bubmag

Holocaust

Historical memorials are not enough to stop anti-Semitism in Europe

TEREZIN IS AN old garrison town in todays Czech Republic that was used by the Nazis as a Jewish ghetto during the second world war. Some 33,000 Jews died in Theresienstadt, as it is known in German, and over twice that number were transported from there to de…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Politics this week

Giuseppe Conte, Italys prime minister, resigned after Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Northern League party, withdrew his support for the coalition government. The coalitions other party, the Five Star Movement, must now try to form a new government. If tha…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Scotland

Why is the UK so bad at infrastructure projects?

What is it with the UK and major infrastructure projects? We have endless public enquiries, minority interest pressure groups often drown out the debates, we put the projects off for years then have more enquiries, in the end we either abandon them completely…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Android

Google reveals Android Q will be called Android 10 as it undergoes an evolutionary rebrand

Google has famously named each version of Android after a dessert or confectionery. With Android Q this changes. As well as introducing a new naming scheme, Google is also updating the branding for Android. Android Q is to be called Android 10 -- bringing Go…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Electric Car

Porsche invests in sensor tech designed to see through fog and rain

Whether it’s advanced driver-assist systems or self-driving cars, sensor technology is becoming a priority for automakers. Developers are constantly looking for sensor tech that can help human drivers, or allow autonomous cars to better “see” their environmen…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Android

Google drops dessert codenames for Android and introduces new brand look

Google has today announced that it will be dropping dessert codenames for versions of Android, instead of sticking with plain old numbers. The firm has also announced a redesigned Android logo, changing the writing from green to black making it easier to read…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Xi Jinping

Experts say there is still a clear route for Trump to win reelection in 2020 even if a recession strikes

With signs emerging of a slowdown in the US economy, commentators and analysts have been nearly unanimous about one thing: that it could be disastrous for President Trump's chances for reelection in 2020. Trump has staked his reelection appeal to swing vot…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Bees

Sunﬂowers in October? Re-bloomers create déjà vu in the garden

Robert (Buddy) Lee has been a grower of wholesale plants and a registered nurse over the years, but his one abiding preoccupation has been his need to find a spring-flowering azalea that blooms through summer and fall. More than 40 years ago, from his fields…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Obamacare

Insurers are posting big profits from Obamacare, and now some are even lowering their rates for next year – Business Insider

Premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage are going down in some places, and barely rising in others. The big picture: Health insurers raised ACA rates dramatically over the past few years, largely due to political chaos. But their plans have still proven t…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Animal Protection

CITES votes to regulate trade in giraffes for first time

FILE PHOTO: Giraffes are seen in Masai Mara National Reserve Geneva - Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their body parts, overcoming objections by southern African states and…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Historical memorials are not enough to stop anti-Semitism in Europe

Politics this week

Why is the UK so bad at infrastructure projects?

Google reveals Android Q will be called Android 10 as it undergoes an evolutionary rebrand

Porsche invests in sensor tech designed to see through fog and rain

Google drops dessert codenames for Android and introduces new brand look

Experts say there is still a clear route for Trump to win reelection in 2020 even if a recession strikes

Sunﬂowers in October? Re-bloomers create déjà vu in the garden

Insurers are posting big profits from Obamacare, and now some are even lowering their rates for next year – Business Insider

CITES votes to regulate trade in giraffes for first time

General Information

Ask me anything