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Nukes

North Koreans survive by paying bribes: U.N. report

GENEVA (Reuters) - North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country, where corruption is “endemic” and repression rife, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. Officials across North Korea extort money…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but may cause headaches for astronomers – CNET

Toot toot! Marco Langbroek/GIF by Nicole Archer/CNET Those aren't an intelligent extra-terrestrial army moving in to take over planet Earth -- they're just SpaceX'sStarlink satellites, designed to provide broadband services across the globe. The first batc…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Neymar

Neymar loses Brazil captaincy to Dani Alves for Copa America

Neymar has been under scrutiny ever since the 2018 FIFA World Cup for disciplinary reasons both at the club and country level. (File Photo) Neymar has been replaced as captain of the Brazil national team for next month’s Copa America by Paris Saint-Germain (…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Feudalism

China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls

China has begun five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders in the sages hometown as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities through a process of sinicization. The ruling Communist Partys United Work Fron…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

VR

HP launches Zbooks, monitors, wood-paneled laptops, and VR backpack

HP is launching a big refresh for its commercial laptops, consumer laptops, displays, accessories, and VR devices at the Computex 2019 event in Taiwan. HP Personal Systems is launching a variety of new designs, such as the worlds first convertible PC with re…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

VR

HP goes wooden with Envy at Computex 2019 – CNET

One of the wood-veneered Envys. Sarah Tew/CNET Among HP's blizzard of announcements at Computex 2019, a handful across the spectrum stand out from the run-of-the-mill refreshes. For sheer novelty, there's the new Wood series option for its Envy laptops an…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba plans $20 billion in Hong Kong listing, biggest follow-on sale in 7 yrs

Hong Kong: Alibaba is considering raising as much as $20 billion through a listing in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, lining up a second blockbuster deal following its 2014 record $25 billion float in New York. The deal, the biggest …

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba plans $20 bn Hong Kong listing; move to give firm a war chest to keep investing in technology

Hong Kong: Alibaba is considering raising as much as $20 billion through a secondary listing in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, lining up a second blockbuster deal following its 2014 record $25 billion float in New York. The deal, wh…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba plans US$20 billion in Hong Kong listing, biggest follow-on sale in seven years: sources

HONG KONG: Alibaba is considering raising as much as US$20 billion through a listing in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, lining up a second blockbuster deal following its 2014 record US$25 billion float in New York. The deal, the bigg…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Filter Bubble

How ‘algorithm’ become a dirty word

If youre ever curious what it feels like to live in thrall to an algorithm, ask a YouTuber. In YouTube circles, mastering the YouTube algorithm is an arcane art that has spawned countless rumours, blog posts and a mini-industry of marketers and clairvoyants w…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

North Koreans survive by paying bribes: U.N. report

SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but may cause headaches for astronomers – CNET

Neymar loses Brazil captaincy to Dani Alves for Copa America

China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls

HP launches Zbooks, monitors, wood-paneled laptops, and VR backpack

HP goes wooden with Envy at Computex 2019 – CNET

Alibaba plans $20 billion in Hong Kong listing, biggest follow-on sale in 7 yrs

Alibaba plans $20 bn Hong Kong listing; move to give firm a war chest to keep investing in technology

Alibaba plans US$20 billion in Hong Kong listing, biggest follow-on sale in seven years: sources

How ‘algorithm’ become a dirty word

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