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Black Hole

Large simulation finds new origin of supermassive black holes

Snapshots of the simulations showing the distribution of matter in the Universe at the time of black hole formation (top) and the density distribution of black hole-producing gas clouds (bottom). In the bottom panel, the black dots near the center of the figure represent massive stars, which are thought to…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Syria

Israel Believes Assad’s Syria Is Restarting Its Chemical Weapons Programs

Here's What You Need To Remember: Virtually all the state actors in the region find it more expedient to remain locked in perpetual small-scale warfare than to take on the political risks of negotiating in good faith with their adversaries—a move which could delegitimize them with their own allies. A terrifying…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

eSports

Game companies delay events, tweet #BlackLivesMatter amid police brutality protests

reading the room — “Now is not the time,” Activision says of delayed Call of Duty content. Kyle Orland - Jun 3, 2020 3:30 pm UTC Activision is delaying the launch of new seasonal content in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Call of Duty: Mobile…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

VW and Argo AI complete $2.6bn deal: Ford gets new self-driving frenemy

Volkswagen and autonomous vehicle company Argo AI have completed their $2.6 billion investment deal, paving the way for future VW Group models to gain new driverless tech. Argo AI broke cover in 2017 with a billion dollars of Ford’s money to play with; now, it’s expanding to a new facility…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

NSA

Several Exim Vulnerabilities Exploited in Russia-Linked Attacks

Several vulnerabilities affecting the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) have been exploited by Russia-linked hackers, and administrators have been urged to patch immediately, but hundreds of thousands of servers remain unpatched. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) issued an alert last week to urge users to update their Exim servers…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Global Warming

Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes

MIT researchers find that extratropical storm tracks — the blue regions of storminess in the Earth's middle latitudes — would change significantly with solar geoengineering efforts. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology How can the world combat the continued rise in global temperatures? How about shading the Earth from a portion…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

New York City

New York City extends curfew after a night of upheaval

Choose your subscription Trial Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT For 4 weeks receive unlimited Premium digital access to the FT's trusted, award-winning business news Read more Digital Be informed with the essentialnews and opinion MyFT – track the topics most…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

SpaceX

Tesla Analyst Values SpaceX At $50B, With Starlink The Biggest Growth Driver

Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) sister company, SpaceX, carried its first astronauts into orbit last week, making history for the private space industry. Achievements such as this have helped CEO Elon Musk attract investments for ambitious projects. SpaceX’s recent $125 million funding round brought the company to a $36 billion valuation, according…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Spanish Flu

In April 2020, The Ad Marketplace Bottomed Out

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, looks at Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron ... James as he runs up court during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 6, 2020, in Los Angeles. There were no NBA games in April resulting in a loss in ad revenue…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Holocaust

What Is Intergenerational Trauma? An Expert Explains

Photo: JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images.The idea that trauma can be passed down from generation to generation is a new-ish one. The concept of intergenerational trauma was first recognized around 1966, as psychologists began to study children and grandchildren of people who had survived the Holocaust. One study from 1988…

bubmagJune 2, 2020

Large simulation finds new origin of supermassive black holes

Israel Believes Assad’s Syria Is Restarting Its Chemical Weapons Programs

Game companies delay events, tweet #BlackLivesMatter amid police brutality protests

VW and Argo AI complete $2.6bn deal: Ford gets new self-driving frenemy

Several Exim Vulnerabilities Exploited in Russia-Linked Attacks

Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes

New York City extends curfew after a night of upheaval

Tesla Analyst Values SpaceX At $50B, With Starlink The Biggest Growth Driver

In April 2020, The Ad Marketplace Bottomed Out

What Is Intergenerational Trauma? An Expert Explains

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