Notations From The Grid (Weekly Edition): On A Vision of the Possible...

As a new week is before us, Our team chose a compilation of snapshots courtesy of Futurism that we hope all enjoy as we wish all the best of weeks and wish all a safe and Happy Halloween:

Bitcoin Breaks $100 Billion in Value, Soars Over $6000 for the First Time in History Future Society Bitcoin, which is unarguably the world's most prominent digital currency, just broke through one of the most important milestones ever, vaulting to over $6000 and over $100 billion in value.READ MORE Elon Musk: The AI in Tesla's Cars Will Be Able to Predict Your Destination Advanced Transport Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained to a Twitter user that his self-driving cars won't have to be told where to go. Instead, they will predict your destination, potentially as part of the improved Autopilot system that Tesla promised to release before 2018.READ MORE These Science Cartoons Depict Our Terrifying and Thrilling Future Sci-Fi Visions When considering the fate of humanity, keen insight, inference, and humor go a long way. That’s what science-communicating husband and wife Zach and Kelly Weinersmith had in mind when they penned their new book SOONISH: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and / or Ruin Everything. READ MORE Scientists Want to Create a Universe in a Lab, And They Actually Could Sci-Fi Visions Scientists are seriously discussing the ability to create a new universe in a lab. This is mostly a philosophical discussion but more scientists are agreeing that it could actually some day be possible.READ MORE Blue Origin's Breakthrough Means SpaceX Finally Has a Competitor Off World The space company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is one step closer to flying tourists into sub-orbit, and possible even beyond.On Wednesday, Blue Origin's breakthrough was announced — a successful hot-fire test of its powerful new BE-4 engine. READ MORE

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