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Climate Change

Trade, Climate Change and Iran Are in Focus as G-20 Leaders Arrive in Japan

(OSAKA, Japan) — Trade and geopolitical tensions, and the looming threat of climate change, are on the agenda as Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders gather in Osaka, Japan, for a summit of the Group of 20 major economies. While prospects for…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Nukes

Trump’s hawks ramp up campaign to shred last part of Iran nuclear deal

For President Donald Trump, its déjà vu all over again on Iran. Irans expected breach on Thursday of the uranium stockpile limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal is reviving a fierce debate within the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill about just how hard…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

The Queen

Rich Americans Are Finding Bargains In London

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Buckingham Palace, London. (Getty) Getty You can see Buckingham Palace from the huge sash windows, and the Queen Anne period features resemble something of its neighbor'…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Global Warming

Five issues likely to dominate the G20 summit in Japan

OSAKA (Reuters) - World leaders are descending on Osaka, west Japan, for a summit on Friday and Saturday of the Group of 20 (G20) big economies. Here are five issues likely to dominate the meeting, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. TRUMP-XI TR…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Machine Learning

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

We’ve all tried to log into a website or submit a form only to be stuck clicking boxes of traffic lights or storefronts or bridges in a desperate attempt to finally convince the computer that we’re not actually a bot. For many years, this has been one of the…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Machine Learning

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

We’ve all tried to log into a website or submit a form only to be stuck clicking boxes of traffic lights or storefronts or bridges in a desperate attempt to finally convince the computer that we’re not actually a bot. For many years, this has been one of the…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Bubble

Taiwan, the home of bubble tea, prepares for its plastic straw ban

Bubble tea is ubiquitous in Taiwan, but so are the thick, colorful straws used to slurp the drink. Thats not stopping the country from joining a growing number of places across the world implementing bans on single-use plastic straws. The policy, announced i…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Line just went Orwellian on Japanese users with its social credit scoring system

It appears other countries besides China are heading toward a bleak dystopian future where a human being is scored by their online activities. Only this time, it’s a tech company and not a government implementing the social credit score. While not as bleak as…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Line just went Orwellian on Japanese users with its social credit scoring system

It appears other countries besides China are heading toward a bleak dystopian future where a human being is scored by their online activities. Only this time, it’s a tech company and not a government implementing the social credit score. While not as bleak as…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Line just went Orwellian on Japanese users with its social credit scoring system

It appears other countries besides China are heading toward a bleak dystopian future where a human being is scored by their online activities. Only this time, it’s a tech company and not a government implementing the social credit score. While not as bleak as…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Trade, Climate Change and Iran Are in Focus as G-20 Leaders Arrive in Japan

Trump’s hawks ramp up campaign to shred last part of Iran nuclear deal

Rich Americans Are Finding Bargains In London

Five issues likely to dominate the G20 summit in Japan

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

Taiwan, the home of bubble tea, prepares for its plastic straw ban

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