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Xi Jinping

Red Candle won’t be re-releasing Devotion (yet) following China controversy

Devotion developer Red Candle Games says a scandal involving an art asset that mocked Chinese president Xi Jinping, and seemingly resulted in the game's publisher Indievent having its business license revoked in China, has caused "immeasurable harm." Outlini…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Intel’s ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars

The Loihi chips are installed on a "Nahuku" board that contains from 8 to 32 Loihi chips. The Pohoiki Beach system contains multiple Nahuku boards that can be interfaced with Intel's Arria 10 FPGA developer's kit, as shown above. Pohoiki Beach will be very g…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Mental Strain of Delivering Excellent Service

PHOTO: Kate Townsend People tend to avoid feeling empathy because it requires too much mental effort, according to a study published by researchers at Penn State University and the University of Toronto, in April 2019. “Across all of the experiments, par…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Trump Administration Plans Tighter Asylum Rules at Southern Border – The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTONThe Trump administration is preparing a new rule that would dramatically limit the ability of refugees to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico.Under the rule, released online today, with limited exceptions refugees seeking asylum would have to…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Beto Wants You to Know His Ancestors Owned Slaves Too…

Democrat Amy McGrath is running against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-G.O.A.T.) in Kentucky, and so far her campaign isn't doing so well. Even the people who hate Cocaine Mitch's guts are scoffing at her. I'll let MSNBC's Kasie Hunt sum it up: Th…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Biological Warfare

Trump to Be Honored by Doctors for Disaster Preparedness in Tucson, July 20

TUCSON, Ariz., July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors for Disaster Preparedness has selected President Donald J. Trump to receive its highest honor at its 37th annual meeting to be held in Tucson, Ariz., July 19-21. The Edward Teller Award for the Defense of…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Exoskeleton

The Surge 2

First Impressions The Surge 2 is a fun, challenging sci-fi adventure with a lot of positives going for it. The world itself is drenched in atmosphere and more ambitious than what came before it. Gameplay is similarly refined, exuding a notable sharpness with…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Chinese Economy

NewsWatch: Trump takes victory lap for slowdown in Chinese economy

President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for a slowdown in the Chinese economy that he says will lead to more favorable trading terms with the worlds second-largest economy. See full story. With trade tensions escalating, here are 5 things to know about …

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Seleção

Mario Zagallo: Habitual World Cup Winner & Sculptor of Brazil’s Joga Bonito Era

Mario Zagallo is number 25 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time series. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next five weeks. It's the dream of aspiring footballers all across the globe to lift the World Cup. To be the conductor for a…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Chinese Economy

China posts slowest economic growth in 27 years; Trump touts ‘major effect’ of tariffs – INFORUM

BEIJING - China's economy decelerated to its slowest growth rate in 27 years, partly due to a slump in exports, as Beijing and Washington remain locked in a trade war that has no end in sight.The data published Monday apparently bolstered President Donald Tru…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Red Candle won’t be re-releasing Devotion (yet) following China controversy

Intel’s ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars

Mental Strain of Delivering Excellent Service

Trump Administration Plans Tighter Asylum Rules at Southern Border – The Wall Street Journal

Beto Wants You to Know His Ancestors Owned Slaves Too…

Trump to Be Honored by Doctors for Disaster Preparedness in Tucson, July 20

The Surge 2

NewsWatch: Trump takes victory lap for slowdown in Chinese economy

Mario Zagallo: Habitual World Cup Winner & Sculptor of Brazil’s Joga Bonito Era

China posts slowest economic growth in 27 years; Trump touts ‘major effect’ of tariffs – INFORUM

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