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Self-driving Vehicles

NYC’s first self-driving shuttle service launches tomorrow

The self-driving shuttles will transport passengers from the NYC Ferry stop at Dock 72 to Yards' Cumberland Gate at Flushing Avenue. The shuttles will run from 7am to 10:30pm, and for now, they'll have a safety driver and software engineer onboard. According …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Barack Obama

Trump’s Biggest and Most Dangerous Lie

In 2011 he became the best-known face of the birther movement, promoting the notion that Barack Obama was born outside the United States and thus an illegitimate president. Trump recognized an opportunity to connect with the electorate over an issue many cons…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Xi Jinping

In Trade War, China’s Hard-Line Stance Risks Economy

Mr. Xi probably believes he can outlast Mr. Trump. Mr. Xi has amassed more power than any Chinese leader since Mao, having abolished term limits. In terms of regime legitimacy, this helps Xis hold on power, said Arthur Kroeber, managing director of Gavekal D…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Hiroshima

Our nukes help us talk with US on even footing – Russian Security Council chief

Seeking a dominant position in everything, including the military domain, is part of Washington’s strategic planning, Nikolay Patrushev told journalists on Tuesday. As a nation that does not want to bend to American interests, Russia needs to be able to deter…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Machine Learning

Science at Uber: Powering Uber’s Ridesharing Technologies Through Mapping

At Uber, we take advanced research work and use it to solve real world problems. In our Science at Uber video series, Uber employees talk about how we apply data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies in our dail…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Global Warming

A Bulwark Against Reef Destruction in a Warming World

Fifty miles due north of Venezuela and 30 miles east of Curaçao is the uplifted coral reef island of Bonaire. Locals rightfully boast, of their natural treasures, including pink flamingos, iguanas on desert flatlands, a sea turtle nursery, large schools of ma…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Tech giants risk privacy probes over Alexa, Siri reviewers

Amazon had a team of thousands of workers around the world listening to Alexa audio requests with the goal of improving the software (Image source: Bloomberg) Regulators and lawmakers in the US and Europe are examining whether Google, Apple Inc. and Amazon.c…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

‘Israelis living abroad are turning their backs on the country’

The fight against antisemitism is on, and as incidents across the world continue to rise, the World Zionist Organization (WZO) is working hard to play its part in this ongoing battle. “The leading issue in the Jewish world today is antisemitism, it’s worldwi…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Amb. Dermer forms group of rabbis to bypass established organizations

Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer has established an independent group of rabbis from the three main streams of Judaism in America to bypass connections with the main groups representing these streams, according to Makor Rishon. The rabbis came to Isra…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

CCTV

Search dogs pick up the scent of missing British girl Nora Quoirin

Sniffer dogs have picked up the scent of missing London schoolgirl Nora Quoirin within 330 feet of the Dusun resort, where her family saw her last. Past the 330 feet limit, the dogs lost any trace of her . According to the local police chief, Datuk Moham…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

NYC’s first self-driving shuttle service launches tomorrow

Trump’s Biggest and Most Dangerous Lie

In Trade War, China’s Hard-Line Stance Risks Economy

Our nukes help us talk with US on even footing – Russian Security Council chief

Science at Uber: Powering Uber’s Ridesharing Technologies Through Mapping

A Bulwark Against Reef Destruction in a Warming World

Tech giants risk privacy probes over Alexa, Siri reviewers

‘Israelis living abroad are turning their backs on the country’

Amb. Dermer forms group of rabbis to bypass established organizations

Search dogs pick up the scent of missing British girl Nora Quoirin

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