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Drones

Saudia Arabia Says Drones Attacked Its Oil Pipelines

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Saudi Arabia said drones attacked one of its oil pipelines as other assaults targeted energy infrastructure elsewhere in the kingdom on Tuesday, shortly after Yemen’s rebels claimed a coordinated drone attack on the Sunni power…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Like a shamelessly loyal hand to Queen Cersei, Olly Robbins has returned to Brussels for more pointless Brexit talks

Technically it qualifies as a headline, but it reads more like a crude schoolboy parody of nihilistic pointlessness. Olly Robbins heads to Brussels, the BBC website reported last night. By now, the prime ministers chief EU negotiator will have arrived for wh…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Feudalism

Holly Herndon’s ‘PROTO’ Thoughtfully Challenges Our Conceptions of AI, Tradition, and Progression

PROTO Holly Herndon 4AD 10 May 2019 Spawn is a two-year-old choir singer, that is, she is an AI agent that has learned to mimic human vocals. For her third full-length PROTO, Holly Herndon features what she refers to as her "AI baby" as a part of her …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Holocaust

Rashida Tlaib attributes furor over her historically ignorant Holocaust remarks to ‘racist idiots’ – Washington Examiner

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is as indignant as she is ignorant. Racist idiots are attacking her for claiming falsely that Palestinians offered a safe haven to Jews following the Holocaust, the representative claimed Monday evening in a conversation with "La…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Android

Because fun never goes out of style

The Furby was billed as the first electronic robot toy during its initial release in 1998. The Furby heyday continues with these interactive playthings that are part stuffed animal, part robot, and all fun! New content continues to be available to the Furby w…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Cold War

Secretary of State in Russia for Talks to Include Arms Control and Iran

(MOSCOW) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday arrived in Russia for talks that are expected to focus on an array of issues including arms control and Iran. Pompeo landed in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for his first visit to Russia at a time rel…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

WhatsApp vulnerability allowed installation of spyware on smartphones

Facebook has had a tough time since the revelations of Cambridge Analytica data harvesting case came out last year. At the F8 conference this year, the chief executive Mark Zuckerberg promised to execute a “re-plumbing” job to make Facebook and its sister pla…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Cabinet Agrees to Keep Cross-Party Talks Alive: Brexit Update

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Theresa May had an unusually long Cabinet meeting, with much of it devoted to Brexit, and ministers agreed to keep going with cross-party talks. Key Developments Cabinet agrees to continue talks with opposition Labour Party 13 …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Monsanto

Watch Live: Bayer’s Billion Dollar Headache Roundup

David Knight hosts this live, Tuesday transmission to bring an alternative analysis of today’s top news stories. Bayer’s subsidiary company, the infamous Monsanto, has been hit with a $2 billion dollar loss after a third lawsuit against the company over the …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Google

Sonos finally gets Google Assistant integration

After delaying a promised 2018 arrival (while offering a beta as consolation), Google Assistant is finally arriving on select Sonos speakers. Not an earth shattering bit of news, but certainly a nice little free software upgrade for those who already own a So…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Saudia Arabia Says Drones Attacked Its Oil Pipelines

Like a shamelessly loyal hand to Queen Cersei, Olly Robbins has returned to Brussels for more pointless Brexit talks

Holly Herndon’s ‘PROTO’ Thoughtfully Challenges Our Conceptions of AI, Tradition, and Progression

Rashida Tlaib attributes furor over her historically ignorant Holocaust remarks to ‘racist idiots’ – Washington Examiner

Because fun never goes out of style

Secretary of State in Russia for Talks to Include Arms Control and Iran

WhatsApp vulnerability allowed installation of spyware on smartphones

Cabinet Agrees to Keep Cross-Party Talks Alive: Brexit Update

Watch Live: Bayer’s Billion Dollar Headache Roundup

Sonos finally gets Google Assistant integration

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