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Big Data

The Concept of Visibility is Sabotaging Your Security Infrastructure

The modern automobile is an engineering marvel. When a car drives down a highway, the wheels are spinning, the transmission is working, and the engine is firing on all cylinders. Meanwhile, the car’s computer collects more than 100 data points second — but almost none of that is visible on…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Michelle Obama

University gift shop displayed black leader dolls by hanging them from a model tree

A Michigan State University gift shop displayed a collection of miniature dolls of black leaders like Michelle Obama and Harriet Tubman by hanging them from a small tree. Upset by this extreme insensitivity, grad student Krystal Rose Davis-Dunn says she asked the staff if they noticed anything wrong with the…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Flygskam

Not So Friendly Skies: Flight Shame Can’t Push People Into Giving Up Flying

Despite flying being the single fastest way to grow our individual carbon footprint, people still want to fly. Passenger numbers even grew by 3.3% globally last year alone. The hype around “Flygskam” – a global movement championed by climate activist Greta Thunberg that encourages people to stop travelling by plane…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Armed Robot

How Legit Is China’s Robot “Marine Lizard” Amphibious Assault Tank?

Key point: A drone tank that can help with sea invasions sounds dangerous, but how good is Beijing's technology? So far, China's claims sound just too grandiose. China has unveiled what it claims is the worlds first armed robot amphibious vehicle. The Marin…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Clearview

Google Slaps Face-Recognition Firm Clearview With a Cease-and-Desist Letter

Clearview AI, a controversial face recognition start-up, whose customers include hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, has been served cease-and-desist letters by Google and its subsidiary YouTube. The letters, which serve as a warnin…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Bubble

The Number Ones: Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff”

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. ***Donna Summer – “Hot Stuff”HIT #1: June 2, 1979 STAYED AT #1: 3 weeks Donna Summer wanted…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Maduro

Venezuela’s Guaido to visit Trump at White House

CARACAS (Reuters) - The White House in Washington said on Wednesday it will welcome Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to visit U.S. President Donald Trump, the day after Trump used a national address to support Guaido’s effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro. “The visit is an opportunity to reaffirm…

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Rijksmuseum

These 7 airports have such stunning artwork, they’re like museums

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bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Donald Trump

Senator: Trump emboldened by a Senate that protects him

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bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

Pre-Crime

Harsh take on Apple’s evolving privacy pickle

Art: Apple Gatherers, Camille Pissaro, 1891My fifth grade teacher, Mr. Stains, had a big energy about him. He imparted two American cultural norms upon me. First, he taught me about the religion of American football. (If you’re also interested in learning more, I recommend Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.) …

bubmagFebruary 5, 2020

The Concept of Visibility is Sabotaging Your Security Infrastructure

University gift shop displayed black leader dolls by hanging them from a model tree

Not So Friendly Skies: Flight Shame Can’t Push People Into Giving Up Flying

How Legit Is China’s Robot “Marine Lizard” Amphibious Assault Tank?

Google Slaps Face-Recognition Firm Clearview With a Cease-and-Desist Letter

The Number Ones: Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff”

Venezuela’s Guaido to visit Trump at White House

These 7 airports have such stunning artwork, they’re like museums

Senator: Trump emboldened by a Senate that protects him

Harsh take on Apple’s evolving privacy pickle

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