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Hiroshima

American activist lives on in heart of A-bombed cities

Living in Nagasaki, one of two Japanese cities destroyed by atomic bomb during the Second World War, 73-year-old Mitsuo Baba is still grateful to an American who dedicated himself to building homes for survivors. "I met Schmoe-san only a couple of times as a…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

VR

Borderlands 3 Endgame Revealed Including New Game Plus, Guardian Rank, and More

Borderlands 3 may not be a fully-fledged live-service game, but itll still have an endgame that should hopefully keep players busy, months after beating the main story campaign.Gearbox took the stage at PAX West today to reveal Borderlands 3s sprawling endgam…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

China, Japan, S Korea to step up cultural ties despite disputes

The culture and tourism ministers of South Korea, Japan and China agreed on Friday to step up cultural, sports and people-to-people exchanges despite tensions over trade and their shared history. Their meeting in the South Korean port of Incheon comes amid a…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Super Heroes

The Opposite of Superman

The late 1930s were a time of explosive creativity in the comics industry, with the creation of Superman, Batman, and Marvel Comics’ own unlikely fan favorite, Namor, the Sub-Mariner. I enjoyed reading this short précis on Namor in honor of his 80th anniversa…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Holocaust

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hacked to spread pro-Hitler message

Twitter has a Nazi problem. Or, more specifically, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has a Nazi problem. On Friday afternoon, Dorsey's account was hacked to spread a pro-Hitler message along with anti-Semitism associated with the Holocaust. The tweet was qu…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Korean War

We tried men’s grooming products from Duke Cannon, a military-inspired body-care brand that’s giving back to veterans — here’s what it’s like to use

The men's grooming industry is filled with brands that use overly-macho branding simply to dupe men into thinking they're products are worth buying. Duke Cannon, an up-and-coming men's grooming brand, could easily fall under that category just based on its…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Skateboard

Tigers’ minor leaguer hurt in skateboarding accident

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers said Friday they have been in contact with hospital officials about the condition of Double-A catcher Chace Numata, who was reportedly injured in a skateboarding accident. GoErie.com reports the 27-year-old Numata was fou…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Recycling

How British councils are sending recycling to Indonesia, where it is burnt on unauthorised dumps

Yuyun Ismawati, a senior advisor to the Nexus3/BaliFokus Foundation, an NGO campaigning against environmental pollution in Indonesia, said British consumers were not being given the right information about recycling. The government should inform people clear…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

VR

Oculus CTO Carmack Downplays Consumer AR, Calls Magic Leap Overhyped

In the world of mixed reality hardware and software, few people have the expert-level credibility of Oculus CTO John Carmack, whose pioneering 3D work at id Software broke new ground on personal computers years before he turned his attention to bringing VR ha…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

VR

Gaming’s ‘MeToo’ moment continues as more women come forward

For the ongoing series, Code Word, were exploring if and how technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. What started as a small collection of voices on Twitter has now ballooned into a…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

American activist lives on in heart of A-bombed cities

Borderlands 3 Endgame Revealed Including New Game Plus, Guardian Rank, and More

China, Japan, S Korea to step up cultural ties despite disputes

The Opposite of Superman

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hacked to spread pro-Hitler message

We tried men’s grooming products from Duke Cannon, a military-inspired body-care brand that’s giving back to veterans — here’s what it’s like to use

Tigers’ minor leaguer hurt in skateboarding accident

How British councils are sending recycling to Indonesia, where it is burnt on unauthorised dumps

Oculus CTO Carmack Downplays Consumer AR, Calls Magic Leap Overhyped

Gaming’s ‘MeToo’ moment continues as more women come forward

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