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Silk Road

The relentless cinema of Takashi Miike: 10 films to watch after First Love

From a gang of teenage assassins to a Monty Python-style comedy, here’s the cult Japanese director’s most memorable works One of the most irrepressible filmmakers in Japan, Takashi Miike has directed over 100 features since his debut in 1991 in a career that’s never been shy of controversy. Inspired by the…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Astroturfing

The false promise of “renewable natural gas”

This piece was originally published on February 14 and has been updated to include a comment from SoCalGas. To stay in line with the targets laid out in the Paris climate agreement, the US needs to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, known as “deep decarbonization.” Virtually every credible study…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Black Swan

NewsWatch: Veteran strategist eyes health care and financials in anticipation of ‘choppy and frustrating’ markets

Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Chicago fund manager Nuveen, says markets are priced for good news. But he also doesnt expect a recession. See full story. Mastercard is pioneering new payment technology that identifies commuters by the way they walk Ma…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Food Industry

Subway, franchisees clash over new footlong promotion

Subway's franchisees expressed concerns over the chain's upcoming "buy a footlong and get a footlong" promotion, saying it may pose a financial risk, according to a new report.The National Association of Subway Franchisees project the company's franchisees will see a loss in profits due to the nearly month-long promotion when it hits stores…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Twinfluencer

LeBron James earns $300,000 per sponsored Instagram post and is the NBA’s highest paid social media influencer

LeBron James earns more than $300,000 per sponsored Instagram post, making him the NBA's highest paid social media influencer, according to data compiled by OnlineGambling.ca.The Los Angeles Lakers star has 59.7 million followers on the platform, and promotes a number of brands including GMC Hummer, Ladder Sport, and Nike.In just…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Polestar 2

Volvo Trucks VNR Electric First Drive Review | Hauling goods goes green

Climbing up into the big rig and settling in behind its massive steering wheel dials up childhood fantasies fueled by Hollywood. Just for a moment its the 1970s and were hauling a load of Coors from Texarkana to Atlanta. A black Trans Am running blocker. The … Read More

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Blockchain

Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say

Flaws in the blockchain app some states plan to use in the 2020 election allow bad actors to alter or cancel someone’s vote or expose their private info. Security researchers have found key flaws in a mobile voting app that some states plan to use in the 2020 election that…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Alibaba

Tokyo Olympics: Games on track, will monitor China athletes, say organisers

The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak AP | PTI | Tokyo Last Updated at February 28, 2020 12:31 IST Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Flygskam

Why “De-growth” Shouldn’t Scare Businesses

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images The concept of degrowth dates back to the 1970s, when a group of French intellectuals led by the philosopher Andre Gorz proposed a simple idea: In response to mounting environmental and social problems, they suggested that the only real solution was to produce and consume less — to…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Barack Obama

NYT: US attorney leading Russia probe investigating whether US intelligence agencies hid information

Washington (CNN)The federal prosecutor leading the probe into the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation might be pursuing a basis to accuse former US intelligence officials who served under former President Barack Obama of hiding intelligence about Russia's election interference, according to The New York Times.The Times reported that John Durham, the US…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

The relentless cinema of Takashi Miike: 10 films to watch after First Love

The false promise of “renewable natural gas”

NewsWatch: Veteran strategist eyes health care and financials in anticipation of ‘choppy and frustrating’ markets

Subway, franchisees clash over new footlong promotion

LeBron James earns $300,000 per sponsored Instagram post and is the NBA’s highest paid social media influencer

Volvo Trucks VNR Electric First Drive Review | Hauling goods goes green

Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say

Tokyo Olympics: Games on track, will monitor China athletes, say organisers

Why “De-growth” Shouldn’t Scare Businesses

NYT: US attorney leading Russia probe investigating whether US intelligence agencies hid information

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