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Neymar

Mbappe: I want Neymar to stay at PSG

Kylian Mbappe says he wants Neymar to remain a Paris-Saint-Germain player, amid speculation that the forward could re-sign for Barcelona during this transfer window. According to Sky in Germany, Barcelona made a £90m offer plus two players for the Brazil for…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Electric Scooter

Are shared e-scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips

Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride-share companies promote them as an environmentally friendly choice that reduces dependence on cars. To properly assess these claims, it’s important to con…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Climate Change

Paying for climate change: the question isn’t “How?” but “Who?”

Writing in Wired, political scientist Henry Farrell points out what should be obvious: we're going to pay for climate change (that is, either we're going to rebuild the cities smashed by weather and take care of the people whose lives are ruined, or we're goi…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

The Next iPhone Might Have a Time-of-Flight Sensor—but What the Heck Is That?

As if you didnt have enough phone specs to consider when choosing a new phone, here comes another one: Smartphone cameras are now being augmented with whats called a time-of-flight or TOF sensor, as well as the standard wide-angle and telephoto lenses you mig…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

NATO

End of Missile Treaty Leaves a Major Vacuum in NATO Defense

This potential could therefore considerably restrict NATOs operational freedom of action in a conflict, they wrote, and as a result, NATOs general ability to defend itself could be seriously compromised. How to deter Russia and balance its missile deployment…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Electric Scooter

Man On Electric Scooter Suffers Severe Head Trauma After Getting Doored In Brooklyn

A man on an electric scooter suffered severe head and neck trauma after getting doored by a driver in Brooklyn early this morning, according to the NYPD. Police say the incident happened around 4:50 a.m. in the vicinity of East 94th Street and Church Avenue …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

VR

Play No Man’s Sky: Beyond in VR on August 14

No Man's Sky: Beyond is the next big update for No Man's Sky, the space exploration game from Hello Games.Among other features, this update brings No Man's Sky Virtual Reality, letting players enjoy the game in VR.The update also bri…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

The opposition in Russia can defeat Putin – but only if its message chimes with an impoverished country

This should have been a boring summer in Moscow as far as politics were concerned. Moscow city council, with elections scheduled for 8 September, is not an especially important or influential body. Real power is concentrated in the hands of Moscows popular ma…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Gundam

Applying to the Orange Innovation Challenge using Adafruit gear with @MSMakeCode

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

SpaceX

Space startup aims to launch thousands of satellite ‘cell towers’ that connect to the average phone

Ubiquitilink’s payload attached to a Cygnus cargo capsule in February | Image: NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched to the International Space Station last week carried a tiny package that could eventually lead to the smartphone you have in your pock…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Mbappe: I want Neymar to stay at PSG

Are shared e-scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips

Paying for climate change: the question isn’t “How?” but “Who?”

The Next iPhone Might Have a Time-of-Flight Sensor—but What the Heck Is That?

End of Missile Treaty Leaves a Major Vacuum in NATO Defense

Man On Electric Scooter Suffers Severe Head Trauma After Getting Doored In Brooklyn

Play No Man’s Sky: Beyond in VR on August 14

The opposition in Russia can defeat Putin – but only if its message chimes with an impoverished country

Applying to the Orange Innovation Challenge using Adafruit gear with @MSMakeCode

Space startup aims to launch thousands of satellite ‘cell towers’ that connect to the average phone

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