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Geely

2019 year in review and what’s to come in 2020: Perodua, Proton on top; new national car announced

The calendar says that we’re less than two weeks away from the end of the year, but seriously, where did the year go? While 2019 felt like it just zoomed past at breakneck speed, on hindsight, much happened – both in Malaysia and the automotive industry. He…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Korean War

Two North Koreans tried to defect. Did Seoul send them to their deaths?

As legislators looked into the matter, officials admitted that the two fishermen, ages 22 and 23, submitted hand-written statements in which they said they hoped to defect to South Korea. (AP)Written by Choe Sang-Hun In early November, two North Korean fishe…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Times Square

From sunshine to ‘near-zero’ visibility: New York City snow squall videos go viral

Conditions were ripe for snow squalls to quickly but effectively blanket parts of the northeast Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A snow squall is "an intense short-lived burst of heavy snowfall that leads to a quick reduction in visibi…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Apple, Google, and Amazon want to make smart homes easier to connect, safer to use: Here’s how

By: Bloomberg | Published: December 19, 2019 8:48:15 am All three smart-home and voice-assistant providers are joining forces to make internet-connected homes easier to set up.Apple Inc, Alphabet Incs Google and Amazon.com Inc — three of the biggest smart-…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Filter Bubble

We’re all Mr Know-Alls on the citizenship issue

I dont honestly know what you mean. Curiously, what you said just now goes to the core of what Im saying. Which is? That we dont always know what we dont know. In fact, your candour in acknowledging the limits of your knowledge is somewhat out of characte…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Electric Car

Leaked email reveals Tesla is asking employees to help deliver cars during the final weeks of 2019 (TSLA)

Tesla's delivery department is "facing a significant shortage of volunteers" for the final weeks of the year, the electric-car maker told employees in an email obtained by Business Insider. Bert Bruggeman, Tesla's vice president of manufacturing at its Fremo…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

NSA

US government is entitled to all Snowden book proceeds, judge rules

3 with 3 posters participating The US government is entitled to every cent Edward Snowden earns from publishing his memoir, Permanent Record, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. During his employment at the CIA and NSA, Snowden signed contracts promising to se…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Scotland

The Strange Death of Social-Democratic England

Far-reaching though the effects of this moment in the Brexit story will be, the 2019 general election may change the landscape of British politics and the fabric of its society in even more profound and decisive ways. With renewed calls for a referendum on in…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Obamacare

Obamacare insurance mandate is struck down by an appeals court

By: New York Times | Washington | Published: December 19, 2019 8:02:22 am A storefront of Sunshine Health and Life Advisors, a Florida insurance enrollment company, in Miami on Nov. 16, 2016. (Angel Valentin/The New York Times)Written by Abby Goodnough A…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

NSA

Court says data swept up by the NSA is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Government attorneys had argued that the Constitution didn't address the use of private email and phone call data. The US had charged Hasbajrami in 2011 with providing material support to a terrorist group in Pakistan, and the suspect initially pleaded guilt…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

2019 year in review and what’s to come in 2020: Perodua, Proton on top; new national car announced

Two North Koreans tried to defect. Did Seoul send them to their deaths?

From sunshine to ‘near-zero’ visibility: New York City snow squall videos go viral

Apple, Google, and Amazon want to make smart homes easier to connect, safer to use: Here’s how

We’re all Mr Know-Alls on the citizenship issue

Leaked email reveals Tesla is asking employees to help deliver cars during the final weeks of 2019 (TSLA)

US government is entitled to all Snowden book proceeds, judge rules

The Strange Death of Social-Democratic England

Obamacare insurance mandate is struck down by an appeals court

Court says data swept up by the NSA is protected by the Fourth Amendment

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