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Yellow Vests

Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan

PARIS -- Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on Saturday, the 24th day of crippling strikes. In an unusual gesture, unions organizing the march asked yellow vest protesters t…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Times Square

Security preps kicking into high gear in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve – ABC News

ABC's Diane Macedo reports from famous ball with a look at how the NYPD is preparing. #ABCNews#NewYearsEve#TimesSquare#NewYorkCity#BallDrop

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Could a Jewish author have been first to record destruction of ancient Pompeii?

POMPEII, Italy — In the gift shop at the Pompeii archaeological site, tourists might notice a book entitled, The Jews in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and in the Cities of Campania Felix. Dedicated to the Jewish victims of the eruption of 79 CE, it claims th…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Filter Bubble

We picked the 10 most-influential technologies of the decade. It isn’t all bad.

A decade ago, we typed on computers. Now we talk with them. We used to take taxis. Now an app picks a strangers car to ride. We used to meet people in bars. Now we swipe on photos of their faces. As we round the corner to 2020, Ive been…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Hollywood producers recruited at sex robot factory…

A sex robot manufacturer has recruited a team of Hollywood producers to work in its futuristic doll factory. RealDoll is continuing to produce robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI), with founder Matt McMullen vowing they may look as realistic as h…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s premier: Squabbling coalition will last 3 more years

ROME (AP) Italy’s premier insists his squabbling coalition will last three more years, even after a minister recently quit in protest. Premier Giuseppe Conte also told reporters Saturday that his government will soon embark on an ambitious reform program. T…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Panda

Nintendo repasa los más destacados lanzamientos de diciembre en la eShop

Nintendo repasa en vídeo los lanzamientos del mes de diciembre que han llegado a Nintendo Switch y que forman parte del catálogo disponible en la eShop con una selección de títulos destacados. El vídeo se abre con Dauntless, que llegó a la consola de Ninten…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

VR

The Morning After: ‘The Mandalorian’ is coming back next fall

It's that time.Welcome to Engadget's 2019 year in review What's the deal with high-profile streamers leaving Twitch? Is VR finally going to go mainstream now that a Half-Life game is on the way? What's next for the streaming wars? And when did tech CEOs lose…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Orangutan

The crystal ball for 2020 may be cloudy – but this is what I predict for the year ahead

Ever since I inherited this cracked crystal ball from my late colleague Alan Watkins, it has failed to function well. It was in fine working order when he used it to compile his end-of-year Almanack of predictions for the following year, but in recent years i…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Monsanto

What If I Told You One of the Year’s Best New Products Is Bespoke Fertilizer?

This story is part of the GP100, our annual roundup of the best products of the year. To see the full list of winners, grab the latest issue of Gear Patrol Magazine. In March of 2019, a United States District Court ordered Bayer AG, owner of Monsanto, the ma…

bubmagDecember 28, 2019

Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan

Security preps kicking into high gear in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve – ABC News

Could a Jewish author have been first to record destruction of ancient Pompeii?

We picked the 10 most-influential technologies of the decade. It isn’t all bad.

Hollywood producers recruited at sex robot factory…

Italy’s premier: Squabbling coalition will last 3 more years

Nintendo repasa los más destacados lanzamientos de diciembre en la eShop

The Morning After: ‘The Mandalorian’ is coming back next fall

The crystal ball for 2020 may be cloudy – but this is what I predict for the year ahead

What If I Told You One of the Year’s Best New Products Is Bespoke Fertilizer?

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