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Virtual Reality

Faster Wi-Fi 6 will be called Wi-Fi 6E, if 6GHz spectrum is available

As the FCC and similar regulatory agencies around the world prepare to open up 6GHz radio spectrum for use in Wi-Fi networks, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced today that it has selected a new name to identify devices that support the technology: Wi-Fi 6E. The bra…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

A New Wave of Refugees? Idlib Violence Puts Pressure on EU-Turkey Pact

January 03, 2020 06:36 PM Shortly before the sun rose in Idlib, Yaman al-Hammo made the decision he had long been dreading. He had just spent the night in the basement next to his two sons, his wife and his mother listening to the detonations of barrel bom…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Matteo Salvini

How the world reacted to US airstrike that killed Iran general Qassem Soleimani

Reaction in Congress to the US missile strike that killed a top Iranian military commander early Friday broke down mostly along party lines, with Republicans applauding President Trumps move and Democrats warning about escalating violence. South Carolina GOP…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Targeted Killings

Was it legal for Donald Trump to order the killing of a top Iranian general?

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's decision to carry out a lethal targeted strike against an Iranian general widely said to have American blood on his hands has renewed an international legal debate about the line between warfare and assassination that has n…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

Elon Musk defies skeptics and meets Tesla delivery goal, pushing shares to record high – Financial Post

Tesla Inc. beat Wall Street estimates for annual vehicle deliveries and met the low-end of its own target, sending shares to a record high in a vindication for Chief Executive Elon Musk after a few turbulent years. Boosted by demand for its mass-produced Mod…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

China's Strategy

Tech Tent – tech trends for 2020 – BBC News

Image copyrightGetty Images Will we start the journey to a better, kinder internet? Which countries are best placed to win the AI race? And should Ivanka Trump be speaking at a tech show? Just some of the questions we address in the first edition of Tech Ten…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg has been ‘brainwashed’ into thinking climate change is real: Meat Loaf – Canoe

Rocker Meat Loaf is convinced Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed. The I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) singer is a climate change denier and he believes the 16-year-old environmental champion is misguided in her c…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Climate Change

Climate Change is Intensifying Australia’s Fires

I know it's fake. Trump, Alex Jones, and my gun-worshiping, Christian buddies told me so. Plus, I'm a computer software engineer, so I I'm smart and I can figure anything out. That majority of scientists who say global warming is real and caused by humans hav…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Authoritarian Leaders Thrive on Fear. We Need to Help People Feel Safe

Like many of us, I have worried about the rising tide of rightwing populism, nationalism and polarisation across the world. Within just a few years, weve witnessed the election of Donald Trump in the US, the Brexit decision in the UK, the rise of Matteo Salvi…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Iran killing triggers global alarm: ‘We are waking up in a more dangerous world’

Oil prices surged on news of the killing, reflecting investor jitters about Mideast stability, and there were immediate threats of vengeance from Iran. Social media flooded with alarm, with Twitter users morbidly turning WWIII into the top trending term world…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Faster Wi-Fi 6 will be called Wi-Fi 6E, if 6GHz spectrum is available

A New Wave of Refugees? Idlib Violence Puts Pressure on EU-Turkey Pact

How the world reacted to US airstrike that killed Iran general Qassem Soleimani

Was it legal for Donald Trump to order the killing of a top Iranian general?

Elon Musk defies skeptics and meets Tesla delivery goal, pushing shares to record high – Financial Post

Tech Tent – tech trends for 2020 – BBC News

Greta Thunberg has been ‘brainwashed’ into thinking climate change is real: Meat Loaf – Canoe

Climate Change is Intensifying Australia’s Fires

Authoritarian Leaders Thrive on Fear. We Need to Help People Feel Safe

Iran killing triggers global alarm: ‘We are waking up in a more dangerous world’

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