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Privacy Concerns

Google faces probe over access to health data of millions of US patients

Googles deal with a US hospital giant is under investigation after a federal regulator sparked privacy concerns about the Silicon Valley firm being given access to the health data of millions of patients. Project Nightingale, a partnership between Google and…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Dystopian Future? China’s Social Credit System and the Surveillance State

Since the Peoples Republic of China announced in 2014 that they will launch a new system that is supposed to make sure its citizens and corporations will become more trustworthy (as the China Daily has reported), it has been a hot topic of speculation among W…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Cold War

Bertrand Russell on How to Heal an Ailing and Divided World

We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more,” Albert Camus wrote as he contemplated how to live honorably thorough shameful times at the peak of World War II, a quarte…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Water Scarcity

The Growing Threat of Water Wars

In 2015, United Nations member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, which include an imperative to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Yet, in the last four years, matters have deteriorated significantl…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Chinese Economy

Tencent Profit Misses Lowest Estimate After Economy Slows

(Bloomberg) -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted quarterly earnings that missed the lowest analysts estimate after a weakening economy hurt advertisement revenue. Net income fell 13% to 20.38 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) in the three months ended September. That c…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Blockchain

Switzerland gets another ‘Bitcoin bank’ that holds cryptocurrency for customers

A Swiss bank set up to handle both traditional financial products and new digital currencies has been given the go-ahead by the countrys regulators. SEBA, the Swiss-based cryptocurrency bank, is now officially operational, The Block reports. The bank report…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Filter Bubble

‘Filter bubbles’ man suggests new architecture for social media

From data-harvesting and ideological echo-chambers to hate speech and trolling, the big social-media platforms are facing more criticism than ever before. Less tech utopias, and more saloon brawls in 1940s western movies where everyone gets beaten up (except …

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Blockchain

The Garage is a new blockchain-focused incubator based in Paris

Meet The Garage, a new incubator in Paris that is all about blockchain projects. Co-founded by Cyril Paglino from Starchain Capital, Fabrice Le Fessant from Dune Network and Oussama Ammar from The Family, the company will support blockchain startups, help big…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Neymar

David Villa retires: Former Barcelona and Spain striker to hang up boots at end of J-League season with Vissel Kobe

Former Spain striker David Villa has announced he will retire at the end of the season in Japan. The 37-year-old will lead a new US franchise, Queensboro FC, in New York as part of an investment group. He will end his career playing for Vissel Kobe before m…

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

New book The Art of Protest explores the artwork of activism

Everything from nuclear disarmament to civil rights and climate change is featured in the book, which uncovers the multitude of posters produced in response to social and environmental issues around the world. Its also a record of more temporary artwork made …

bubmagNovember 13, 2019

Google faces probe over access to health data of millions of US patients

Bertrand Russell on How to Heal an Ailing and Divided World

The Growing Threat of Water Wars

Tencent Profit Misses Lowest Estimate After Economy Slows

Switzerland gets another ‘Bitcoin bank’ that holds cryptocurrency for customers

‘Filter bubbles’ man suggests new architecture for social media

The Garage is a new blockchain-focused incubator based in Paris

David Villa retires: Former Barcelona and Spain striker to hang up boots at end of J-League season with Vissel Kobe

New book The Art of Protest explores the artwork of activism

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