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Virtual Reality

Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time

Audi spin-out Holoride is launching to the general public for the first time, though a collaboration with Ford and Universal Pictures . The young company is focused on a unique twist on virtual reality: In-car VR, to be experienced by a passenger while a vehi…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Hiroshima

Report: Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes

Report: Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes Status Report From: National Academy of SciencesPosted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 Full report Contributors National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; …

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Star Wars

Admiral Ackbar Has a Son, and He Could End Up in The Rise of Skywalker

The Last Jedi may have brought an end to Admiral Ackbar, but this is Star Wars. And what is Star Wars if not story of multi-generational legacies, of children taking up the fights of their parents? Last night StarWars.com gave us our first look at Star Wars:…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Monsanto

Why U.S. Cities Are Rushing to Restrict Some Weed Killers

When invasive Himalayan blackberry creeps into one of Seattle’s wooded parks, it takes over, conquering native plants. In the past, Seattle park managers may have sprayed the noxious plant with the weed killer Roundup. But Seattle is the most recent in a wave…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Sweden-based Einride, which is developing autonomous, electric pods for logistics companies and supermarkets, raises $25M Series A (Chris O’Brien/VentureBeat)

Sweden-based Einride, which is developing autonomous, electric pods for logistics companies and supermarkets, raises $25M Series A (Chris O'Brien/VentureBeat)

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Times Square

Cuba Gooding Jr. Indicted for ‘Additional Incident’ in Groping Case: Prosecutors

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images Cuba Gooding Jr.s trial for allegedly groping a woman at a Times Square club in June was unexpectedly adjourned on Thursday after Manhattan prosecutors revealed the Oscar-winning actor has been indicted on new charges rel…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Erdogan Threatens Europe With Refugees After Syria Criticism

(Bloomberg) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to send millions of Syrian refugees settled in Turkey to Europe, as he bridled at criticism of his military offensive against Kurdish fighters. If you try to define our operation as an invasion, then o…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Inside war-torn Yemen’s ancient skyscraper city, dubbed the ‘Manhattan of the desert,’ that’s on the brink of ruin

After surviving wars, floods, and a harsh climate for hundreds of years, Shibam, one of the world's most remarkable cities, could soon be in ruins. Shibam is known as the "Manhattan of the desert," because it's made up of mud brick skyscrapers that shoot up …

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Refugees

U.N. Says Tens of Thousands of Syrian Civilians Have Fled Amid Turkey Attacks

(BEIRUT) — The U.N. refugee agency says tens of thousands of civilians in Syria are on the move to escape the fighting and seek safety amid a Turkish offensive into the area. Thursday’s statement by UNHCR came a day after Turkish troops began a military oper…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

SpaceX

How a 68-year-old sci-fi book series sparked Elon Musk’s love of space — and convinced him to make humans an interplanetary species

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a bookish billionaire — as we've reported before, he has a love of all things science fiction. He's actually tweeted about a favorite book that's helped clarify his galactic ambitions. "Reread Asimov's Foundation s…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time

Report: Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes

Admiral Ackbar Has a Son, and He Could End Up in The Rise of Skywalker

Why U.S. Cities Are Rushing to Restrict Some Weed Killers

Sweden-based Einride, which is developing autonomous, electric pods for logistics companies and supermarkets, raises $25M Series A (Chris O’Brien/VentureBeat)

Cuba Gooding Jr. Indicted for ‘Additional Incident’ in Groping Case: Prosecutors

Erdogan Threatens Europe With Refugees After Syria Criticism

Inside war-torn Yemen’s ancient skyscraper city, dubbed the ‘Manhattan of the desert,’ that’s on the brink of ruin

U.N. Says Tens of Thousands of Syrian Civilians Have Fled Amid Turkey Attacks

How a 68-year-old sci-fi book series sparked Elon Musk’s love of space — and convinced him to make humans an interplanetary species

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