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Barack Obama

White House ‘asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain’

Image copyrightAFPImage caption A file photo of the USS John S McCain, which is docked in Yokosuka in Japan The White House asked for a warship named after Donald Trump's late rival, Senator John McCain, to be obscured during the president's trip to Japan,…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Panda

Two rare white tiger cubs find new home in Nicaragua

Two white tiger cubs have been taken to their new home at the Nicaragua National Zoo, where the playful pair will join a menagerie of rare big cat species. The siblings, named Osman and Halime, are both five months old and the only animals of their kind in C…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

New York City

Microsoft’s first European store opens on July 11th in the heart of London

Microsoft is opening its first European store in the UK on July 11th. The software giant will launch this new store at Oxford Circus in London, at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street which both house many of the world’s most popular retail stores.…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

3 reasons why Tesla’s dashboard touch screens suck

As a non-millennial Old Person™️, I’ve come to regard the rise of dashboard touch screens in cars with increasing derision. (In my day, we had knobs and buttons!) But the trend is clear: 82% of vehicles sold this year came with touch screens, according to mar…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Michel Barnier crushes Tory leader hopefuls saying he WON’T reopen Brexit deal

Brussels' top Brexit negotiator dealt a crushing blow to Tory leadership hopefuls today by warning EU chiefs will not reopen the withdrawal deal. Candidates bidding to succeed Theresa May have vowed to go back to bloc bosses to renegotiate the pact. But M…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Air Pollution

New Delhi’s Deadly Air

New Delhi's Deadly Air

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Geely

Malaysia will use Huawei tech ‘as much as possible,’ says Mahathir – Nikkei Asian Review

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday that Malaysia would continue to welcome Huawei Technologies, even as others shy away from working with the Chinese tech juggernaut. Huawei has achieved a "tremendous advance over American tech…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Apple defends App Store with dedicated page, says they welcome competition

Apple is defending its App Store policies with a new dedicated page outlining the key aspects. (Image source: Bloomberg) Apple has put up a dedicated page defending the App Store, saying that they encourage competition. Apple’s latest move comes as it is fac…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Protectionism

Warning Signs That a Bubble Is About to Burst

In 1999, I and a gaggle of other San Francisco internet founders and CEOs went to an airfield, where we browsed private jets. It made sense that, at 34, I should have a one-bedroom apartment to transport me across the surface of the atmosphere at mach .8, bec…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Orangutan

Binny, India’s only orangutan dies in Odisha zoo

A 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park died here on Wednesday following a prolonged illness. 'Binny', the country's lone orangutan passed away around 9.40 pm on Wednesday due to old-age related ailments followed by respiratory tract …

bubmagMay 30, 2019

White House ‘asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain’

Two rare white tiger cubs find new home in Nicaragua

Microsoft’s first European store opens on July 11th in the heart of London

3 reasons why Tesla’s dashboard touch screens suck

Michel Barnier crushes Tory leader hopefuls saying he WON’T reopen Brexit deal

New Delhi’s Deadly Air

Malaysia will use Huawei tech ‘as much as possible,’ says Mahathir – Nikkei Asian Review

Apple defends App Store with dedicated page, says they welcome competition

Warning Signs That a Bubble Is About to Burst

Binny, India’s only orangutan dies in Odisha zoo

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