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Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi to execute prominent scholars…

Three prominent moderate Saudi Sunni scholars held on multiple charges of terrorism will be sentenced to death and executed shortly after Ramadan, two government sources and one of the mens relatives have told Middle East Eye. The most prominent of these is …

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Black Hole

Patagonia’s Best Bag Is 25% Off Right Now

If you’ve never heard of Patagonia’s Black Hole duffel bags, you’ve likely spotted one in an airport, foreign train station or strapped to the roof of an overlander. Patagonia built the weather-resistant and sturdy bags to last decades with a rugged TPU-lamin…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Food Industry

Egg-unboiling machine takes on fish oil

The technology that unboiled the egg is being used to help improve people's capacity to absorb fish oil. The discovery is the latest in a growing number of breakthroughs across the globe using the Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD). Invented by Professor Colin Ras…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

VR

Oculus Quest: Beat Saber is a blast when it has no wires

A lot of people are unboxing their Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headsets this week. And the first game they’re heading for is Beat Saber, the VR rhythm game where you slice red or blue cubes with light sabers as they come at you to the beat of music.…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Astroturfing

Mowing the astroturfers

A grassroots movement is one that emerges and evolves naturally, growing new support as it does so. "Astroturfing" is the opposite of that. It is a movement support for which is bought and paid for. It has the look of a grassroots movement, but a closer inspe…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

How this 30-year-old raised $60 million for a VR firm that wants to transform the way you experience live music

When you think of use cases for virtual reality, what springs to mind? Gaming? Almost certainly. Films? Possibly. Live music? Probably not. But if Anthony Matchett gets his way, live music might just be the future of the medium. The 30-year-old is the c…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Belt and Road

Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?

Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China is building ties to some of the worlds most authoritarian, financially opaque, and economically backward countries. Rather than exposing itself to massive political, economic, and default risks, Chinese policymakers…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Brexit

Europe holds “most important” EU vote

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europeans start voting on Thursday in four days of elections to the EU parliament that will influence not just Brussels policy for the next five years but, to some extent, the very future of the Union project itself. In 2014, nationalis…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Silk Road

World Makes Way For Prince Ali As Disney’s Live Action ‘Aladdin’ Wishes Upon $175M+ Global Start

Disney’s live-action take of their 1992 half-billion grossing animated hit Aladdinfinally takes flight over the Memorial Day weekend frame, and while we’ve typically trumpeted the lofty-end of projections for most global launches, especially Disney’s, we’re g…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Animal Protection

Here are the speakers at this year’s BudX Ho Chi Minh City event

Ho Chi MinhGet to know the daytime panelists In Association with BUDX 22 May 2019 Mixmag heads to Ho Chi Minh City with BUDX from May 28 through 30, bringing together a collection of innovative and influential creative individuals to share their empowerin…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Saudi to execute prominent scholars…

Patagonia’s Best Bag Is 25% Off Right Now

Egg-unboiling machine takes on fish oil

Oculus Quest: Beat Saber is a blast when it has no wires

Mowing the astroturfers

How this 30-year-old raised $60 million for a VR firm that wants to transform the way you experience live music

Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?

Europe holds “most important” EU vote

World Makes Way For Prince Ali As Disney’s Live Action ‘Aladdin’ Wishes Upon $175M+ Global Start

Here are the speakers at this year’s BudX Ho Chi Minh City event

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