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A recent study by the Oxford Martin School and Citi, with OECD data from the World Bank, found that an average of 57 percent of workers around the world are at risk of being replaced by automation. The study's authors do recognize, however, that not all of these jobs will be automated. They explain that "a job is considered to be 'exposed to automation' or 'automatable' if the tasks it entails allows the work to be performed by a computer, even if a job is not actually automated." The jobs in question are mainly low-skilled positions, including jobs in transportation...

In February 2016, Elect Leaders put up this post suggesting Ted Cruz was negotiating with Donald Trump to be the businessman's running mate. False, we say. We spotted this headline below a post on the Dallas Morning News' Trailblazers political news blog: "Breaking: Cruz Negotiating With Trump for VP Spot." Of course, that would be Texas Sen. Ted Cruz negotiating with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to serve as Trump's November 2016 running mate. Huge!But wait--where's the breathless CNN report, the insiders analysis on Fox News or even the basic newspaper scoop? We found nothing of the sort in...

Markforged, maker of the world's first carbon fiber 3D printer and champion of industrial-strength desktop 3D printing, has just unveiled its newest 3D printing material, a high-strength high-temperature (HSHT) fiberglass that is twice as strong as Markforged's standard fiberglass material and designed specifically for high-heat environments such as aerospace and automotive manufacturing. The Mark One and recently unveiled, 40% faster Mark Two 3D printer are the only 3D printing systems in the world capable of automatically reinforcing engineering plastics to aluminum levels of performance and beyond, right on your desktop. According to the company, Markforged empowers engineers by combining "the...

For our second annual roundup of the most influential people on the Internet, TIME sized up contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news. Here’s who made this year’s unranked list:

We've come a long, long way from the Model T. And if you think about it, our cars play a huge part in the journeys of our lives. I can still remember how my grandparents' dark gray Lincoln smelled back in the '70s, and almost feel those deliciously warm seats, heated from warm Florida days with the windows rolled down (with cigarette smoke wafting out, no doubt). I loved being dropped off for a weekend at their house, with my dad flying through their neighborhood (no worries about seat belts, kids!) to deliver me in our family station wagon, seemingly...

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John Legend engaged in a Twitter exchange with Donald Trump's son on Friday night, about the Republican presidential candidate's canceled rally in Chicago, Illinois. After Donald Trump Jr. insinuated in a tweet that some protesters at the real estate mogul's rally didn't understand their own reasons for protesting, Legend quickly stepped in to correct him....

As he should be. The Clintons lie in all kinds of different ways. One, of course, is when they deny something that turns out to be true. They’ll continue doing that way past the point when everyone knows they’re lying. But another way in which they lie is when they claim to be happy about things that actually terrify them. So when Hillary claims she’s “delighted” that her former IT guy Brian Pagliano is cooperating with the FBI in its investigation of her schlock, homebrew e-mail server, that’s sort of like the time General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner said in...

Bestselling author and senior editor at Conservative Review, Michelle Malkin, is calling Matt Drudge "anti-Christian" for his choice of headlines regarding an event involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, characterizing it as a "cheap tabloid shot" that exposes "ignorance and bigotry." The headline, posted to the Drudge Report Friday, involved a story of Cruz receiving the blessing of Pastor Gaylon Wiley, the man who not only baptized Cruz, but brought his parents, who'd been atheists, into the faith....

Right here folks.This is what I captured (and saved, of course) just now: That is a clear declaration of intent to break the law. This event is going to take place on private property that is, for that time period, rented or owned by Mr. Trump. He has the legal right to peaceful enjoyment of said property and intentional violation of same is the crime of trespass -- at minimum. Further, it is a federal offense to disrupt any activity that occurs in any place cordoned off or otherwise checked for entry where a person protected by the Secret Service...

The top feature at Friday's Drudge Report was a smear of Ted Cruz' Christian faith by a self-described "gay conservative libertarian" publisher in Florida. The misleading and exaggerated Drudge feature - accompanied by a series of equally misleading and distorted video clips - was written by "political operative" Jacob Engels of the East Orlando Post, which he owns. His Twitter page shows Engels is actively promoting Donald Trump. It also reveals Engels' admiration for close Trump confidante Roger Stone, mastermind of Trump's presidential campaign and head of the pro-Trump super PAC, The Committee to Restore America's Greatness. Engels appears to...

Bernie Sanders supporter and ISIS sympathizer Thomas Dimassimo made an attempt on Donald Trump's life today at a rally in Dayton Ohio. Dimassimo was released on nominal bail before law enforcement officers were able to properly vet his social media account. If they had seen his social media account, Dimassimo would have been held without bail. In his Twitter account, @younglionking7, Dimassimo announced his plan to attend a Donald Trump rally. Dimassimo also expressed his desire to be a martyr....

I'm ending my Hatebook boycott, and ready to start raising hell.

Last week, Black Lives Matter St. Paul threatened a "shutdown action" at Como Park over the teacher's social media posts critical of school district support of teachers. Theo Olson, the Como Park High teacher whose social-media posts over behavior-related issues were assailed recently by Black Lives Matter St. Paul, is on paid administrative leave, the St. Paul School District said Wednesday. The leave began on Wednesday, but the reasons for it were not disclosed. "I cannot share the reason why, as that is private personnel data," said Toya Stewart Downey, a district spokeswoman. Last week, Black Lives Matter St. Paul...

Water: Without interference by humans, it's meant to be a pure substance that makes up around 70 percent of the Earth, with most of it contained in the oceans. We enjoy the beauty of water in many different states, from cascading waterfalls to the still pond that allows us to skip stones--to a fun family day at the beach or out fishing for flounder in a bay or on the ocean in our boat. While that may all seem fairly simple, sustenance is the biggest priority regarding our relationship with water, and that's a very complex subject. Water--and our need...

Hillary Clinton insisted Wednesday night that she would not be indicted over her email controversy, firing back at debate moderators who asked whether she would drop out of the contest under those circumstances. "Oh for goodness, that is not going to happen," Clinton said. "I'm not even answering that question." (VIDEO-AT-LINK)Republicans have made Clinton's use of a personal email server during her time as President Barack Obama's secretary of state a cornerstone in their argument that she is not qualified to be president. The FBI is currently investigating whether Clinton's use of the server broke any laws.

Silicon Valley has little in common, politically, with either branch of the Republican Party, establishment or tea party. Executives at Apple, Google, and Facebook may run their companies with the ruthlessness of robber barons, but they also support Democrats such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and adhere to trendy environmental causes. But the two groups are united in one belief, that being that Donald Trump must be stopped. So, Republican movers and shakers from both the House and Senate as well as operatives such as Karl Rove met people like Apple’s Tim Cook and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon...

Researchers report that they've made progress toward using 3D printing technology to produce human tissue. The Harvard scientists say they've managed to create tissue in the laboratory that has vessels -- potentially allowing the tissue to be fed by blood -- and can survive for weeks. Despite accomplishing that feat, scientists still aren't close to producing human tissue that could be transplanted into the body and replace organs such as hearts and lungs, experts noted. But Dr. Anthony Atala, a specialist who's familiar with the study, said the new research is promising. "It shows what can happen in the laboratory...

Liar I often feel like I’m one of many people who just keep playing a completely absurd game with Hillary Clinton. It’s start with her making a completely absurd claim: In four years as Secretary of State, she neither sent nor received a single e-mail that contained classified information. That’s like the CFO of your company claiming he never sent or received an e-mail that had numbers in it. It’s that absurd. Yet this is Hillary Clinton and she learned to lie from the master, whose mantra is “Deny, deny, deny!” Of course, he was talking about his having cheated...

HP wants to drive the "next industrial revolution" and spark a change in the way products are manufactured with its new 3D printers. The company's first 3D printers will ship later this year, said Cathie Lesjak, chief financial officer for HP, speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference this week. HP first announced 3D printers in 2014, and is now preparing for the big launch. HP is looking to hire materials experts, mechanical engineers, managers and sales people for its push into 3D printing. HP has a rich history in printing and is entering a 3D printing...