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Anti-Putin Protests

How Russia Is Prodding Scotland Toward Independence

A little over two years ago, Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, announced he was being hired to host a show on RT, the Kremlin-funded network once known as Russia Today. The response from his colleagues in the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) was unmistakable: “What the fuck…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Machine Learning

ExtraHop Expands Enterprise IoT Security Features

ExtraHop Takes Network Security and Visibility to the IoT Edge The introduction of IoT devices into the enterprise can improve the work experience and productivity of staff, but often comes with increased security risk. IoT devices notoriously bring additional vulnerabilities to the new edge without being adequately protected by the…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Meritocracy

To tackle inequality, we need to start talking about where wealth comes from

Image: Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay, CC0 Public Domain Do people in Britain resent the rich? According to two new studies published this week, the answer to this question is: not really.The studies, one commissioned by Trust for London and another by Tax Justice UK, explore public attitudes towards wealth based…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

New York City

Michael Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate, showdown looms

Six candidates have qualified for Wednesday's Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas, including, for the first time, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday. The ninth debate of the cycle, set to kick off at 9 p.m. ET at the Paris Theater, will feature…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Bubble

Saturn’s weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life

Home News Science & Astronomy An image from NASA's Cassini probe, taken Sept. 23, 2006, shows a pair of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. (Image: © NASA/JPL) Saturn's most Earth-like moon looks a bit less likely to host life, thanks to quantum mechanics, the weird rules that govern subatomic particles.Titan, the…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Analysis: John Bolton isn’t the hero of the Ukraine story

(CNN)At an appearance at Duke University to promote his forthcoming book on Monday, former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was asked whether he believes the July 25, 2019, phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian Pres…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Jerusalem Controversy

Israel: media reports train to Western Wall approved

(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 18 - The Israeli National Commission for Infrastructure on Monday approved the extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rail line with a new underground stretch running to the Western Wall. Israeli daily Israel Hayom said the new station will be named after US President Donald Trump,…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Jerusalem Controversy

Israel: media reports train to Western Wall approved

(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 18 - The Israeli National Commission for Infrastructure on Monday approved the extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rail line with a new underground stretch running to the Western Wall. Israeli daily Israel Hayom said the new station will be named after US President Donald Trump,…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson Wanted To Hire ‘Weirdos and Misfits.’ Instead He Hired A Racist.

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.A British government minister has called on Downing Street to rethink its push to hire “weirdos and misfits” after a new adviser to Boris Johnson was exposed as having advocated racist and eugenicist views. Andrew Sabisky, a 27-year-old…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Times Square

BTS’s New Single Follows A Trend That’s Brought Them Massive Success In The Past

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: BTS performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 ... Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/WireImage,) WireImage, This past weekend, BTS took to Twitter and shared an image that finally let fans know many of…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

How Russia Is Prodding Scotland Toward Independence

ExtraHop Expands Enterprise IoT Security Features

To tackle inequality, we need to start talking about where wealth comes from

Michael Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate, showdown looms

Saturn’s weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life

Analysis: John Bolton isn’t the hero of the Ukraine story

Israel: media reports train to Western Wall approved

Israel: media reports train to Western Wall approved

Boris Johnson Wanted To Hire ‘Weirdos and Misfits.’ Instead He Hired A Racist.

BTS’s New Single Follows A Trend That’s Brought Them Massive Success In The Past

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