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China is No. 1 Big-Brother state in its ‘invasive’ use of biometric data

China has been ranked as the world's number one 'Big Brother' state in its use of biometric data by a new study. The country has built a massive database with personal information belonging to residents and tourists using state surveillance empowered by arti…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Feudalism

Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah’s kin not allowed to offer prayers on his 114th birth anniversary

The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir imposed Section 144 around the mausoleum of National Conference (NC) founder Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah on his 114th birth anniversary on Thursday and barred family members, including incarcerated son Farooq Abdullah and gran…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Boing Boing’s 28 favorite books in 2019

More essential than ever, Robert Cialdini's absolute classic book outlining six principles that you can use to convince people to do things and/or defend yourself against coercion. The science in this book is solid, the experiments and examples are unforgetta…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Virtual Reality

Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit Day 3 Live Blog: ACPC and XR

AnandTech Live Blog: The newest updates are at the top. This page will auto-update, there's no need to manually refresh your browser. 01:13PM EST - The annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit is in its final day, and the main focal points for discussion are t…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Judge Shuts Down Right Wing Group’s Extra-Governmental Border Wall Construction

A ruling by Texas District Judge Keno Vasquez, of Hidalgo County, will stop We Build the Wall from continuing on its unpermitted work on a wall on the banks of the Rio Grande. Vasquez "ruled that the National Butterfly Center, a 100-acre riverfront preserve …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Drones

Katsuru Beta is a graffiti-painting consumer drone launching in 2020

Whether its advanced security systems capable of singling out troublemakers in a crowd or police UAVs used as an alternative to helicopters, theres no doubt that drones are often on the side of law and order these days. But New York artist Katsu, in combinati…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Little Italy

Williamsburg tops StreetEasy’s list of neighborhoods to watch in 2020

The high cost of living continues to chase renters and buyers further into the outer boroughs, according to StreetEasys roundup of 10 neighborhoods to watch in 2020. The listings website used data on the annual change in user searches on a neighborhood, the a…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Mexico is Trump’s wall

Migrants from Central America, Africa, and the Caribbean are caught in the city, stuck in the United States and Mexicos rapidly changing and increasingly impossible immigration policies. As the United States continues to up its anti-immigration restrictions, …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

NASDAQ

ViacomCBS rings Nasdaq opening bell

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Iran Liberalism

Iranian journalists in Europe face threats and harassment from regime in Tehran

Some Iranian journalists living and working abroad have been getting bad news when calling home after discovering that parents and siblings have been interrogated and detained. For years, Iranian authorities have been putting pressure on family members to si…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Sheikh Muhamad Abdullah’s kin not allowed to offer prayers on his 114th birth anniversary

Boing Boing’s 28 favorite books in 2019

Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit Day 3 Live Blog: ACPC and XR

Judge Shuts Down Right Wing Group’s Extra-Governmental Border Wall Construction

Katsuru Beta is a graffiti-painting consumer drone launching in 2020

Williamsburg tops StreetEasy’s list of neighborhoods to watch in 2020

Mexico is Trump’s wall

ViacomCBS rings Nasdaq opening bell

Iranian journalists in Europe face threats and harassment from regime in Tehran

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