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Sean Lawson, Forbes:  "If the United States has not yet fully militarized cyberspace, it has taken significant steps in that direction. " Interesting metaphors in this article. Is cyberspace like an ocean, and is it just a normal thing to have a kind of cyberspace-navy? Or is this going much further, with the military trying to expand their role drastically? 

"Along with the rise of the connected consumer - a subject that has no shortage of consultants, writers and public speakers ready to tell your company what to do - shouldn't we also be thinking of the rise of empowered employee, the people in the most advantageous position today and tomorrow to fill those job shortages? "

"By way of introduction, we turn to Vivek Wadhwa over at Forbes last month. The technology entrepreneur explained eloquently why China stands to lose so much more than anyone else if automation keeps advancing. Indeed, forget about real estate bubbles and mis-allocated capital, the rise of automation could be the greatest Chinese black swan of all."

We humans are naturally inclined to fear the worst. Peter H. Diamandis tries to ignore that tendency and looks at the future.