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Chinese Economy

Explainer: ‘Stablecoins’ in the spotlight as Facebook unveils Libra cryptocurrency

LONDON (Reuters) - Is bitcoin’s crown slipping? The original cryptocurrency accounts for over half of the $285 billion global coin trading market. But that dominance is under threat, with a host of alternative digital coins emerging as developers race to bu…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Silk Road

US-India Military Cooperation: Pompeo Might Have the “Perfect Carrot” to Dangle in Front of Modi’s Mouth

The US is planning to include India on its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) list in order to place it at par with its NATO allies, Israel, and a few others for the export of high-level military technologies, which could be the perfect carrot f…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Machine Learning

Prioritization Is Key to Growing Your Business

PHOTO: Jack Sharp In today’s fast-paced business world, we constantly feel like we need to be juggling several different tasks at once just to stay afloat. Because of this, we’ve become obsessed with finding productivity hacks to help us maximize our time …

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Blockchain

Facebook Announces Libra Cryptocurrency

The difference between this and WoW gold is the scale. Many, many people already have a FB account. And unlike Blizzard, FB sees this as part of their core business so they are interested in setting up the required infrastructure, oversight, guarantees, getti…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Michel Barnier REJECTs attempt by UK to guarantee protection of citizens’ rights in No Deal Brexit

The EU and UK are embroiled in a fresh row over how best to protect the rights of citizens in the event of a No Deal Brexit after Michel Barnier rejected an appeal from the British government. Stephen Barclay, the Brexit Secretary, urged Brussels to agree to…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Poll: Majority of Canadians Want Lower Immigration

The new survey, produced by Léger, revealed that 63 percent of Canadians agree that the Liberal government should “prioritize reducing the number of immigrants entering Canada,” compared to only 37 percent who believe the opposite, La Pressereports. Trudeau’…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Cold War

Manhattan Has Declared War Against Sofia Coppola

Last week, Page Six reported that Sofia Coppolas latest film was under siege by a local florist. As the story goes, they refused to allow her production team to film in their location after the day rate offered was $300. The florist, Page Six was told, needed…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

eSports

Amazon’s Twitch has acquired social networking platform Bebo, source says for $25M, to bolster its esports business (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:50 PM ET, June 18, 2019. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date i…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Palestine

John Cusack apologizes for re-tweeting anti-Semitic image after initially blaming ‘bot’

John Cusack attends the Governors Awards on Nov. 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo: Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic) John Cusack is apologizing for sharing an anti-Semitic image on his Twitter account Monday after he initially defended the tweet. The act…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Tackling plastic pollution for communities and coral reefs in coastal Cambodia

Take a moment to imagine yourself on a sun-kissed beach on Koh Rong, watching the sea foam onto the white sand and hearing the gentle rustle of tropical rainforest behind you. The stunning beaches and vibrant marine biodiversity of Koh Rong and Cambodia's oth…

bubmagJune 18, 2019

Explainer: ‘Stablecoins’ in the spotlight as Facebook unveils Libra cryptocurrency

US-India Military Cooperation: Pompeo Might Have the “Perfect Carrot” to Dangle in Front of Modi’s Mouth

Prioritization Is Key to Growing Your Business

Facebook Announces Libra Cryptocurrency

Michel Barnier REJECTs attempt by UK to guarantee protection of citizens’ rights in No Deal Brexit

Poll: Majority of Canadians Want Lower Immigration

Manhattan Has Declared War Against Sofia Coppola

Amazon’s Twitch has acquired social networking platform Bebo, source says for $25M, to bolster its esports business (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

John Cusack apologizes for re-tweeting anti-Semitic image after initially blaming ‘bot’

Tackling plastic pollution for communities and coral reefs in coastal Cambodia

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