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VR

The Oculus Go is down to just $120

The Oculus Go is a bit older and underpowered compared to some other VR headsets, but it's extremely portable. It's a nice option for anyone who wants to watch videos in VR, including 360-degree videos. At $120, it's one of the most affordable ways to get a d…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s Conte Hits Back at Critics in EU Bailout Fund Spat

(Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hit back at opponents inside and outside his government, denying that he violated lawmakers demands by striking a deal on reforms to the European Unions bailout fund. Speaking at the lower house of parliam…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Bees

For Yale’s blossoming Marsh Botanical Garden, golden days ahead

While leading a group of Girl Scouts on a tour of Yales Marsh Botanical Garden not so long ago, curator Kunso Kim spoke about flowers dependence upon bees, butterflies, and birds for pollination, and what the plants provide their pollinators in return the nec…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Chinese Economy

Why I Bought More Baozun Shares After a Disappointing Third Quarter

Baozun(NASDAQ:BZUN) saw its stock get crushed after its quarterly earnings report arrived on Nov. 21 with a sales miss and weaker-than-expected guidance. The company provides help creating online stores and other e-commerce services, and has sometimes been re…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

What Trump has actually done in his first 3 years

Amanda Northrop/Vox A big tax cut, unprecedented environmental degradation, Wall Street unleashed, and a whole lot of judges. The scandals, the leaks, the outrages, and the bizarre tweets of the last three years can distract from an important fact about Presi…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma is the richest man in China — here’s how he spends his $38 billion net worth

Following is a transcript of a video. Narrator: Jack Ma is China's richest man, with an estimated worth of $38 billion. The 55-year-old is the cofounder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba. It's China's biggest digital marketplace, responsible for an estimated 8…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Super Heroes

Watchmen, The Boys, and The Tick turn superhero burnout into a TV movement

If you walked into either San Diego or New York Comic Con this year, youd have been bombarded by inescapable superhero marketing. But, unlike previous conventions where the Justice League-led DCEU or the Avengers-focused MCU pushed big reveals, 2019 was all a…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Xi Jinping

China suspends US Navy visits and sanctions American NGOs over bill supporting Hong Kong protests

She said: There is a lot of evidence proving that these NGOs have supported anti-China forces to create chaos in Hong Kong, and encouraged them to engage in extreme violent criminal acts and Hong Kong independence separatist activities. With China having alr…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

BUK-Missile

Russia let MH17 suspect return to eastern Ukraine, say Dutch prosecutors

THE HAGUE (AFP): Dutch prosecutors accused Russia on Monday (Dec 2) of allowing a suspect in the downing of flight MH17 to return to rebel-held eastern Ukraine in defiance of an extradition agreement. Vladimir Tsemakh, an alleged air defence specialist for p…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

eSports

Denmark-based Astralis, the world’s top Counter-Strike team, plans a December 9 IPO on Nasdaq Nordic’s Copenhagen exchange for SMBs, hopes to raise $18M-22M (Nick Rigillo/Bloomberg)

Denmark-based Astralis, the world's top Counter-Strike team, plans a December 9 IPO on Nasdaq Nordic's Copenhagen exchange for SMBs, hopes to raise $18M-22M (Nick Rigillo/Bloomberg)

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

The Oculus Go is down to just $120

Italy’s Conte Hits Back at Critics in EU Bailout Fund Spat

For Yale’s blossoming Marsh Botanical Garden, golden days ahead

Why I Bought More Baozun Shares After a Disappointing Third Quarter

What Trump has actually done in his first 3 years

Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma is the richest man in China — here’s how he spends his $38 billion net worth

Watchmen, The Boys, and The Tick turn superhero burnout into a TV movement

China suspends US Navy visits and sanctions American NGOs over bill supporting Hong Kong protests

Russia let MH17 suspect return to eastern Ukraine, say Dutch prosecutors

Denmark-based Astralis, the world’s top Counter-Strike team, plans a December 9 IPO on Nasdaq Nordic’s Copenhagen exchange for SMBs, hopes to raise $18M-22M (Nick Rigillo/Bloomberg)

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