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Orangutan

How Many Orangutans Are Left in the World?

Orangutans (Pongo) are shaggy-haired great apes native to Indonesia and Borneo. Considerably smaller than some of their ape cousinsranging in size from 100 to 220 pounds, as opposed to 400 pounds for fully-grown male gorillasthese primates are found in the tr…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Star Wars

Spotify launches Disney Hub so you can sing along to your favorite songs

Spotify on Wednesday unveiled a new Disney Hub, where you'll find Disney's most iconic music, from "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman to "Duck Tales Theme" by The Disney Afternoon Studio Chorus. Whatever your favorite Disney tune, chances all it'll …

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Skateboard

We are just 365 rising suns from 2020 Tokyo Olympics

From a global perspective, the international sports calendar was about as good as it gets this summer. The Women's World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup. The International Champions Cup. And some all-time performances at the tennis and golf majors. But today t…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ bursts into flames during static fire test

SpaceX’s test vehicle, a small-scale demonstration craft for some Starship components, caught fire after what appears to be a fuel leak or dump following an otherwise successful static fire test last night. It’s not clear why the craft suddenly burst into fla…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Holocaust

Radu Jude tackles a history of antisemitism with an ambitious, ironic satire

"I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians" Cast Ioana Iacob, Alexandru Dabija, Alex Bogdan, Ilinca Manolache, Serban Pavlu, Ion Rizea, Claudia Ieremia Availability Select theaters July 19 How do we reckon with history? And to what extent do w…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

Philippine Leader Lays Down Challenge to US Over South China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte challenged the United States to send a naval fleet to the archipelago under a mutual defense treaty, amid pressure to act more forcefully toward Chinese incursions in Filipino territory in the South China Sea. The outburs…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

BUK-Missile

Relatives of victims mark 5th anniversary of downing of Malaysia Airlines

A boy stands during a ceremony for 298 passengers who perished aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. A boy stands during a ceremony for 298 passengers who perished aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. Photo: Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Get…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Filter Bubble

Twitter officially launches its ‘Hide Replies’ feature, initially to users in Canada

Twitter today is beginning its test of a radical and controversial change to its service with the launch of a new “Hide Replies” feature. Effectively, this option gives users the ability to wrestle back control over a conversation they’ve started, by hiding a…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Google

Check if Your Android Device Has Been Infected by Malicious Adware

Another wave of sketchy apps has been banned from the Google Play Store. This time around, the offending apps all came from one publisher, CooTek, who has been accused by the security firm Lookout of deploying the malicious adware BeiTaAd in its apps. Accord…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

Whats Prime Day Like for Amazon Warehouse Workers? We Asked One. The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me Theyre Not Worth It Weve Never Seen a Campaign Email Subject As Thirsty As This One Nev…

bubmagJuly 17, 2019

How Many Orangutans Are Left in the World?

Spotify launches Disney Hub so you can sing along to your favorite songs

We are just 365 rising suns from 2020 Tokyo Olympics

SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ bursts into flames during static fire test

Radu Jude tackles a history of antisemitism with an ambitious, ironic satire

Philippine Leader Lays Down Challenge to US Over South China Sea

Relatives of victims mark 5th anniversary of downing of Malaysia Airlines

Twitter officially launches its ‘Hide Replies’ feature, initially to users in Canada

Check if Your Android Device Has Been Infected by Malicious Adware

Dog Facial Recognition Technology Is Finally Here

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