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Little Italy

‘Cards Against Humanity’ Party Game Owners to Open Chicago Restaurant

The team behind the offensive party game plans to open the full-service restaurant in early 2020. | Shutterstock Chicago Board Game Cafe will offer games, a bar and restaurant, and two escape rooms in Logan Square/Bucktown The team behind Cards Against Humani…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Seeing the worst in politicians has brought out the worst in politics

The best line in Steven Spielbergs otherwise inert biopic of Abraham Lincoln comes from one of the presidents dodgy middlemen. His job is to induce Democrats to back a constitutional amendment that would abolish slavery in the US. Its not illegal to bribe con…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Virtual Reality

Phi’s “Theatre of Virtuality” at the Venice Biennale

VR experiences that take participants through time, space and emotion Venice is a reality apart. Every time you arrive in the city you’re catapulted into reflections on water and glass, too many tourists along small crowded streets, palazzos and alleys and go…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Panda

Chinese pet cafe dyes dogs as pandas, sparks bemusement and concern online

The video by Hongxing News showed Chow Chow dogs dyed with the distinctive black and white pattern of the country’s national animal, with the owner of the premises in Sichuan province admitting that each dye job takes a whole day and costs a startling 1,500 y…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Trump Claims Credit for a Syria Cease-Fire to Be Enforced by Turkey and Russia

Others have come out to help and we welcomed them to do so; other countries have stepped forward, Mr. Trump said, appearing to refer to the hours of negotiations in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday between Mr. Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. They…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Gundam

Here’s what’s coming to (and going from) Netflix in November

Fall is here and the holidays are rapidly approaching, which means youll probably (hopefully?) have some additional downtime to killand plenty of weapons to choose from thanks to all the new movies and TV series coming to Netflix in November. Next months cine…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Filter Bubble

Former Zuckerberg Mentor: I Raised Alarm on Russian Interference But Was Ignored

FacebookCEOMark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he is expected to face questioning about the company’s cryptocurrency Libra, among other issues. Zuckerberg has faced scrutiny before, including for Facebook’s role in the 2016 U.S. preside…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX aims to provide consumers broadband through Starlink by next year

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX plans to start offering broadband through its Starlink satellite by the next year. SpaceX president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, said yesterday the company is confident in achieving this goal. Shotwell mentioned during a media roundtable …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Privacy Concerns

ThreatList: Google’s Advertising Network Dominates Global Data Collection

With DoubleClick, Analytics and AdWords under its belt, Google continues dominating when it comes to global data collection for advertising, a new report found.When it comes to data collection, Google’s combined arsenal of advertising tools and services conti…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Big Data

Big Data Analytics: Systems, Algorithms, Applications-P2P

This book provides a comprehensive survey of techniques, technologies and applications of Big Data and its analysis. The Big Data phenomenon is increasingly impacting all sectors of business and industry, producing an emerging new information ecosystem. On th…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

‘Cards Against Humanity’ Party Game Owners to Open Chicago Restaurant

Seeing the worst in politicians has brought out the worst in politics

Phi’s “Theatre of Virtuality” at the Venice Biennale

Chinese pet cafe dyes dogs as pandas, sparks bemusement and concern online

Trump Claims Credit for a Syria Cease-Fire to Be Enforced by Turkey and Russia

Here’s what’s coming to (and going from) Netflix in November

Former Zuckerberg Mentor: I Raised Alarm on Russian Interference But Was Ignored

SpaceX aims to provide consumers broadband through Starlink by next year

ThreatList: Google’s Advertising Network Dominates Global Data Collection

Big Data Analytics: Systems, Algorithms, Applications-P2P

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