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Economic Bubble

From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Android

[Update: Winners] We’re giving away 3 Amarey A800 robot vacuums (a $199 value) [US]

We live in a wonderful time in which you can have robots vacuum your house for you and you can get them without breaking the bank. Thanks to our friends at Amarey, 3 of you will be getting a robot vacuum for everyone's favorite price: free! This contest is …

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

The Stories We Tell Our Sons About Becoming Men

I worry about Jake all the time. I worry about his ADHD, about his inability to plan, about task initiation, self-regulation, sequencing, sensory stimulation, agitation, general unresponsiveness. I worry he will autopilot through life as I become his hypervig…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Boeing 737max

Potential whistleblowers have called FAA about Boeing 737 Max

The Federal Aviation Administration has received at least four calls from potential Boeing employee whistleblowers about issues with the company's new 737 Max jetliner, CBS News has confirmed. The calls began coming in within hours of Ethiopian investigators…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Orangutan

As palm oil production ramps up in Africa, communities work to avoid problems plaguing other regions

For many consumers, palm oil has become synonymous with environmental devastation in Southeast Asia. The industry has brought mass deforestation to the region, shrunk orangutan habitat beyond recognition and compromised local livelihoods. Indonesia, in the pr…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Economic Bubble

From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito

Japan’s Emperor Akihito smiles during the spring garden party hosted by the emperor in Tokyo on April 25, 2018. Emperor Akihito has marked his 85th birthday and has said he feels relieved that his reign is coming to an end without having seen his country at w…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Grexit

Greece’s Yanis Varoufakis eyes EU job — sort of

Yanis Varoufakis has returned to the political arena even if right now his stage is a deserted square outside the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. He and around two dozen comrades have gathered here to campaign on a sunny April afternoon. They're from "Dem…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Android

Artificial intelligence should get the same ethical protections as animals

Universities across the world are conducting major research on artificial intelligence, as are organizations such as the Allen Institute, and tech companies including Google and Facebook. A likely result is that we will soon have AI approximately as cognitive…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

New York City

Metropolitan Diary: ‘I Decided to Keep Mum, and He Kept Sneaking Glances My Way’

Jimmy raises an eyebrow. A stool is offered, and the big man sits down. He hunches over on his elbows, making him more or less everyone elses height. Conversations, singing and laughter resume. The big fellow keeps to himself. He responds politely when spok…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Suspected UAE spy detained in Turkey commits suicide: State media

One of two men suspected of spying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Turkey has committed suicide in prison, state media has said. Turkey's Haberturk news website first carried the report on Monday, with senior journalist Cetiner Cetin, who broke the sto…

bubmagApril 29, 2019

From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito

[Update: Winners] We’re giving away 3 Amarey A800 robot vacuums (a $199 value) [US]

The Stories We Tell Our Sons About Becoming Men

Potential whistleblowers have called FAA about Boeing 737 Max

As palm oil production ramps up in Africa, communities work to avoid problems plaguing other regions

From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito

Greece’s Yanis Varoufakis eyes EU job — sort of

Artificial intelligence should get the same ethical protections as animals

Metropolitan Diary: ‘I Decided to Keep Mum, and He Kept Sneaking Glances My Way’

Suspected UAE spy detained in Turkey commits suicide: State media

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