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Privacy Now! The Destructive Influence of Big Data Surveillance

This is our final installment of the 5G Wireless Apocalypse series. So far, we've seen how 5G will revolutionize citiesat the expense of our privacy. New Internet of Things (IoT) technologies could bring us all the benefits of the smartphone experience to the…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

eSports

Overwatch 2019 All-Star Game: Atlantic’s Top Plays, Prize Money

Mary Altaffer/Associated Press A number of the top esports players in the world met at Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California, on Thursday for the Overwatch League 2019 All-Star Game. Teams from the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions put their skills to the test…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Big Data

Average is Over, installment #437

Taking logs of computer activity, or even screenshots, and running them through big data analytics programs allows these firms to create detailed reports for executives about productivity, they claim. How employers use the data, they add, is up to them. Acco…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Greta Thunberg

TIME Highlights Young People From Around The World As “Next Generation Leaders”

TIME Magazine just named ten young people from around the world as “Next Generation Leaders.” Each person is featured in a short video and an accessible article. Apparently, it’s an annual event, and links to previous “leaders” can be found on the same page…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Greta Thunberg

TIME Highlights Young People From Around The World As “Next Generation Leaders”

TIME Magazine just named ten young people from around the world as “Next Generation Leaders.” Each person is featured in a short video and an accessible article. Apparently, it’s an annual event, and links to previous “leaders” can be found on the same page…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Orangutan

Endangered Species Day 2019: List of Most Threatened Animals and Plants in the U.S. and World

With the urgency of climate change issues coming to the fore in political and social discussion around the world, it is more pertinent than ever to remember that we share Earth with a vast array of fascinating animals and plants that not only sustain us in nu…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Belt and Road

In China’s heartland, once-flush shoppers turn cautious

ZHENGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Dressed in a smart black pantsuit behind the wheel of her pearl-white Audi, Zhao Na has come a long way from her roots in rural Henan province, in central China. The 29-year-old real estate agent cheerfully admits to having shop…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Donald Trump

Don Lemon: This could really get under Trump’s skin

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bubmagMay 17, 2019

NASDAQ

Baidu posts first quarterly loss since IPO, top exec quits

Chinese internet giant Baidu has posted its first quarterly loss since going public in 2005, and the head of its core search business resigned as the company struggles to grow sales. China's Nasdaq-listed online search leader also warned of a "challenging en…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Jack Ma says he is ‘worried’ Europe will stifle innovation with too much tech regulation

Published: 11:09am, 17 May, 2019 Updated: 11:09am, 17 May, 2019

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Privacy Now! The Destructive Influence of Big Data Surveillance

Overwatch 2019 All-Star Game: Atlantic’s Top Plays, Prize Money

Average is Over, installment #437

TIME Highlights Young People From Around The World As “Next Generation Leaders”

TIME Highlights Young People From Around The World As “Next Generation Leaders”

Endangered Species Day 2019: List of Most Threatened Animals and Plants in the U.S. and World

In China’s heartland, once-flush shoppers turn cautious

Don Lemon: This could really get under Trump’s skin

Baidu posts first quarterly loss since IPO, top exec quits

Alibaba’s Jack Ma says he is ‘worried’ Europe will stifle innovation with too much tech regulation

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