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Exoskeleton

Watch: Tetraplegic man walks again thanks to mind-reading exoskeleton

Four years after a nightclub fall that left him tetraplegic, a 28-year-old patient from Lyon, France, can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton. The technology represents a scientific breakthrough that could bring hope to tetraplegics seeking t…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Virtual Reality

Amid AR/VR experimentations, Apple reportedly buys UK visual effects studio

Apple has reportedly acquired UK special effects studio IKinema, a startup that may be useful in Apple’s quest to bolster its mobile devices with AR special effects and in its more far-flung attempts to enter the AR/VR headset market. The company issued its …

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Animal Protection

Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

(Reuters) - California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. The North Amer…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Paris

Artist Jeff Koons Unveils Sculpture for Paris Terror Attack Victims

(PARIS) — New York-based pop artist Jeff Koons unveiled his long-awaited, giant sculpture titled “Bouquet of Tulips” in Paris on Friday, commemorating the victims of terror attacks that rocked France in 2015 and 2016. The 12.6-meter (41-foot) sculpture, fashi…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Panda

Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: ‘Throne of Blood’ and more

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Oct 6 - 12, 2019 American Beauty (1999) EPIX Sat. 4:35 a.m. Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) Showtime Fr…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Belt and Road

Iraq Set to Join China’s Belt and Road Project amid Violent Anti-Government Unrest

Adel Abdel Mahdi talks to journalists in Vienna, Austria, December 4, 2015. (Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi announced during a state visit to Beijing on Sept. 23 that Iraq will sign on to Chinas Belt and Road international i…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Belt and Road

Iraq Set to Join China’s Belt and Road Project amid Violent Anti-Government Unrest

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi announced during a state visit to Beijing on Sept. 23 that Iraq will sign on to Chinas Belt and Road international infrastructure project, according to the Asia Times. Iraq has gone through war and civil strife and is gr…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Animal Protection

Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

By Jonathan Stempel Oct 4 (Reuters) - California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

NASDAQ

Key Words: Friday’s jobs report ‘leaves Fed hostage to market,’ says Deutsche Bank’s Ruskin

The Federal Reserve may have put itself in a tough spot, making it difficult for policy makers to disappoint Wall Street expectations for an interest rate cut later this month, Deutsche Bank macro strategist Alan Ruskin says. In a research note following Fr…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Star Wars

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has the potential to make a big impact

I don't know where to begin when it comes to how badly EA has handled its licensing deal to make Star Wars video games. Maybe I can start with the backlash from Battlefront II's loot crates that caused so much controversy, Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly inter…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Watch: Tetraplegic man walks again thanks to mind-reading exoskeleton

Amid AR/VR experimentations, Apple reportedly buys UK visual effects studio

Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

Artist Jeff Koons Unveils Sculpture for Paris Terror Attack Victims

Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: ‘Throne of Blood’ and more

Iraq Set to Join China’s Belt and Road Project amid Violent Anti-Government Unrest

Iraq Set to Join China’s Belt and Road Project amid Violent Anti-Government Unrest

Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’

Key Words: Friday’s jobs report ‘leaves Fed hostage to market,’ says Deutsche Bank’s Ruskin

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has the potential to make a big impact

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