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- In Davos, experts predict Uber-like disruption in other industries http://www.networkworld.com/article/3025914/mobile-wireless/in-davos-experts-predict-uber-like-disruption-in-other-industries.html 3 comments
- This is what disrupting an industry looks like: McCain and USAF threaten cancellation of ULA's "launch readiness" contract because they aren't ready to launch. (No bid for GPS3) http://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-looks-at-ending-ulas-launch-capability-payment/ 5 comments spacex
- Silicon Valley startups backed by celebrities like Bill Gates are using gene-editing tool Crispr to make meat without farms — and to disrupt a $200 billion industry https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-startups-using-crispr-chicken-beef-memphis-meats-new-age-meats-2019-3?r=us&ir=t 33 comments technology
- Modern farming, dependent on machinery, fertilizer and pesticides, is at risk from electrical grid disruptions due to catastrophes like geomagnetic storms. Yields may drop 35%–48% after industrial inputs like fertilizer run out, varying by crop. Europe and US could see up to 75% reductions. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gch2.202300206 50 comments science