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Manipulation Machines

Illustration by Katherine StreeterDuring the Democratic debates on June 27, Senator Kamala Harris had a standout moment. Former vice president Joe Biden, the front-runner, had recently made news for defending his work in the seventies with senators who advoca…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Nurses and doctors stage Hands Off Our NHS Stop Donald Trump protest Buckingham Palace Mall

Dozens of doctors and nurses marched to Buckingham Palace where Donald Trump will be hosted by the Queen amid rumours of the NHS being 'sold off' to the US. The US President today denied he wanted anything to do with the NHS and said he wouldn't take it as p…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Feudalism

The Libraries of Famous Men: Jack London

Welcome back to our series on the libraries of famous men. Jack London led one of the most interesting and extraordinary lives in history, even though his life was half as long as most. By age 17, he had navigated San Francisco Bay as “Prince of the Oyster …

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Blockchain

Why Blockchain Is The Future of Commodity Pricing

By MARK CUNNINGHAM, VP, FinanceCommodity pricing hasnt changed in three decades. Even for the most liquid, high-value and intensively traded commodities oil, natural gas and gold price setting is opaque. Changes have been made to methodologies and regulatio…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Trade War

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross supports delaying a trade deal until after the 2020 election, saying it eliminates an advantage for China

Pushing a US-China trade deal past the 2020 presidential election takes away some of China's leverage, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC Tuesday.The statement arrived hours after President Trump floated the late deadline to reporters i…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Filter Bubble

Management AI: Recommendation Systems

Â©Sergey Tarasov - stock.adobe.com Recommendation systems first came to prominence through Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) suggesting what people might like based purchase history. That then expanded to more stores and to streaming services. Now business intelligence (…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Skateboard

These are the best apps and games of the year, according to Apple (AAPL)

Apple has been positioning products like the iPhone 11 Pro and iPad Pro as creative tools for artists, filmmakers, and photographers in recent years, and that message has come through yet again in the company's compilation of the year's best apps. Each year,…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Animal Protection

New Ontario law seeks to protect farmers from animal rights activists

Animal rights activists are making farmers feel unsafe in their homes, according to Ontario's Minister of Agriculture, as incidences of trespassing on private properties with livestock increase. Thus, in an effort to better protect farmers as opposed to the …

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Riots

Pussy Riot Announce 2020 North American Tour

Pussy Riot have announced a North American tour for next year. The shows are slated to begin in March and wrap up in mid-April in Phoenix, Arizona. Check out the bands tour poster, as well as a trailer featuring unreleased music, below. For the tour, Pussy Ri…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Global Warming

Greta Thunberg: Young are ‘angry’ over climate change

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Ms Thunberg has spent more than two weeks crossing the Atlantic in a catamaran Climate activist Greta Thunberg said that adults should stop making young people "angry" over global warming. Ms Thunberg was speaking after her…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Manipulation Machines

Nurses and doctors stage Hands Off Our NHS Stop Donald Trump protest Buckingham Palace Mall

The Libraries of Famous Men: Jack London

Why Blockchain Is The Future of Commodity Pricing

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross supports delaying a trade deal until after the 2020 election, saying it eliminates an advantage for China

Management AI: Recommendation Systems

These are the best apps and games of the year, according to Apple (AAPL)

New Ontario law seeks to protect farmers from animal rights activists

Pussy Riot Announce 2020 North American Tour

Greta Thunberg: Young are ‘angry’ over climate change

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