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Old-Age Poverty

Fox’s oooonnne weeeeirrrrd trrrriiccck to make any football game seem eppppppic

No technological trick has done more to shape our experience of TV football than the slow motion instant replay. Its a visual storytelling device that exposes the grace and athleticism that are otherwise invisible amid lightning-fast action. Slow motion lets …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Venezuela

Taking a non-violent approach to protest

OPINION: Three principles which contributed to the success of the New Zealand mission in Bougainville no weapons, tkanga Mori, and the important role of women in the process all have strong roots in this country. A previous article concerning, among other t…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Climate Change

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Are Turning New Zealand Glaciers Pink

For weeks now, Australia has been dealing with severe bushfires. Theyve engulfed the countrys largest city in smoke, threatening air quality throughout New South Wales and destroying key koala habitat. In New South Wales alone, more than 100 bush and grassfir…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Facebook taught an AI the ‘theory of mind’

Specifically, the Facebook team set out to instill upon its AI system the theory of mind. "Theory of mind is this idea of understanding the beliefs and intentions of other agents or other players or humans," Noam Brown, a researcher at Facebook AI, told Engad…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Paris

French retailers, hoteliers warn strikes could spoil Christmas season

PARIS (Reuters) - French retailers and hoteliers warned their crucial Christmas season could be spoiled if a strike, which was causing travel chaos for a second day on Friday, drags on for much longer. The strike, aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Holocaust

Merkel arrives at Auschwitz for first time…

ANGELA Merkel was again spotted losing her balance during her first ever trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp amid Germany's anti-Semitism spike. It comes amid growing fears for the German Chancellor's health after she was seen shaking uncontrollably in …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Xi Jinping

Watch | ‘Power of Siberia’ gas pipeline cements China-Russia bond

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday remotely inaugurated the Power of Siberia gas pipeline a massive cross-border undertaking not only central to Chinas energy security but also for bolstering special ties between…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Singapore

Bagged Drinks Seem Weird in the U.S., but They’re the Norm Everywhere Else

The teh tarik, a Malaysian black tea with condensed milk, served at Kopitiam in New York City. | Jean Schwarzwalder / Eater NY While cups reign supreme in the States, Capri Sun-like bags are the takeout vessel of choice around the world There’s nothing elegan…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange is Being Persecuted for Exposing ‘Crimes of Historic Importance’ Say Journalists

Notable Journalists, intellectuals, and political commentators are coming to the defence of the founder of WikiLeaks and condemning attempts to extradite to the US where he faces up to 175 years in prison.A letter in support of Julian Assange, and condemning …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Apple iOS 13 Autocorrect Fails: Focus On Privacy Weakens Apple’s AI, Experts Say

Talk about a rock and a hard place. Most of us want digital privacy, and most of us also want autocorrection that works, speech to text that is accurate, and smart systems that find all our selfies with Serena, or surface the most important emails we need rig…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Fox’s oooonnne weeeeirrrrd trrrriiccck to make any football game seem eppppppic

Taking a non-violent approach to protest

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Are Turning New Zealand Glaciers Pink

Facebook taught an AI the ‘theory of mind’

French retailers, hoteliers warn strikes could spoil Christmas season

Merkel arrives at Auschwitz for first time…

Watch | ‘Power of Siberia’ gas pipeline cements China-Russia bond

Bagged Drinks Seem Weird in the U.S., but They’re the Norm Everywhere Else

Julian Assange is Being Persecuted for Exposing ‘Crimes of Historic Importance’ Say Journalists

Apple iOS 13 Autocorrect Fails: Focus On Privacy Weakens Apple’s AI, Experts Say

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