Countries Where Robots Are Taking Over

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Robots are taking over factories around the world.

The International Federation of Robots tracks the growth in usage, production, and trade in robots, and the numbers have grown at a tantalizing rate. Robot sales jumped by 38 percent in 2011, and the worldwide stock of robots is estimated to be in the range of 1,153,000 - 1,400,000 units — up from a minimum stock of 1,021,000 units in 2009.

South Korea lead the way in robot density in 2011, with 347 robots per 10,000 workers in the manufacturing industry. What's more impressive is the tremendous spike in robot density; South Korea had 287 robots per 10,000 workers in 2010.

Here are the countries where robots are taking over manufacturing...

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Could an Internet Blackout Happen In Your Country?

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How hard is it to disconnect a country from the Internet, really?

That's the number one question we've received about our analysis of the Egyptian and Syrian Internet blackouts, and it's a reasonable question. If the Internet is so famously resilient, designed to survive wars and calamities, how can it fail so abruptly and completely at the national level?

The key to the Internet's survival is the Internet's decentralization - and it's not uniform across the world. In some countries, international access to data and telecommunications services is heavily regulated. There may be only one or two companies who hold official licenses to carry voice and Internet traffic to and from the outside world, and they are required by law to mediate access for everyone else.

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40 Beautiful Pictures of Australia

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Photography is a great source of inspiration and collecting beautiful pictures is our passion. In this post we showcased 40 beautiful pictures of Australia for your inspiration.

Australia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world’s sixth-largest country by total area.

We love to hear what you think of these amazing pictures in the comments below. You can also have a look at few other countries photos in past including Pakistan, Canada, New Zealand and Kazakhstan. Enjoy!

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Old Colour Photos of Japan in 1886 by Adolfo Farsari

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Adolfo Farsari (11 February 1841 – 7 February 1898) was an Italian photographer based in Yokohama, Japan. Following a brief military career, including service in the American Civil War, he became a successful entrepreneur and commercial photographer. His photographic work was highly regarded, particularly his hand-coloured portraits and landscapes, which he sold mostly to foreign residents and visitors to the country. Farsari's images were widely distributed, presented or mentioned in books and periodicals, and sometimes recreated by artists in other media; they shaped foreign perceptions of the people and places of Japan and to some degree affected how Japanese saw themselves and their country. His studio, the last notable foreign-owned studio in Japan, was one of the country's largest and most prolific commercial photographic firms. Largely due to Farsari's exacting technical standards and his entrepreneurial abilities it had a significant influence on the development of photography in Japan.

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45 Beautiful Nature and Landscape Canada Photography

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Nature always attracts photographers and that is why you would easily find some of the best Canada photography all around the web. Canada is a land with vast distances with a population of around 35 million. It is full of rich natural resources. The nation comes under the category of developed nation with high economical and technological advances. Since the World War II the country has seen a very impressive growth in various sectors. Due to its most attractive and eye-catching landscapes and natural scenery, the tourism industry is growing rapidly. Many tourists come there to see the how the nature could take their breathe away.

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Here's The Problem With Our Economy

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Several factors have come together to produce a frustratingly weak economy that has persisted in the U.S. for more than a decade:

"Globalization" has opened up a vast pool of billions of workers who work for much less than Americans. This, in turn, has resulted in companies shifting formerly middle-wage-paying jobs overseas.

Technology has continued to increase productivity, allowing companies to do more with fewer employees.

Average hourly earnings have been flat for ~50 years (after adjusting for inflation), as companies steer their wealth primarily to senior management and owners at the expense of average employees.

Tax policies have increasingly favored investors and high wage earners over middle-class and upper-middle-class wage-earners.

An obsession with "shareholder value" at the expense of other stakeholders (namely, customers and employees) has led companies to cut employee costs to the bone.

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Country Photography Series: Incredible India Photos

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I love photography. I cannot stop publishing inspirational photography articles. Just a few days ago, I was looking at some gorgeous Travel photographs. At that point of time an idea crossed my mind, how cool would it be to collect photographs of various countries, its monuments, its specialities, its negatives, everything that represents that country. Thus, from today onwards(till time permits) I would be publishing photography of one country per week. So, starting with my own Country, India, today I would be publishing the first post on Country Photography Series. This post is on Incredible India Photography.

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Baidu shows China pushing forward mobile, cloud, maps and apps

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Many may consider China a copycat country. But some of its biggest tech players are taking western ideas and improving upon them. Baidu shows off its own steps forward in several product categories.

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Inspiring Typography Designs Based on Cities & States

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Every place on Earth has its own cultural influence that can be a great source of inspiration for a Designer. This post showcases a range of typographic designs that capture the character of various cities, states and countries from around the world.

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Here's How Much Every Continent In The World Spends On Mobile Advertising

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The Interactive Advertising Bureau joined forces with ad spend trackers around the world to measure how much money is spent on mobile advertising globally and regionally.

It turns out that the world spent $5.3 billion on mobile ads (from display to search to messaging) overall in 2011, and it turns out that Asia is laying out the most capital. The breakdown is:

Asia-Pacific: 35.9 percent

North America: 31.4 percent

Europe: 25.9 percent

Latin America: 3.5 percent

Africa: 3.2 percent

In dollars that's...

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The Top 9 Countries With The Fastest Internet Speeds

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Is your Internet running? Then you'd better go catch it...if you can.

Among the lists compiled by cloud platform provider Akamai in its "State of the Internet" report for quarter four of 2011 is one revealing the countries with the top average Internet connection speeds.

Closing out four full years of publication since 2008, Akamai's latest report, released on April 30, analyzes massive amounts of data that have been gathered from across its Akamai Intelligent cloud platform to show trends in connection speeds, attack traffic, network connectivity and more.

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44 Photographs Showcasing Areas around Japan

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Japan is a beautiful slice of land across the Pacific with an extremely diverse culture. The Japanese people have been living on their island nation for centuries and have grown into one of the fastest adopters of new modern-day technology. However they are also a very spiritual people and connected with the natural order of things. Because of this you can find amazing architecture and landscapes all across the region.

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Hackers: The Best All Come From One Country

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Facebook, Zynga, and other hot companies use Interview Street to recruit programmers. Interview Street posts programming challenges and invites contenders to solve as many as they can.

According to their message board, nine of Interview Street's top ten hackers are all from China. One is from an unknown country.

A hacker called ralekseenkov, who is ranked number 11, is from the United States.

What does that say about the talent crunch here?

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40 Beautiful Pictures of Singapore

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We showcased some beautiful pictures of different places in past including pictures of Dubai, pictures of Paris France and today we bring you 40 beautiful pictures of Singapore.

Singapore (officialy Republic of Singapore) is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia. Singapore is located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor, and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. It lies just 137 kilometres (85 miles) north of the Equator.

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Infographic: Which Countries Have the Largest Stash of Gold?

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For millennia, gold has been considered a precious commodity. It’s a resource that can be saved, sold, bartered, and consumed. Despite these modern times, when technology and globalization are highly valued, gold is still one of the world’s most prized possessions.

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Which Countries Top the List of 'Enemies of the Internet?'

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Global media watchdog organization Reporters Without Borders has released its annual list of “Enemies of the Internet,” highlighting countries that restrict online freedom of expression.

The list‘s release coincides with World Day Against Cyber Censorship, March 12, a day the organization started in 2008 to rally the world behind an open Internet.

The list includes 12 “Internet Enemies” and 14 “countries under surveillance.”

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Japan Will Have a Space Elevator by 2050

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It might the stuff of science fiction dreams, but a Japanese construction company has announced that it will have built a working space elevator by 2050. Where can I join the queue?

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The Silicon Valleys of the World

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Although some may argue that there will never be another community that boasts the same entrepreneurial spirit and access to business opportunities as California’s Silicon Valley, there’s a growing recognition in the tech community that these “hot spots” are – in fact – popping up around the world.

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How the U.S. Can Lead Innovation Again

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How can the United States compete better in the global economy? Increasing business innovation is the key.

As part of the America Competes Reauthorization Act, the Commerce Department just released "The Competitiveness and Innovation Capacity of the United States." The report contains recommendations for the best ways to support innovation.

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China Internet users top half a billion, many more to go

China's Internet user tally is growing by tens of millions of people every year, the China Internet Network Information Center has revealed.

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