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Bees

The honeyed truth

The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Bengaluru has a bee in its bonnet. And a good thing too. Today, on World Bee Day, the university is flagging off a two-day workshop on bee keeping for urban enthusiasts and interested farmers. It all started …

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Virtual Reality

The State of VR Headsets in 2019: What Should You Buy?

In the last three years, virtual reality hasnt exactly set the world on fire. Even so, 2019 is shaping up to be VR’s best year ever, with new headsets that might have cracked the code on what gamers need. After all, how many people do you know with a room-sc…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Nukes

Trump’s Huawei Attack Is a Serious Mistake

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- In its struggle with China over trade and national security, the U.S. has many legitimate grievances, and a variety of weapons for seeking redress. That doesnt mean it should use all of them. The nuclear missile the U.S. just launched …

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Facebook hopes self-learning robots will improve its AI – CNET

One of Facebook's AI projects involves getting a robotic arm to use "curiosity" to learn better. James Martin/CNET Inside a small lab at Facebook's Menlo Park, California, headquarters, a black-and-red robotic arm moves back and forth but struggles to land …

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Skateboard

Hyderabad’s extreme sports park celebrates skateboarding and aggressive skating

The screech of a bike tyre on an asphalt track. The clatter of a skateboard against a wooden ramp. The ground thrumming from the bass notes of Eminems Business. Stand in the wrong place, and you might be in the way of some astonishingly fast MTB (mountain b…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

CNN exposes systematic abuse of aid in Yemen

By Sam Kiley, Sarah El Sirgany and Brice Lainé, CNN Updated 6:02 AM ET, Mon May 20, 2019 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Bani Qais, in Houthi-controlled Yemen (CNN)Issham Beshir is two years old. Sh…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Hiroshima

Survey: Americans Say President Shouldn’t Launch Nuclear Strike Without Congressional War Declaration

This story originally appeared at Center for Public Integrity. The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, investigative newsroom in Washington, D.C. More of its national security work can be found here. By Patrick Malone With rising tensio…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Belt and Road

Technology, telecom and cars dominate the 50 most valuable brands in the world

"What's in a name?" Juliet asks in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," implying a name means nothing. But marketing professionals and companies would strongly disagree with Juliet's premise, asserting that brand names and brands certainly have value. …

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Julian Assange

Sweden requests detention order for Julian Assange

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to deta…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

Water Scarcity

With Engagement and Education, Reusing Wastewater Can Become the Norm

analysisWhen it comes to developing technological solutions to the world's problems, social processes matter as much as the scientific ones. Wastewater reuse projects in various parts of the globe provide a useful example of this reality. Wastewater is water…

bubmagMay 20, 2019

The honeyed truth

The State of VR Headsets in 2019: What Should You Buy?

Trump’s Huawei Attack Is a Serious Mistake

Facebook hopes self-learning robots will improve its AI – CNET

Hyderabad’s extreme sports park celebrates skateboarding and aggressive skating

CNN exposes systematic abuse of aid in Yemen

Survey: Americans Say President Shouldn’t Launch Nuclear Strike Without Congressional War Declaration

Technology, telecom and cars dominate the 50 most valuable brands in the world

Sweden requests detention order for Julian Assange

With Engagement and Education, Reusing Wastewater Can Become the Norm

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