The United Arab Emirates, which has gone all in on getting into the space-tourism business, unveiled a hotel room that can fly itself this past September. The “astro pad” isn’t available yet, but the company that built it, called SOMA Space, says that they will begin taking reservations next year. When it does go on sale, this hotel room will cost $750,000 for a week-long stay. You can stay in it for free — if you don’t mind sleeping in a crash cabin and you have no problem literally living out of a suitcase. That is, you can only take the astro pad with you if you have a reservation at another of SOMA Space’s hotels.

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Everybody has an opinion about the best next big company. It's exciting, isn't it? The level of the audacity and ambition we see in the early phases of companies like Uber, AirBnb and Palantir. But what about the next hundred big start-ups of the future? I talked to an investor who had a few ideas.

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It’s a question I get asked all the time, probably more so than any other on this list. Why is it such a pressing concern? Well, there are lots of things that machines can do better than humans. We should embrace that fact and use machines to make the world a better place. The key is in the hands of the individual. It depends on the kinds of jobs that are done by the person. Technology has made the lives of humans easier and convenient. The only way to get future jobs is to change with the changing times and progress.

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Robots are a huge part of science fiction, and while we don't have Cylons or Terminators walking among us yet, many are getting closer every day. Some are cool, and others are just scary. These five are the coolest ever.

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The future of payments has never been more exciting. Banks have been investing heavily into the blockchain and big changes are already starting to happen.

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If you don’t like the idea of your next ride being a robotic taxi, you may be in the minority. Driverless cars have captured the imaginations of tech gurus and policymakers worldwide, for whom they represent the ultimate expression of our mobility future. Some enthusiasts believe that autonomous cars could save millions of lives each year. Others claim they could solve the problems of traffic jams and expensive urban parking. Yet most of us, when we’re in the driver’s seat, take complete control for granted. So why is everybody so interested in handing it over?

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