Places and Things

Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects http://buff.ly/2tHEINC " After helping to launch the  Partnership on AI  with Google, Facebook and others; and  doubling down on AI research , today Microsoft unveiled a new initiative that points to how it plans to target specific verticals in what can potentially be a very nebulous field — while also raising the public image of AI as some grow concerned about the implications of its encroaching influence.... " via Buffer

" (CNN) A massive iceberg weighing more than one trillion tons has broken away from western Antarctica, according to a UK-based research team. Scientists from Project MIDAS had been monitoring a break in the Larsen C ice shelf -- the fourth-largest in Antarctica -- following the collapse of the Larsen A ice shelf in 1995 and had   observed significant advances   in the rift over the past 12 months.... " http://buff.ly/2uQDcaz via Buffer

NASA seeks Jupiter's secrets with historic spacecraft flyover  http://buff.ly/2sMGB97 " Every planet in our solar system is famous for something. Saturn has its rings, Mars has its soil, Uranus has that unfortunate name, and Jupiter has the Great Red Spot: a titanic storm that has been spinning for more than 350 years. Though we've peered at the distant gas giant's iconic feature since the 1830s, we still know little about its inner workings. That could change on Monday night, when the Juno spacecraft flies directly over the Great Red Spot for the first time in human history. " via Buffer

Graham slams #trump's "disastrous meeting" with #Putin http://buff.ly/2uZ487c via Buffer

" Station F   is the world’s biggest startup campus. Thousands of entrepreneurs are currently moving into the new building here in Paris. But if you’re still wondering what it actually looks like, we visited Station F and interviewed the two persons behind it — Roxanne Varza and Xavier Niel. Station F is a massive building that has been completely renovated and... " ...  http://buff.ly/2tsLYwH via Buffer

France Set To Ban Sale of Petrol and Diesel Vehicles By 2040  " France is planning to  ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040 . The planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles is part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal, reports BBC. From the report: " ... http://buff.ly/2uzpYyJ via Buffer

" In front of the couch lies the coffee table; to the side the end table. Small, handy and often overlooked, the end table can add a point of interest or finishing touch to your living room’s interior. Have a lounge full of travel souvenirs? Place your latest read on a mandala table to relive old times. Can’t be bothered reaching that extra metre? Rest your tea or coffee cup on a rock-bottom, geometric, or Scandinavian-looking end table instead. Feel your living room furniture is a bit on the dull side? Spice it up with a peacock table. Take a gander at our top 50. " ...  http://buff.ly/2uzCVsF via Buffer