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Climate Change

One of the world’s thickest mountain glaciers is melting due to global warming

One of the world's thickest mountain glaciers is finally succumbing to global warming, a new analysis reports. The Taku Glacier, located north of Juneau, Alaska, has started to retreat as temperatures rise, said Mauri Pelto, a glaciologist at Nichols College…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Cold War

Brazil for first time votes against U.N. call for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazil voted for the first time with the United States on Thursday against an annual United Nations resolution condemning and calling for an end to Washington's economic embargo on Communist-ruled Cuba, while Co…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Checkpoint

My 1989 trip to East Berlin

For the residents of the ideological prison known as Berlin, Hauptstadt der DDR, 1989 began as bleakly as every new year had done for decades. A blanket of bitter cold chased the people from the streets, while the Soviet-controlled state stole the hope from …

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

New Zealand Wins Global Praise for ‘Historic’ Law to Bring Net Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050

The New Zealand Parliament earned worldwide praise Thursday for its near-unanimous passage of the "historic" Zero Carbon Act, which aims to combat the global climate crisis by reducing net carbon emissions to zero and drastically cutting methane pollution by …

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Waymo self-driving tech used by Uber might result in licensing deal

Last year, the legal saga between Waymo and Uber came to a close following a $250 million settlement. An “independent software expert” was installed to ensure that the ride-hailing company does not leverage any Alphabet tech for its self-driving cars. Uber ma…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Blockchain

You interact with this tech company every day, and may not even know it

From the magnetic stripe on your credit card to the products you consume, in today's hyper-connected, tech-driven world, most of our daily activities are powered by technology that we can't actually see. While the role of B2C companies is much more apparent, …

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Food Industry

Amazon’s New Grocery Chain Shouldn’t Worry Rivals — Yet

Reports last month that Amazon.com(NASDAQ:AMZN) had signed leases for its new grocery store chain that is separate from Whole Foods failed to disturb its rivals in the way that prior announcements of its moves into physical retail have. While that's partly b…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Iran Liberalism

Iran will breach nuclear deal ‘every two months’ unless Europe takes action, ambassador warns

Irans resuming of uranium enrichment will be followed by similar steps every two months unless European states do more to save the countrys nuclear deal with international powers, one of the Tehrans senior diplomats has declared. Hamid Baeidinejad, the ambas…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

New York City

T-Mobile will launch its nationwide 5G network next month

T-Mobile has plenty to think about right now, but that didn't stop it from making a big announcement. After a trial period in cities including New York City, T-Mobile announced Thursday that its nationwide 5G network will launch on Dec. 6. It'll blanket more…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Plastic Pollution

In Honolulu, An Ambitious Plastics Reduction Bill Is Moving Through City Council

November 7th, 2019 by Andrea Bertoli Currently there is a little bill with big impact making its way through the Honolulu City Council, and its set to make history. Bill 40, which has already passed two readings in the Council, is set to be one of the most …

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

One of the world’s thickest mountain glaciers is melting due to global warming

Brazil for first time votes against U.N. call for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba

My 1989 trip to East Berlin

New Zealand Wins Global Praise for ‘Historic’ Law to Bring Net Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050

Waymo self-driving tech used by Uber might result in licensing deal

You interact with this tech company every day, and may not even know it

Amazon’s New Grocery Chain Shouldn’t Worry Rivals — Yet

Iran will breach nuclear deal ‘every two months’ unless Europe takes action, ambassador warns

T-Mobile will launch its nationwide 5G network next month

In Honolulu, An Ambitious Plastics Reduction Bill Is Moving Through City Council

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