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Google Assistant Can Now Translate Languages on Your Phone

When I hopped into a cab in Barcelona last year, my taxi driver began asking me questionsyou know, small talk. But his phrasing was awkward because English wasn't his native tongue. Cue a kludgy back and forth, with both of us having a hard time really unders…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Yemen Civil War

International troops are leaving Yemen. Here’s what will help bring peace.

What does the intervening coalitions slow but steady drawdown mean for Yemens civil war? While there is still a long way to go to reach a lasting peace in Yemen, this moment likely marks the beginning of the end of the war or at least this phase of the war.…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit

Boris Johnson’s big win may ‘get Brexit done’ but damaging fights loom

Boris Johnson has broken Britain's deadlock over leaving the European Union with a dramatic election win but the victory could lead to new and potentially damaging confrontations with both Scotland and Northern Ireland. Johnson, with his trademark floppy whi…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Star Wars

Porsche and Lucasfilm co-designed a new starfighter for the Star Wars universe

Porsche typically concerns itself with terrestrial vehicle designs, but for a new project it worked with Lucasfilm designers in collaboration on a new starfighter for the Star Wars universe. The starfigher, called the Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus, obviously doesn’…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has broken ground in Europe by buying an Oxford startup

Google's self-driving ambitions are spreading to Europe. Waymo, the self-driving firm owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, on Thursday acquired British startup Latent Logic. —Waymo (@Waymo) December 12, 2019 "By joining Waymo, we are taking a big lea…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit

Johnson election victory propels Britain toward swift Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was speeding toward Brexit on Friday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a crushing election victory, ending three years of uncertainty since the country decided to leave the bloc. Exiting the European Union, a goal Johnson has…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU leaders acknowledge Brexit now inevitable

After Boris Johnson won a large majority in Thursdays election, it looks now all but certain the U.K. will leave the European Union on January 31 | Ben Stensall/AFP via Getty Images EU leaders said Friday they will now work to ensure close cooperation with t…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit

Canadian businesses brace for ‘Hard Brexit’ following U.K. election results – Global News

Canadian businesses in the United Kingdom are now bracing for a so-called ‘Hard Brexit’, after the Conservative Party won a decisive victory in Thursday’s British federal election. “Basically what it means is a pain in the butt for us,” said Luke Davies, co-…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Taoiseach warmly congratulates Boris Johnson – but EU leaders add coded warning to UK ahead of new talks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is very relieved UK voters have ended the Brexit gridlock of the past two and a half years which fuelled uncertainty for Irish business and jobs. Mr Varadkar warmly congratulated his UK counterpart on his decisive general e…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU ‘ready’ for next round of Brexit after Johnson win

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders said Friday they were ready for the next phase of Brexit, just hours after the resounding victory of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party that all but seals Britain's divorce from the bloc. The Europeans had widely expressed hope …

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Google Assistant Can Now Translate Languages on Your Phone

International troops are leaving Yemen. Here’s what will help bring peace.

Boris Johnson’s big win may ‘get Brexit done’ but damaging fights loom

Porsche and Lucasfilm co-designed a new starfighter for the Star Wars universe

Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has broken ground in Europe by buying an Oxford startup

Johnson election victory propels Britain toward swift Brexit

EU leaders acknowledge Brexit now inevitable

Canadian businesses brace for ‘Hard Brexit’ following U.K. election results – Global News

Taoiseach warmly congratulates Boris Johnson – but EU leaders add coded warning to UK ahead of new talks

EU ‘ready’ for next round of Brexit after Johnson win

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