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Big Data

Huawei Kunpeng 920 Targets ‘Big Data’ Computing

Image credit: Huawei Huawei unveiled a new chip, called Kunpeng 920, aimed at the data center market. The chip is expected to help reduce Chinas reliance on exports of chips from American companies amidst the ongoing trade dispute between China and the Unite…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Black Hole

Astronomers Make Movie of Black Hole Spinning Like a Top

Scientists around the world were able to create a short visualization of an active black hole wobbling like a top, according to a new paperan important observation for the field. Black holes might seem like cosmic vacuum cleaners, but as they suck up matter …

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Pompeo’s Risible Yemen Lies

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Pompeo once again defended the indefensible war on Yemen and U.S. support for it in typical dishonest fashion: Airplanes flying through King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh are at risk, and the United…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

The Queen

Kate is made a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on her eight wedding anniversary

The Duchess of Cambridge has received the Queen's highest seal of approval as she's made a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Buckingham Palace made the announcement on Kate's eighth wedding anniversary to Prince William, 36. Awards under the R…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

The Queen

Queen makes Duchess of Cambridge ‘Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order’ on eighth wedding anniversary

The Queen has made the Duchess of Cambridge a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Duchess, who is celebrating her eighth wedding anniversary with Prince William today, has been awarded the new honour for "servi…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Cold War

SIPRI: Global military spending ‘highest since Cold War’

Global military expenditure reached its highest level last year since the end of the Cold War, mainly fueled by increased spending in the United States and China, the world's two biggest economies, a leading defence think-tank has said. In its annual report…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Xi Jinping

Tsinghua law professor who criticized Xi Jinping barred from leaving China

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Panda

Panda Cam Goes Dark, Exhibit Closes As Zoo Readies Pandas For Return Trip To China

The San Diego Zoo will officially close its panda habitat and Panda Cam on Monday as it prepares its last two giant pandas for repatriation to China. The zoo first acquired giant pandas more than 30 years ago through a loan program with the Chinese governmen…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

AR-15

[NRA 2019] Dead Air’s Ultimate Silencer Host AR-15

In this episode of TFBTVs NRAAM 2019 coverage, James Reeves is at the Silencer Shop booth with reps from Dead Air, TriArc, and Silencer Shop to talk about the new Dead Air AR-15, which is a premium-tier AR-15 that has been designed specifically to run suppres…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

The Greatest Love of All Might Just Come From A… Robot?

All you need is love,I want to know what love is, I want you to show me, Foreigner sang. Bad Company crooned: Im ready for love. Oh baby, Im ready for love... These lyrics comprise but a drop in the bucket when it comes to the vast number of odes…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Huawei Kunpeng 920 Targets ‘Big Data’ Computing

Astronomers Make Movie of Black Hole Spinning Like a Top

Pompeo’s Risible Yemen Lies

Kate is made a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on her eight wedding anniversary

Queen makes Duchess of Cambridge ‘Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order’ on eighth wedding anniversary

SIPRI: Global military spending ‘highest since Cold War’

Tsinghua law professor who criticized Xi Jinping barred from leaving China

Panda Cam Goes Dark, Exhibit Closes As Zoo Readies Pandas For Return Trip To China

[NRA 2019] Dead Air’s Ultimate Silencer Host AR-15

The Greatest Love of All Might Just Come From A… Robot?

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