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The Queen

Trump Says He Sees Trade Deal If U.K. Loses ‘Shackles’

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump landed in the U.K. for a three-day state visit at a sensitive time, with rivals jostling to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. The so-called special relationship is under strain on a range of issues, including H…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Privacy Concerns

US tech stocks drop amid fears over antitrust investigation into Alphabet

US tech stocks were dragged down Monday on fears that a US justice department antitrust investigation into Google parent Alphabet could signal additional regulatory scrutiny for the sector. The tech giants shares briefly fell into bear market territory, drop…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Virtual Reality

Bitmoji-like Facebook Avatars makes emoji stickers look like you

Facebook is preparing to trade the yellow smiley for emojis that actually look like you. Beginning Monday, June 3, Facebook Avatars allows users to create their cartoon lookalike — not unlike a Bitmoji — for using in comments, messages, and more. The feature …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

VR

Vive Pro Eye tested: Why eye-tracking is the future of VR

Four years ago, I remember sitting down in front of my PC and controlling the camera of Assassin’s Creed Rogue with nothing more than the flick of my eyeballs. Eye-tracking had arrived. Well, sort of. Back then, I had to stick an extra doodad onto the front o…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Google

‘Sign in with Apple’ protects your email and info from apps

Apple has long touted its approach to privacy as a selling point, and at WWDC, it revealed more privacy-oriented features. It's offering a Sign in with Apple option for apps and services it says provides "fast, easy sign in without the tracking" that other lo…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Google

Apple Maps gets a much-needed revamp

Back when Apple Maps debuted, it was often derided for lacking a lot of detail, especially when compared to Google Maps. Now, with iOS13, that appears to be changing. At WWDC, iOS lead Craig Federighi showed off a new Apple Maps that is much more detailed, mo…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Elon Musk

Terminator 2, but with Sylvester Stallone instead of Arnie

“Might delete later,” adds The Fakening, creator of the abomination. Previously: Elon Musk but with Elizabeth Holmes’ eyes. As Theresa May continues to pilot the United Kingdom toward a catastrophic, epochal collision with the Brexit iceberg -- even as her m…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Black Hole

What We Know About the Disaster That Made Picard Quit Starfleet

Star Trek: Picard is set decades after the unthinkable: a disillusioned Jean-Luc Picard, former captain of the Enterprise, has left Starfleet, the fabled organization that represents his highest ideals. But in order to figure out why, we need to turn to what …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Julian Assange

YouTube jackass sentenced to prison for giving homeless man an Oreo filled with toothpast

Spanish YouTube sensation Kanghua Ren (aka ReSet) thought it would be funny to give a homeless man an Oreo cookie with a toothpaste filling. The video showed the man eating the cookie and vomiting afterwards. Many people who watched the video were disgusted …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Water Scarcity

Combination of water scarcity and inflexible demand puts world’s river basins at risk

Nearly one-fifth of the world's population lives in a stressed water basin where the next climate change-driven incident could threaten access to an essential resource for agriculture, industry and life itself, according to a paper by University of California…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Trump Says He Sees Trade Deal If U.K. Loses ‘Shackles’

US tech stocks drop amid fears over antitrust investigation into Alphabet

Bitmoji-like Facebook Avatars makes emoji stickers look like you

Vive Pro Eye tested: Why eye-tracking is the future of VR

‘Sign in with Apple’ protects your email and info from apps

Apple Maps gets a much-needed revamp

Terminator 2, but with Sylvester Stallone instead of Arnie

What We Know About the Disaster That Made Picard Quit Starfleet

YouTube jackass sentenced to prison for giving homeless man an Oreo filled with toothpast

Combination of water scarcity and inflexible demand puts world’s river basins at risk

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