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Julian Assange

UN Concerned over British Government’s Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture

United Nations special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has written to governments to press them to investigate properly evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to psychological torture. On December 31 Mr Melzer shared on Twitter a…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

VR

Facebook thinks AR will replace your smartphone by 2030

Facebook Reality Labs chief Michael Abrash has seen the future, and it sits upon your nose. Talking to The Information, Abrash says that your desk workspace will be replaced with high-quality VR someday, and augmented reality glasses will replace smartphones,…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Iran Liberalism

Former Intelligence Analyst Warns Trump’s Victory Lap ‘Puts A Target On Americans’

Yesterday, Donald Trump took actions independent of Congress that definitely put Americans at risk. We are less safe this morning than we were yesterday. Lawrence O'Donnell hosted former CIA Analyst Ned Price on Thursday night: O'DONNELL Ned Price, again to…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Economic Bubble

How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse?

By Brandon Smith There are a multitude of false assumptions out there on what the collapse of a nation or empire looks like. Modern-day Americans have never experienced this type of event, only peripheral crises and crashes. Thanks to Hollywood, many in the …

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Star Wars

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ editor says film created a “no-win” situation – NME.com

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editor Maryann Brandon has said that the film’s crew were in a “no-win situation” when it came to crafting the last chapter of the Skywalker saga. The final chapter in the Skywalker franchise premiered in December 2019 to a m…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s Salvini looks to avoid trial over migrant standoff

Italy's Salvini looks to avoid trial over migrant standoff

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Electric Scooter

Segway-Ninebot unveils a transportation pod and new kick scooter

Segway has unveiled a self-balancing vehicle that can go up to 24 mph. Called the S-Pod, it's designed for sitting while navigating enclosed campuses. Details on how to actually use the vehicle are scarce, but Segway says the "S-Pod uses an adaptive center-o…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

Segway Makes a Self-Balancing Stroller for Adults

There were lots of great reasons to hate on the original Segway: it was overhyped, it was expensive, it was easy to fall off, but most disappointing was that it required extensive standing. We were promised a future with minimal physical exertion, and Segway-…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Paris

French police shoot man dead near Paris after fatal stabbing

By Antony Paone VILLEJUIF, France (Reuters) - French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on a rampage with a knife in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, prosecutors said. Religious documents including a copy of the Koran…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Electric Car

Tesla delivered 367,500 cars in 2019 — beating its own guidance (TSLA)

Tesla delivered 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, helping the electric car company top its own guidance for the full year, in which it delivered 367,500 vehicles, the company said Friday. The total is a 50% increase over the 2018, Tesla said, and is mo…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

UN Concerned over British Government’s Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture

Facebook thinks AR will replace your smartphone by 2030

Former Intelligence Analyst Warns Trump’s Victory Lap ‘Puts A Target On Americans’

How Long Will It Take For The US To Collapse?

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ editor says film created a “no-win” situation – NME.com

Italy’s Salvini looks to avoid trial over migrant standoff

Segway-Ninebot unveils a transportation pod and new kick scooter

Segway Makes a Self-Balancing Stroller for Adults

French police shoot man dead near Paris after fatal stabbing

Tesla delivered 367,500 cars in 2019 — beating its own guidance (TSLA)

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