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Predicting Bus Delays with Machine Learning

Posted by Alex Fabrikant, Research Scientist, Google Research Hundreds of millions of people across the world rely on public transit for their daily commute, and over half of the world's transit trips involve buses. As the world's cities continue growing, com…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Astroturfing

Trolls target online polls following first Democratic presidential debate

Users from pro-Trump communities on 4chan and Reddit implored fellow members to vote for lower-polling candidates in online polls, specifically Tulsi Gabbard and Bill de Blasio, in the hours after Wednesdays Democratic debate a sign that digital manipulation …

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Putin

Putin says oil output deal helped stabilize world markets

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A deal between OPEC and other oil producers to curb oil output has played a positive role in stabilizing oil markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying in an interview on Thursday. Asked in the interview with the Finan…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Fortnite

There’s A Flappy Bird Battle Royale Game Now, And It’s Good

Flappy Royale, released today in beta on mobile and PC by game designers Orta Therox, Em Lazer-Walker, and Zach Gage, seems like a lot of things: clever, opportunistic, a joke. But its also fun. Inspired by the 2013 mobile sensation Flappy Bird, Flappy Royal…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Xi Jinping

Trump’s own brand of diplomacy is on display at G20. How will it fare with Valdimir Putin, Xi Jinping?

Off to Japan's G-20 summit, Donald Trump says "the Mueller thing never stops," reacting to Robert Mueller's expected testimony. Reporters asking about a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Trump replied: "what I say to him is none of your business." (June 26) AP, …

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Resist@Google: Doc Shows Company Encourages Employees to Stage Anti-Trump Protests

Google employees are encouraged to stage protests against the policies of US President Donald Trump, a document unearthed by Project Veritas shows. The internal document, titled “The Beginner’s Guide to Protesting (#GooglersUnite)” and made public Thursday, …

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Riots

‘History repeats itself’: LGBTQ elders discuss how Stonewall impacted their organizing during the AIDS crisis

'History repeats itself': LGBTQ elders discuss how Stonewall impacted their organizing during the AIDS crisis

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Giant Copper Beech Tree Planted By Teddy Roosevelt Has Been Chopped Down

A "lost" Bible belonging to Abraham Lincoln that's now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois may shed new light on his religious beliefs (or lack thereof), which scholars continue to debate. The Ladies of …

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Christianity

Unemployment rates vary among religious groups, govt lists plans for employability of minorities

The ministry tabled religion-wise figures for four major religious groups Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism for both genders and in rural and urban India. Across the urban-rural and gender divides, unemployment rates vary among religious groups. This…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Social Good Summit 2019 announced: Tickets now available

The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals nearly four years ago, charting a course to address the worlds most serious challenges and to see major results by 2030. To reach this deadline, well need to come together as global citizens in th…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Predicting Bus Delays with Machine Learning

Trolls target online polls following first Democratic presidential debate

Putin says oil output deal helped stabilize world markets

There’s A Flappy Bird Battle Royale Game Now, And It’s Good

Trump’s own brand of diplomacy is on display at G20. How will it fare with Valdimir Putin, Xi Jinping?

Resist@Google: Doc Shows Company Encourages Employees to Stage Anti-Trump Protests

‘History repeats itself’: LGBTQ elders discuss how Stonewall impacted their organizing during the AIDS crisis

Giant Copper Beech Tree Planted By Teddy Roosevelt Has Been Chopped Down

Unemployment rates vary among religious groups, govt lists plans for employability of minorities

Social Good Summit 2019 announced: Tickets now available

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