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Venezuela

Global Protests Round-Up, Proposed Causes: Global Slump, Income Inequality, Social Media (and More)

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. In our previous post, Global Protests Round-Up: Authoritarian Adaptation, Data Gathering, and the Role of Class, we prepared for a look at some country studies with a review of the literature. Topics to watch for: Authoritari…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Scotland

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World

A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. So far, 30 countries and territories have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas. …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

NASDAQ

Spotlight on Tech Earnings – Nasdaq

Total earnings for the 205 S&P 500 members that have reported Q3 results through Monday, October 28 are down -0.2% from the same period last year on +4.1% higher revenues, with 78% beating EPS estimates and 62% beating revenue estimates. This is weaker e…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

NASDAQ

Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2019 Results (Alphabet)

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Ocean 2019 – Where We Stand One Year Later On Driving Investment At Scale

As Secretary John Kerry so eloquently said last week at the 2019 Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway, the power to change the course of ocean pollution is in our hands. Since last years Our Ocean conference in Indonesia, Ive been amazed at the way new initia…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Water Pollution

Take action against illegal industrial activities: NGT

Following a plea alleging illegal operation of hazardous industrial activities in the Wazirabad and Karol Bagh areas, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take appropriate action and furnish an action …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Will We Have Self-Flying Cars Before Self-Driving Cars?

Being the first to release an autonomous/autopilot driving software, Tesla started a self-driving vehicle trend that might shape the future of transportation. While the worldwide adoption of self-driving cars seems to be closer than ever, we might have self-f…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Whales Have Been Spotted Swimming in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the First Time

While conducting research for the Ocean Cleanup’s Aerial Expedition, scientists spotted whales swimming through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time. In a new study published in the journal Marine Biodiversity, researchers shared their findings…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

The Queen

Prince Harry will fly to Japan to support England in the Rugby World Cup Final

Demand for tickets to see England take on South Africa in the Japanese city of Yokohama has seen prices soar, with some seats costing well in excess of £10,000 on resale sites. One fan, Mark Jones from Telford, revealed he has spent more than £8,000 on ticke…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

VW’s self-driving car group will have offices in Silicon Valley and China

Volkswagen Autonomy's end goal is to bring autonomous driving capabilities to VW's cars, but former Apple engineer Alex Hitzinger calls it "the world's best-funded start-up." Hitzinger, Volkswagen Group's senior vice president for autonomous driving, will be …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Global Protests Round-Up, Proposed Causes: Global Slump, Income Inequality, Social Media (and More)

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World

Spotlight on Tech Earnings – Nasdaq

Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2019 Results (Alphabet)

Ocean 2019 – Where We Stand One Year Later On Driving Investment At Scale

Take action against illegal industrial activities: NGT

Will We Have Self-Flying Cars Before Self-Driving Cars?

Whales Have Been Spotted Swimming in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the First Time

Prince Harry will fly to Japan to support England in the Rugby World Cup Final

VW’s self-driving car group will have offices in Silicon Valley and China

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