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Panda

Berlin panda babies thriving and cute at 2 weeks old

Berlin's zoo says giant panda twins born two weeks ago are thriving and already showing signs of how they'll look once they mature, with black ears and black rings around their tiny eyes. The two looked somewhat like bubblegum covered in lint after their Aug…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

NASDAQ

TSX opens in record territory; US stocks mixed – BNNBloomberg.ca

TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index pushed higher into record territory for a second day in a row as gains fuelled by the financial sector sent the Toronto market higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 92.92 points at 16,736.20 after trading as high…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Chinese Economy

Tencent bids for Chinese car site Bitauto with JD’s backing

REUTERS: Tencent Holdings Ltd and private equity partner Hammer Capital have offered US$16 per share to buy out the other shareholders in Chinese car comparison website Bitauto Holdings Ltd, valuing the company at just under US$1.2 billion. The offer from th…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

China and the U.S Are Fighting a Major Battle Over Killer Robots and the Future of AI

Russia started sabotaging the discussion from the very first session. Throughout the morning of Aug. 21, its diplomats at the United Nations in Geneva took the floor, nitpicking language in a document meant to pave the way for an eventual ban on lethal autono…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Tesla Has A Software Business And It’s Big! – Forbes

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin A Tesla vehicle is shown charging at a Tesla Supercharger site in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, July 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) photocredit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tesla (NAS…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Nukes

China’s First Nuclear Submarines Were Underwater ‘Train-wrecks’

Key Point: China's Type 091 Han-class submarines were terrible compared to their American counterparts, but they were Asia's first indigenously produced nuclear submarines. In 1974, the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) accepted delivery of the countrys fi…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Obamacare

Democrats clash over health care at 2020 debate l ABCNews – ABC News

WATCH THE FULL DEBATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWVO... Frontrunner Joe Biden embraced Obamacare and challenged Elizabeth Warren's plan for Medicare for All while Julian Castro attacked Biden on the issue.READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2kg8cjX Here are …

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Obamacare

A strong night for Biden and Booker

Biden is never a particularly polished debater, but on the stage at Texas Southern University, he stayed as the center of things throughout, defended his record ably, and established himself as the leading member of the mend-dont-end Obamacare camp. Health c…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Chinese Economy

China to exempt U.S. pork and soybeans from additional trade war duties, in response to Trump’s tariff delay

Soybeans have been subject to heavy duties, imposed during successive rounds of Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods. | Scott Olson/Getty Images) This story is being published for Pros as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It originall…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Cold War

The Technology Cold War With China: Why The United States’ Strategy Against Huawei Has Backfired

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Recently a friend asked me about Huawei and to explain why the name continues to be in the news. My answer: Its like watching a reality TV show. There is no shortage of d…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2019

Berlin panda babies thriving and cute at 2 weeks old

TSX opens in record territory; US stocks mixed – BNNBloomberg.ca

Tencent bids for Chinese car site Bitauto with JD’s backing

China and the U.S Are Fighting a Major Battle Over Killer Robots and the Future of AI

Tesla Has A Software Business And It’s Big! – Forbes

China’s First Nuclear Submarines Were Underwater ‘Train-wrecks’

Democrats clash over health care at 2020 debate l ABCNews – ABC News

A strong night for Biden and Booker

China to exempt U.S. pork and soybeans from additional trade war duties, in response to Trump’s tariff delay

The Technology Cold War With China: Why The United States’ Strategy Against Huawei Has Backfired

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