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The Problem Isn’t Twitter. It’s That You Care About Twitter.

Ever since Donald Trump made Twitter his preferred medium for communicating with the country, the platform has taken an outsize hold on the American imagination. Once a forum on which users could discuss the day’s news, Twitter now just as often sets the day’…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Electric Car

Jaguar Land Rover will pay you cryptocurrency to hand over driving data

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered up with cryptocurrency IOTA to add several crypto-related options to its cars. Most importantly, drivers will be able to earn cryptocurrency by allowing the car to hand over some driving data. These coins will be redeemable f…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Panda

Goodbye to the heroic pandas of the San Diego Zoo

It felt like the entire state of California, three-quarters of Nevada, and half of Arizona descended upon the San Diego Zoo earlier this month, with everyone on the same mission: to say goodbye to Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu. Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu are the stars of…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping is reportedly a ‘Game of Thrones’ fan and even talked about Westeros at a high-level international meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently a "Game of Thrones" fan, and even referenced the show at a recent meeting with foreign visitors in Beijing, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. Citing a person who was at the meeting, the SCMP reported X…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Brexit Brief: Labour may accept EU deal without promise of second referendum

The U.K.s opposition Labour Party is prepared to agree upon a cross-party Brexit deal with the Conservative Party without the promise of a second referendum attached, a senior negotiator has said, causing distress among the partys predominantly Remain-support…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Paris

Your Monday Briefing

Before Noverre, ballets amounted to spectacular entertainments. He revolutionized the art by introducing pantomime and the idea that a dance could tell stories. Early in his career, Noverre also had the distinction of serving as dancing instructor to the you…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Boeing 737max

Should Boeing Commit To New ‘797’ NMA Now, While Addressing 737 MAX Issues?

During the Q1 call last week, Boeings Chairman, President and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg was reserved addressing questions over the New Middle-of-the-Market Aircraft (NMA), also known by industry watchers as the 797. The company is rightly focused on getting the …

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Big Data

New York Today: Information About Every Voter in New York City Is Now Very Public

But just like with Facebook or Airbnb, people who click around enough can find friends, neighbors and co-workers. I already have. I looked up a neighbor and discovered that the person is a party member. I learned that two co-workers are not in any party. …

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Bees

Urban beekeeping is not saving our precious pollinators – it’s killing them

Finally, spring has sprung. Soon, bees will be buzzing about, navigating flowery meadows and city streets alike, crash-landing into nutritious blossoms. However, despite relentless Save the Bees campaigns, danger is still looming for these furry little creatu…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Singapore

PM Lee says Singapore-China relations ‘not personal to a few or to particular leaders’

BEIJING: The ongoing leadership transition in Singapore will not affect its relationship with China as ties between both countries are not personal to a few or to particular leaders, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (Apr 29). Having a continued …

bubmagApril 29, 2019

The Problem Isn’t Twitter. It’s That You Care About Twitter.

Jaguar Land Rover will pay you cryptocurrency to hand over driving data

Goodbye to the heroic pandas of the San Diego Zoo

Xi Jinping is reportedly a ‘Game of Thrones’ fan and even talked about Westeros at a high-level international meeting

Brexit Brief: Labour may accept EU deal without promise of second referendum

Your Monday Briefing

Should Boeing Commit To New ‘797’ NMA Now, While Addressing 737 MAX Issues?

New York Today: Information About Every Voter in New York City Is Now Very Public

Urban beekeeping is not saving our precious pollinators – it’s killing them

PM Lee says Singapore-China relations ‘not personal to a few or to particular leaders’

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