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Bees

Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year

IMAGE: This is a legal reserve in Caucaia do Alto, Ibiúna, São Paulo State. view more Credit: Jean Paul Metzger The 270 million hectares of native vegetation preserved by rural landowners (Legal Reserves and unprotected areas) yield Brazil the equivalent…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

US-North Korean Officials Meet at Moscow Nonproliferation Conference

By Cho Eun-jung November 13, 2019 U.S. and North Korean officials held a meeting at a nonproliferation conference in Moscow, a former U.S. official who attended the conference told VOA's Korean Service, as the denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Was…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

VR

Oculus Rift’s John Carmack is stepping down from his role as CTO of the VR company to try something

Oculus Rifts John Carmack is stepping down from his role as CTO of the VR company to try something new: artificial general intelligence, which he says is possible, enormously valuable, and...I have a non-negligible chance of making a difference there.

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Economic Bubble

Trump Impeachment and the Civil War Scenario

There has been a lot of talk the past year about a civil war in the US, so much so that even the mainstream media is pushing the concept lately. A poll from Rasmussen in 2018 claimed that 31% of US voters believed that America would see a second civil war wit…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Scotland

Global collaboration stressed to stave off cyber-attacks

Rep image. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Security experts have cautioned nations that major cyber-attacks may happen around the globe in the near future, which may force governments and private sector to seek international help in an effort to take back control of th…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Protectionism

Xi to Putin, BRICS leaders rail against ‘bullying’ protectionism

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies on Wednesday criticized what they view as politically motivated protectionism at a time of a global slowdown and said their countries are doing their best to counter the trend. At their annual summit, the lead…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Hiroshima

The Day the Mesozoic Died – Issue 78: Atmospheres

Understanding how we decipher a great historical event written in the book of rocksmay be as interesting as the event itself.Walter Alvarez Built upon the slopes of Mount Ingino in Umbria, the ancient town of Gubbio boasts many well-preserved structures that…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Meet Robert Todd Lincoln, The Estranged Son Of The 16th President Who Had His Mother Committed

After his father was assassinated, Robert Todd Lincoln kept an insanity file on his mother that he later used to have her committed to an asylum. The legacy of President Abraham Lincoln is one that has inspired boundless national admiration and pride. Yet b…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

VR

John Carmack steps down at Oculus to pursue AI passion project ‘before I get too old’

Legendary coder John Carmack is leaving Facebook’s Oculus after 6 years to focus on a personal project no less than the creation of Artificial General Intelligence, or “Strong AI.” He’ll remain attached to the company in a “Consulting CTO” position, but will …

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Exoskeleton

Meet Global Exhibitors and Hear from World-Renowned Speakers at CHTF2019

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 21st China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF2019), themed invigorating the Great Bay Area through opening up and innovation, opened on November 13-17, 2019 in Shenzhen, China. Visitors will meet leading local and global hi-tech enterpri…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year

US-North Korean Officials Meet at Moscow Nonproliferation Conference

Oculus Rift’s John Carmack is stepping down from his role as CTO of the VR company to try something

Trump Impeachment and the Civil War Scenario

Global collaboration stressed to stave off cyber-attacks

Xi to Putin, BRICS leaders rail against ‘bullying’ protectionism

The Day the Mesozoic Died – Issue 78: Atmospheres

Meet Robert Todd Lincoln, The Estranged Son Of The 16th President Who Had His Mother Committed

John Carmack steps down at Oculus to pursue AI passion project ‘before I get too old’

Meet Global Exhibitors and Hear from World-Renowned Speakers at CHTF2019

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