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Putin

Facebook Takes Down Accounts Tied to Russian Businessman Behind ‘Troll Factory’

Facebook said the influence campaigns were connected to a Russian businessman tied to U.S. election meddling Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Facebook said it suspended three Russian-backed networks of accounts that were targeting people in eight African c…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Riots

I Made A Radical (Literally) Playlist For The Outer Worlds

Whenever I really love a piece of media, I make a mixtape of songs that remind me of it. As soon as I finished The Outer Worlds, I began compiling my mixtape. Theres something nice about having a compilation of songs that take you back to a tone and a…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials

The NSO Group is one of the world's most notorious cyber-arms dealers, selling hacking tools to some of the world's most oppressive regimes that are used to identify targets for arrest, torture and even murder. The Israeli company went through a series of bu…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Food Industry

Foie Gras to Be Banned by New York City

Carlina Rivera, a Manhattan councilwoman who sponsored the foie gras legislation, said that changes were made to the original bills language to help upstate farms. The ban would not take effect until three years after its passage, giving the farms a chance t…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Barack Obama speaks out against online cancel culture

Next time you feel the urge to call someone out on social media, maybe stop and think about Barack Obama. At an event for the Obama Foundation on Tuesday, the former president sat down with actress and activist Yara Shahidi and spoke to a group in Chicago. D…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Volkswagen to unveil a new EV concept Nov. 19 in Los Angeles

Volkswagen says it will unveil an all-new ID. concept vehicle as part of an exhibit its planning on electric and self-driving vehicles next month at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. VW offers no details on the concept, which debuts at a private…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

NATO

Hungary vetoes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights: minister

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has vetoed a joint NATO declaration on Ukraine as it did not contain a reference to its neighbor’s obligation to fully respect the rights of ethnic Hungarians living there, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednes…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Big Data

How the Navy Hopes Robot Warships Will Deter China

Key point: America is once again using its high-tech advantages to try and ensure it could win any war. While the American fleet throughout its history has shifted back and forth between naval concepts favoring fewer large ships or more smaller ones, the fle…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Water Pollution

I’ve Investigated Industrial Pollution for 35 Years. We’re Going Backwards.

This article was produced in partnership with The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublicas Big Story newsletter…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Star Wars

November 2019 Xbox Live Games With Gold: Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes

We are just one night of trick-or-treating away from November, and that means it’s time for a new set of complementary games on Xbox Live Gold. November 2019’s Games With Gold includes a brilliant detective, kart racing, and Jedi space battles. As is standar…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Facebook Takes Down Accounts Tied to Russian Businessman Behind ‘Troll Factory’

I Made A Radical (Literally) Playlist For The Outer Worlds

Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials

Foie Gras to Be Banned by New York City

Barack Obama speaks out against online cancel culture

Volkswagen to unveil a new EV concept Nov. 19 in Los Angeles

Hungary vetoes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights: minister

How the Navy Hopes Robot Warships Will Deter China

I’ve Investigated Industrial Pollution for 35 Years. We’re Going Backwards.

November 2019 Xbox Live Games With Gold: Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes

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