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Electric Scooter

As the startup boom deflates, tech is humbled

By Erin GriffithSAN FRANCISCO: Over the past decade, technology startups grew so quickly that they couldn’t hire people fast enough. Now the layoffs have started coming in droves. Last month, robot pizza startup Zume and car-sharing company Getaround slashed more than 500 jobs. Then DNA testing company 23andMe, logistics startup…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Dazed Italy Bickers and Seeks Reason for Coronavirus Spread

Dazed Italy Bickers and Seeks Reason for Coronavirus Spread(Bloomberg) -- Stunned by Europe’s biggest surge of the coronavirus, Italy appears to be operating in near panic mode.The government imposed a lockdown on an area of 50,000 people near Milan, authorities canceled the remaining days of the Venice Carnival, and universities…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Moravec‘s Paradox

Scientists Invent Robot That Can Feel Pain Alike Those In ‘Blade Runner’

By Thanussha Priyah, 24 Feb 2020 Video screenshot via Hisashi Ishihara (CC BY 4.0)A Blade Runner-esque future might arrive sooner than you think. A team at Osaka University from Japan has created a robot that is able to feel affliction, in hopes to teach empathy to artificial intelligence. The team…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Pandemic

WHO says no longer uses ‘pandemic’ category, but virus still emergency

GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak can still be beaten, the World Health Organization said on Monday, insisting it was premature to declare it a pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level. “The key message that should give all countries hope, courage and confidence is that…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Soundcloud

Curren$y & Thelonious Martin Surprise Drops ‘3 Piece Set’ EP

Curren$y gifted fans with the surprise release of his 3 Piece Set EP. The Jet Life member’s latest project was created in collaboration with producer Thelonious Martin, along with co-production credits from Cameone on “Rag Top Love Affair,” and shortly follows his most recent release with DJ.Fresh, The Tonite Show…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Holocaust

Hunters: Amazon show starring Al Pacino accused of ‘Jewsploitation’ and irresponsible Holocaust portrayal

Amazon’s new series Hunters, starring Al Pacino, has been criticised by numerous Jewish groups for its portrayal of the Holocaust. The show, which follows a team of Nazi hunters in 1970s America, has been accused of “Jewsploitation” for its fictitious depictions of atrocities during the Holocaust, in which an estimated…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Mass Tourism

HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter

Daewoo E&C and Korean Financial Institutions to Jointly Invest USD388 Million in Property Development Project in Hanoi, Vietnam Korea-based Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Limited ("Daewoo E&C") has signed an investment development agreement with Korea Development Bank ("KDB") and other Korean financial institutions, to jointly invest USD388 million in a…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Italy loath to suspend Schengen despite coronavirus cases soar

With the number of cases topping 150, Italy is facing the worst coronavirus outbreak outside Asia. Entire towns in the Northern part of the country were locked down, while schools were closed and public events, such as the iconic Venice Carnival, were cancelled. However, Italy’s government is reluctant to suspend the Schengen…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Clearview

EU police plan massive facial recognition database

Police forces in the European Union are planning to establish an interconnected bloc-wide network of facial recognition databases, leaked documents reveal. An EU Council report, reportedly circulated among 10 member states last November, details measures led by Austria to legislate for the building of a network of facial recognition databases…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

A Bernie Sanders presidency could be a nightmare for Saudi Arabia

Picture for a moment Senator Bernie Sanders winning the US presidential election this November and then heading to a scheduled meeting next year with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (known as MBS). In a clash of persona and style, President Sanders would most likely make a lengthy statement about his…

bubmagFebruary 24, 2020

As the startup boom deflates, tech is humbled

Dazed Italy Bickers and Seeks Reason for Coronavirus Spread

Scientists Invent Robot That Can Feel Pain Alike Those In ‘Blade Runner’

WHO says no longer uses ‘pandemic’ category, but virus still emergency

Curren$y & Thelonious Martin Surprise Drops ‘3 Piece Set’ EP

Hunters: Amazon show starring Al Pacino accused of ‘Jewsploitation’ and irresponsible Holocaust portrayal

HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter

Italy loath to suspend Schengen despite coronavirus cases soar

EU police plan massive facial recognition database

A Bernie Sanders presidency could be a nightmare for Saudi Arabia

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