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Panda

Berlin Zoo looks to name newborn panda twins Hong and Kong in solidarity with protesters

After a Berlin newspaper asked readers what to name two newborn pandas at the Berlin Zoo, the most suggested names were Hong and Kong, to support pro-democracy protests that have broken out in the city for months. The Tagesspiegel newspaper, which held the n…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

NSA

Wired Lists ‘The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now’

"If you're at all concerned about the privacy of your data, you don't want to leave the default settings in place on your devices -- and that includes anything that runs Windows 10," warns a new article in Wired, listing out the "controls and options you can …

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Elon Musk

Forbes published a list of America’s 100 ‘most innovative’ leaders, and 99 of them are men

Forbes recently unveiled a list of 100 business leaders that it ranked as the "Most Innovative" in America. Ninety-nine leaders are men, and the list includes only one woman. Ross Stores CEO Barbara Rentler places at No. 75 on the list. The rankings are…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Android

Best Of IFA 2019 – Roborock S5Max Robot Vacuum

The Roborock S5Max takes robot vacuuming and mopping to a new level Roborock has been creating award-winning robot vacuums since its very first product. Now, several years later, they're still creating amazing products that impress us with every release, inc…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Refugees

DHS to Ramp Up Social Media Monitoring of People Entering the Country

The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up the governments existing program of demanding people entering the country hand over the details of their presence on social media, CNN reported on Friday. While the State Department already mandates that alm…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Yellow Vests

Yellow Vest protesters revive rallies across France

Thousands of protesters rallied in cities across France on Saturday in a fresh attempt to galvanize support for the Yellow Vest movement after demonstrations tapered off during the summer. The largest Yellow Vest protest of the day occurred in the southern c…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Super Komachi

Rugby World Cup 2019 tips for fans in Japan from local customs to public transport

The Rugby World Cup 2019 is fast approaching, and Japan anticipates that more than 400,000 international fans will arrive for the 43-day tournament. Of those, around 50,000 will be travelling from the British Isles to support the home nations sides with Engl…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Google

GM’s Search for In-Car Tech Lands on Google

In the ongoing war for control of the digital space that is the modern car, Google just conquered a major swath of territory. This week, it and General Motors announced that the tech giants Android operating system will underpin the infotainment systems in GM…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Feudalism

Peasant Food

During Maerina's discussion about Coq au Vin recently, hotoynoodle described the dish as Peasant Food. That comment caught my attention. It's a phrase I've used more and more over the years to describe the food I like to cook. What I mean when I say it, is t…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

The Queen

Boris Johnson and girlfriend leave Balmoral hours after he was warned he could go to PRISON

brexit countdown_bg Created with Sketch. Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds were seen leaving Balmoral yesterday hours after he was warned he could go to prison if he refuses to delay Brexit. The former Director of Public Prosecutions, Lord M…

bubmagSeptember 8, 2019

Berlin Zoo looks to name newborn panda twins Hong and Kong in solidarity with protesters

Wired Lists ‘The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now’

Forbes published a list of America’s 100 ‘most innovative’ leaders, and 99 of them are men

Best Of IFA 2019 – Roborock S5Max Robot Vacuum

DHS to Ramp Up Social Media Monitoring of People Entering the Country

Yellow Vest protesters revive rallies across France

Rugby World Cup 2019 tips for fans in Japan from local customs to public transport

GM’s Search for In-Car Tech Lands on Google

Peasant Food

Boris Johnson and girlfriend leave Balmoral hours after he was warned he could go to PRISON

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