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Bees

Super Bees Are Here to Save the World

In a time of climate crisis, an average bee can sadly no longer do the job. Pixabay/PollyDot As you are likely well aware, bees are vanishing from the planet at an alarming rate. Need some stats? Last year in the U.S., beekeepers reported a loss of 40% of th…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Electric Scooter

FutureGo eco-friendly all-terrain self-balancing electric scooter

A new self balancing electric scooter has launched via Kickstarter this week in the form of the FutureGo, an electric scooter equipped with a 800W x 2 square wave brushless motor and quality Samsung/LG high-density powerful rechargeable lithium-ion battery fo…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Big firm products top worst plastic litter list: report

Manila (AFP) - Tens of thousands of pieces of plastic littering the planet come from just a handful of multinational corporations, an environmental pressure group said Wednesday. Coca-Cola, Nestle and PepsiCo were named by Break Free from Plastics, a global …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Bees

Press release – MEPs block member states’ move to weaken bee protection from pesticides

The European Commissions draft proposal was intended to incorporate into EU law the European Food Safety Authoritys (EFSA) 2013 guidance to cut the use of pesticides that harm bees. The guidance indicated how pesticides should be tested, in order to protect b…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Panda

‘Panda dog’ cafe sparks China animal rights debate

Panda dog. PHOTO: AFP BEIJING: A pet cafe in China where dogs are dyed black and white to look like panda cubs has triggered a heated online debate over the treatment of animals. Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins The Cute Pet Games cafe ope…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

How McDonald’s plans to use Big Tech to sell more Big Macs

McDonald’s has developed digital boards programmed to market their food more strategically, taking into account such factors as the time of day. (Robert Beatty/The New York Times) By David Yaffe-Bellany McDonalds has a new plan to sell more Big Macs: act li…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Artificial Intelligence and Science Fiction: A Swapped Reality

As the world continues to progress, almost anything is possible: good or bad. Its interesting how, in the grand scheme of things, the excitement for the autumn season is no longer about reeling in seasonal beverage and cozy sweaters. Instead, these things are…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Christianity

Attorney General Barr Preaches a Secular Law-and-Order Christianity

One of my favorite speeches in recent history was delivered by Barack Obama at Notre Dame University ten years ago. In it he warned against the particular kind of self-righteousness for which the Christian Right and some advocates of an equally non-reflective…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Belt and Road

Links 10/23/19

Washingtons Blog: October 31st Is Our Last Day. :-( Robotic ‘Mayflower’ to cross the Atlantic on 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ journey NBC (furzy). Help me. The original got off to a late start and landed in Plymouth Bay as opposed to Virginia just before t…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Machine Learning

AI, Voice Tech, and a $4B Delivery Business Are Turning McDonald’s Into a Tech Company – The Spoon

Traffic may have been sluggish and continued growth a challenge during the last few months, but, McDonalds shows no signs of slowing when it comes to technology initiatives. On the companys Q3 earnings call this week, CEO Steve Easterbrook emphasized McDonald…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Super Bees Are Here to Save the World

FutureGo eco-friendly all-terrain self-balancing electric scooter

Big firm products top worst plastic litter list: report

Press release – MEPs block member states’ move to weaken bee protection from pesticides

‘Panda dog’ cafe sparks China animal rights debate

How McDonald’s plans to use Big Tech to sell more Big Macs

Artificial Intelligence and Science Fiction: A Swapped Reality

Attorney General Barr Preaches a Secular Law-and-Order Christianity

Links 10/23/19

AI, Voice Tech, and a $4B Delivery Business Are Turning McDonald’s Into a Tech Company – The Spoon

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