTRY

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Cameroon emerges as top bio-diesel producer
Dateline: 25 August 2020
A decade of intensive investment in bio-diesel plant has paid off for Cameroon. The central African state now challenges neighboring Nigeria in terms of fuel oi...

PEACE, LOVE & WOODSTOCK 50 YEARS ON

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Old dreams of a new world amidst cyber drugs & porn
Dateline: 17 August 2019
Exactly 50 years ago today, on 17 August 1969, more than 200,000 people gathered at Yasgur's farm in upstate New York to preach love and peace amidst a global y...

APP INDUSTRY BIGGER THAN GOOGLE

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Smartphones empower millions of small entrepreneurs
Dateline: 11 April 2012
Today Gartner revealed that the mobile application industry (or Apps for short) is a global software industry that is worth more than Google.
Obscure and low-...

TELEPORTATION WRECKS THE WORLD ECONOMY

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Redundant infrastructure and jobs create an industrial wasteland
Dateline: 1 October 2045
Today's youngsters do not know a world without teleportation. To them it is a fact of life. It is like the air they breathe - and they never think about it at a...

HOOVER DAM DESTROYED

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Tens of thousands perish, power and water supplies cut
Dateline: 12 December 2010
At 16:00 yesterday the opening ceremony for the spectacular new bridge over the Hoover Dam, designed to alleviate traffic congestion on the US93, was brought to...

YAHOO! MERGER WITH BING GIVES A BOOST TO GOOGLE

editors@mindbullets.net — 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00

After one year, CEO tries to explain away 'negative value'
Dateline: 18 August 2010
Last year's merger between Yahoo! and Microsoft's search business, has had unforeseen consequences on the overall search and advertising market.
In the middle ...

WORLD MARKETS IN UPROAR OVER NEW UTILITY CHARGES

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Re-introduction of interest rates considered by central banks
Dateline: 8 October 2020
We've become used to basic amenities being free. Free phone calls, free internet, free electricity and free banking. Now that's all set to change, as regional r...

BIG BROTHER REALLY IS WATCHING YOU

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Every screen you gaze at is looking back at you
Dateline: 4 August 2019
Ever since the innovation of integrating camera transistors with every pixel of an organic LED screen, it has become technically possible to make display panels...

WIMBLEDON - THE THREE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Commercial impact soars on back of lightning games
Dateline: 5 July 2020
Tennis has learnt a lesson from the high-impact success in other sport entertainment - cricket with its Twenty20 format, the international Rugby Sevens tourname...

EUROPE HELD TO RANSOM BY SUNNY AFRICAN STATES

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Solar energy at the centre of an economic storm
Dateline: 11 May 2020
It's been just a year since the Afro-European solar energy initiative was launched to harness the deserts of North Africa to supply European countries with clea...

WOMEN DOMINATE

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Business & Government are the last male bastions to fall
Dateline: 12 December 2070
1970 has been commonly regarded as the cusp for the emergence of the modern women's rights movements.
By 2010, women in top executive and government jobs had ...

DIGITAL DROUGHT DISAPPEARS

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Upstart satellite operator creates bandwidth flood
Dateline: 15 May 2011
The Google-funded satellite communications company O3b has transformed the cost of internet access in all those hard-to-reach places, by launching dozens of dat...

WHO TO BLAME FOR THE CREDIT CRUNCH?

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00

US courts to charge one individual primarily responsible
Dateline: 12 December 2010
"The chain of catastrophic bets made over the past decade by a few hundred bankers may well turn out to be the greatest nonviolent crime against humanity in his...

PRIVACY WARS

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 May 2009 00:00:00

Google’s planned merger with Amazon has regulators in a tizz
Dateline: 12 June 2012
It seems that the proposed merger is just one step too far for the European Union.
"Google has pictures of our homes and can track our every movement. Amazon k...

IF YOU'RE A UK MP - YOU'RE FIRED

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 May 2009 00:00:00

Voters insist on a new regime of openness, trust and integrity
Dateline: 15 January 2010
It's become the Everyman Revolution against what is seen to be corrupt government. 2009's 'Annus Horribilis' for Gordon Brown's government, escalated into a pre...

GLOBAL POOR FLOCK TO THE SPOKEN WEB

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 May 2009 00:00:00

Cellphone-based 'voiceweb' bridges digital divide
Dateline: 20 June 2012
Once we talked about the "digital divide", back in the dark days when the ability to read and write separated the wired from the unwired. Today, more than 85% o...

WILL GOOGLE LOSE RIGHTS TO THE NAME?

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 May 2009 00:00:00

A 1913 book dredges up a monster battle
Dateline: 12 December 2011
The family of the author of a bizarre 1913 book are taking Google Inc. to court for use of the name 'Google' and are demanding a share of the company's profits ...

SLOW RECOVERY IN GLOBAL TRADE

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00

After the credit crunch and swine flu, finally a new beginning
Dateline: 27 April 2011
The Swine Flu pandemic has been contained - thanks largely to the efforts of futurists and scenario planners, and the leaders who believed in them. Governments ...

LIQUID BATTERIES KEEP THE BIG APPLE SHINING

editors@mindbullets.net — 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00

New York City runs all night on a single charge
Dateline: 21 April 2015
In the city that never sleeps, the lights burn all night. But don't worry, they're not consuming precious fuel or polluting the environment, because the lights ...

IS SEVENTH SENSE HEAVEN ON EARTH?

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00

Augmented reality makes the real world really useful
Dateline: 16 June 2018
Remember when five senses were enough to understand what was going on around you? Then MIT introduced 'Sixth Sense' technology, and you could get information fr...

LONG BOND COLLAPSE TRIGGERS US$13 TRILLION TRADING LOSSES

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00

It's 2008 all over again as markets disintegrate
Dateline: 19 August 2019
Markets were left reeling today as US long-bonds continued their downward spiral.
"We've seen $13 trillion wiped off bond-markets around the world," says a sho...

CHINA'S MAGNETIC SPACESHIP ENGINE SUPERCEDES REALITY

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00

Revolutionary 'electric rocket' reaches Mars without fuel
Dateline: 1 April 2029
They said it was impossible, but China has done it. After decades of skeptical press in scientific circles, an engine has been built that actually delivers thru...

STABILITY TRUMPS THIRST FOR GROWTH

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00

Depression demands new attitudes from the next generation
Dateline: 21 September 2013
"I am unashamedly a Baby Boomer. We were the first generation to take 'growth' for granted. Somehow we claimed an inalienable right to grow every business, year...

'NEWSPAPER' IS AN OXYMORON

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00

Paper it ain't and news has no value!
Dateline: 26 January 2011
In 2009, Nicholas Carlson, an editor at website Silicon Alley Insider, calculated that it cost the New York Times about twice as much to print and deliver the n...

INSECT SOLDIER-BOTS DEFEAT HUMAN ARMY

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00

Cyborg locusts open new frontier
Dateline: 28 April 2014
The first 'cyborg-war' has just been won after millions of wirelessly-controlled locusts swamped the North Korean army as it massed on the border with South Kor...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RECYCLING?

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00

Sorted rubbish turns out to be a real waste
Dateline: 12 June 2012
In nature, the word 'detritus' describes the dead discarded organic material within an ecosystem. Examples include leaf litter on the floor of the forest or the...

NUCLEAR FUSION A REALITY AT LAST!

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Hyper laser produces 'cool fusion' from plasma
Dateline: 15 March 2011
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility have announced that they have done the impossible - produced entirely controllable, sustained nuclear fusion react...

MASSIVE MIGRATION TO MAINLAND CHINA

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Individuals and businesses in Hong Kong take off for greener pastures
Dateline: 11 November 2011
"Hong Kong has all its eggs in one basket - and that is labeled 'stocks and shares and property'." So screamed one headline in Hong Kong's South China Morning P...

LONG DISTANCE LOVERS HOOK UP IN CYBERSPACE

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Couple to wed after ‘teleporting’ to romantic Valentine date in Paris
Dateline: 15 February 2024
Justin and Britney are enjoying the afterglow of a wonderful night out in Paris. The evening started with a sunset cruise on a bateau mouche down the Seine, mov...

'NEW SOCIALISM': IS IT THE NEW CAPITALISM?

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Individuals demand more predictability - nations get unexpected growth
Dateline: 9 March 2013
The stark economic reality has even sidelined the annual Davos jamboree: US$ 8 trillion has been pumped into world financial systems; banks and a large part of ...

MUSLIM GHETTOS MUSHROOM IN EU

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00

Are 'safety zones' for protection or control?
Dateline: 8 September 2010
As Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, Europe is grappling with the formation of 'Muslim Safety Zones'. The question is: "Whose safety are they for?"
Since early la...

VOTERS BACK WAR FOR BRAINS

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00

At last the gurus are in charge
Dateline: 11 November 2016
His Holiness The Dalai Lama once remarked: "It is most remarkable that India, since independence in 1947, has maintained the noble tradition of investing noted ...

CHINESE STABILITY TEETERS ON LACK OF JOBS & GROWTH

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00

The 'Chinese Century' comes to a grinding halt
Dateline: 3 June 2014
Tomorrow's planned 'One Million Farmer' march on Tiananmen Square will be a critical test for the Chinese government's attitude to the future - and the greatest...

RUSSIA DISINTEGRATES

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00

ECONOMIC CONFUSION DRIVES REGIONAL CONFLICTS
Dateline: 1 January 2010
European economies have continued to remain unstable throughout 2009, even as the US and other global markets stage a careful recovery. Many analysts blame exc...

NEW LEGS FOR THE NEW YEAR

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00

Prosthetic limbs are the latest teen craze
Dateline: 20 December 2020
"I'm getting them upgraded for the New Year," beams a happy Deon Pretorious, aged 15.
Pretorious is one of thousands of teenagers around the world voluntarily ...

XMAS EARTHRISE - THIS TIME FROM MARS

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00

Could this mean more new perspectives for mankind?
Dateline: 25 December 2028
It was sixty years ago today, at 3am London time, that an astronaut aboard Apollo 8 took a series of never-to-be-forgotten photographs - grainy images that show...

DEBT CRISIS CREATES BUSINESS INNOVATION

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00

Withdrawal of foreign aid increases emerging entrepreneurship
Dateline: 12 June 2009
The financial meltdown of 2008 affected not only the bonuses of the Wall Street bankers, their Porsche dealers and their favorite restaurants. It initially left...

NETWORKING YOURSELF TO OBLIVION

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00

The tribulations and perils of a connected avatar
Dateline: 12 June 2020
We are all ubiquitously interconnected. But you know that. You are one of us.
With more than five billion active users of the web, I know that anyone is just a...

"FREE-TO-FEE" DRIVES NEW WIN-WIN MARKETS

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00

Customers set the price as everything commoditizes
Dateline: 20 July 2016
Remember the bad old days when businesses, rather than we consumers, set the price of goods and services? Back before actual value-added determined what the mar...

CLEANTECH BUBBLE BURSTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00

'Greenbucks' in the toilet as recession bites
Dateline: 12 January 2010
In a massive shakeout, green technology start-ups the world over have taken a major dive, as the harsh realities of dealing with global recession set in.
The s...

CYBERATTACKS KILL THOUSANDS

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00

New internet regulations to encourage responsible blogging
Dateline: 9 December 2011
It all started in the most wired of societies - South Korea. In 2008 several public figures committed suicide as a result of strong, and often unfounded, online...

THE #1 CLOUD BANK OPENS ITS DOORS

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00

Your personal information now under your direct control
Dateline: 11 June 2013
Think about the real meaning of 'wealth'. It really isn't just your financial resources. The holistic sum of your personal wealth includes health, education, at...

AFTER THE CRASH, CHINA SMILES

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00

The tables have turned and emerging economies are on top
Dateline: 8 August 2010
Today's lucky 'eight-eight' celebrations were marked by happy, smiling crowds in the world's fastest growing major economy. Chinese President Hu Jintao, presidi...

PAPER AIRPLANES SAVE FUEL

editors@mindbullets.net — 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00

'Bucky-paper' the new composite material for energy efficient transport
Dateline: 6 September 2016
Don't look now, but the commercial jetliner you've just boarded is made out of paper. Don't worry, it's perfectly safe.
This is no ordinary paper, but thin lay...

FROM MALLS TO MARKETS IN A DECADE

editors@mindbullets.net — 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00

Economic quagmire destroys appetite for 'retail therapy'
Dateline: 30 October 2018
Today is the tenth anniversary of the opening of 'Westfield London', then the biggest urban shopping mall in Britain.
This marble temple to up-market consumer...

GM, CHRYSLER & FORD NATIONALIZED

editors@mindbullets.net — 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00

Death knell sounds for US auto industry
Dateline: 4 January 2009
Wall Street is in uproar at what will likely be President Bush's last major decision, just days before the end of his term.
Cornered by vocal demands from unio...

FORGET THE FLAB, TAKE THE FAT-JAB

editors@mindbullets.net — 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00

Anti-obesity drug set to radicalize new age health
Dateline: 24 November 2013
"Another slice of cream cake? Or another beer? And then when we've eaten, we'll go out and party all night! Oh, and do take a handful of chocolates with you."
...

ITZ OFISHAL – SPELIN IZ DED!

editors@mindbullets.net — 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00

Textspeak dominates new English
Dateline: 25 September 2014
No more split infinitives, apostrophes and double meanings. The English language revolution is over, and the reformists have won. Or rather, wun!
The battle to...

THE CHIPS ARE UP FOR CHINA

editors@mindbullets.net — 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00

Intel moves to India and cuts prices to compete
Dateline: 14 August 2012
Who would ever have believed it? China, once the copy-cat nation of the world, has snatched the lucrative computer chip market from Intel with a series of innov...

PUTIN RAPS WEST FOR NATIONALIZING ECONOMIES

editors@mindbullets.net — 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00

"Whatever happened to open markets?"
Dateline: 12 January 2012
Vladimir Putin is relishing his new-found fame. Since retirement from politics, he has become one of the top-paid business speakers with his angle on the demise...

GOVERNMENT 2.0 REALITY AT LAST

editors@mindbullets.net — 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00

Cities show national governments the way
Dateline: 28 November 2015
Government designed from the bottom up. Democracy coupled to a strong service ethic and ubiquitous participation. The world's leading cities are harnessing the ...

NOW YOU CAN HAVE FOUR BILLION WORKERS – FREE

editors@mindbullets.net — 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00

Co-creation is the new business innovation
Dateline: 21 January 2009
Here's a conundrum: How can you employ virtually everyone in the world - and no-one at the same time?
The answer lies in the definition of 'employment'. For th...

GADGETS INFECTED WITH VIRAL POWER

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00

No need for batteries - inoculate your phone with nano-cell virus
Dateline: 25 July 2013
Remember the old days of Duracell, Energizers and Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries? They've gone the way of vacuum tubes and DVDs. Now all you need is a hybri...

SELL ME YOUR MEMORIES

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00

Latest craze is 'living' other people's lives - to the full
Dateline: 19 September 2019
This weekend I climbed Everest. Next weekend I'm thinking of walking on the moon. But for both, I don't have to leave my armchair in London.
Environmental pres...

ENERGY GLUT TRIGGERS CRASH

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00

Renewable energy supplies exceed traditional demand
Dateline: 18 May 2023
Investors are still shell-shocked after two days of panic selling that has wiped 27% off the Dow Jones, 32% off the London Stock Exchange and a terrifying 40% o...

SILICON OUSTED BY PLASTIC

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00

Plastic electronics industry booms, costly silicon fabs close down
Dateline: 19 August 2015
You could be forgiven for thinking that 'Silicon Valley' should change its name to 'Polymer Planet'. The truth is, not much of the innovation coming out of the ...

THE NEW ECONOMIC WAR: CITY VS CITY

editors@mindbullets.net — 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Ugly battles for differentiation: Kuwait wins
Dateline: 14 January 2015
Hong Kong's New Year celebrations were dampened by the news that Kuwait's Silk City had topped the financial services league to become "The #1 Global Financial ...

ROBOTIC GIRL 'MURDERED' BY JEALOUS HUMAN LOVER

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Japanese woman disposes of her boyfriend's toy companion, faces trial
Dateline: 14 February 2018
Thirty-something Jennifer Lee Sato is facing trial in a Tokyo court for letting her jealousy get the better of her. The civil action, brought by her boyfriend C...

INDIA & CHINA FORM POWER BLOC

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Nuclear energy central to plans for world domination
Dateline: 5 May 2014
India and China may be the unlikeliest of partners, but the continued demand for clean energy has brought the world's most populous nations into an economic emb...

BRITNEY SPEARS WINS THE MILLENNIUM MATHS PRIZE

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00

"Oops, I did it again" solves Mills-Yang Problem
Dateline: 22 March 2023
On 24 May 2000 Timothy Gowers of the Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge, MA announced seven prize problems in mathematics; each with a prize of US$ 1 milli...

SILICON ISLAND PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE IN PRIVACY

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Bio-engineered data haven also home to tax refugees
Dateline: 18 June 2037
Somewhere in the mid-Atlantic, an island is taking shape. "Nothing like this has ever been built before," says Leon Almara, the chief architect.
MinTelBay, the...

TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND WE'LL GOOGLE YOU IN THE MORNING

editors@mindbullets.net — 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Another blow for traditional health care as virtual doctors rule
Dateline: 26 May 2012
It all started way back in 2008 with consolidating patient records. Next came online medical consultations. And now the latest revolution in health is...Google ...

YOU CAN NO LONGER CALL ME 'CHINESE'

editors@mindbullets.net — 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00

The most popular fast food will never be the same again
Dateline: 1 November 2014
In a legal battle reminiscent of the right to call sparkling wine 'champagne', Chinese traders are appealing to the WTO, and anyone else who will listen, that w...

SERVER FARMS IN THE CLOUDS

editors@mindbullets.net — 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00

A whole new understanding of business computing
Dateline: 1 February 2013
Almost all of IBM's server business now comes from just four customers - Google, Microsoft, Tata and Amazon - these are the companies that dominate ownership of...

UPGRADE YOUR BODY WITH PLASTIC NANO-REACTORS

editors@mindbullets.net — 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Boost insulin, treat cancer, even change your skin colour without DNA
Dateline: 7 July 2019
Meier Inc of Switzerland have launched their new range of body upgrades just in time for the summer holiday season. You won't need sunblock - a simple injection...

DEMISE OF CAPITALISM AND FREE ENTERPRISE

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 May 2008 00:00:00

Is there a new model arising out of the ashes?
Dateline: 21 May 2015
Ongoing violent protests in major cities around the world are crippling developed economies.
What started with an overt war against business in India by the Na...

KIDS' TOYS LEAD IN THE NEW 'COMPUTER' BOOM

editors@mindbullets.net — 22 May 2008 00:00:00

Flash drives as cheap as chips as mini-laptops take over
Dateline: 15 January 2010
It has been said that the size of their mobile is the only thing that men are modest about. Well, perhaps not any more. "My PC has less than yours" could be the...

FILL 'ER UP WITH SHUGGA-D

editors@mindbullets.net — 15 May 2008 00:00:00

Synthetic biodiesel from sugar makes oil-based diesel look primitive and costly
Dateline: 9 April 2010
Amyris has launched their second-generation biofuel, and it looks like they're taking the market by storm. The new diesel is 'manufactured' by tiny microbes dir...

UN: ETERNAL LIFE IS A MATTER OF CHOICE

editors@mindbullets.net — 08 May 2008 00:00:00

But remember...that makes 'death' a personal choice too
Dateline: 12 March 2021
In a statement from the United Nations today, it was confirmed that the world's G18 nations had agreed to remove the idea of 'retirement' from their statute boo...

iPA, YOU KNOW MY EVERY MOVE

editors@mindbullets.net — 01 May 2008 00:00:00

Virtual PA re-writes the rules of office efficiency
Dateline: 14 November 2014
At the annual Service Excellence Awards banquet in New York, Electra Speed, a virtual personal assistant from Virgin Stars, won the top honour against stiff com...

FUEL VS FOOD: THE WAR SPREADS

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00

Strikes and riots become bloody and lethal
Dateline: 12 November 2013
Fueled by continued growth and prosperity, the world's food shortage has been likened to a war for survival. Now officially in its second year, the 'war' has tu...

COAL HITS US$10 PER TON AS SOLAR POWER SHINES

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00

Nano solar films bring cheap energy to sunshine states
Dateline: 5 May 2018
It's hard to believe that a mere decade ago fossil fuels were at a premium, and everyone talked of 'peak oil' and the high prices of natural gas and coal. Now n...

CHINA: THE NEW COLONIAL POWER

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00

Vicious new wars at home and abroad
Dateline: 2 May 2020
"The Chinese are the new boers!" screamed a May Day rally poster in last night's CNN webcast from South Africa's resource heartland.
Hundreds of thousands of ...

THE NOTEBOOK PC IS DEAD - LONG LIVE THE SMARTPHONE

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00

Mobile phones become the new portable computer
Dateline: 5 June 2011
Have you noticed how no-one buys a new laptop these days?
Just like VCRs and PDAs, the laptop is so last century. Some say that the iPhone was the cata...

GM HYDROPONIC CROPS FEED A BILLION CHINESE

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00

Biotech plants break the famine and economic barriers
Dateline: 8 August 2012
Faced with feeding every fifth person on the planet with less than one-tenth of the world's farmland, Beijing has been pumping hundreds of millions of sino-doll...

PLASTIC BAGS NOT THE VILLIAN AFTER ALL

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00

Wilful misinformation and ignorance exposed
Dateline: 1 December 2010
The results of the first-ever broad-based scientific study on the environmental effects of plastic bags have proved surprising and embarrassing.
Just when the ...

US PRESIDENT ESCAPES SUICIDE ROBOT ATTACK

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00

Kamikaze White House cleaning robot detonates 'battery' bomb
Dateline: 11 September 2011
An attempt to assassinate the US President was foiled today by White House security. "At no time was the President in danger," said a spokesman for the Secret S...

ENERGY CONSERVATION: IMMORAL AND DANGEROUS

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00

We must put humanity before our planet
Dateline: 12 February 2009
Back in 2007, Dr Brian Cox, a member of the High Energy Physics Group at the University of Manchester, started a ripple that has now turned into a political and...

SONY LOSES DIGITAL MEDIA GROUND AS APPLE SHINES

editors@mindbullets.net — 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00

Home entertainment giant stumbles despite success of high definition TV and Blu-ray Disc
Dateline: 9 October 2010
Sony used to dominate the personal music space with the Walkman. The arrival of the iPod changed all that.
It has been said that if Apple had opened up its op...

ENERGY TOPS LIST OF ECONOMIC CATALYSTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00

US and South Africa double prices
Dateline: 5 January 2009
The economy formerly known as the world's largest, and one of the smaller first world economies, have simultaneously succumbed to price increases to control ene...

US AUTO INDUSTRY CRUMBLES

editors@mindbullets.net — 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00

American cars now number just one in three sold
Dateline: 3 December 2010
The sub-prime crisis in 2007 was one of the catalysts. The resulting US economic downturn has proved to be the last straw for the US auto industry.
Detroit has...

CHINA OFFSHORES ITS FACTORIES

editors@mindbullets.net — 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00

Not off their shores - off yours!
Dateline: 7 February 2010
In an amazing New World manufacturing coup, China has delivered 170 factory ships just outside the territorial waters of the United States. These are not fish f...

YE OLD RETAIL REVOLUTION

editors@mindbullets.net — 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00

Over-55's outspend the under-25's ten to one
Dateline: 11 January 2020
What a holiday season! What a retail boom! How the grey consumers have turned the retail industry upside down. I've seen the future - and it's grey.
Figures no...

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GOES TO MUSLIM WOMEN'S MOVEMENT

editors@mindbullets.net — 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00

Turkey takes the lead as US President joins global applause
Dateline: 10 October 2017
On an inauspicious day just over a decade ago, ten Muslim women decided to become a very vocal force for peace and reconciliation.
Their aims were bold: "We wa...

WRINKLIES SEEK LOVE ONLINE

editors@mindbullets.net — 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00

Mobile phones and the internet spawn a new mating boom for Google
Dateline: 17 January 2009
January and February are dark months in the northern hemisphere. It's when depression sets in after the high jinks of Christmas and New Year celebrations. The d...

THE FUTURE OF REVENGE

editors@mindbullets.net — 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00

Facebook and MySpace become first choice
Dateline: 11 August 2009
Revenge used to be so beautifully analog.
A jilted lover storms out of her boyfriend's Bahamas hotel, flies back to New York, sprinkles his entire apartment wi...

LIFE EXPECTANCY LEVELS OFF AT 25

editors@mindbullets.net — 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00

Government and business leaders now in their teens
Dateline: 1 April 2050
The cordial questions asked during Prime Minister's Question Time yesterday proved that this has been an interesting few decades. For the first time in almost 3...

HAPPY HIGHTECH HOLIDAY!

editors@mindbullets.net — 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00

Climate change and technology reshape the ski slopes
Dateline: 24 December 2010
It's ski season - but hitting the icy slopes of Europe and the US sure ain't what it used to be!
The days of skimming the low-lying valleys of Italy, France, ...

BROWN BLAMED FOR BLACK CHRISTMAS

editors@mindbullets.net — 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00

British government continues bleeding private data
Dateline: 20 December 2008
A song at the top of the hit parade one year ago talked of 'Bleeding Love', but this year Gordon Brown is spending Christmas thinking of something else.
Since ...

PRIVATE BANKING GETS REALLY PERSONAL

editors@mindbullets.net — 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00

They'll even bank your DNA and baby's stem cells
Dateline: 1 June 2010
Do you remember, just a few short years ago, when companies introduced 'Concierge Services' to support busy executives and high-flying travelers?
Today, those ...

CITIBANK DUMPS RETAIL AS P-2-P LENDING TAKES OVER

editors@mindbullets.net — 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00

Social banking and circles of trust replace consumer savings and loans
Dateline: 21 November 2009
Citibank has divested from its retail banking operations and is focussing strictly on commercial and merchant banking activities. It is also seeking to get rid ...

GM LOSSES FORCE MASSIVE JOB CUTS

editors@mindbullets.net — 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00

Hit on US economy expected to be vast
Dateline: 1 November 2009
The timing could not have been worse for the already-struggling retail industry.
Troubled car maker GM has really put the cat among the Christmas season pigeon...