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Cold War

Five pivotal ‘firsts’ in the Cold War-era space race – The Loop

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Anyone old enough to remember will likely tell you exactly where they were when NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong declared those words as he stepped foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. …

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

CCTV

Insider Intelligence: How the Cloud Can Transform your Business

Many of you have been in the security industry long enough to recall when a CCTV system involved Vidicon tubes, solder-on auto-iris connectors (thumb-burners), metal wall brackets and VCRs. We watched the products change and advance from 240 TVL to an almost…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Riots

Break Stuff explores the riots, mosh pits, and misplaced nostalgia of Woodstock ’99

In 1990, a groundbreaking exhibit by artist Robert Mapplethorpe arrived at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center and practically turned the city upside down. The Perfect Moment was a collection of 175 black-and-white photographs shot in Mapplethorpes signat…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

VR

The Oculus Go VR headset is $40 off for Prime Day

TL;DR: The immersive Oculus Go VR headset is a completely unique way to play you can get one during Prime Day for just $209 (a $40 savings). VR headsets are still a bit of a new contender in the gaming landscape therefore, they dont go on sale very often (a…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Iran Liberalism

|Radiating Insecurity” Will Europe Stand with “US Hooliganism”, or Stand by Its Treaty Obligations to Iran?

Since the Iranian revolution took power in 1979, the world stood against Iran because it is an Islamic Republic, unwilling to acknowledge and bow to US dominance of the Middle East and the entire world. I say the world because the revolution was followed by t…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Chinese Economy

European markets slightly firmer after doubts over slowing Chinese economy

LONDON: European stock markets were slightly firmer on Monday (Jul 15), mostly posting modest gains after initial doubts on news that China's economy grew at its weakest pace in nearly three decades as US President Donald Trump's trade war hit home. Wall Str…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Virtual Reality

Can VR help treat schizophrenia? Researchers launch trial with more than 400 patients.

A major clinical trial for mental health treatment just kicked off in the UK and it involves virtual reality. Organized by VR therapy outfit gameChange, the government-funded program seeks to find out if VR can help people affected by schizophrenia and othe…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Black Hole

I’m begging you: Stop donating canned goods to food banks

COMMENT Its been two years since the Post published the above video, which has subsequently been seen millions of times around the world. Thousands of good people have heard my call to put down the can and pick up the credit card, all in the service of the n…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Xi Jinping

Analyst says Huawei on track to sell 260 million units in 2019

According to well-known analyst Guo Minghao, Huawei is on track to sell 260 million phones in 2019. That would see the Chinese tech giant exceed the original projection of 250 million units for the year. In spite of being placed on the U.S. Entity List back …

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Blockchain

Facebook’s testimony to congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss

The head of Facebook’s blockchain subsidiary Calibra David Marcus released his prepared testimony before congress for tomorrow and Wednesday, explaining that “The Libra Association expects that it will be licensed, regulated, and subject to supervisory oversi…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Five pivotal ‘firsts’ in the Cold War-era space race – The Loop

Insider Intelligence: How the Cloud Can Transform your Business

Break Stuff explores the riots, mosh pits, and misplaced nostalgia of Woodstock ’99

The Oculus Go VR headset is $40 off for Prime Day

|Radiating Insecurity” Will Europe Stand with “US Hooliganism”, or Stand by Its Treaty Obligations to Iran?

European markets slightly firmer after doubts over slowing Chinese economy

Can VR help treat schizophrenia? Researchers launch trial with more than 400 patients.

I’m begging you: Stop donating canned goods to food banks

Analyst says Huawei on track to sell 260 million units in 2019

Facebook’s testimony to congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss

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