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Xi Jinping

Asian stocks rise as trade talks gain momentum

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as an apparent olive branch from Beijing in trade talks with Washington added to other recent signs of progress, fuelling a rally in Wall Street’s main benchmarks to record highs. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Julian Assange

Doctors Claim Julian Assange ‘Could Die In Prison’ Without Urgent Medical Care

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could die in prison if he does not receive urgent medical care, according to doctors in a letter sent to British authorities Monday. Over 60 doctors have signed an open letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel express…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Julian Assange

‘Treat him like any Australian citizen or journalist’: Pamela Anderson pleads for Julian Assange with PM Scott Morrison

The Australian national, founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is looking at up to 175 years in prison under the Espionage Act if he is sent over to the US. He is currently in a UK jail as doctors and supporters are sounding alarm over his health - dama…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

VR

Data Suggests Most Steam Users’ PCs Aren’t Ready To Play Half-Life Alyx

Deep-pocketed companies like Valve and Oculus have been pushing virtual reality for years, but mainstream interest in the practice of strapping video games to ones eyeballs has remained relatively low. Half-Life: Alyxseems primed to give a whole new audience …

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

New York City

High Winds May Force New York City Officials to Ground the Famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

The classic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade could be without its most recognizable attraction on the big day this year. Strong winds may lead New York City officials to ground the 16 balloons scheduled to appear on the morning of the Nov. 28 parade. According…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Climate Change

London Could Ban Uber, a Gendered Climate Crisis, and More News

Uber's getting unseated and women are getting cheated, but first, a cartoon about when karaoke gets a little too real. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here!…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Venezuela

Colombia expels 59 Venezuelans who took part in protests

BOGOTA: Colombia said Monday (Nov 25) it is expelling 59 Venezuelans for taking part in street protests, as conservative President Ivan Duque gathered with business and labor leaders in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests. Demonstrators planned a…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Google

Google Escalates Internal Crackdown, Firing Four Employees

An internal memo sent this afternoon states that four Google staffers have been fired for clear and repeated violations of our data security policies. While a company spokesperson declined to comment on personnel matters specifically, she confirmed the authe…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Whoops: In 1984, a Soviet Sub Crashed into the U.S. Carrier It Was Tailing

It was common throughout the Cold War for NATO and Soviet submarines to stalk surface ships and other submarines in order to gather intelligence and work out tactics for sinking the vessels in the event the conflict escalated into a shooting war. More than o…

bubmagNovember 26, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

The ACLU wants details about videos of Boston Dynamics robot in police exercises

Back in April at our robotics event at UC Berkeley, Boston Dynamics head Marc Raibert showed off video of the companys Spot robot in a number of different real world scenarios. Some, like construction and first responders, were familiar to anyone who has been…

bubmagNovember 25, 2019

Asian stocks rise as trade talks gain momentum

Doctors Claim Julian Assange ‘Could Die In Prison’ Without Urgent Medical Care

‘Treat him like any Australian citizen or journalist’: Pamela Anderson pleads for Julian Assange with PM Scott Morrison

Data Suggests Most Steam Users’ PCs Aren’t Ready To Play Half-Life Alyx

High Winds May Force New York City Officials to Ground the Famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

London Could Ban Uber, a Gendered Climate Crisis, and More News

Colombia expels 59 Venezuelans who took part in protests

Google Escalates Internal Crackdown, Firing Four Employees

Whoops: In 1984, a Soviet Sub Crashed into the U.S. Carrier It Was Tailing

The ACLU wants details about videos of Boston Dynamics robot in police exercises

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