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New York City

Billionaire for President Used Prison Labor to Place Campaign Calls

Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg has reportedly severed ties with a company that used prison labor to place calls on behalf of Bloombergs presidential campaign, the Intercept reports. The Bloomberg campaign had contracted ProCom, a New Jerseybased c…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Filter Bubble

Don’t believe everything you read on social media and 7 other tough lessons of the decade – CNET

Anything you do online can come back to bite you. Angela Lang/CNET This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. It's been a decade overflowing with tou…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

NSA

Realme promises a January 7 reveal for the X50, its first 5G phone

After a string of budget releases that have made Realme a force to be reckoned with, the former OPPO subsidiary has turned its sights toward the higher end of the smartphone space. The Realme X2 Pro was the company's first true flagship, featuring a top-of-th…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

ANALYSIS – ICC Chief Prosecutor exposed

Last Friday the International Criminal Court (ICC) became the latest UN body that chose to side with the Palestinian Arabs and to go after Israel. After finishing her preliminary investigation into Israeli and Palestinian actions in Gaza, eastern Jerusalem, …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

162 migrants and refugees rescued off Libya land in Italy: NGO

More than 160 migrants and refugees rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday. The migrants, including 50 children and five pregnant women, "were rescued by the SOS Mediter…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Drones

Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round

Modern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business with an autonomous winged craft and, crucially, regulatory approval. Just a…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Eco-friendly food trends: Meatless burgers, hemp cocktails and pasta straws

Chef Dyllan Armenta prepares a vegan oat and chickpeas hamburger at Tasty Beet Juicy and Healthy Food restaurant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE From cockroach milk to beer made from waste water, a raft of eco-friendly food trends hit menus an…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Yellow Vests

Pirouetting in protest: Paris Opera ballet dancers demonstrate in style against Macron’s retirement reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms are deeply unpopular. The president announced plans at the beginning of the month to overhaul France’s pension system – raising the retirement age and merging the country’s 42 separate pension regimes…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

CCTV

How IoT tech became an essential part of smart building solutions – Omega Underground

IOT facility management became quite popular during the past years, as this tech can offer a broad spectrum of possibilities concerning safety and security. Still, it can be challenging to identify the starting point in bettering your smart building tech, …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Apocalyptic Thinking Is Wrong

"Let's not teach our children that apocalyptic thinking is right thinking," says Laurence Siegel. Apocalypticism "has always been wrong as a forecast, and it will continue to be wrong." Siegel is a business consultant and the director of research at the CFA …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Billionaire for President Used Prison Labor to Place Campaign Calls

Don’t believe everything you read on social media and 7 other tough lessons of the decade – CNET

Realme promises a January 7 reveal for the X50, its first 5G phone

ANALYSIS – ICC Chief Prosecutor exposed

162 migrants and refugees rescued off Libya land in Italy: NGO

Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round

Eco-friendly food trends: Meatless burgers, hemp cocktails and pasta straws

Pirouetting in protest: Paris Opera ballet dancers demonstrate in style against Macron’s retirement reforms

How IoT tech became an essential part of smart building solutions – Omega Underground

Apocalyptic Thinking Is Wrong

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