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Skateboard

‘Skater XL’ is the realistic skateboarding game I’ve been waiting for

From a distance, Skater XL looks eerily similar to Skate. Both games have a low camera angle, for instance, and hilariously bad ragdoll physics whenever you mistime a kickflip and fall down a long set of stairs. Skater XL’s control scheme is fundamentally different to the Skate franchise, though, because…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Cold War

Trump’s WeChat Ban Brings China Cold War Into a Billion Homes

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bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Paris

Paris faces one of worst heatwaves in more than a century

Children play in a fountain to cool off in Lyon, France. Photo: AFPDaily average temperature in the French capital will hit a maximum of 39 degrees on Sunday Heatwaves in France have become more frequent and more intense in the past 30 years Topic | FrancePublished: 9:24pm, 7 Aug, 2020Updated: 9:25pm,…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

TikTok

TikTok responds to Trump executive order: “We are shocked”

TikTok said Friday that it was "shocked" by President Trump's executive order that will ban Americans from dealing with ByteDance, its China-based owner, in 45 days.Why it matters: TikTok argued that Trump's move "risks undermining global businesses' trust in the United States' commitment to the rule of law, which has…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

New York City

Videos show moment electricity returns to parts of New York City after power outage

The city that never sleeps was plunged into an early morning darkness when parts of New York City experienced a brief power outage. Videos captured by residents show the moment the electricity came back.Aug. 7, 2020Read More

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Electric Car

Cadillac LYRIQ EV SUV will offer hands-free driving with Super Cruise in 2023

Today another electric vehicle was announced and is destined to join a growing list of all-electric SUVs. General Motors’ luxury brand Cadillac has announced the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq. In terms of design, reactions online appear to be split, largely as a result of company’s using the switch to EVs as…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Putin

Putin, Lukashenko confident of easing tensions over Belarus' detention of 33 Russians

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin expressed confidence on Friday that tensions over the 33 Russian citizens detained in Minsk last month can be resolved, the Kremlin said.The arrests further strained relations between the two traditional allies, already soured this year by a…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

NSA

The Dow Is Fizzling – But Stocks Just Did Something Insanely Bullish

The Dow fell on Friday, threatening the stock market’s five-day winning streak. Trump’s executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat put pressure on equity prices. The Dow painted a bullish technical formation on Thursday – and it could point to more gains over the long-term. If you hear a strange snoring…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Virtual Reality

CrossCode (NS)

by Evan Norris , posted on 07 August 2020 / 1,082 ViewsCrossCode is a fascinating cocktail of action-role playing, Zelda-like dungeon-diving, and massively-multiplayer gaming that ranks among the best titles of 2020. A console port of the PC original, it delivers an exceptional battle system, a poignant story, extraordinary art…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

Global Warming

Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming

Harriet Forster had a lot of free time this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancelation of her university entrance exams in the U.K. The teenager decided to start scrounging up mobility and air-quality data from around the world with her dad, Piers Forster, a climate scientist at Leeds…

bubmagAugust 7, 2020

‘Skater XL’ is the realistic skateboarding game I’ve been waiting for

Trump’s WeChat Ban Brings China Cold War Into a Billion Homes

Paris faces one of worst heatwaves in more than a century

TikTok responds to Trump executive order: “We are shocked”

Videos show moment electricity returns to parts of New York City after power outage

Cadillac LYRIQ EV SUV will offer hands-free driving with Super Cruise in 2023

Putin, Lukashenko confident of easing tensions over Belarus' detention of 33 Russians

The Dow Is Fizzling – But Stocks Just Did Something Insanely Bullish

CrossCode (NS)

Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming

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