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Google

Making calls with Siri or Google could get you scammed

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

There Will Be No Winner in the Japan-South Korea Dispute

A few short years ago it appeared, on the surface at least, that Japan and South Korea had finally put the past behind them and were ready to take their relationship forward. A 2015 agreement was supposed to finally and irreversibly resolve the comfort women …

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Climate Change

At Edinburgh Festivals, Climate Awareness Comes at a Cost

In the basement of the sprawling Summerhall arts center, Extinction Rebellion has put together an exhibition of visual art that seeks to persuade governments and the public to take urgent action on climate change. The exhibition includes Gabrielle Gillotts Sa…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Refugees

Spanish warship to assist transfer of refugees stranded off Italy

Spain is dispatching a navy ship to assist the transfer of scores of stranded asylum seekers to a Spanish port, as the rescue boat that picked them up nearly three weeks ago remains anchored off the coast of an Italian island amid a standoff with Italy's far-…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

VR

Circuit VR: Advanced Falstad Logic with Geniac

I find that if I’m trying to make a point with a student or a colleague about a circuit, sometimes the Falstad online simulator is worth a few thousand words. You can draw the circuit, play with the values, and even see the current flow in an intuitive way as…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Singapore

Asia’s powerful plans for future generations

ICBC NZ's Amanda Lu shares insights from the Infrastructure New Zealand-led delegation to Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. There is a well-known poem written by prominent Chinese poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty 770AD:"How I wish I could have ten t…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Blockchain

The World Bank is still loving its blockchain-powered bonds

The World Banks blockchain-based bond wasnt just a one-hit wonder. Nearly a year after it issued the two-year bond, the government-run global development bank has issued a second round, bringing the total raised to $108 million. The news: Bonds are like loan…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Orangutan

Croatian diplomat suspended over Facebook post about ‘white Europeans’

A senior Croatian diplomat has been suspended and recalled to the country from Berlin for Facebook posts which have been described as racist, xenophobic and homophobic. Alongside images of sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast, Elizabeta Madjarevic wrote in En…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Obamacare

Once again, Trump backed down on gun control after talking to the NRA

Donald Trump NRA Scott Olson/Getty Images President Donald Trump surprised almost no one by retreating on his promise to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. The pivot came just weeks after two back-to-back massacres in Texas an…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Electric Scooter

harley-davidson unveils electric balance bikes for kids

continuing its quest towards an electrified future and following the presentation of its electric motorcycle and electric scooter, harley-davidson has unveiled the first duo of electric-powered balance bikes for kids. created for 3 to 7 year-old kids, the ele…

bubmagAugust 20, 2019

Making calls with Siri or Google could get you scammed

There Will Be No Winner in the Japan-South Korea Dispute

At Edinburgh Festivals, Climate Awareness Comes at a Cost

Spanish warship to assist transfer of refugees stranded off Italy

Circuit VR: Advanced Falstad Logic with Geniac

Asia’s powerful plans for future generations

The World Bank is still loving its blockchain-powered bonds

Croatian diplomat suspended over Facebook post about ‘white Europeans’

Once again, Trump backed down on gun control after talking to the NRA

harley-davidson unveils electric balance bikes for kids

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