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Super Komachi

Govt mulls end of fast train plan

The government may scrap three high-speed rail projects after being spurned by private investors, a source at the Transport Ministry said. They are the Bangkok-Chiang Mai, Bangkok-Surat Thani and Rayong-Trat projects. The source said a high-speed train proje…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Big Data

Privacy in a digital world

More posts by this contributor Technological progress has created a situation of severe tension and incompatibility between the right to privacy and the extensive data pooling on which the digital economy is based. This development requires new thinking abou…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

SpaceX

At the sixth annual Pear Demo Day, weather balloons, branded credit cards, and lots of top degrees

Pear, a Palo Alto-based seed stage fund that has made its name through early bets on Guardant Health, DoorDash, Memebox, and Gusto, among others, hosted its sixth annual demo day this week in what proved to be a scorchingly hot afternoon in Woodside, Californ…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Protectionism

Ian Bremmer Speaks with Canada’s Jason Kenney About Trudeau, China and Polarization

This week’s TIME international cover was of Ian Bremmer’s interview with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he faces a tough reelection battle and reels from scandals. Bremmer also spoke to a prominent Canadian Conservative, Alberta Premier Jason Kenne…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Protectionism

Microsoft Asks For Actual Spying Evidence To Justify Blackballing Of Huawei

from the protectionism-is-the-new-black dept We've repeatedly noted that while Huawei certainly engages in some clearly sketchy shit (like any good telecom company), the evidence supporting the global blacklist of the company has been lacking. The Trump admi…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Fortnite

Fortnite’s despised mechs are exploding when they hit the ground

Thank you epic its like letting my anger out when I see a brute land lol #Fortnite#XboxSharepic.twitter.com/cNClnAFr5E — Stitch (@StitchAndSpyro) September 25, 2019 Epic added the mechs at the start of August to help newcomers pick up victories. But players…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Singapore

What Type Of “Smart City” Will Help Most When Climate Change Hits?

The smart city has captured the worlds imagination, but policymakers and innovators have not yet built cities that are smart enough to survive the challenges of the 21st century. Our cities are unprepared for the future because three megatrends are poised to …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Solar Storm

It’s official: Northern lights season is back

If you’ve been dreaming about seeing the Northern Lights, we’ve got good news: Aurora-viewing season is back. The days have been getting shorter in the Northern Hemisphere since late June, and there are now more than enough hours of darkness to see the shimm…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Monsanto

Shaed, Todrick, Princess Beatrice, ‘Clue’, Aurelia Skipwith, Al Franken, Billy Porter, Drag Out The Vote: HOT LINKS

1985’s Clue HIGH CRIMES. Clue remake in the works with Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds attached… SKIP HER. Trump’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pick has ties to groups opposed to protections for endangered species. “Aurelia Skipwith, who is already a top …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Climate Change

SGS 2019 Culltivating Communities in a Changing World

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Govt mulls end of fast train plan

Privacy in a digital world

At the sixth annual Pear Demo Day, weather balloons, branded credit cards, and lots of top degrees

Ian Bremmer Speaks with Canada’s Jason Kenney About Trudeau, China and Polarization

Microsoft Asks For Actual Spying Evidence To Justify Blackballing Of Huawei

Fortnite’s despised mechs are exploding when they hit the ground

What Type Of “Smart City” Will Help Most When Climate Change Hits?

It’s official: Northern lights season is back

Shaed, Todrick, Princess Beatrice, ‘Clue’, Aurelia Skipwith, Al Franken, Billy Porter, Drag Out The Vote: HOT LINKS

SGS 2019 Culltivating Communities in a Changing World

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