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Brexit

Explainer: EU set to approve Brexit extension, but what will it look like?

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Will the other members of the European Union grant Britain an extension to leave the bloc beyond its Oct. 31 deadline and if they do, what will the delay look like? European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he would recomme…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Ali Wong Stars in Bonfire, Out Today for PS VR

Is Bonfire a movie? Is it a game? Its neither! Its an interactive narrative in virtual reality with complex character AI that enables you to make decisions and progress the story. Youre the star of this animated short and Ali Wong is your sidekick. Oh and it …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Food Industry

The present and future of food tech investment opportunity – TechCrunch

There is no bigger industry on our planet than food and agriculture, with a consistent, loyal customer base of 7 billion. In fact, the World Bank estimates that food and agriculture comprise about 10% of the global GDP, meaning that, food and agriculture woul…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Paris

France’s AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing

France’s aggressive push to develop its AI ecosystem seems to be paying dividends as the number of startups continues to soar. A new report released today identified 432 AI-related startups in France, up from 312 last year and 180 back in 2016. The report wa…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

2.5 million people visit the Western Wall during the month of Tishrei

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bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Water Pollution

What Gets Past Airport Security: Real or Fake Cheeseburgers?

I travel frequently to offer humane education presentations and workshops, and periodically one of my props a fake cheeseburger elicits concern among airport screeners. On one trip, a TSA screener unpacked and checked almost every item from my suitcase for dr…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Water Pollution

What Gets Past Airport Security: Real or Fake Cheeseburgers?

I travel frequently to offer humane education presentations and workshops, and periodically one of my props a fake cheeseburger elicits concern among airport screeners. On one trip, a TSA screener unpacked and checked almost every item from my suitcase for dr…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Elon Musk

Daily Crunch: Facebook fights (some) election lies

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. New Facebook features fight election lies everywhere but ads Fa…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Obamacare

Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year (Abby Goodnough/New York Times)

memeorandum is an auto-generated summary of the stories that US political commentators are discussing online right now. Unlike sister sites Techmeme and Mediagazer, it is not a human-edited news outlet, but rather a media-monitoring tool for sophisticated ne…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Privacy Concerns

How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative

Over the past two years, I've been switching between a succession of iPhones and a series of Android devices, using each for an extended amount of time. Spending months with each mobile platform has been a tremendously useful exercise, helping me understand t…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Explainer: EU set to approve Brexit extension, but what will it look like?

Ali Wong Stars in Bonfire, Out Today for PS VR

The present and future of food tech investment opportunity – TechCrunch

France’s AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing

2.5 million people visit the Western Wall during the month of Tishrei

What Gets Past Airport Security: Real or Fake Cheeseburgers?

What Gets Past Airport Security: Real or Fake Cheeseburgers?

Daily Crunch: Facebook fights (some) election lies

Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year (Abby Goodnough/New York Times)

How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative

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