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Matteo Salvini

Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire

Author Amitav Ghosh speaking in New Delhi on June 15, 2008. (Danish Ismail / Reuters) Midway through our meeting at a sidewalk table of Brooklyn Public House in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh lowers his voice, bemuse…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Biological Warfare

Gene editing to protect US military: How the US could create a race of super soldiers

A US Department of Defense agency is currently looking at ways to alter ones biology to provide adequate protection for personnel from chemical and biological attacks. There will come a time where sci-fi movies write themselves. These moving pictures woul…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

NASDAQ

10 things you need to know before the opening bell

Here is what you need to know. 1. World stocks are treading water on Friday as traders awaited the release of a crucial monthly jobs report. The nonfarm payrolls number could provide some indication of whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates thi…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

CHINESE INTERNET USERS MUST PASS A FACIAL-RECOGNITION TEST TO USE WEB

China has stepped up its internet censorship by demanding its citizens pass a facial-recognition test to be able to use web services. People who want to have the internet installed at home or on their phones must have their faces scanned by the Chinese autho…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Geely

Smart can take inspiration from Mini, says design boss

The next generation of Smarts must take inspiration from the look of the first relaunched Minis, according to Mercedes head of design Gorden Wagener. Earlier this year parent company Mercedes-Benz sold a half-share in Smart to Geely, owner of Volvo, with the…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Geely

Lynk & Co Picks Amsterdam For Its European Debut Because They Don’t Like Cars There

Lynk & Co has chosen Amsterdam as the first European city to launch its vehicles in the region, with the debut to take place at the end of 2020. The Geely-owned brand has chosen Amsterdam partly because of anti-car reputation, according to Alain Visser, …

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

The Latest: British Brexit negotiator in Brussels talks

LONDON (AP) The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 11:40 a.m. British Brexit negotiator David Frost is continuing technical talks at EU headquarters on Friday, seeking ways to find a breakthrough in the stalled efforts to seal a UK-EU divorce settlement. …

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Machine Learning

Digital Marketing News: LinkedIn Tops Trust Study, Facebook’s Disappearing Likes, Ad Spending Climbs, Reddit’s New Marketing Features & More

LinkedIn takes the top spot for the third straight year in our annual Digital Trust Report and Facebook remains in dead lastFor the third consecutive year LinkedIn (client) has garnered the most-trusted social media platform spot, according to Business Inside…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Global Warming

BP CEO Bob Dudley, who steered the oil giant from bankruptcy after the Deepwater Horizon spill, is stepping down

Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters BP CEO Bob Dudley is set to step down from the role in 2020, after spending more than 40 years at the oil-giant. He will be replaced by 49-year-old Bernard Looney, the company said in a statement.Dudley, who…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Greece says Turkey can and must control migrant flows to Europe

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s prime minister accused Turkey on Friday of appearing to “exploit” Europe’s migrant crisis for its own ends and said Ankara can and must control migrant flows to the continent. Greece, the route into Europe for nearly a million re…

bubmagOctober 4, 2019

Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire

Gene editing to protect US military: How the US could create a race of super soldiers

10 things you need to know before the opening bell

Smart can take inspiration from Mini, says design boss

Lynk & Co Picks Amsterdam For Its European Debut Because They Don’t Like Cars There

The Latest: British Brexit negotiator in Brussels talks

Digital Marketing News: LinkedIn Tops Trust Study, Facebook’s Disappearing Likes, Ad Spending Climbs, Reddit’s New Marketing Features & More

BP CEO Bob Dudley, who steered the oil giant from bankruptcy after the Deepwater Horizon spill, is stepping down

Greece says Turkey can and must control migrant flows to Europe

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