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Computers in School

The Great Work: Ralph Nader on Taking Back Power from the Corporate State

Ralph Nader ran for president four times, but most people only remember when he ran against Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000. As the Green Party nominee Nader got nearly 3 million votes, 97,421 of them in Florida — a pivotal state where, after a contentious…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Big Data

Are We Sacrificing Too Much For Automation?

With the advent of computational tools for quantitative measurement and metrics, and the development of machine learning based on the big data developed by those metrics, organizations, Amazon among them, started to transition through a period of what I refer…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Julian Assange

Thanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

An awful lot happened this weeksome of it good, much of it bad, and a bit of it just plain weird. In the good news category, the Hubble Space Telescope turned 29, New York City passed a world-first law requiring owners of large buildings to reduce their clima…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Singapore

With Dyson on board, Singapore pitches hi-tech credentials to woo other electric car makers to set up shop

Published: 8:50am, 22 Apr, 2019 Updated: 8:50am, 22 Apr, 2019

bubmagApril 22, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Suffers ‘Anomaly’ During Testing at Cape Canaveral

One of SpaceXs Crew Dragon crew capsules suffered an anomaly on the launch pad at Floridas Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while testing its engines on Saturday, with Florida Today posting an image of orange plumes rising from the launchpad and noting unconf…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Buddying Up With Russia

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, will meet with Vladimir V. Putin of Russia later this month, the first summit since Mr. Kim took power in 2011. Mr. Kims travels to Russia come as negotiations over nuclear disarmament deteriorate with the United States…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Orangutan

China: ‘Belt and Road’ Projects Should Respect Rights

Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman speaks during the inaugural Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. © 2019 Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP (New York) The Chinese government should ensure the projects it finan…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Google

Google Lens may add translation and restaurant ‘filters’

There are also references to a "dining" filter that would search nearby restaurants, including popular dishes. A "shopping" filter appears to focus on more generic goods. Combined with the translation feature, it appears as if Google wants to offer a range of…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Neymar

Mbappe hat-trick as PSG celebrate title

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain celebrated winning the Ligue 1 title with a 3-1 victory against Monaco. After failing to regain their crown in the past three matches, drawing one and losing two, PSG's sixth title in the last seven sea…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

Neymar

Neymar Returns to PSG from Injury as Kylian Mbappe Notches Hat-Trick vs. Monaco

FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images Neymar returned from injury to help Paris Saint-Germain celebrate being crowned Ligue 1 champions on Sunday. Les Parisiens officially retained the title earlier in the day, thanks to Lille's goalless draw away to Toulouse. PSG marke…

bubmagApril 22, 2019

The Great Work: Ralph Nader on Taking Back Power from the Corporate State

Are We Sacrificing Too Much For Automation?

Thanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

With Dyson on board, Singapore pitches hi-tech credentials to woo other electric car makers to set up shop

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Suffers ‘Anomaly’ During Testing at Cape Canaveral

Buddying Up With Russia

China: ‘Belt and Road’ Projects Should Respect Rights

Google Lens may add translation and restaurant ‘filters’

Mbappe hat-trick as PSG celebrate title

Neymar Returns to PSG from Injury as Kylian Mbappe Notches Hat-Trick vs. Monaco

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