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eSports

Three ways brands can win at next year’s Fortnite World Cup

The Fortnite World Cup not only drew a sold-out crowd to Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York last weekend, it attracted 2 million people to live-stream the event to see who would win the $30 million in prize money. The 16-year-old winner Kyle Giersdorf took home …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Water Pollution

Teen Invents Clever Way To Clear Up The Plastic That’s Clogging Oceans

Image via ShutterstockAn Irish teenager has discovered a new technique to extract microplastics from the increasingly polluted oceans. Fionn Ferreira, who lives in the remote coastal hometown of Ballydehob, felt compelled to find a solution to rescue the wor…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Drones

Watch how this gifted dog groomer creates trust with a barking hostile dog

This video of a dog groomer deftly nurturing a bond of trust with a dog who's feeling very hostile, very defensive, and very much like biting and barking -- wow, it's something to behold. She's so talented. Not sure where the original video came from, or …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch delayed to replace ‘suspect valve’ – CNET

Elon Musk wants to recycle even more parts of SpaceX rockets. SpaceX SpaceX's workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9, has had a pretty successful year of launches. With seven flights and seven successful landings under its belt, SpaceX is gearing up for Number 8 wi…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Privacy Concerns

7 innovative ideas for protecting data privacy

Following the increase in data breaches, including the recent hack targeting financial services firm Capital One, privacy concerns continue to rise. Information protection is a rapidly-changing field, with individuals and businesses turning to new methods of …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Drones

Card Tricks: ‘How To Flick a Card Boomerang’ [VIDEO]

Kid Icarus isn’t especially rare, but one in its original case is. And it’s expected to fetch ten grand at auction, reports the Reno Gazette Journal. Scott Amos found the game in the attic of his childhood home in Reno this past Mother’s Day after his mom ask…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Paris

Photos of the Week: Vegas Grasshoppers, Poultry Inspection, Eagle Eyes

The Pan American Games in Peru, a 3D-printed prosthetic arm in Australia, a baby Sumatran elephant in Indonesia, paddle-boarding pups in the U.K., the Tour de France in Paris, U.S. Democratic presidential debates in Detroit, Vladimir Putin in a submersible, a…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Nukes

North Korea increases pressure with latest missile launches

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired missiles for the third time in eight days on Friday, a series of launches that analysts say are designed to improve military capabilities and pressure the United States and South Korea as they seek to restart denuclearizati…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Apple suspends program in which humans review users’ Siri queries – Axios

Driving the news: The issue came to light after a Guardian report last week that Apple contractors had been privy to all sorts of conversations, including couples having sex and people at doctors' appointments, as part of their work "grading" Siri's response …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Protectionism

Pompeo rips into China as Trump slaps new tariffs on Beijing

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticised China for what he described as predatory trade practices and human rights abuses that harm economic development. Serving up a sharp rebuke on China's drive into Southeast Asia, Pompeo said on Friday: "We're no…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Three ways brands can win at next year’s Fortnite World Cup

Teen Invents Clever Way To Clear Up The Plastic That’s Clogging Oceans

Watch how this gifted dog groomer creates trust with a barking hostile dog

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch delayed to replace ‘suspect valve’ – CNET

7 innovative ideas for protecting data privacy

Card Tricks: ‘How To Flick a Card Boomerang’ [VIDEO]

Photos of the Week: Vegas Grasshoppers, Poultry Inspection, Eagle Eyes

North Korea increases pressure with latest missile launches

Apple suspends program in which humans review users’ Siri queries – Axios

Pompeo rips into China as Trump slaps new tariffs on Beijing

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