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Virtual Reality

Apple’s [AR]T Walk Showcases the Potential of a New Medium

Augmented reality (AR), the less enveloping sibling of virtual reality, infuses the real world with imaginative additions. Often viewed through wearable lenses or through the screen of a smartphone, AR pits fantastical scenes alongside actual passersby and pr…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Water Scarcity

In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Yesterday morning in Geneva, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on climate change and land. The land provides the food, feed, fibre, fuel and freshwater without which human society and its economy could not exis…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Scotland

Our Islamophobia definition is no backdoor blasphemy law – the government must stop dawdling and take it on board

When the Labour Party rejected, and attempted to redefine, the IHRA definition of antisemitism, it was not only patronising and lacking in self-awareness, but also sent out an awful message that the Labour party was not ready to listen or trust British Jews w…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Protectionism

There’s another trade war brewing over milk, oil

By Eko Listiyorini and Yoga RusmanaWhile the world focuses on the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S., another spat has been brewing between commodity giant Indonesia and the European Union. Indonesia, the top producer of the world’s most-used veget…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Court Slams Facebook, Allows Privacy Class Action Worth Billions

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg just had their ears boxed by the 9th US circuit Court of Appeals regarding privacy concerns related to Facebook’s facial recognition technology. The decision by the court opens the possibility of a massive Facebook class action la…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Court Slams Facebook, Allows Privacy Class Action Worth Billions

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg just had their ears boxed by the 9th US circuit Court of Appeals regarding privacy concerns related to Facebook's facial recognition technology. The decision by the court opens the possibility of a massive Facebook class action la…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Cold War

As arms treaty fails, big powers risk new missile race

LONDON (Reuters) - For those who worried about the risk of the Cold War ending in catastrophe, the early- to mid-1980s were the most alarming period since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, paranoia and alarm about the adversa…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Drones

This drone shrinks mid-flight to squeeze through small spaces

Drones have become widespread in photography and filmmaking, and their applications keep growing. Researchers at UC Berkeleys High Performance Robotics Laboratory (HiPeRLab) have created a drone that shrinks mid-flight so it can squeeze through small spaces. …

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Scotland

Brooke Houts’ animal abuse breaks the ‘perfect’ YouTuber illusion – yet our kids are still fooled

As a parent in the summer holidays, there are certain activities that youll let your children do for nine hours straight without feeling compelled to intervene, and others that you simply wont. Reading books? How edifying! Making art? Very creative! Swingball…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Climate Change

Fighting Climate Change on the Farm

The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reinforces our anxiety. It warns of declines in food yields, instability in food supplies, increased soil erosion and threats to water availability in coming decades. The glob…

bubmagAugust 9, 2019

Apple’s [AR]T Walk Showcases the Potential of a New Medium

In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Our Islamophobia definition is no backdoor blasphemy law – the government must stop dawdling and take it on board

There’s another trade war brewing over milk, oil

Court Slams Facebook, Allows Privacy Class Action Worth Billions

Court Slams Facebook, Allows Privacy Class Action Worth Billions

As arms treaty fails, big powers risk new missile race

This drone shrinks mid-flight to squeeze through small spaces

Brooke Houts’ animal abuse breaks the ‘perfect’ YouTuber illusion – yet our kids are still fooled

Fighting Climate Change on the Farm

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