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Alibaba

Tim Cook becomes chairman of Beijing university’s advisory board: Report

Image: Tsinghua University Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University's economics and management school in Beijing, according to local Chinese reports. Cook was a part of the advisory board last year, but t…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Neymar

The 2019 Ballon D’Or Shortlist; Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Van Dijk And 27 Others

Cristiano Ronaldo (L), Virgil van Dijk (R), Lionel Messi (C) (Photo credit Jonathan Nackstrand, ... Fabrice Coffrini, John Thys AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images The 70 nominations for the 2019 Mens and Womens Ballon dOrs (30+20), the Kopa Trophy (10) …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Cold War

NASA wants international partners to go to Moon too – ABS-CBN News

WASHINGTON - As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth's natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday. "I think there'…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Venezuela

Protesters United by Something Other Than Politics…

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The world increasingly finds itself under protest. As 2019 enters its final quarter, there have been large and often violent demonstrations in Lebanon, Chile, Spain, Haiti, Iraq, Sudan, Russia, Egypt, Uganda, Indonesia, Ukraine, Peru, H…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Julian Assange

Fog of secrecy

From this author As governments become more opaque and intrusive at the same time, intensifying information asymmetry in politics, whistleblowers and digital activists like Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Christopher Wylie have become cru…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Exoskeleton

Olympic Tower, a flashy new Downtown LA skyscraper, hopes to leave its mark on the city’s skyline

Plans for a skinny skyscraper with a clever diamond-paned exoskeleton has won rave reviews from city planning commissioners, who predict it might be beautiful enough to earn a spot as one of LA’s most iconic buildings. If it’s ever built, that is. The p…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Super Heroes

Bloodshot Movie Explained: Who Is the Vin Diesel Superhero?

Because Hollywood can never have too many superhero characters, superhuman assassin Bloodshot is headed to the big screen in 2020. Vin Diesel is bringing the popular hero to life, as he makes the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Valiant's first stab…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Times Square

Why your next hotel stay might be in a bunk bed

Once upon a time, bunk beds were relegated to children’s rooms, barracks, hostels and sleepaway camps. But on the cusp of 2020, what was once niche is now cool — and quickly approaching mainstream. Bunk beds are emerging from dorm rooms and appearing in very…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Drones

Despite Vow to End ‘Endless Wars,’ Here’s Where About 200,000 Troops Remain

In December 2018, before the Islamic States self-proclaimed caliphate collapsed, Mr. Trump issued his first of several orders to pull all American troops from the country. In turn, the Pentagon tried to shore up a plan to withdraw roughly 1,000 troops while k…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange: Judge refuses to delay extradition hearing

Image caption Assange was clean shaven and wore his white hair combed back as he appeared in the dock A judge in London has rejected Julian Assange's attempt to delay his US extradition case. The United States wants to try the Wikileaks co-founder over al…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Tim Cook becomes chairman of Beijing university’s advisory board: Report

The 2019 Ballon D’Or Shortlist; Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Van Dijk And 27 Others

NASA wants international partners to go to Moon too – ABS-CBN News

Protesters United by Something Other Than Politics…

Fog of secrecy

Olympic Tower, a flashy new Downtown LA skyscraper, hopes to leave its mark on the city’s skyline

Bloodshot Movie Explained: Who Is the Vin Diesel Superhero?

Why your next hotel stay might be in a bunk bed

Despite Vow to End ‘Endless Wars,’ Here’s Where About 200,000 Troops Remain

Julian Assange: Judge refuses to delay extradition hearing

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