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Singapore

Smart Cities – Challenges and Opportunities

Smart cities are connected, innovative, sustainable, inclusive, safe and competitive. The vision of a smart city is to create a living environment that is healthier, more convenient, more affordable and allows for smooth processes to enhance the quality of li…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Global Warming

Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief

Madrid (AFP) - Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of the UN COP25 climate conference Tuesday. "One is the path of surrender, wh…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

VR

These Oculus VR headsets are at their best prices ever for Cyber Monday

VR headsets are some of the hottest gifts this holiday season, and Cyber Monday has two of the best deals for Oculus VR headsets. You can grab two of Oculus' headsets at their lowest prices ever on Cyber Monday. The Oculus Rift S and Oculus Go are both $50 of…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Monsanto

Monsanto may face criminal charges for illegal “black ops” spying operations in Europe that targeted journalists, lawmakers and regulators

Monsanto may face criminal charges for illegal "black ops" spying operations in Europe that targeted journalists, lawmakers and regulators

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Targeted Killings

First strike nation

On November 12th, 2019, the Israel Defense Forces carried out a targeted killing of Baha Abu al-Ata, leader of the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Al-Quds Brigades: “In the last year,” Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, “he was the main organ…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Obamacare

Peter Morici: Why the economy won’t re-elect Trump

President Donald Trump takes the stage in Lake Charles, La., in October in a futile attempt to help a Republican get elected governor. Republicans are counting on a strong economy to re-elect President Donald Trump but off-year elections in Virginia, Kentuck…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Fortnite

Trevor Noah and Ninja power through to victory in a tense ‘Fortnite’ game

Trevor Noah may not understand Fortnite, but that doesn't stop him from winning his first game. Then again, he does have Ninja on his team. In the clip above, The Daily Show host partners up with professional streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins for a round of squ…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Christianity

False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump

On the morning of September 29th, six weeks before the 2016 election, Donald Trump was in a conference room at Trump Tower in New York talking to leaders of the religious right about sex-reassignment surgery. In a way, he was bringing about his own transform…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency 101 in the South Bronx

Carlos Acevedo, a teacher at a public high school in the South Bronx, recently invited a group of his former students back for a two-day course in cryptocurrencies. He planned to cover decentralization, blockchain, peer-to-peer networks, and fiat currencies. …

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Virtual Reality

Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive

Reality being what it is right now, doesnt an alternative sound tempting? Thats what I was thinking the other day, in my apartment, when I adjusted the Velcro straps on my Oculus Quest, a chunky virtual-reality headset made of black plastic, rubber, and a few…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Smart Cities – Challenges and Opportunities

Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief

These Oculus VR headsets are at their best prices ever for Cyber Monday

Monsanto may face criminal charges for illegal “black ops” spying operations in Europe that targeted journalists, lawmakers and regulators

First strike nation

Peter Morici: Why the economy won’t re-elect Trump

Trevor Noah and Ninja power through to victory in a tense ‘Fortnite’ game

False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump

Cryptocurrency 101 in the South Bronx

Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive

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