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Yellow Vests

I Am Forming A New Political Party For Smug Elites Like Me

I trust Bill Kristol. Not his political opinions, which are nuts. The guy wants to bomb Iran. No, I trust Bill Kristol’s commitment to Intellectual Elitism. He is the very model of a modern major elite: soft-spoken and chipper, with a default half smile that …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Barack Obama

Tim Cook reminds us about Apple’s sustainability efforts – CNET

Tim Cook, seen earlier this year, talked up Apple's work in combating climate change Monday night. James Martin/CNET Apple boss Tim Cook highlighted his company's efforts on climate change in a Monday night speech at the 30th anniversary celebration for Cer…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Calling Erdogan a ‘thief’, Syria’s Assad tours Idlib frontline near rebels

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday denounced Turkey’s leader as a thief for attacking the northeast of his country and reiterated a pledge to retake all areas lost to Damascus in years of civil war, state media reported. Assad ma…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Elon Musk

‘Whoa, it worked!!’ — Elon Musk successfully tweeted using a Starlink satellite for the first time

Elon Musk sent a tweet via his personal account on Tuesday, October 22. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news but there was something special about this tweet: the SpaceX CEO managed to send it via a Starlink satellite. "I'm sending this tweet through spac…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

AdaSky uses military thermal imaging tech to navigate self-driving cars

Stephen Edelstein/Digital Trends Future self-driving cars will only be as good as their sensors, and those sensors tend to fall into three categories. Cameras, radar, and lidar dominate the industry, but Israeli startup AdaSky wants to introduce a fourth opt…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

AR-15

The AR-15 Now Comes in a Pistol Format (How?)

Key point: It has more recoil, but shoots exactly like rifle caliber AR-15 weapons. The AR-15 series of rifles is one of the most versatile long gun platform ever invented. Developed in the late 1950s, the AR-15 is available in broad array of calibers, from…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Microsoft’s latest VR experiment is a literal walk in the park

The biggest breakthrough is a method to let people navigate a real-world environment while experiencing VR. Microsoft suggests users could explore a virtual world while traveling along a familiar route such as their daily walk to work. The VR system can adapt…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Yellow Vests

Foreign Office issues warnings for people travelling to Portugal, France, Spain and USA

Are you planning a holiday abroad in the near future? If so you will want to read the government's new advice for UK travellers heading to those destinations. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office regularly updates its comprehensive guide for Brits heading a…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

2 of Trump’s closest allies will attend Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ after boycotting it last year over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Members of Donald Trump's cabinet will attend the Saudi economic forum nicknamed "Davos in the Desert" a year after boycotting it in the aftermath of the the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trump's advisor and s…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Seleção

Garba: The will to win is part of Nigeria’s DNA

Nigeria have won the U-17 World Cup a record five timesThe Super Eaglets most recently triumphed at Chile 2015They open Brazil 2019 on 26 October against HungaryWhat do Brazil and Nigeria have in common? They are both recor…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

I Am Forming A New Political Party For Smug Elites Like Me

Tim Cook reminds us about Apple’s sustainability efforts – CNET

Calling Erdogan a ‘thief’, Syria’s Assad tours Idlib frontline near rebels

‘Whoa, it worked!!’ — Elon Musk successfully tweeted using a Starlink satellite for the first time

AdaSky uses military thermal imaging tech to navigate self-driving cars

The AR-15 Now Comes in a Pistol Format (How?)

Microsoft’s latest VR experiment is a literal walk in the park

Foreign Office issues warnings for people travelling to Portugal, France, Spain and USA

2 of Trump’s closest allies will attend Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ after boycotting it last year over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Garba: The will to win is part of Nigeria’s DNA

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