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Alibaba

Chinese consumers set new Singles’ Day record with US$38 billion – South China Morning Post

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Chinas e-commerce platform Alibaba recorded its highest Singles Day sales figures yet, racking up RMB268.4 billion (US$38.4 billion) on November 11, 2019.Alibaba Group Holding is…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Recycling

Ford developing 3D-knitted seat covers that promise a more customizable upholstery future

When you think of fabricating three-dimensional parts out of thin air, you probably think of printing with either plastic or metal. But it turns out there are other ways to create 3D parts, such as the nifty knitting machine Ford is working with. The company …

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Global Warming

Even the defiant Taku Glacier, long resistant to warming, has started shrinking

Chris McNeil has journeyed to Alaska's sprawling Taku Glacier at least once a year for the last decade. At 259 square miles, it's larger than Chicago. "You can see across this thing for days," said McNeil, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey. For de…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Fortnite

Fortnite makers sue Montreal game tester for allegedly leaking game elements – CTV News

MONTREAL - The maker of the wildly popular game Fortnite is suing a Montreal video game tester for allegedly leaking a new online map ahead of its release date. Epic Games International filed a statement of claim in Quebec Superior Court in late October agai…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Venezuela

Bolivian army says it will protect ‘essential services’

Bolivia's armed forces said in a statement today that it would launch plans to protect essential public services amid escalating violence in the South American nation after leftist leader Evo Morales resigned as President yesterday. Looting and roadblocks co…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Riots

Slain policeman’s daughter gets job after two decades

S. Lavanya (21), daughter of constable R. Selvaraj who was murdered during the 1997 communal riots in Coimbatore city, was given the job of junior assistant at the Coimbatore north taluk office. She joined duty on Monday. Selvaraj, traffic constable attached…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

The Anti-Putin Shaman’s Magical Mystery Tour

This year, Alexander Gabyshev, a middle-aged man from Siberia who had declared himself a warrior shaman, launched his own personal protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin by setting off on foot from the far north of Russia. His goal: to walk the 5,00…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Android

‘Death Stranding’ Makes Me Realize Yoko Taro Is a Genius

I’ve been looking forward to Death Stranding. I even got the collector’s edition for the baby-lamp. And I played a good amount of it over the weekend. I haven’t gotten very far, but already I can recognize that this is the result of a unique artistic vision. …

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Paris

France, Germany, Britain urge Iran to reverse nuclear deal breaches

PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany said on Monday they would consider a dispute resolution mechanism enshrined in the 2015 Iran nuclear accord that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions. In a joint statement, the three countr…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Super Komachi

How nature can inspire better UX

Michael Pawlyn has rightly said. You could look at nature as being a catalog of products all of which have benefitted from a 3.8 billion year research and development period Nature has a lot to teach us about adaptive and responsive designs. The very idea o…

bubmagNovember 11, 2019

Chinese consumers set new Singles’ Day record with US$38 billion – South China Morning Post

Ford developing 3D-knitted seat covers that promise a more customizable upholstery future

Even the defiant Taku Glacier, long resistant to warming, has started shrinking

Fortnite makers sue Montreal game tester for allegedly leaking game elements – CTV News

Bolivian army says it will protect ‘essential services’

Slain policeman’s daughter gets job after two decades

The Anti-Putin Shaman’s Magical Mystery Tour

‘Death Stranding’ Makes Me Realize Yoko Taro Is a Genius

France, Germany, Britain urge Iran to reverse nuclear deal breaches

How nature can inspire better UX

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