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Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia will allow women over 21 to travel without permission of male guardianship

In another blow to its guardianship laws, a series of royal decrees published by Saudi Arabia’s state media on Friday allow women 21 and older to get a passport and travel without permission from male family members. It’s unclear if any hurdles might remain …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Blockchain

Early bird pricing ends next week for TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019

Here are five words youll never hear spring from the mouth of an early stage startupper. I dont mind paying more. We feel you, and thats why were letting you know that the price of admission to TC Sessions Enterprise 2019, which takes place on September 5, go…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Gundam

New Products 7/31/19 Featuring #Adafruit #PyRuler – Engineer Reference Ruler w/ #CircuitPython! (Video)

Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode program…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Ukrainian Revolution

Examining Trends in Political Unrest and Allegations of Interpol Abuse

The first post in this series noted that allegations of Interpol abuse have been increasing even faster than the number of Red Notices published by Interpol, and that, while the data published by the Commission for the Control of Interpols Files (the…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Donald Trump

Trump appears to defend Kim Jong Un on missile launches

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bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Electric Scooter

There’s now a Razer electric SUV, of course

For the gamer who has everything, we present to you the NIO ES6 Night Explorer Limited Edition, the unholy offspring of a Razer gaming laptop and an electric SUV. It has some of the features you'd expect from a Razer product like neon green branding and Chrom…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

NATO

The end of the Reagan-era INF treaty could start a US-Russia arms race, critics say

Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections and helped Donald Trump win. We look back at history and ask: Will they do it again? Just the FAQs, USA TODAY WASHINGTON An era in arms control ended Friday with the formal unraveling of the 1987 Interm…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Android

Google’s Pixel Phones Will Soon Be Able to Speak to 911 Operators

Google’s Duplex feature on Android phones can be a lifesaver if you just don’t have time to call and set up a reservation for yourself. A similar feature coming to select Android phones could be a real lifesaver, though. Automated 911 calls will soon be able …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

When did Barack Obama become a Republican?

When did Barack Obama become a Republican? I'm asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detroit, support for policy positions like the public option, comprehensive immigration reform and trade agreements are now dismissed as "Republican…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Joe Biden and the Perils of Bipartisanship

The Democratic presidential campaign playbook has, for decades, included grand promises to reach out to the GOP to solve the nation’s ills. In 2020, some candidates are throwing that playbook out the window. “If the Republicans are going to try to block us …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Saudi Arabia will allow women over 21 to travel without permission of male guardianship

Early bird pricing ends next week for TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019

New Products 7/31/19 Featuring #Adafruit #PyRuler – Engineer Reference Ruler w/ #CircuitPython! (Video)

Examining Trends in Political Unrest and Allegations of Interpol Abuse

Trump appears to defend Kim Jong Un on missile launches

There’s now a Razer electric SUV, of course

The end of the Reagan-era INF treaty could start a US-Russia arms race, critics say

Google’s Pixel Phones Will Soon Be Able to Speak to 911 Operators

When did Barack Obama become a Republican?

Joe Biden and the Perils of Bipartisanship

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