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VR

The Oculus Quest isn’t just for gaming — here are our favorite media apps

The Oculus Quest is an excellent device for VR gaming, but it's also a great headset for enjoying videos and other media. Whether it's streaming YouTube videos or watching your own videos that are stored directly on the headset, these are the best media apps …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Fortnite

Dauntless hits 4 million players mark after PS4, Xbox One, and Epic Games Store launch

Phoenix Labs announced today that Dauntless has reached 4 million total players. The free-to-play multiplayer action game had its official launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store on May 21. Until then, Dauntless had been available on PC…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Elon Musk

Tesla on course to make record deliveries in second quarter, leaked Musk e-mail says – The Globe and Mail

Tesla is on course to deliver a record number of cars in the second quarter, according to an internal email from CEO Elon Musk to staff. David Zalubowski/The Associated Press Tesla Inc is on course to deliver a record number of cars in the second quarter, b…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Silk Road

The Rising Risks — and Opportunities — Confronting Global Agriculture

The global agriculture industry is undergoing dramatic change. Shifting consumer tastes are combining with deeper supply chains and the latest technologies to create dramatic new opportunities and risks, including those from climate change. China’s Belt and R…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Palestine

Punk Rock Band Says El Al Gave Them Middle Seats After Displaying Palestinian Flag Colors

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Recycling

Philippines dismisses Canada’s plan to bring containers of garbage back by end of June – The Globe and Mail

On Wednesday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Ottawa has contracted the Canadian office of the French shipping giant Bollore Logistics to treat the waste and then bring it back to Canada before the end of June. Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Iran Liberalism

A biker, a birthday, a mystery, a harvest, a campaign

He appears just briefly in Debra Graniks acclaimed 2010 feature, Winters Bone, yet Ron Halls violent, patriarchal presence pervades this gothic tale of criminality and family values in the backwoods of the Ozarks. However, as seen in Graniks debut documentary…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Food Industry

FDA wants food expiration dates standardized with ‘best if used by’ to cut waste

While it's super convenient, here are some things you need to keep in mind about online grocery shopping? Buzz60's Natasha Abellard has the story. Buzz60 Sell by, best by and best if used by what, if anything, is the actual difference? Amy Schloerb has s…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Xi Jinping

Study attributes mysterious rise in CFC emissions to eastern Chinese manufacturing

A new study reported in Nature (Sci-Hub mirror) tracks down the origins of the mysterious rise in CFC-11, a banned ozone-depleting greenhouse gas whose rise was first reported a year ago, and blames the increase on manufacturing in eastern China. Chinese sta…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

The Queen

Four of Donald Trump’s children to join for UK state visit, meeting British royals

The apparent enthusiasm from the wider Trump family to attend mirrors the fascination of many Americans with the younger British royals.. Recent marriages and births have got extensive media coverage. Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who will attend the visit,…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

The Oculus Quest isn’t just for gaming — here are our favorite media apps

Dauntless hits 4 million players mark after PS4, Xbox One, and Epic Games Store launch

Tesla on course to make record deliveries in second quarter, leaked Musk e-mail says – The Globe and Mail

The Rising Risks — and Opportunities — Confronting Global Agriculture

Punk Rock Band Says El Al Gave Them Middle Seats After Displaying Palestinian Flag Colors

Philippines dismisses Canada’s plan to bring containers of garbage back by end of June – The Globe and Mail

A biker, a birthday, a mystery, a harvest, a campaign

FDA wants food expiration dates standardized with ‘best if used by’ to cut waste

Study attributes mysterious rise in CFC emissions to eastern Chinese manufacturing

Four of Donald Trump’s children to join for UK state visit, meeting British royals

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