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Privacy Concerns

“Big Tech Threatened by Regulation:” What Else Is New?

Last week and over the weekend, thereve been a number of reports from brokers and media houses saying that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have divided responsibility for regulatory oversight on the four big technology c…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Christianity

Kigungu Missionary Landing Site in Entebbe, Uganda

In 1879, two French missionaries crossed Lake Victoria and landed on the Kigungu Peninsular. They were the first Catholic missionaries to arrive in Uganda, and an annual pilgrimage still convenes at the site of their landing. Today, Christianity is the domin…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

New York City

A hotel-booking site is giving away a free 2-night stay in New York City for Pride Month. Here’s how you can win.

June is Pride Month, and this year New York City is hosting the first WorldPride on US soil in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. With over four million people expected to attend the annual LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 30, finding a …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

NSA

Ex-NSA Hacker Reviewed by FEC over Software Contribution Offer

Following the controversy surrounding the hacking and the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, an ex-NSA hacker wants to give political campaigns a free tool to block hackers from getting access to their files. Oren Falkowitz, who is also the founder of Area 1…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Electric Car

Why Tesla Stock Jumped on Tuesday

What happened Shares of electric-car company Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) rose on Tuesday, gaining as much as 7%. As of 1 p.m. EDT, the stock was up 6%. The stock's gain is likely fueled by a number of factors, including analyst commentary, gains for growth stocks on…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

VR

One Year Later, Did Sony (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2018 Promises?

On the evening of June 11, 2018, at LA Center Studios, PlayStations head of worldwide studios Shawn Layden welcomed everyone to a tent where Sony was about to host an unusual E3 showcase. In lieu of a bombardment of new creative (i.e. a trailer showcase of …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Tens of thousands note day of liberation and rescue

At the end of the week, Israel and countries around the world marked the Day of Liberation and Rescue of the Jews of Europe from the Nazis on 26 Iyar, marking the seventy-fourth anniversary of the rescue of survivors and the memory of the martyrs of the Holoc…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Venezuela

Trump Won’t ‘Drain the Swamp’ – He Represents the Swamp

Donald Trump talks incessantly about draining the swamp in reference to political corruption and lies in America.It is a constant commitment designed to shore up support among the poor and dispossessed who have suffered from broken promises and falling living…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Hiroshima

The US Cult of Bombing and Endless War

From Syria to Yemen in the Middle East, Libya to Somalia in Africa, Afghanistan to Pakistan in South Asia, an American aerial curtain has descended across a huge swath of the planet. Its stated purpose: combatting terrorism. Its primary method: constant surve…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Jeopardy! producer promises ‘very, very, very appropriate’ action against leaker

President Trump on Tuesday suggested that the National Health Service should be "on the table" during a post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom. "I think everything with the trade deal is on the table," Trump said during a press conference with Prime…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

“Big Tech Threatened by Regulation:” What Else Is New?

Kigungu Missionary Landing Site in Entebbe, Uganda

A hotel-booking site is giving away a free 2-night stay in New York City for Pride Month. Here’s how you can win.

Ex-NSA Hacker Reviewed by FEC over Software Contribution Offer

Why Tesla Stock Jumped on Tuesday

One Year Later, Did Sony (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2018 Promises?

Tens of thousands note day of liberation and rescue

Trump Won’t ‘Drain the Swamp’ – He Represents the Swamp

The US Cult of Bombing and Endless War

Jeopardy! producer promises ‘very, very, very appropriate’ action against leaker

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