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Water Pollution

Viral photo appears to show a starfish with a big butt. An expert disagrees

A screenshot of the sea star. (Photo: Twitter) It's never a pleasure to be a buzzkill, especially for something so delightfully silly. But a "starfish" that went viral recently for its so-called "rear end" does not have an unusually large butt. The photo …

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

This Sad Robot Made From Random Twigs Has to Teach Itself to Get Around

Watching Boston Dynamics ATLAS robot backflip its way through a parkour course is impressive, but those seemingly effortless maneuvers actually represent thousands of hours of unseen development and testing to perfect. While this robot made from random branch…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Google Parent Alphabet’s Smart City Vision in Toronto Poses Privacy Concerns

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Skateboard

Mission Statement Episode 13: Scott Johnston

VideosAfter watching Hirokis part in Traffics, Look Left, Ricky Oyola, Kevin Coakley, Luke Malaney, Pat Stiener and George Haunschak visited Japan. View

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Paris

U.S. advances to Women’s World Cup final thanks to goalkeeping heroics – AOL

Alyssa Naeher was supposed to be the weakness. The Achilles heel. The insufficient Hope Solo replacement, the question mark, and so much more. But on Tuesday, in the biggest game of her life, she was the hero. And the U.S. is headed to the 2019 Womens World …

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Elon Musk

Tesla’s stock is soaring after it reported record-setting vehicle deliveries last quarter (TSLA)

Asa Mathat | D: All Things Digital Tesla shares jumped late Tuesday after the automaker said it delivered and produced a record number of vehicles in one quarter. Wall Street analysts have told investors in recent weeks that while this quart…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Hrant Dink

A Gaullist option for Turkey in NATO

Omer Taspinar is a professor of security studies at the National War College and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow and director of research in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. President…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

China's Strategy

Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and Beyond

As world leaders gathered for the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan this past weekend, a multitude of issues from climate to trade to technology came to the fore. Much of the focus was on U.S.-China interactions at the summit, as the two nations are locked in bot…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla Says Deliveries in Quarter Set a Record

Perhaps more worrying is that Tesla cut prices several times to stimulate sales, moves likely to hurt its bottom line. When you cut prices to hit sales targets, you dont show that you are on the path to sustained profits, said Erik Gordon, a business profess…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Solar Storm

4th of July firework colors come from different elements of the periodic table — here’s what fuels red, white, and blue stars in the sky

America is celebrating its independence this week, but there's nothing revolutionary about the way 4th of July fireworks are made. Fireworks have been built from a mix of explosive powder, chemicals, and glue for hundreds of years; the earliest fireworks s…

bubmagJuly 2, 2019

Viral photo appears to show a starfish with a big butt. An expert disagrees

This Sad Robot Made From Random Twigs Has to Teach Itself to Get Around

Google Parent Alphabet’s Smart City Vision in Toronto Poses Privacy Concerns

Mission Statement Episode 13: Scott Johnston

U.S. advances to Women’s World Cup final thanks to goalkeeping heroics – AOL

Tesla’s stock is soaring after it reported record-setting vehicle deliveries last quarter (TSLA)

A Gaullist option for Turkey in NATO

Fostering Strategic Convergence in US-India Tech Relations: 5G and Beyond

Tesla Says Deliveries in Quarter Set a Record

4th of July firework colors come from different elements of the periodic table — here’s what fuels red, white, and blue stars in the sky

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