Medical
Minnesota Commissioner Slams Obamacare As "Unfair & Unsustainable" As Rates Soar zerohedge
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman posted a letter mn.gov to the state's website saying that the state succeeded in preserving the exchanges for one more year by agreeing to massive rate hikes but warned they are on the "verge of collapse." The letter goes on to describe Minnesota's healthcare rate environment as "unsustainable and unfair" and notes that "middle-class Minnesotans" are being "crushed by the heavy burden of these costs."
Also see ObamaCare rates in MN skyrocket 60% to stave off “collapse” hotair
SCOTUS
Alexander Hamilton and the new Supreme Court term quartz
One of the major reasons the Supreme Court’s docket is so far less explosive than in previous years is that, since Justice Antonin Scalia‘s death in February, the court has been equally divided between four Republicans and four Democrats. In most cases—although certainly not all—this division corresponds to four conservative and four liberal votes.
Also see Scalia's absence haunts Supreme Court's new term usatoday v
Research
Sponge boils water using sunlight: a new invention by MIT scientists knowridge
...a group of researchers develop sponge that can generate steam using sunlight. This development provides a new way to harvest solar energy. The finding is published in Nature Energy.
Tech
NASA's 'Blue Collar Robot' Is an Unstoppable Miner gizmodo v
RASSOR stands for Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot and is pronounced “razor.” The concept is currently being developed at the Kennedy Space Center kennedyspacecenter as a potential solution to the problem of carrying heavy propellant on space missions. Theoretically, the rover would mine the surface of planets in order to gather up the components needed for water, oxygen, and rocket fuel.
Toyota wants this baby robot to be your friend money.cnn v
The robot can remember its companion's likes and dislikes as well as journeys they've taken together, Toyota says. And it can be linked up to cars and gadgets in the home to make the conversation more lively.
Also see Toyota's Kirobo Mini companion robot goes on sale for $400 next year theverge v
AI
How A New Technology Promises To Make Deep Learning More Powerful Than It Already Is forbes v t
Before learning takes place, Fujitsu’s technology “analyzes the structure of the neural network, and optimizes the order of calculations and allocation of data to memory”.
Automation
Amended California Rules Would Allow Driverless Cars nytimes
...the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said in a revision of draft regulations released late Friday that the most advanced self-driving cars would no longer be required to have a licensed driver if federal officials deemed them safe enough.
Philippines
Philippine president apologizes to Jews for Hitler remark bigstory.ap.org
The tough-talking Duterte said his apology was intended only for the Jewish community. He lashed out again at Western critics and human rights advocates who have raised concerns over his brutal crackdown, which is estimated to have left more than 3,000 suspected drug dealers and users dead in just three months.
Columbia
Colombia’s Shock Referendum Vote Leaves Peace Deal in Tatters time v
In a result no one predicted – not pollsters, pundits, or politicians – Colombian voters in Sunday’s plebiscite shocked the world by narrowly rejecting a peace accord designed to end Latin America’s longest-running guerrilla war. The “no” vote topped the “yes” vote by 0.5 percentage points in a surprise outpouring of disgust over the agreement’s many concessions to the Marxist rebel group known as the FARC bbc.
Also see Colombia's peace deal in limbo after shock referendum reuters and Colombia referendum: voters react to rejection of Farc peace deal v
Syria
U.S. suspends Syria talks while Russia cancels anti-nuke agreement washingtontimes
The U.S. stopped diplomatic efforts with Russia amid renewed attacks by Russian and Syrian forces on the city of Aleppo. Administration officials acknowledged that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is making territorial gains with Moscow’s help after the collapse of a ceasefire.
Also see Russia deploys advanced anti-missile system to Syria for first time, US officials say foxnews
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