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Machine Learning

Spirable refuels with $7.4M to serve more personalized video ads in the US

London based adtech startup Spirable has closed a £6M Series A. The round was led by Smedvig Capital, with existing backers Frontline Ventures, Downing Ventures and 24 Haymarket also participating. The startup is one of several playing in the customized vide…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

BUK-Missile

Ukraine releases key MH17 witness ahead of Russia prisoner swap

The wrecked cockipt of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 | Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian court on Thursday ordered the release of a potential key witness in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 amid negotiations for a prisoner…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

New York City

82-Year-Old Slipped by Doormen to Steal $400,000 in Jewelry, Police Say

Mr. Sabatino typically slipped into high-end residential buildings, going to the top floors carrying a black bag, Lieutenant Blake said. He looked for signs of vacationing residents newspapers or packages left in the hallway and would fiddle with the doorknob…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

To build Trump’s border wall, Pentagon will divert funds from military schools and day cares

President Donald Trump, despite his empty claims that he’s the most pro-military president “ever,” is preparing to drain funds from schools and day care centers that serve military families, as well as stalling readiness projects, to pay for his promised bord…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Monsanto

Bayer says Monsanto’s list of influential people was not illegal

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said a law firm it commissioned to investigate lists compiled by Monsanto of European journalists, politicians and researchers had found no evidence of illegal behaviour. French prosecutors in May opened an inquiry after newspape…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

AR-15

Parents Auction AR-15 to Benefit Arkansas School Where 5 Were Killed in 1998 Shooting

(JONESBORO, Ark.) — A parent-led booster club supporting an Arkansas school district that was the site of a 1998 shooting is drawing criticism for its plans to auction off an AR-15 rifle. The fundraiser is to raise money so Westside High School’s band can go…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Black Hole

Here are this year’s Breakthrough Prize Winners

On Sunday, November 3, at the 8th annual Breakthrough Prize Awards, hundreds of scientists will win their share of $10 million in awards for their outstanding work in the fields of Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences, and Mathematics. Breakthrough Prize was f…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

9 Main Security Challenges for the Future of the Internet Of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the hottest technologies in the era of digital transformation, connecting everything to the Internet. It is the core technology behind smart homes, self-driving cars, smart utility meters, and smart cities. But there are nin…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

VR

Best VR games for the Oculus Rift S

The Oculus Rift S offers a full library of awesome VR experiences that can transport you to faraway worlds and take you on epic adventures that will have you battling robots, suiting up as a superhero, and so much more. Each game uses the Rift S's Oculus Touc…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Riots

Politics this week

The squabble over Britains withdrawal from the European Union intensified in Parliament. MPs in the House of Commons defied the government by passing a bill that seeks a delay to Brexit until January 31st if a deal has not been passed in the chamber by Octobe…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Spirable refuels with $7.4M to serve more personalized video ads in the US

Ukraine releases key MH17 witness ahead of Russia prisoner swap

82-Year-Old Slipped by Doormen to Steal $400,000 in Jewelry, Police Say

To build Trump’s border wall, Pentagon will divert funds from military schools and day cares

Bayer says Monsanto’s list of influential people was not illegal

Parents Auction AR-15 to Benefit Arkansas School Where 5 Were Killed in 1998 Shooting

Here are this year’s Breakthrough Prize Winners

9 Main Security Challenges for the Future of the Internet Of Things (IoT)

Best VR games for the Oculus Rift S

Politics this week

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