A technology company says it's working on a project which would allow a human's consciousness to be transferred to an artificial body after their death.

In what sounds like a plot from a science fiction blockbuster, tech company Humai are working on human resurrection through artificial intelligence.

They're hopeful that the technology - bionics, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence - will be ready in just three decades.

Creating an imprint of people to remain after they go , Humai is using artificial intelligence and nanotechnology to store data of conversational styles, behavioral patterns, thought processes and information about how bodies function.

This data will be coded into multiple sensor technologies, which will be built into an artificial body with the brain of a deceased human.

The science as they explain it means using cloning technology, they will be able to restore the brain as it matures.

Their website explains: "Humai is an AI company with a mission to reinvent the afterlife. We want to bring you back to life after you die."

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"The artificial body functions will be controlled with your thoughts by measuring brain waves.

"As the brain ages we'll use nanotechnology to repair and improve cells," he adds, saying that cloning technology is going to help, and: "We believe we can resurrect the first human within 30 years."

Bocanegra, who says he doesn't believe that the "body was evolved with the best possible functions" says it's all about offering a choice.

"I don't think of it as fighting death. I think of it as making death optional.

"I personally can't imagine why anyone would want to die but I respect their wishes."

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The company has five staff members, including two researchers, an AI expert and an ambassador.

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It sounds like a tough sell – water created from human poo. However, Bill Gates (Pictured above drinking water created from human poo) has backed a new hi-tech water plant than could bring clean water to Africa – and has even drunk it.

The Microsoft founder has backed a Seattle firm’s radical machine that uses a combination of steam and filters to convert human waste into water the firm says it indistinguishable from bottled water.

Called the OmniProcessor, the new kind of low-cost waste treatment plant has been backed by the Gates Foundation, and is about to be tested in Senegal for the first time. ‘I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyer belt and drop into a large bin,’ said Bill Gates on his Blog. ‘They made their way through the machine, getting boiled and treated. ‘A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water.’

In the video showing the moment Gates drinks the water, he does look slightly concerned. However, after a taste, he laughs. It tastes as good as anything I’ve drunk out of a bottle,’ he said. ‘And having studied the engineering behind it, I would happily drink it every day. It’s that safe.’

Each roughly $1.5-million plant can process sewage for a community of about 100,000 people, the firm behind it says. The machine runs at such a high temperature (1000 degrees Celsius) that there’s no nasty smell; in fact it meets all the emissions standards set by the U.S. government.

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While growing up during the Great Depression, Barbara Beskind was an inventor by necessity who hoped to become one professionally.

Eight decades later, the 91-year-old has finally realized her dream at a top design firm in Silicon Valley.

"As a 10-year-old I wanted to be an inventor,'' Beskind told Jenna Bush Hager on TODAY Friday. "I've arrived. But it took me about 80 years."

Beskind was 10 years old during the Great Depression, when ingenuity was a life requirement.

"I wanted to make a hobby horse, and I made it out of old tires,'' she said. "I learned a lot about gravity because I fell off so many times."

Her initial dreams of becoming an inventor were dashed when her high school guidance counselor told her that engineering schools don't accept females. Instead, she served in the U.S. Army and as an occupational therapist while also writing books and learning to paint. Two years ago, she read about the Silicon Valley design firm IDEO and decided to apply for a job at the firm, which is famous for designing the first mouse for Apple and dozens of other well-known devices.

"It took me about two months to write my resume, paring it down from nine pages,'' Beskind said. "Then I wrote the letter and sent it by snail mail."

In an industry often criticized for ageism, Beskind got the job.

"Our culture is telling us, aging equals decline,'' IDEO associate partner Gretchen Addi told TODAY. "And Barbara is very solidly standing there and saying, you know, 'I'm gonna call you on that.'''

Beskind now takes public transportation and walks a few blocks to IDEO's office in Palo Alto, California, every Thursday, where she is a beloved member of the staff. There's even a company-wide email that gets sent to alert her co-workers, many of whom are six or seven decades younger than her, to when she arrives.

"Everybody gives a hug,'' she said. "IDEO is really my second family, and they're very supportive. On Thursdays, I feel 30 years younger."

Beskind sits at a couch rather than a desk, and her focus is on projects related to aging, which she often tests out in her retirement home. She still walks several miles a day with the help of ski poles that she bought from Costco and modified, and she has adapted a magnifying device to help her read the paper because of poor eyesight due to macular degeneration. She also has designed what she has dubbed a "trekker,'' a modified version of a walker, which is being developed into a prototype by IDEO.

"They can't put themselves in the shoes of the elderly,'' Beskind said about younger designers. "People who design for the elderly think they need jeweled pill boxes or pink canes. We need functional equipment."

Beskind may be in her golden years, but she is showing that she still brings plenty to the (design) table.

"I feel that elderly people bring experience that you can't teach,'' she said.

Beskind also had a few words of wisdom on several other topics:

Get rid of your devices:  "I'm one of the wealthiest people in the world. I'm as wealthy as Warren Buffett, because I measure my wealth by having uninterrupted time. I have no cell phone except one to use for emergency. I have no laptop. I have no smartphone, no iPod, because I can't see them. I have uninterrupted time to think."

Expect the unexpected: "I think the beauty of being 91 is that you can look back and see how the little pieces fit into the big pieces of life, and life is a complete puzzle. Only when you get to be this age can you see it, and that's the joy and the excitement of it."

Don't let age get in your way: "Age is not a barrier to performance. Live life as an adventure, and expect change and endorse it, embrace it. Because as you age, every day you will be making changes. You will be adapting to changes in the way you have to do things whether they're physical or they're visual.

Don't let "old" become your identity: "Everybody has untapped resources. You just have to find them. They may be in music, they may be in childcare, they may be in volunteering at the hospital or at the library. I think with the aging, you so often lose your identity, and I think this is what IDEO gives to me, is the opportunity to explore what my identity is."

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Cypriot company Logicom is funding the conference and is confident that it will draw companies such as Microsoft and Intel.

The project to turn Famagusta into a ‘Smart City’ will be presented at a bi-communal conference entitled “Smart City” in early May 2016.

International companies that will manage the implementation of advanced technological systems for Famagusta during the town’s reconstruction, will attend the conference.

Pointing to Barcelona which is a Smart City, the Chamber of Commerce’s General Secretary, said that the revitalised city can have a well-organised infrastructure, with renewable energy resources, avoiding pollution. It will also have a metro. High tech systems will control everything, including traffic lights and local administration, he said.

With a high level technology system, he said, everything will be controlled electronically including traffic lights and local administration.

Noting there is really now a good opportunity to solve the Cyprus problem, He said that he is very optimistic of a better, more united Cyprus in the nearest future.

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At some point this century, we will confront the prospect of immortality, says award-winning journalist Steven Kotler. After our bodies die, it will be possible to upload our minds into a computer, and then download them into another body. The implications for humanity are difficult to fathom.

As Kotler says, the basic engine of evolution is death — by physically adapting to our environment, our genes are preserved long enough to pass to the next generation. But human culture would also be thrown into uncharted territory.

Religious systems claims to guide the morality of human action, and they posit what exists after our natural death, so it's unclear what claim these dogmas would have to human behavior in a world where we live forever.

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In tattoo parlors and basements around the world, people are turning themselves into cyborgs by embedding magnets and computer chips directly into their bodies.

They call themselves biohackers, cyborgs and grinders. With each piece of technology they put beneath their skin, they are exploring the boundaries — and the implications — of fusing man and machine.

Welcome to the world of biohacking.

It's a niche community at the literal bleeding edge of body modification, and it attracts fervent fans from a variety of schools of thought. Some simply enjoy experimenting with new tech. Others use the magnets and chips for utilitarian purposes. A few, paradoxically, see it as a path to get back to nature.

For cyborg Zoe Quinn, a well-known developer in the independent video game world, the magnet and chip in her hand have become inseparable from her body and her identity.

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GOOGLE is scaling up its digital skills training programmes to accommodate a million people from Africa in the next year, aiming to deal with high unemployment numbers on the continent.

The U.S. tech giant plans to train 300,000 people in South Africa, it said in a statement recently, a country where 35% of 15-to-34-year-olds are unemployed. A further 400,000 Nigerians and 200,000 Kenyans will receive free digital training, while another 100,000 people will be selected from other sub-Saharan Africa countries.

“Google is in Africa for the long haul and we are making an investment in talent,” Google South Africa country head Luke Mckend said. “We hope that the people trained will become pioneers in the field and do great things in digital for companies and for Google.”

The company has partnered with Livity Africa to develop training programmes and is rolling out a new online education portal for learners in the region. “We’re also talking to a number of other potential partners across Africa with a view to scaling the digital skills training programme and helping to reach even more young people in more countries,” Google said in a statement.

Partly to shore up their credentials as good corporate citizens, the companies have often funded free education programs and touted the number of jobs their businesses have helped create.

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This is not a hoax. It is the real deal. US firm company, Terrafugia has claimed that 'commuters of the very-near future will be granted some respite by taking to the skies in a flying car'

The flying car dubbed TF-X will be operational from 2018 with a fully functioning prototype and commercial sales in few years after that.

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If the Internet age has taught us anything, it’s that where there is information, there is money to be made. With so much personal information available and countless ways to use it, businesses and authorities will be faced with a number of ethical questions.

In a fully “smart” city, every movement an individual makes can be tracked. The data will reveal where she works, how she commutes, her shopping habits, places she visits and her proximity to other people. You could argue that this sort of tracking already exists via various apps and on social-media platforms, or is held by public-transport companies and e-commerce sites. The difference is that with a smart city this data will be centralized and easy to access. Given the value of this data, it’s conceivable that municipalities or private businesses that pay to create a smart city will seek to recoup their expenses by selling it.

By analyzing this information using data-science techniques, a company could learn not only the day-to-day routine of an individual but also his preferences, behavior and emotional state. Private companies could know more about people than they know about themselves.

For marketers, this is a dream come true. Imagine the scenario: A beverage company knows a particular individual’s Friday or Saturday night routine. The company knows what he drinks, when he drinks, who he drinks with and where he goes. It also knows how the weather affects what beverage the individual chooses and how changes in work patterns influence how much alcohol he consumes. By combining this information with the individual’s social-media profile, the company could send marketing messages to the person when he is most susceptible to the suggestion to buy a drink.

Businesses could market divorce services to couples who, through data analysis, are shown to exhibit behavior that indicates that their relationship could be in trouble—things like unusual travel patterns, and changes in work-life balance, such as a rapid increase in the amount of time both individuals spend at work or in separate bars. Individuals who are shown to lead very unhealthy lifestyles could be deliberately targeted by brands selling fatty foods.

The scenarios are endless, ranging from the genuinely useful to the potentially terrifying. But what will moderate how a smart city works and how brands can use data?

Recent history—issues of privacy and security on social networks and chatting apps, and questions about how intellectual-property regulations apply online—has shown that the law has been slow to catch up with digital innovations. So businesses that can purchase smart-city data will be presented with many strategic and ethical concerns.

What degree of targeting is too specific and violates privacy?
Should businesses limit the types of goods or services they offer to certain individuals?
Is it ethical for data—on an employee’s eating habits, for instance—to be sold to employers or to insurance companies to help them assess claims?
Do individuals own their own personal data once it enters the smart-city system?

With or without stringent controlling legislation, businesses in a smart city will need to craft their own policies and procedures regarding the use of data. A large-scale misuse of personal data could provoke a consumer backlash that could cripple a company’s reputation and lead to monster lawsuits.

An additional problem is that businesses won’t know which individuals might welcome the convenience of targeted advertising and which will find it creepy—although data science could solve this equation eventually by predicting where each individual’s privacy line is.

A smart city doesn’t have to be as Orwellian as it sounds. If businesses act responsibly, there is no reason why what sounds intrusive in the abstract can’t revolutionize the way people live for the better by offering services that anticipates their needs; by designing ultraefficient infrastructure that makes commuting a (relative) dream; or with a revolutionary approach to how energy is generated and used by businesses and the populace at large.

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IN HIS WORDS: 

"Today we’re launching TechPrep -- a website to help people start programming careers. 

It shows parents and students what programming is, why it’s important, and what sort of jobs are available for those who can code. It guides people to resources to get started -- everything from classes to college prep. And it features real stories from people from under-represented groups who’ve used the resources to start careers in tech. 

Improving diversity in the tech industry is an important challenge, and something we’re deeply committed to at Facebook. Everyone should be able to take advantage of the opportunities created by the internet. Giving everyone the opportunity to learn to code will create even more valuable tools to serve society. 

Through research with McKinsey, we found that there are very few resources in particular for Black or Hispanic learners, and we wanted to change this. We’ve also put together resources for parents and guardians so they can provide young people with advice and support. 

We hope this is a valuable resource for people in our community, and that it helps makes a small contribution towards making our industry more diverse."

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Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds — within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make."

A philosopher and technologist, Bostrom asks us to think hard about the world we're building right now, driven by thinking machines. Will our smart machines help to preserve humanity and our values — or will they have values of their own?

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Entrepreneur Josh Bocanegra attracted a lot of attention when he announced his new artificial intelligence company Humai. Why? Because he claims that by 2045, they'll be able to resurrect the dead. But Josh claims the company's ultimate goal is to preserve a human brain BEFORE a person dies.

The new company are aiming to “extend and enhance life" by freezing human brains for extended periods of time using cryonics, a deep freezing technology using very low temperatures, and then putting them into artificial bodies.

He claims if they were able to transplant a live person’s brain into a bionic body, than it would “achieve a point where no one has to die at all.”

Josh hopes to accomplish this in the next 30 years. Responding to any criticism he and the company may face over their shocking proposal, he says: “There are promising breakthroughs happening every year in neuroscience and biotechnology.”

“We plan to implement [these breakthroughs] as we work towards performing the first surgical procedure of restoring and implanting a human brain to a new bionic body.”

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All ‘pay as you go’ mobile phones will need to be registered with the mobile phone company otherwise they will be cut off.

By 1st December, 2015 any ‘pay as you go’ mobiles not registered within 90 days will be cut off.

Information Technology and Communications Council head Kadri Buruncuk said that the law had been changed in 2012 but had not been enforced by the mobile phone companies; this had gone unnoticed until recently.

Buruncuk said the purpose of registering mobile phones was to be able to combat illegal use of phones and prevent them being smuggled into the country; registration would also help to track stolen phones and other crimes.

The public can still buy ‘pay as you go’ mobile phones from supermarkets but they must register them with the mobile phone company within 90 days.

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Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter.

The scheme is called Project Titan and has already been revving up for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Apple is understood to have been on a recruitment drive to help speed its car project along, hiring big hitters from automobile firms like Chrysler.

Apple has already built CarPlay, an in-car software platform that connects an iPhone to the car's entertainment and navigation system.

But it now appears the massive company is moving ahead with plans for an actual vehicle.

If Apple does release an iCar, an automatic, driverless version is likely to follow.

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MORE than 80% of the 120 million Africans using Facebook access the site through their mobile phones, the social media group said Thursday.

“Mobile is not a trend; it’s the fastest adoption of disruptive technology in the history of communication,” said Facebook’s head of Africa Nunu Ntshingila.

Africa has experienced an explosion of mobile phone penetration in recent years which the International Communications Union estimates to be around 63%.

For many Africans faced with poor or non-existent landline infrastructure, mobile phones have also offered a route to the Internet without laptops or desktop computers.

More than a quarter of Africa’s total Facebook users are found in three countries—Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya, according to statistics released Thursday 11th September.

Nigeria has 15 million users, South Africa 12 million and Kenya 4.5 million. Notably, Facebook said 100% of its monthly users in Nigeria and South Africa are on mobile phones. In Kenya, 95% are on mobile.

Daily users in Kenya are 2.2 million, 7.1 million in Nigeria and 12 million in South Africa.

Facebook, which opened its first African office in Johannesburg earlier this year, saw its user population on the continent swell to 120 million in June from 100 million in September 2014.

Two-thirds of all Internet users in Africa are active on Facebook, it said.

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Follow the event Live on Video and Web. The company is showing off its latest gadgets, including possible updates to the iPad and Apple TV along with Apple's smartphone.

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Sources in the know have told Buzzfeed News that Apple is planning an event for the week of September 7, with September 9 being the most likely date for its annual autumn media event.

Last year's event was also held on September 9 and sources said the latest iPads are also likely to be unveiled.

Circuitry and chips inside what is reported to be Apple's next phone have previously been laid bare in a series of leaked images and files.

Although the iPhone 6S is likely to keep its base storage at 16GB, it will have a new near-field communication (NFC) processor and have fewer chips.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the tech giant has ordered suppliers to manufacture between 85 million and 90 million units combined of two new iPhone models with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by December 31.

Every year following a major update to its phone hardware, Apple releases an incrementally upgraded handset that features minor tweaks.

These tweaks are typically made to boost battery life or performance, while the outside of the phones remain relatively unchanged. So expect the new iPhone6s or iPhone7 to look almost exactly like the iPhone6. The internals and functionality is where the magic lies.

Based on the leaked images and files, the iPhone 6S will be an almost identical, but more powerful version of last year's iPhone 6.

However, rumours do suggest there will be at least two new features designed to attract new users - namely an updated colour range, and Force Touch.

Force Touch technology was introduced on the latest Macbook and is also available on the Apple Watch.

In addition to recognising touch, the technology senses force, adding a new dimension to using the screen.

It uses tiny electrodes around the Retina display on the Watch to distinguish between a light tap and a deep press, and triggers instant access to a range of controls.

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Let's face it, iPhones allow us to do a great deal of things from the palm of our hands, but when it comes to battery life these things are a total disappointment. If you are an average user, the power normally won't last until the end of the day, and while there are a few tricks to save some electricity (like limiting connectivity or avoiding running apps in the background) these will get you a few extra hours of life but that's about it.

But don't despair. British firm Intelligent Energy figured out a way to hack iPhones so that their battery will last for one whole week. Yes. Not a few extra hours. 7 entire days.

The technology might be a breakthrough in the smartphones market and it reinvented the battery.
The team created a prototype of iPhone 6 that contains a battery and a power system that creates electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen. According to the Telegraph, "the company is believed to be working closely with Apple" as they managed to incorporate their technology in the phone without altering its size and shape.

"We have now managed to make a fuel cell so thin we can fit it to the existing chassis without alterations and retaining the rechargeable battery. This is a major step because if you are moving to a new technology you have to give people a path they are comfortable with." - Henri Winand - Intelligent Energy CEO

After one week of the hydrogen-oxygen system powering your phone, you will need to refill the device with hydrogen through a readapted headphones jack. The reaction also produces a small amount of water and heat, which are eliminated through a vent. The company plans to make their product commercially available in the next two years.

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IT MAY STILL be a few months away, but that hasn't stopped the rumour mill churning out speculation about Apple's next-generation iPhone, set to arrive as the iPhone 7 or the iPhone 6S
Here, we round up everything we know about the so-called iPhone 7 so-far, including specs, price and release date. Keep this page bookmarked, as we'll update it with every new detail, feature and rumour that comes our way.

Release date
A legit-looking report out of BuzzFeed, which has heard from "sources familiar with Apple's plans", claims that the firm will launch the next iPhone at an event on 9 September.

Judging by Apple's usual timings, this means that the next iPhone will go on sale in the following week on 18 September. This date has been backed by a report out of Germany, which claims two carriers are already primed to start selling the next iPhone on 18 September.

However, according to a leaked Vodafone memo, the iPhone 7 will go on sale on 25 September.

Price
Unsurprisingly, there are no details regarding the cost of the iPhone 7 yet, but it likely will be priced similarly to last year's iPhone 6. Available in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants, the smartphone costs £539, £619 and £699 respectively.

If Apple reveals a larger-screened iPhone 7 Plus, or iPhone 6S Plus, handset, expect this to be more expensive at £619, £699 and £789.

There is speculation however that Apple will ditch the low-capacity 16GB model, releasing the next iPhone in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB versions instead.

Rumours and specs
Speculation suggests, as does Apple's typical two-year upgrade cycle, that the iPhone 7 - or iPhone 6S - won't look much different to its  iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus predecessors.

However, one rumour out of  Yahoo News claims the firm might have something more radical than usual planned, claiming: "Apple has a few tricks up its sleeve for 2016."

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The kit sees users strap a headset on and use particular thoughts to turn on iPlayer and start watching a programme. It is only experimental technology at the moment — built to give “an idea of how this technology might be used in the future” — but it worked for everyone that has used it in testing, the BBC said.

The prototype works by reading brainwaves using a sensor that rests on the forehead, and another that attaches to the ear using a clip. Those sensors can then track the electricity as it moves around the brain — watching for concentration, and filling up a bar of brainwaves when they concentrate hard enough to trigger a change on screen.

Eventually, the technology could be used to create a new kind of iPlayer — one that could help improve accessibility for disabled users as well as making it easier to control technology without needing to use one’s hands. Some of the BBC’s apps have already integrated similar, though less intense, technology, such as the iPlayer app on Xbox One that allows people to control the app using just their voice.

“Our proof-of-concept is only an experiment and just a toe in the water, but it helps our initial understanding of how we might be able to control devices using our brainwaves in the years to come,” wrote Cyrus Saihan, head of the BBC’s business development, in a blogpost about the testing.

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