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Global Warming

Climate change makes repeat ‘Dust Bowl’ twice as likely

The United States is today more than twice as likely to endure a devastating 'dust bowl' scenario than during the Great Depression Due to global warming, the United States is today more than twice as likely to endure a devastating "dust bowl" scenario than during the Great Depression, researchers said…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Drones

Soccer team apologizes for filling out stadium stands with sex dolls

In South Korea, the soccer team FC Seoul filled out its empty arena with sex dolls posed as fans. The game was closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. After real fans watching the match online spotted the curious figures, FC Seoul issued an apology and claimed it was…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Super Komachi

2021 Toyota Sienna minivan: Inspired by Bullet Train

Toyota just revealed the 2021 Toyota Sienna and 2021 Toyota Venza, both of which are hybrids. At a virtual press conference for the media, several Toyota designers went into greater detail about the new Sienna’s design. As it stands, minivans don’t sell that well compared to their crossover and SUV…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Meritocracy

Trump’s Obama attacks stem from his belief no Black man should overshadow him: columnist

In a blunt-talking column for the New York Times, Charles Blow claimed that former President Barack Obama “lives” in Donald Trump’s head because the current president knows his predecessor is everything he wishes he could be. By which Blow means, “intellectual, articulate, adroit, contemplative and cool.” More importantly, he wrote,…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

VR

Oculus Quest hand tracking is now generally available

Oculus announced a slew of updates and bits of information to celebrate the anniversary of the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S. One of the largest changes is that hand tracking is now generally available. The feature has been classified as an experimental feature for the last year but is…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Vietnam

Netflix Drops A Psychedelic Trailer For Spike Lee Vietnam War Movie ‘Da 5 Bloods’

THERE WILL BE BLOOD "Da 5 Bloods," starring Chadwick Boseman, is about four black veterans returning to Vietnam to find the remains of their deceased squad leader as well as the treasure they've left buried there. "Da 5 Bloods" premieres on Netflix on June 12. Want more videos like this?…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Exoskeleton

Smart Obelisk Skyscraper Is Beacon Of Progress And A Vertical Non-Linear Park

Editors’ Choice 2020 Skyscraper Competition Masaaki Matsuoka, Yuuki Murakami, Fumito Tamamura, Ryo Watada, Hiroki Kanto Japan 1. Three-dimensionalization of parks The 21st Century. As cities become exposed to sophisticated computerization and diversification, they are becoming more complex, in both physical and non-physical aspects. No matter how communication technology may improve, the innovation born of…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Super Komachi

2021 Toyota Sienna revealed: A hybrid minivan you’ll actually want

Toyota has pulled the wraps off the new 2021 Sienna, and if you thought minivans couldn’t be striking – and fuel efficient – then think again. All-new in its fourth-generation, the revamped van will only be offered as a hybrid, with Toyota estimating a whopping 33 mpg is possible. That’s…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Seed Vault

How do we make our genetic, biological and digital heritage future-proof?

Since the coronavirus has put a stop to my visits of exhibitions, conferences and festivals, I thought I’d use the pause as an opportunity to share with you some of the artworks that I keep babbling about whenever I give a workshop or a talk but that I never took…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Alibaba

Softbank#39;s Son hopes #39;winged unicorns#39; can save crumbling tech empire

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday pinned his hopes on a small group of "winged unicorns" to save the performance of his $100 billion Vision Fund - although he gave few clues on which ones they would be.Announcing a record annual loss for his tech conglomerate, and an…

bubmagMay 18, 2020

Climate change makes repeat ‘Dust Bowl’ twice as likely

Soccer team apologizes for filling out stadium stands with sex dolls

2021 Toyota Sienna minivan: Inspired by Bullet Train

Trump’s Obama attacks stem from his belief no Black man should overshadow him: columnist

Oculus Quest hand tracking is now generally available

Netflix Drops A Psychedelic Trailer For Spike Lee Vietnam War Movie ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Smart Obelisk Skyscraper Is Beacon Of Progress And A Vertical Non-Linear Park

2021 Toyota Sienna revealed: A hybrid minivan you’ll actually want

How do we make our genetic, biological and digital heritage future-proof?

Softbank#39;s Son hopes #39;winged unicorns#39; can save crumbling tech empire

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