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Yemen Civil War

Tom Cotton Defends Gulf Arms Sales

BY: Patrick HaufJune 13, 2019 2:38 pm Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) delivered remarks Thursday defending the Gulf arms sales in response to growing tensions in the Middle East. Cottons speech came hours after an attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, for w…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Geely

U.S. denies Tesla, Uber 25% tariff relief on components, e-bikes

ReutersJun 14, 2019 00:06:29 IST By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is expanding its efforts to block the use of Chinese technology in advanced vehicles, denying additional requests by Tesla Inc for tariff relief on key comp…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Bees

Migratory hoverflies ‘key’ as many insects decline

Migratory hoverflies are "key" to pollination and controlling crop pests amid the decline of many other insect species, new research shows.University of Exeter scientists studied the movements of migratory hoverflies and were surprised to find up to four bill…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Astroturfing

Deep Fake Technology Will Soon Be So Advanced That Reality Won’t Be Distinguishable Without A.I.

By Aaron Kesel Videos utilizing Deep Fake technology, are spreading at a rampant rate online, as social media users are finding themselves questioning whether something is real or edited by the tech. In recent weeks, there was a Facebook scandal where the c…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Cold War

The Cold War Bunkers of Albania (21 photos)

bubmagJune 13, 2019

VR

Google has quietly removed the Google Play Movies & TV app from its Daydream VR platform, instead directing users to its YouTube VR app (Janko Roettgers/Variety)

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Geely

U.S. rejects Tesla and Uber requests for Chinese tariff relief

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expanding its efforts to block the use of Chinese technology in advanced vehicles, denying additional requests by Tesla for tariff relief on key components of its electric vehicles, and rejecting ride hailing company U…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2019

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Trade Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “2020 Democra…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Slavery Abolition

10 Amazing Facts About Harriet Beecher Stowe

Over 41 issues, Harriet Beecher Stowes novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was published as a serial in the abolitionist newspaper The National Era, the first installment on June 5, 1851. It was first followed by a only small group but its audience steadily grew as the s…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Drones

European Union issues common rules on drones for more standardized regulation

On June 11th, common rules on European drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, were published to ensure the safety and security of unmanned aircraft operations across countries in the Europea…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Tom Cotton Defends Gulf Arms Sales

U.S. denies Tesla, Uber 25% tariff relief on components, e-bikes

Migratory hoverflies ‘key’ as many insects decline

Deep Fake Technology Will Soon Be So Advanced That Reality Won’t Be Distinguishable Without A.I.

The Cold War Bunkers of Albania (21 photos)

Google has quietly removed the Google Play Movies & TV app from its Daydream VR platform, instead directing users to its YouTube VR app (Janko Roettgers/Variety)

U.S. rejects Tesla and Uber requests for Chinese tariff relief

2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2019

10 Amazing Facts About Harriet Beecher Stowe

European Union issues common rules on drones for more standardized regulation

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