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Biological Warfare

James Marsden Eyed For Stephen King Adaptation ‘The Stand’ At CBS All Access

James Marsden is circling the role of Stu Redman In The Stand, the CBS Studios/CBS All Access limited series adaptation of the classic Stephen King horror novel. Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) is directing the nine episode arc that hes scripted with Ben …

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Yay, for AI: Autonomous pizza-delivery robots. Nay for AI: Big Brother is real and it’s powered by neural networks

Roundup If you wanna know what's been happening in AI this week beyond what we've already covered, here's a quick roundup... Waymo Open Dataset: Self-driving-car dreamer Waymo is planning to release a data set collected from sensors on its autonomous vehicle…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Animal Protection

Black bears are frequently killed across the country when they live closely to humans, but the practice is often unnecessary and can be avoided

When Oregon state officials killed a black bear that had become "too habituated" with humans on June 13, people across the nation expressed outrage. Many questioned why the animal wasn't relocated, while others found irony in the fact that the animal was only…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Plastic Pollution

A Strange New Blend of Rock and Plastic Is Forming on a Portuguese Island

If you go to the beach, youre likely to see some form of plastic pollution scattered in the waves or sprinkled among the sand grains. A bottle cap fragment here, a transparent piece of packaging there. But researchers have identified a new, and perhaps more p…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Android

Using artificial intelligence to combat acne

Nobody wants to be called in to see the doctor and find a robot wearing a white coat. You may not have to worry your GP will be replaced by a droid anytime soon, but artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in health care, diagnostics and the delive…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Boeing 737max

Routes: Business class sale, Unusual United flights, Alaska-Aer Lingus, Delta, Qantas, Spirit, more – Chron

Business class seats on Air Italy are on sale. Business class seats on Air Italy are on sale. Photo: Air Italy Business class seats on Air Italy are on sale. Business class seats on Air Italy are on sale. Photo: Air Italy Routes: B…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Mitch McConnell is the second worst human being on the planet

Did you hear what the disgusting, reprehensible, thieving hack who currently serves as Senate Majority Leader said the other day about reparations for slavery? The House Judiciary Committee was getting ready to hold hearings for the first time in the history …

bubmagJune 22, 2019

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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s best advice for college graduates in 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremonies for both Stanford University and Tulane University this year. His speeches reflected on the themes of accepting responsibility, having the courage to listen to …

bubmagJune 22, 2019

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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s best advice for college graduates in 2019 (AAPL)

A central theme of Cook's Stanford commencement speech was the importance of accepting responsibility. Cook didn't mention any specific tech companies by name. But his remarks about data breaches, privacy violations, fake news, hate speech, and "false mira…

bubmagJune 22, 2019

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The best and worst platforms for DTR convos, ranked

To send or not to send the carefully composed text? It's a question many a love-seeking youth has asked themselves in an age in which swiping leads to texting leads to hanging out leads to banging leads to ... who the heck knows? Yep, we're talking about the …

bubmagJune 22, 2019

James Marsden Eyed For Stephen King Adaptation ‘The Stand’ At CBS All Access

Yay, for AI: Autonomous pizza-delivery robots. Nay for AI: Big Brother is real and it’s powered by neural networks

Black bears are frequently killed across the country when they live closely to humans, but the practice is often unnecessary and can be avoided

A Strange New Blend of Rock and Plastic Is Forming on a Portuguese Island

Using artificial intelligence to combat acne

Routes: Business class sale, Unusual United flights, Alaska-Aer Lingus, Delta, Qantas, Spirit, more – Chron

Mitch McConnell is the second worst human being on the planet

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s best advice for college graduates in 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s best advice for college graduates in 2019 (AAPL)

The best and worst platforms for DTR convos, ranked

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