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Times Square

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

NEW YORK (AP) For his next trick, daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York’s Times Square without his feet touching the ground. ABC announced Thursday that Wallenda and his sister Lijana will cross the tourist hotspot during a 1,300-foot (396-meter) si…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Food Industry

Alternative meat to become $140 billion industry in a decade, Barclays predicts

Analysts at Barclays "can't believe it's not meat," projecting huge growth for the nascent alternative food industry within the next 10 years. The market for alternative meat can reach $140 billion over the next decade, according to a team of Barclays analys…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Trade War

China just tested its ‘nuclear option’ in the trade war

China has already run a small-scale test of the "nuclear option" in its trade war with the US. The Asian nation sold $20 billion worth of US Treasurys in March, possibly foreshadowing a total offloading of American government bonds that would plunge global ma…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Feudalism

Rural Americans would be serfs if we abolished the Electoral College

Should rural and small-town Americans be reduced to serfdom? The American Founders didnt think so. This is one reason why they created checks and balances, including the Electoral College. Today that system is threatened by a proposal called the National Popu…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Food Industry

How technology is revolutionising the food industry

The global population will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, according to the UN. Making sure we can produce and distribute enough food to match the demand is already one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. To keep up with the ever-increasing needs of …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Secures $48.6 Million Contract in Las Vegas Despite Embarrassing Demonstration in L.A.

The city of Las Vegas has approved a $48.6 million contract for Elon Musks Boring Company to build an underground transit line thats scheduled to be completed by January 2021, just in time for the Consumer Electronics Show. But it remains to be seen whether M…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Android

Amazon Is Working on a Device That Can Read Human Emotions

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognize human emotions. The wrist-worn gadget is described as a health and wellness product in internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg. Its a collaboration between Lab…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk contrató como community manager de Tesla a un hombre que supo utilizar los memes a su favor

Internet no sería lo mismo sin un personaje como Elon Musk. Si bien su excentricidad lo ha llevado a meterse en problemas en redes sociales, gran parte del tiempo las utiliza como medio de entretenimiento personal. Tan solo es darse cuenta de la sensación que…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Drones

DJI is adding airplane and helicopter detection to its drones to prevent collisions

Starting from next year, all DJI consumer drones are going to become safer. DJI has announced that its adding airplane and helicopter detection to all its drones weighing more than 250g (0.5 lb). This way, the drones will be able to avoid collisions, making t…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Opinion: Trump shows why he’s a stunningly bad deal maker

Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN and The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the aut…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

Alternative meat to become $140 billion industry in a decade, Barclays predicts

China just tested its ‘nuclear option’ in the trade war

Rural Americans would be serfs if we abolished the Electoral College

How technology is revolutionising the food industry

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Secures $48.6 Million Contract in Las Vegas Despite Embarrassing Demonstration in L.A.

Amazon Is Working on a Device That Can Read Human Emotions

Elon Musk contrató como community manager de Tesla a un hombre que supo utilizar los memes a su favor

DJI is adding airplane and helicopter detection to its drones to prevent collisions

Opinion: Trump shows why he’s a stunningly bad deal maker

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