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Trade War

U.S. to Clamp Down on Iranian Oil Sales, Risking Rise in Gasoline Prices

Middle Eastern oil executives are doubtful Saudi Arabia will immediately decide to pump more oil in part because of frustration over the administrations surprise decision last fall to issue sanction waivers, an action that caused oil prices to plummet below $…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

NATO

State Department to End Sanctions Waivers for Nations Importing Iranian Oil, Sources Say

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, officials said Sunday. Secretary of State…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Big Data

Get certified in machine learning and data science for just $35

Using machine learning and big data, scientists are discovering actionable insights at an unforeseen rate. Practically every industry is chomping at the bit for talent in the field. Thankfully, all it takes to enter this exciting arena is dedication. This ce…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Computers in School

The Great Work: Ralph Nader on Taking Back Power from the Corporate State

Ralph Nader ran for president four times, but most people only remember when he ran against Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000. As the Green Party nominee Nader got nearly 3 million votes, 97,421 of them in Florida — a pivotal state where, after a contentious…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Big Data

Are We Sacrificing Too Much For Automation?

With the advent of computational tools for quantitative measurement and metrics, and the development of machine learning based on the big data developed by those metrics, organizations, Amazon among them, started to transition through a period of what I refer…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Julian Assange

Thanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

An awful lot happened this weeksome of it good, much of it bad, and a bit of it just plain weird. In the good news category, the Hubble Space Telescope turned 29, New York City passed a world-first law requiring owners of large buildings to reduce their clima…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Singapore

With Dyson on board, Singapore pitches hi-tech credentials to woo other electric car makers to set up shop

Published: 8:50am, 22 Apr, 2019 Updated: 8:50am, 22 Apr, 2019

bubmagApril 22, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Suffers ‘Anomaly’ During Testing at Cape Canaveral

One of SpaceXs Crew Dragon crew capsules suffered an anomaly on the launch pad at Floridas Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while testing its engines on Saturday, with Florida Today posting an image of orange plumes rising from the launchpad and noting unconf…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Buddying Up With Russia

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, will meet with Vladimir V. Putin of Russia later this month, the first summit since Mr. Kim took power in 2011. Mr. Kims travels to Russia come as negotiations over nuclear disarmament deteriorate with the United States…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Orangutan

China: ‘Belt and Road’ Projects Should Respect Rights

Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman speaks during the inaugural Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. © 2019 Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP (New York) The Chinese government should ensure the projects it finan…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

U.S. to Clamp Down on Iranian Oil Sales, Risking Rise in Gasoline Prices

State Department to End Sanctions Waivers for Nations Importing Iranian Oil, Sources Say

Get certified in machine learning and data science for just $35

The Great Work: Ralph Nader on Taking Back Power from the Corporate State

Are We Sacrificing Too Much For Automation?

Thanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

With Dyson on board, Singapore pitches hi-tech credentials to woo other electric car makers to set up shop

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Suffers ‘Anomaly’ During Testing at Cape Canaveral

Buddying Up With Russia

China: ‘Belt and Road’ Projects Should Respect Rights

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