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Netball counts down to World Cup ‘summer of excitement’

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The Commonwealth Games netball final had a dramatic conclusion Netball burst dramatically into the UK sporting consciousness last year, when England stunned huge favourites Australia to grab the Commonwealth Games g…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Overnight Defense: Iran concerns continue to dominate foreign policy talk | Democrats warn Trump may soon act on Saudi arms sale | Senate panel finishes work on defense bill | Top Armed Services members blast new Pentagon policy

Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: A day after briefings on Capi…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming to Netflix in June 2019

You know the drill: new month, new movies. June is coming, and bringing it with it a whole new slew of titles you’ll be able to stream on Netflix. Check out the best new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in June 2019. Movies Coming to Netflix in June…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Virtual Reality

Samsung’s AI animates paintings and photos without 3D modeling

Engineers and researchers from Samsung’s AI Center in Moscow and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have created a model that can generate realistic animated talking heads from images without traditional methods like 3D modeling. Samsung opened AI …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

VR

Assassin’s Creed VR ‘Escape Room’ Is More Spectacle Than Puzzle

Ubisoft has a new VR escape room set in the world of Assassins Creed that you can play at over 100 different locations around the world. Its fun, but despite its stated ties to escape rooms, Beyond Medusas Gate is more of an hourlong VR action game than a coo…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Silk Road

Is Latin America Already Part of the New Silk Road?

Hamilton Mourao, Brazils vice president, who represents the moderate wing in President Jair Bolsonaros government, is currently in China on a five-day visit. The purpose of his trip is to improve relations with Chinese partners and attract investment to Brazi…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Dems warn Trump may soon push through Saudi arms sale

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned Wednesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rips Dems' demands, impeachment talk: 'Witch Hunt continues!'Nevada Senate passes bill that would give Electoral College votes to winner of nationa…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Korean War

U.S., China brace for long haul in trade dispute

With negotiations on hold and tariffs piling up, the United States and China appear to be bracing for a prolonged standoff over trade. Beijing is airing Korean War movies (antagonist: America) to arouse patriotic feelings in the Chinese public and offering t…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Astroturfing

Farewell to old wineskins

“Building a New Paradigm is hard,” John W. Hawthorne writes. True, that. But I think he is correct that this is what we now see happening — slowly, in fits and starts, within American white evangelical Christianity. Yes, this is going to be another one of th…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Elon Musk

Guy Fieri finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Mayor of Flavortown's long track record of being an overall good Guy was immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Guy Fieri was honored with a star on Wednesday, making him the third celebrity chef, after Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay, to r…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Netball counts down to World Cup ‘summer of excitement’

Overnight Defense: Iran concerns continue to dominate foreign policy talk | Democrats warn Trump may soon act on Saudi arms sale | Senate panel finishes work on defense bill | Top Armed Services members blast new Pentagon policy

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming to Netflix in June 2019

Samsung’s AI animates paintings and photos without 3D modeling

Assassin’s Creed VR ‘Escape Room’ Is More Spectacle Than Puzzle

Is Latin America Already Part of the New Silk Road?

Dems warn Trump may soon push through Saudi arms sale

U.S., China brace for long haul in trade dispute

Farewell to old wineskins

Guy Fieri finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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