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The 11 creepiest technologies that exist today

The 21st century is a great time to be alive. We drive electric cars, we’re curing diseases with CRISPR, and we’ll soon be returning to the moon in rockets more reusable than the Space Shuttle ever was. But it’s not all silicon and sunshine – our future has …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Elon Musk

The 11 creepiest technologies that exist today

Once the stuff of science fiction, sophisticated brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are becoming a reality. And like many of the leading technologies in the news, this one is also being developed by real-world Tony Stark, Elon Musk. Neuralink is working to de…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Kate Holmquist: Highlights from a career in journalism

Kate Holmquist who died this weekend aged 62 began writing for The Irish Times in 1985. Kate (or, earlier in her career, Kathryn) wrote on a range of subjects, specialising at different times in the arts, social affairs and education coverage. Over more tha…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Electric Scooter

Audi takes a one-handed approach to last mile e-scooting

There are many electric kickscooters to buy or hire and, with a few notable exceptions such as the Uno Bolt Mini and the CityRabbit, they pretty much all follow the same basic design blueprint. They have two wheels, a deck that's home to a battery bank, a rea…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Russia accuses the US of election meddling and sparking anti-Putin protests and we’ve gone to plaid now [Ironic]

BitwiseShift:Redh8t: What. The. F*ck?Oh, it's Newsweek..wtf? The map posted on the embassy website-as part of a travel warning for U.S. citizens in Moscow-did have a message below the depicted protest route, which read: "Meetup at any of the indicated spots.…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

CCTV

More than 160 police hunt for British school girl, 15, missing in Malaysia

Mirror 06th Aug 2019 15:20:06 GMT +0300 Police are using sniffer dogs to search for the missing 15-year-old. (REUTERS) The family of a 15-year-old London schoolgirl who went missing from a nature resort in Malaysia say they believe she was…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Trade War

Trump says U.S. economy ‘in a very strong position’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, saying the United States was “in a very strong position,” a day after his administration ratcheted up tensions by labeling Beijing a curre…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

‘Unacceptable’: US warns Turkey of operation in northern Syria

The United States has warned that any Turkish operation in northern Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer. On Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tu…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Neymar

PSG Preparing €60m Bid for Paulo Dybala Regardless of Neymar Sale

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to submit a 60m bid for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, even if Neymar's move to Barcelona is not completed - according to a report in France. Dybala was recently in talks with Manchester United over a swap deal involving Rom…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Black Hole

Patagonia’s New Bag Collection is Made From 10 Million Recycled Plastic Bottles

Patagonia continues to school brands everywhere on how to both be highly-coveted and good to the planet. The Californian outdoor brand has launched a new range dubbed Black Hole Bag, a selection of twenty-five bags made from 10 million recycled plastic bottle…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

The 11 creepiest technologies that exist today

Kate Holmquist: Highlights from a career in journalism

Audi takes a one-handed approach to last mile e-scooting

Russia accuses the US of election meddling and sparking anti-Putin protests and we’ve gone to plaid now [Ironic]

More than 160 police hunt for British school girl, 15, missing in Malaysia

Trump says U.S. economy ‘in a very strong position’

‘Unacceptable’: US warns Turkey of operation in northern Syria

PSG Preparing €60m Bid for Paulo Dybala Regardless of Neymar Sale

Patagonia’s New Bag Collection is Made From 10 Million Recycled Plastic Bottles

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