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Turkish Refugee Camp

Idlib diaries: Before and after Syria’s ceasefire

For now, the ceasefire negotiated by Turkey and Russia in Idlib is holding. A young Syrian woman tells DW what the situation has been like in recent weeks and how daily life has changed. When she writes about life in Idlib, Mona often adds a broken heart: an emoji straight from…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Recycling

Team transforms old tires in super-light aerogels

Researchers have used waste rubber tires to create super-light aerogels that are highly absorbent, extremely durable, and efficient at trapping heat and sound. Upcycling waste rubber into products of a higher commercial value offers an eco-friendly way to recycle rubber. About 1 billion rubber tires—which are highly durable and non-biodegradable—are…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Elon Musk

Alameda Sheriff pressures Tesla to shut down Fremont factory

Shelter in place — Tesla stock is down 11 percent from Tuesday's close. Timothy B. Lee - Mar 18, 2020 3:32 pm UTC Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg|Getty ImagesThe San Francisco Bay Area is in lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Under a "shelter in place" order announced Monday,…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Machine Learning

Optimizing paid search and Amazon campaigns for seasonality

Genevieve Head-Gordon, senior director of account services at digital agency Metric Theory presenting at SMX West 2020. In this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, we’re in reactive mode. Whether your company is having trouble keeping up skyrocketing demand or experiencing a rapid decline in leads and activity,…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Tesla

Tesla stock called a ‘buy’ amid confusion about car maker’s factory

Tesla Inc. stock picked up a couple of upgrades this week while confusion still reigned about the extent the company’s California factory had been affected by a coronavirus-related shutdown. Bank of America analysts moved Tesla TSLA, +5.62% shares one notch to the equivalent of hold as Tesla stock fell about…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Aral Sea

UPSC IAS Prelim 2020: Check Important Questions from Geography Section

Get 35 Questions on Geography for UPSC IAS Prelims 2020 preparation. In the UPSC Civil Service Exam 2019, 12 questions were asked from the Indian and World Geography. After a careful and curative analysis of past 3 years’ UPSC IAS Prelims paper, we discovered that 6 questions were asked from…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Meritocracy

The crisis of the liberal zombie order

For the liberal optimism that has been under assault since 11 September, 2001, the coronavirus pandemic is another rattling blow. The late-1990s vision of a world progressing steadily towards global harmony, towards sunlit uplands of universal democracy and technological wonder, has long since given way to pessimism, anxiety and crisis.…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

AR-15

What Gun(s) and Gear Are You Buying Now?

People wait in a line at a gun at store amid merchandise displays, in Arcadia, Calif., Sunday, March 15, 2020. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) As we’ve noted here, Americans are stampeding to gun stores like never before. With a declaration of a national emergency, a lot of people who hadn’t…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

NOAA

The First Known Mouthbrooding Deep-Sea Fish Discovered

Main Blog > The First Known Mouthbrooding Deep-Sea Fish Discovered While most fish cast their eggs and sperm in clouds and leave their young to develop by themselves, there are some fish (about 2 percent) who keep their fertilized eggs in their mouths. These fish are called “mouthbreeders”. This is a…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Big Data

Big digital footprints can boost payment tech and fraud protection

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google already have a ton of data about consumers—searching, browsing and purchasing histories—and will build on that foundation to create hyper-personalized offers.Aside from the customer personalization-related benefits, graph analytics provide fraud detection and prevention features -- an area top-of-mind for financial services organizations. This technology helps…

bubmagMarch 18, 2020

Idlib diaries: Before and after Syria’s ceasefire

Team transforms old tires in super-light aerogels

Alameda Sheriff pressures Tesla to shut down Fremont factory

Optimizing paid search and Amazon campaigns for seasonality

Tesla stock called a ‘buy’ amid confusion about car maker’s factory

UPSC IAS Prelim 2020: Check Important Questions from Geography Section

The crisis of the liberal zombie order

What Gun(s) and Gear Are You Buying Now?

The First Known Mouthbrooding Deep-Sea Fish Discovered

Big digital footprints can boost payment tech and fraud protection

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