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Putin

Putin follows through on his threat to US

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bubmagAugust 27, 2019

Super Heroes

New ‘Spider-Man’ Animated Series Coming From Marvel

The fate of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in serious doubt right now thanks to a contractual spat between Marvel and Sony. But that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of the web-slinger under the Marvel banner. A new Spider-Man animated series,…

bubmagAugust 27, 2019

Protectionism

Trump and the Art of the Flail

One question you might ask is why Trumpian trade uncertainty is looming so much larger now than it did during the administrations first two years. Part of the answer, I think, is that until fairly recently most analysts expected the U.S.-China trade conflict …

bubmagAugust 27, 2019

Trade War

Opinion: With Trump at the U.S. helm, global trade uncertainty is far from over – The Globe and Mail

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron wrap up a joint press conference at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 26, 2019. The Associated Press Chill everyone. The wild gyrations in global financial markets are all part of Donald T…

bubmagAugust 27, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four years

The automotive industry has embraced — and advertised — self-driving cars as a kind of panacea that will solve numerous problems that modern society is grappling with right now, from congestion to safety to productivity (you can work while riding!). Unfortun…

bubmagAugust 27, 2019

New York City

G7, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson: Your Monday Evening Briefing

10. And finally, the U.S. Open is opening with a bang. Serena Williams plays Maria Sharapova tonight. They lead off the tournaments first night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, after an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. (ESPN2; streaming on ESPN+). …

bubmagAugust 27, 2019

Silicon Valley Is Building A Chinese-Style Social Credit System

By Mac Slavo Companies in the United States, and more specifically, Silicon Valley, are building a social credit system for individuals. Much like the social credit system communist China uses to control its population, this authoritarian control is differe…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Biological Warfare

Report: Sensitive data from DHS bioterror defense program was easily accessible online for years

The Department of Homeland Security stored sensitive data from the nations bioterrorism defense program on an insecure website where it was vulnerable to attacks by hackers for over a decade, according to government documents reviewed by the Los Angeles Times…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

SpaceX

The U.S. Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Breaks Another Record

Photo credit: U.S. DoD - Getty Images From Popular Mechanics The U.S. Air Forces secretive space plane has once again broken its own record, spending a 716 days in orbit and counting. The fifth mission of the X-37B space plane is the longest yet, overtaking…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

NASDAQ

Stocks – Wall Street Rises on Hopes for Trade, Iran Deals – Investing.com

Investing.com - Stocks rose on Monday, a relief to traders and investors around the world. What's not clear is if Monday's rally was simply a rebound from Friday's savage downturn or something more meaningful. That will take time to sort out. The S&P 50…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Putin follows through on his threat to US

New ‘Spider-Man’ Animated Series Coming From Marvel

Trump and the Art of the Flail

Opinion: With Trump at the U.S. helm, global trade uncertainty is far from over – The Globe and Mail

Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four years

G7, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Report: Sensitive data from DHS bioterror defense program was easily accessible online for years

The U.S. Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Breaks Another Record

Stocks – Wall Street Rises on Hopes for Trade, Iran Deals – Investing.com

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