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Riots

Bilkis Bano case: Convicted IPS officer sacked a day before retirement

Gujarat cadre IPS officer R.S. Bhagora, convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case, was dismissed from service by the Union Home Ministry on May 30, a day before his retirement, a senior State government official said on Friday. The 60-year-old officer, who was…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

NASDAQ

Beyond Meat soars to highs as analyst sees upside to outlook – BNNBloomberg.ca

All it took was a rosy sales outlook to send Beyond Meat Inc. soaring -- again. The faux meat-makers shares, which had already quadrupled since its initial public offering last month, jumped as much as 36 per cent to US$135.80 on Friday following the company…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Brexit

End of May, Britain’s PM steps down as Conservative leader

Theresa May will continue to work as prime minister until her party elects a new leader. (File/Reuters) British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that coul…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Black Hole

Astronomers Image Cold Gas Ring Around Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole

Scientists recently produced the first images of a giant black hole in a distant galaxy, but there’s a supermassive black hole much closer to home. In the center of our own galaxy lurks an invisible monster, the gravity of which may help hold the Milky Way to…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Holocaust

YouTube is deleting videos on Nazi history as part of its hate speech crackdown

The site's torrid week shows what a challenge moderation has become for big tech firms. The news: YouTube announced new rules around hate speech on Wednesday that prohibit videos which promote Nazi ideology, or deny the existence of the Holocaust, or other w…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Exoskeleton

Bad knees? Lockheed is working on a bionic brace

A new bionic knee brace is in the works from a team that includes experts from defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Building on advances in rigid exoskeleton suits, the new brace uses soft robotic actuators and compliant materials, making it lightweight and, t…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Lawmakers aim to rein in police use of facial recognition

Facial recognitions first blanket ban arrived in May, when San Francisco became the only city in the nation to bar police and other agencies from using the technology. Now the powerful software, which uses machine learning algorithms to automatically track h…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg’s reaction to prestigious Amnesty award

The 16-year-old issued a statement declaring it "a huge honour to receive Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience Award", saying it was recognition for everybody inspired by her Fridays for Future movement that has seen students strike from school to…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Paris

Who is to blame for the FCA-Renault deal collapse? – Automotive News Europe

The hunt for a scapegoat for the collapse of the merger talks between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Renault is in full cry. There is furious leaking on all sides: The Italians blame the French, the French blame FCA and the reluctance of Renault’s partner Nis…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Comes To Broadway In A Big Way

When one thinks of Broadway, chances are the words virtual reality probably do not come to mind. But much has changed since the days of manually operated curtains and gas footlights.The At The Tonys Be More Chill VR Experience is released in conjunct…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Bilkis Bano case: Convicted IPS officer sacked a day before retirement

Beyond Meat soars to highs as analyst sees upside to outlook – BNNBloomberg.ca

End of May, Britain’s PM steps down as Conservative leader

Astronomers Image Cold Gas Ring Around Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole

YouTube is deleting videos on Nazi history as part of its hate speech crackdown

Bad knees? Lockheed is working on a bionic brace

Greta Thunberg’s reaction to prestigious Amnesty award

Who is to blame for the FCA-Renault deal collapse? – Automotive News Europe

Virtual Reality Comes To Broadway In A Big Way

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