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Meh: Qatar Airways’ Humorous New Safety Video

Qatar Airways has recently unveiled their new safety video. As it’s described, the video turns the pre-match soccer team-talk into an entertaining safety video that will be shown on board all flights before the end of the year. The six minute video (darn, th…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Brexit

Disruptor-in-chief Trump bulldozes into NATO gathering

It was a startling cascade of news, even by Trumpian standards, that gushed out during a 52-minute question-and-answer session with reporters. It ensured the American president would yet again take center stage among world leaders, who had gathered for two da…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

What happens when a neural network tries to write a bad sex scene

The Literary Review in the UK has given out a Bad Sex in Fiction Award since 1993. It's a coveted literary recognition indeed; even Morrissey took the prize home in 2015. While there are some valid critiques about the very existence of the thing TD Storm at L…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Biological Warfare

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Inside Britain’s Secret War With Russia

Tucked away in a drab industrial estate on the outskirts of the Swiss town of Spiez lies a multistory concrete office block flanked by a parking lot and a soccer field. A modest gate with a small plaque is all that greets visitors. A river rolls behind the bu…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

NATO

Putin criticizes NATO expansion as alliance holds London summit

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday criticized NATO’s continued expansion, something he suggested was pointless given the absence of a threat from Moscow following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Speaking at a meetin…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Riots

Iran protests: State TV acknowledges deaths during unrest

Image copyrightReutersImage caption A minister said 731 banks and 70 petrol stations were set ablaze during the unrest Iranian state TV has said security forces killed what it called "thugs and rioters" during last month's mass protests against a petrol pr…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Journalists under threat: December’s 10 most urgent cases

1. Sophia Huang Xueqin (China) Reporter covering Hong Kong protests detained for vague crime. China is the second-leading country for imprisoned journalists, according to CPJ. One among them is Sophia Xueqin Huang, a journalist who was detained in Guangzhou …

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

The Queen

Trump on UK election: ‘I can work with any PM’ – BBC News – BBC News

US President Donald Trump has said he could "work with anybody" in No 10 - nine days ahead of a general election. Speaking on a three-day visit to the UK, Mr Trump said he would "stay out of the election", that he was a "fan of Brexit" and he thought…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Exoskeleton

Miami’s buzziest buildings open ahead of Art Basel

Paramount Miami Worldcenter.Paramount After years of planning and construction, many of Miamis most anticipated new developments are finally open. Perhaps the most significant is Paramount Miami Worldcenter, the biggest building project in Miami history when…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Geely

Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group inaugurate ‘StarRides’ Premium Ride-Hailing Service in Hangzhou

The 50-50 joint venture between Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group is based in Hangzhou, where services will be launched with a fleet of 100 vehicles including Mercedes-Benz S-Class, E-Class and V-Class vehicles. StarRides will expand to other maj…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Meh: Qatar Airways’ Humorous New Safety Video

Disruptor-in-chief Trump bulldozes into NATO gathering

What happens when a neural network tries to write a bad sex scene

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Inside Britain’s Secret War With Russia

Putin criticizes NATO expansion as alliance holds London summit

Iran protests: State TV acknowledges deaths during unrest

Journalists under threat: December’s 10 most urgent cases

Trump on UK election: ‘I can work with any PM’ – BBC News – BBC News

Miami’s buzziest buildings open ahead of Art Basel

Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group inaugurate ‘StarRides’ Premium Ride-Hailing Service in Hangzhou

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