Getting to yes with the Taliban: How to know if current peace talks will yield a good deal
The Korean War is sometimes called Americas forgotten war but that title really now belongs to the Afghanistan conflict, soon to be 18 years old. Several hundred thousand Americans have served there since October 2001; more than 2,000 have died. The war has c…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Procurant Introduces IoT Edge Gateway for Food Industry
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procurant, a Silicon Valley startup company led by food and technology industry veterans, today announced the release of ProcurantEdge®, an IoT (Internet of Things) gateway that links remote sensing, data collection and ana…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Meet the Elves, Lithuania’s digital citizen army confronting Russian trolls
When the dark acts of the trolls became particularly harmful the elves felt they had no choice but to get together and fight back, and the fierce battle which then began has since continued with no sign of ending. Industrial scale spreading of disinformati…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
The U.S. Is Set to Roast This Week Under a Potentially Record-Setting Heat Wave
The only thing worse than the hottest time of summer is a heat wave on top of the hottest time of summer. And lo and behold, thats exactly what the eastern U.S. is to deal with. A powerful heat dome coupled with disgustingly moist air will envelop the countr…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
While the US debate heats up, why won’t the UK even talk about reparations for slavery?
As the world struggles to make its mind up about what is and isnt racist, another conversation about race and heritage is picking up again the debate over the payment of reparations. Though the push to pay a price for the damage of history never stopped, it …
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Africa: Enhancing the Contribution of Family Farmers to Sustainable Development
press releaseNew York/Rome — Family farmers need enabling public policies and legal frameworks that will "allow them to adapt and flourish in today's changing environment" and maximize their contribution to sustainable development, FAO Director-General José G…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Fairly Recently: Must- and Should-Reads, and Writings… (July 17, 2019)
Weekly Forecasting Update : July 12, 2019 : "the Fed has recognized that its hope of normalizing the Fed Funds rate in the foreseeable future is vain, and has now recognized that its confidence over the past six years that we were close to full employment was…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Luke P. Resorts to Gaslighting Through Christianity – Popdust
There have been virgin contestants, a born-again virgin Bachelor, and then a straight-up virgin Bachelor. Yet, over the past two decades, the show has refrained from airing discussions of touchy topics like religion or sex. Participants on the show have discl…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019
Lotus CEO: Every model to have electric version
Lotus on Tuesday unveiled an electric hypercar called the Evija, a 1,973-horsepower beast developed with Williams Advanced Engineering and on track for delivery in 2020. Just 130 examples will be built, but Lotus will soon follow it up with more EVs. In fact…
bubmagJuly 17, 2019