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Food Industry

Trader Joe’s to Remove Circus Imagery from Products at PETA’s Request

PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is an organization often at odds with the food industry — their sometimes extremist views on veganism and the portrayal of animals in products and media have not always been met with open arms. But when t…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Cold War

A bizarre classroom ‘challenge’ where students slapped each other for wrong answers left a Navy SEAL trainee in a coma

The slap that nearly killed a prospective Navy SEAL happened at 10:09 a.m. on October 12, 2017, in the Donnell Classroom inside California's Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, 24 minutes after BUD/S Class 326 students handed out maps and compasses. The instruct…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

AR-15

The Really Ideal AR-15 Caliber: 7mm-08 Remington

Your attention, please: 7mm-08 Remington is the ideal AR caliber. There are some other suggested chamberings that I’ve covered, but after thinking about it…I was wrong. This is it. Why? Because 7mm-08 can be used for every single thing you use a rifle for. E…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Scarborough star Stephanie Cole hates ‘wrinkly coffin-dodger’ stereotype

Stephanie Cole has been playing old women since she was 17 and has cornered the market in TV battle-axes and matriarchs. Her roles include Delphine The Black Widow Featherstone in Open All Hours, Roy Croppers mum Sylvia in Corrie, Doc Martins Aunt Joan and s…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Geely

Alibaba, Tencent, NetEase Executives Ranked Among China’s Top Multinational Leaders

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin David Li, CEO of Nasdaq-traded live-streaming service YY, is among the members of a new Forbes China... list of the country's 50 top multinational business leaders. Ph…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Elon Musk

Tesla reportedly buys AI startup that helps self-driving cars see

The deal hasn't been officially confirmed. We've asked Tesla for comment. However, it's clear that something is afoot. DeepScale chief Forrest Iandola stated on LinkedIn that he joined Tesla's Autopilot team "this week," and that he was working on autonomous …

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Chinese Economy

Trump’s trade war collides with domestic discontent

Donald Trump greets Xi Jinping during a June meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Five hundred days into the U.S.-China trade war, after a dozen unproductive high-level meetings between the two countries, expectations are low for Octo…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

VR

Three great VR headsets for beginners

As the name suggests, this Oculus headset will outfit you nicely for any and all VR adventures. Although on the high end of the price spectrum, it provides a completely wireless experience and comes with a pair of Oculus Touch controllers for each hand. These…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s new government, same old financial woes

Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri (photo) said he hopes to have a "constructive dialogue" with the European Commission, and incoming economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni | Martti Kainulainen/AFP via Getty Images ROME When it comes to Italy's budget, the new…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Drones

UPS Gets FAA Approval to Run America’s First Drone Delivery Airline

The Federal Aviation Administration has given UPS approval to run a drone fleet, enabling the company to create a UAV delivery airline. UPS announced on Tuesday that the federal agency granted the company a Part 135 certificationa high level of certificatio…

bubmagOctober 1, 2019

Trader Joe’s to Remove Circus Imagery from Products at PETA’s Request

A bizarre classroom ‘challenge’ where students slapped each other for wrong answers left a Navy SEAL trainee in a coma

The Really Ideal AR-15 Caliber: 7mm-08 Remington

Scarborough star Stephanie Cole hates ‘wrinkly coffin-dodger’ stereotype

Alibaba, Tencent, NetEase Executives Ranked Among China’s Top Multinational Leaders

Tesla reportedly buys AI startup that helps self-driving cars see

Trump’s trade war collides with domestic discontent

Three great VR headsets for beginners

Italy’s new government, same old financial woes

UPS Gets FAA Approval to Run America’s First Drone Delivery Airline

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