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Little Red Riding Hood

Does Israel need peace?

I realize how provocative, absurd and even monstrous this question might sound, and yet ... does Israel need peace? The distinguishing element of the recent elections was obvious: they were built on hatred for the head of government and for a specific group …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

South Korea’s Moon Calls for ‘Crucial’ Spending Increases Amid Flagging Economy

In a budget speech before the South Korean National Assembly Tuesday, President Moon Jae In called for dramatic increases in state spending in an effort to boost the countrys slowing economy. Defense tops the budget increases, seeing a dramatic 7% hike.Moons …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Silk Road

Like ‘nailing jello to a wall’: Did the West get China’s internet censorship plans wrong?

Posted October 23, 2019 06:05:41 At the turn of the millennium, former US president Bill Clinton declared that China's efforts to censor the internet was akin to "nailing jello to the wall". Key points: Big Chinese and Western companies were in …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Paris

France’s AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing

France’s aggressive push to develop its AI ecosystem seems to be paying dividends as the number of startups continues to soar. A new report released today identified 432 AI-related startups in France, up from 312 last year and 180 back in 2016. The report wa…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

eSports

Nicecactus.gg raises $5.5 million to train esports athletes for the sponsored life

Competitive gaming platform Nicecactus.gg has raised $5.5 million to build a platform that will enable amateur and semi-pro esports athletes to improve their skills and eventually win sponsors. Nice, France-based Nicecactus is creating a grassroots esports s…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Brexit

European Union expected to delay Brexit after Boris Johnson loses key Parliament vote – The Globe and Mail

After the vote, the Prime Minister said he would stop ratification and leave it to EU leaders to decide if the deadline should be extended. JESSICA TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images The European Union is expected to delay Britains departure from the bloc after Prime …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey announces new deal with Russia as US says its Syria ceasefire has succeeded

Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement to share control of Syria's northern bordersuperseding a deal, between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that was reached last Thursday. Interested in Syria? Add Syria as an interes…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Climate Change

Foals Are Writing the Soundtrack to an Apocalypse

The guitarist Jimmy Smith, 35, explained how they get there. Yannis drummed it into us from a really early stage: Play every show like its your last, he said. There have been times, the 34-year-old drummer Jack Bevan said, that the show got so out of hand, …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Brexit

Boris Johnson’s plan to force his Brexit bill through parliament by October 31 rejected by MPs

Boris Johnson's plan to take the UK out of the EU by October 31 has been dealt a major blow after MPs rejected his attempt to ram crucial Brexit legislation through parliament. Members of Parliament on Tuesday evening voted by 322 to 308 votes against the go…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Building A Laser Head With High Speed, High Resolution

A test exposure on cyanotype paper shows off the prototype’s resolution, around 100 microns. Typically, when it comes to scanning a laser, it’s done with galvos or a rotating mirror assembly. However, these methods can be slow and cumbersome, or restricted d…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Does Israel need peace?

South Korea’s Moon Calls for ‘Crucial’ Spending Increases Amid Flagging Economy

Like ‘nailing jello to a wall’: Did the West get China’s internet censorship plans wrong?

France’s AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing

Nicecactus.gg raises $5.5 million to train esports athletes for the sponsored life

European Union expected to delay Brexit after Boris Johnson loses key Parliament vote – The Globe and Mail

Turkey announces new deal with Russia as US says its Syria ceasefire has succeeded

Foals Are Writing the Soundtrack to an Apocalypse

Boris Johnson’s plan to force his Brexit bill through parliament by October 31 rejected by MPs

Building A Laser Head With High Speed, High Resolution

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