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Android

The best smart home devices you can buy right now (Summer 2018)

Worldwide sales of voice assistant smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and others continue to grow, and the same can be said of the smart home sector as a whole. The technology underpinning these products is always improving and it’s becoming increasingly aff…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Obamacare

Absurd, Shocking, Embarrassingly Bad

In the worst-case scenario, the appeals court and the Supreme Court would both use a dubious technicality to take health insurance away from an estimated 20 million people. Whatever happens, its clear that the Trump administration and some supposedly conserv…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Christianity

NC Lawmakers Reward Anti-Choice Group That Spent Taxpayer Funds Promoting God

North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) knows that the anti-choice Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship (CPCF) illegally spent $50,000 in taxpayer funds on religious propaganda instead of helping women… yet the state will continue to giv…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Yellow Vests

‘Black Vest’ protesters occupy Pantheon in Paris, demand papers for all illegal migrants (VIDEOS)

Some 200-300 undocumented migrants stormed the Pantheon – a popular tourist site and mausoleum – where the most renowned French national heroes, such as Voltaire or Victor Hugo, are buried. The majority of the protesters, who call themselves ‘Black Vests’ – …

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Virtual Reality

Stop calling Disney’s ‘Lion King’ remake a live-action movie — it’s anything but

The reviews for Disney's "Lion King" remake are here and we need to get one thing straight. "The Lion King" is not a live-action remake. A lot of reviews are referring to Disney's "The Lion King" remake as a live-action movie. It's not. Kirsten Acuna/I…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests could be indication of murky outlook for financial hub

Many in Hong Kong believe their future hinges on keeping the civil liberties, independent courts and other advantages Beijing promised to preserve for at least a half-century after Britain ceded control under an arrangement dubbed “one-country, two systems.” …

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

eSports

‘Gears 5’ Will Eliminate All Smoking Depictions in Cooperation With Youth Anti-Tobacco Org (EXCLUSIVE)

“Gears 5,” the forthcoming installment in the “Gears of Wars” third-person shooter game franchise, will be a smoke-free establishment. The game, set for Sept. 10 release, comes from Xbox Game Studios and game developer The Coalition. The decision to remove a…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

eSports

Blog: Charting the record $9.6B games investment over the past 18 months

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bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Chinese Economy

DECOUPLING: China’s exports and imports both fell in June, as higher US trade war tariffs blitzed …

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

Times Square

New York Times Book Review

Well, The New York Times just reviewed my book. 10 years ago, when my first edition was coming out, I asked my friend at the Times how to get my book reviewed. He came back and said, Its not gonna happen. I laughed. The unspoken message was clear: Youre n…

bubmagJuly 12, 2019

The best smart home devices you can buy right now (Summer 2018)

Absurd, Shocking, Embarrassingly Bad

NC Lawmakers Reward Anti-Choice Group That Spent Taxpayer Funds Promoting God

‘Black Vest’ protesters occupy Pantheon in Paris, demand papers for all illegal migrants (VIDEOS)

Stop calling Disney’s ‘Lion King’ remake a live-action movie — it’s anything but

‘Gears 5’ Will Eliminate All Smoking Depictions in Cooperation With Youth Anti-Tobacco Org (EXCLUSIVE)

Blog: Charting the record $9.6B games investment over the past 18 months

DECOUPLING: China’s exports and imports both fell in June, as higher US trade war tariffs blitzed …

New York Times Book Review

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