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We Can’t Handle What The Internet Has Done To Us

My first job was for a financial news website, but in my own time, I set up a satirical internet magazine, Global Village Idiot, and then I launched my first blog, Politics of Well-Being, in 2008. Ive been blogging for 11 years, and much of my inspiration was…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Fortnite

Fortnite Winterfest is here with new challenges, free skins and a Millennium Falcon glider – CNET

Visit the Winterfest Cabin and get some gifts. Epic Games Fortnite is celebrating the holiday season with its Winterfest event. In store for players are free cosmetics, unvaulted weapons and a new set of challenges to complete. Winterfest 2019 started on…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Belt and Road

It’s the deal of the century WA doesn’t want, but may not be able to avoid

Posted December 19, 2019 08:33:49 China is pitching its Belt and Road Initiative as the deal of the century, opening up the door to a new and prosperous relationship with the world's emerging economic superpower. But the Federal Government has refused to …

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Orangutan

Saved from smuggling, orangutan Bon Bon was left terrified, but a keeper won back his trust

Posted December 19, 2019 08:32:33 For months, Bon Bon the orangutan would lash out at any male who approached, after a Russian man drugged the animal, put him in a suitcase, and tried to smuggle him onto a flight from Bali. Bon Bon's keeper Ketut …

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Economic Bubble

The Crazy Events Of The Past Month And What They Mean For 2020

By Brandon Smith In a world without constant manipulation and disinformation most economic and geopolitical events would happen spontaneously and randomly. Things would be more unexpected, but at least they would make life fascinating and interesting, and of…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Protectionism

Six Global Summits to Watch in 2020

In a Global Memo for the Council of Councils, I preview next year's international summit circuit and highlight six of the weightiest gatherings. As the second decade of this century comes to a close, effective multilateral cooperation seems to be on the rope…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Karaites join petitions against planned Western Wall cable car

The Jerusalem Development Authority and the National Infrastructure Committee has offered to pay the Jewish Karaite community to move its graves so construction of the cable car to the Western Wall, which passes over them, can proceed. The Karaites have reje…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

SpaceX

Amazon will establish a new headquarters for its Kuiper satellite broadband project

Amazon is ramping operations for its Kuiper project, its forthcoming high-speed satellite internet product, with a new HQ and R&D facility. Kuiper will provide internet connectivity from a small satellite constellation operating in low Earth Orbit to unde…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Blockchain

What Can We Expect for IoT in 2020

As the new year rapidly approaches, its exciting to think about how technologies will grow and change. The Internet of Things has experienced massive growth in the past few years, and 2020 will seemingly be no different. Worldwide, the number of active IoT de…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

UN hails ‘decisive shift’ in refugee assistance

The United Nations has hailed a "decisive shift" in the approach to helping surging numbers of displaced people, after a summit ended with pledges to donate billions and concrete promises to simplify refugee integration. The Global Refugee Forum, which opene…

bubmagDecember 18, 2019

We Can’t Handle What The Internet Has Done To Us

Fortnite Winterfest is here with new challenges, free skins and a Millennium Falcon glider – CNET

It’s the deal of the century WA doesn’t want, but may not be able to avoid

Saved from smuggling, orangutan Bon Bon was left terrified, but a keeper won back his trust

The Crazy Events Of The Past Month And What They Mean For 2020

Six Global Summits to Watch in 2020

Karaites join petitions against planned Western Wall cable car

Amazon will establish a new headquarters for its Kuiper satellite broadband project

What Can We Expect for IoT in 2020

UN hails ‘decisive shift’ in refugee assistance

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