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Moravec‘s Paradox

Cancel Sophia and Her Humanoid Robot Brethren

Heres why robots should be canceled. Follow Jezebels Cancel Tournament to see what ultimately gets canceled. Words like artificial intelligence and robots tend to get everyone very upset. They conjure images of villainous robot overlords, a full-on Matrix si…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Hrant Dink

Senate passes Armenian genocide resolution

WASHINGTONCongress formally acknowledged for the first time that Turkeys 1915 slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians, many of them Christians, constituted genocide. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the nonbinding resolution on Thursday shortly afte…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Conte buys Italy’s government more time over eurozone bailout fund

Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte claimed victory on Friday (13 December), after changing the wording of the Euro summit’s conclusion postponing a final agreement on the reform of the eurozone bailout fund. During the euro summit discussion, Italys Prime…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Chinese Economy

Nio rallies after trade deal struck

Nio (NIO+4.6%) breaks higher after China and the U.S. announce a trade deal has been struck (although details were limited). The optimism could be tied closer to what the trade war cooling will mean for the Chinese economy. Earlier this week, Nio received g…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Xi Jinping

Trump Today: Trump announces phase-one China trade deal and scraps Dec. 15 tariffs

President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials meet with China's President Xi Jinping and Chinese officials at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on December 01, 2018. President Donald Trump announced a phase-one trade deal with China on Fr…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Virtual Reality

Want to get into immersive VR gaming? Here’s how.

TL;DR: The Oculus Go is a great entry point into the world of virtual reality gaming right now, it's $50 off of the usual asking price on Amazon. Virtual reality is like gaming's new frontier there's so much possibility for what it can and will become, and …

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

NASDAQ

Blockchain – Impending Revolution in Global Stock Trading?

What started out as a ledger for Bitcoin transactions, turned out to have so much more potential. It has become clear that blockchain technology has many promising applications. It’s immutable and decentralized nature makes it appealing to many industries. I…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Yellow Vests

The Green Deal Will Make or Break Europe

The European Union's new leadership has decided to invest much of its political capital in a plan to position Europe as the global leader in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. But if too many constituencies feel as though they are being sacrificed on…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Global Warming

Countries Scramble to Reach Agreement at U.N. Climate Conference

(MADRID) — Officials from almost 200 countries scrambled Friday to reach an agreement at a U.N. climate meeting in Madrid amid growing concerns that key issues may be postponed for another year. With the prospect of overtime looming, negotiators were poring …

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Take Note, Democrats: The UK Election Was A Referendum On Progressivism

Last night, in a historic election, the UK Conservative Party celebrated its most sweeping victory since Margaret Thatcher, the original Euroskeptic, won the election for Prime Minister in 1987. The election had been regarded as particularly momentous, given …

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Cancel Sophia and Her Humanoid Robot Brethren

Senate passes Armenian genocide resolution

Conte buys Italy’s government more time over eurozone bailout fund

Nio rallies after trade deal struck

Trump Today: Trump announces phase-one China trade deal and scraps Dec. 15 tariffs

Want to get into immersive VR gaming? Here’s how.

Blockchain – Impending Revolution in Global Stock Trading?

The Green Deal Will Make or Break Europe

Countries Scramble to Reach Agreement at U.N. Climate Conference

Take Note, Democrats: The UK Election Was A Referendum On Progressivism

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