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Monsanto

Shareholders rebuke Bayer bosses over Monsanto-linked stock rout

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer shareholders on Friday cast a vote of disapproval of the German drugmaker’s top management amid anger over a stock price slump as litigation risks mount from the $63 billion takeover of seed maker Monsanto. A Bayer spokesman said…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Super Heroes

People are out here gaming their bladders to make it through Avengers: Endgame

Having waited two entire months for a new Marvel movie to hit theaters, people dont want to miss a single second of Avengers: Endgames 181 minutes. The only problem is that, while immersed in a fantastical world filled with super-powered heroes, audiences all…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Putin

F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations

Mr. Wrays warnings came after the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, that laid out in hundreds of pages of detail the interference and influence campaign carried out by Russian operatives in the 2016 election. While American officials have…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Cold War

Arma 3 returns to the ’80s in its first “Creator DLC” next week

There’s a major new Arma 3 expansion launching on Monday, April 29th, bringing the military sim back to its cold war roots. Impressively large as it looks, Global Mobilization isn’t by Bohemia Interactive, but the first release in their new “Creator DLC” prog…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Virtual Reality

A Chandelier Guaranteed To Make Some Retro Game Hardware Collectors Wince

If there’s one thing our community is good at, it’s re-imagining redundant old hardware, particularly in the field of classic gaming consoles and their peripherals. Dead consoles have become new ones, Powergloves have ventured into virtual reality, and light …

bubmagApril 26, 2019

VR

Why are people still giving Magic Leap money?

If Magic Leap fails, the skeptics will at least have to admire the AR startup’s keen ability to raise vast amounts of capital. The company announced today that it has locked down another $280 million in a deal with Japan’s largest mobile operator, Docomo. Th…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Rebuking Trump, 50th Community Affirms ‘Refugees Welcome’ With New Resolution

A growing number of U.S. communities are choosing to welcome refugees with open arms in a pointed contrast to President Donald Trump's positions. A sign of that embrace, Amnesty International USA said Friday, was the passage of a resolution by a Massachusett…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Rebuking Trump, 50th US Community Affirms ‘Refugees Welcome’ With New Resolution

A growing number of U.S. communities are choosing to welcome refugees with open arms in a pointed contrast to President Donald Trump's positions. A sign of that embrace, Amnesty International USA said Friday, was the passage of a resolution by a Massachusett…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal sales

When Facebook’s smart display was released last year, it received mixed-to-positive reviews. However, a substantial number of them also digressed into the privacy and personal data controversies that have recently surrounded Facebook. A review from The Verge …

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

5 companies are testing 55 self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

In early March, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto signed an executive order mandating that firms testing self-driving vehicles submit materials outlining their testing methods every six months to the city’s newly-formed Department of Mobility and Infrastructure…

bubmagApril 26, 2019

Shareholders rebuke Bayer bosses over Monsanto-linked stock rout

People are out here gaming their bladders to make it through Avengers: Endgame

F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations

Arma 3 returns to the ’80s in its first “Creator DLC” next week

A Chandelier Guaranteed To Make Some Retro Game Hardware Collectors Wince

Why are people still giving Magic Leap money?

Rebuking Trump, 50th Community Affirms ‘Refugees Welcome’ With New Resolution

Rebuking Trump, 50th US Community Affirms ‘Refugees Welcome’ With New Resolution

Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal sales

5 companies are testing 55 self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

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