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Apple Announces Best Apps and Games of 2019

The rapid development of smartphone technology means nothing if it’s not supported by a large number of applications that take advantage of all the newly implemented hardware. As the decade finally comes to a close, Apple released its best apps and games of 2…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Bees

How flowers adapt to their pollinators

Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing diversity of flowers of different shapes and sizes. This diversity has arisen in adaptation to selection imposed by different pollinators including, among others, bees, flies, butterflies, hummingbirds, bat…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Global Warming

Can Arctic ‘ice management’ combat climate change?

According to a much-debated geo-engineering approach, both sea-ice retreat and global warming could be slowed by using millions of wind-powered pumps, drifting in the sea ice, to promote ice formation during the Arctic winter. AWI researchers have now, for th…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Refugees

Opinion: Want to bridge divides? Start with a blueberry and cherry crisp

Philippa P.B. Hughes is a creative strategist and social sculptor who designs art-fueled projects for curious folks to engage with art and with one another. She leads CuriosityConnects.us, a partner in Looking For America, a national series inviting political…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Now iPhone Users Can Tap Waymo’s Self-Driving Ride-Hail App

A year after launching its self-driving ride-hail program, Waymo is offering an iOS version of its app in the App Store, making it easier for iPhone users to catch a robotic ride in the Phoenix suburbs. The announcement from the Alphabet company, born in 2009…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Fortnite

YouTube’s Rewind 2019 tries to bounce back with a safe and boring countdown

After 2018's YouTube Rewind became the most dislikes in YouTube history, YouTube Rewind 2019 decided to tone things down a little. Gone is the sketch format, the eight-minute run time, and Will Smith saying "Aaaahhhh ... that's hot." This year, YouTube kept …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Cold War

A Russian hacking group literally called ‘Evil Corp’ stole $100 million from banks

Sometimes life imitates cheesy, pulpy Cold War-era art. And when it does, it's truly amazing. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned and indicted members of a Russian cybercrime organization responsible for stealing $100 million from account hold…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Donald Trump

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House subpoena for financial documents

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX successfully launches re-used Dragon cargo capsule for its third trip to the Space Station

SpaceX has launched its nineteenth resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA. The launch took place at 12:29 PM EST (9:29 AM PST) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with a Falcon 9 blasting off with a Dragon cargo capsule on top…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

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

Apple Announces Best Apps and Games of 2019

How flowers adapt to their pollinators

Can Arctic ‘ice management’ combat climate change?

Opinion: Want to bridge divides? Start with a blueberry and cherry crisp

Now iPhone Users Can Tap Waymo’s Self-Driving Ride-Hail App

YouTube’s Rewind 2019 tries to bounce back with a safe and boring countdown

A Russian hacking group literally called ‘Evil Corp’ stole $100 million from banks

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House subpoena for financial documents

SpaceX successfully launches re-used Dragon cargo capsule for its third trip to the Space Station

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