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NSA

Report: NSA decides mass phone surveillance just isn’t worth the hassle

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has recommended that the White House drop the phone surveillance program that collects information about millions of U.S. phone calls and text messages–or at least that’s what they want you to believe.According to sourc…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Kim and Putin: Challenging the US role in denuclearisation

The Kremlin tried hard to present Kim Jong Un's first ever visit to Russia as an historic event aimed at proving how important Moscow is in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula - especially after the failure of US-North Korean talks in Hanoi two month…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Korean War

For Putin and Kim Jong Un, the Vladivostok Meeting Was the Message

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has at last played the Russian card, meeting President Vladimir Putin for their first summit. But hes still holding it close to his chest. Yes, Kim appeared to have gotten along better with Putin in Vladivostok than he did wit…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan Resigns, Flaring Tempers on Twitter

Mr. McEwan, a New Zealander tasked with helping the firm become profitable and further privatised from government ownership following the 2008 financial crisis, said that in a statement that it was the right time to leave as the bank was in a "much stronger f…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Nukes

New missile gap leaves U.S. scrambling to counter China

ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has elevated his country’s missile forces to a level where they pose an unprecedented challenge to the aircraft carriers and bases that form the backbone of American military primacy in Asia, a Reuters sp…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Kim Jong Un Willing To Denuclearize If Given Security Guarantees, Putin Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, toasts with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday. Alexei Nikolsky/AP If North Korea is given security guarantees, Kim Jong Un would be willing to denuclearize, Russia…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Drones

Sri Lanka has banned drones and is detonating suspicious items around its capital in the aftermath of deadly bombing that killed almost 360 people

Sri Lanka has banned drones and is detonating suspicious items around its capital city in the aftermath of a series of deadly bombings on Easter Sunday that killed at least 359 people. In a statement, Sri Lanka's civil aviation authority said it was bannin…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Fortnite

Thanos Returns In Fortnite’s Avengers: Endgame Event, And He’s Got Company

Last year Thanos rampaged across Fortnite Battle Royales island, taking out players left and right as part of an epic Avengers: Infinity War tie-in. Now the Mad Titan is back, backed by a team of Chitauri warriors and opposed by a team of heroes wielding Aven…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Alibaba

Adopting the ‘996’ system will hinder productivity, not aid it

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Working cultures vary significantly across industries and timezones Pexels Working cultures can vary significantly across industries, with professions such as finance and technology frequently associat…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Recycling

T-shirt recycling is here, and it could transform fashion

“I’m looking forward to the day when it is normal to turn in your old, favorite T-shirt into a store, then pick up a recycled shirt made from other people’s old favorite shirts,” says Michael Natenshon, founder and CEO of Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based f…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Report: NSA decides mass phone surveillance just isn’t worth the hassle

Kim and Putin: Challenging the US role in denuclearisation

For Putin and Kim Jong Un, the Vladivostok Meeting Was the Message

Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan Resigns, Flaring Tempers on Twitter

New missile gap leaves U.S. scrambling to counter China

Kim Jong Un Willing To Denuclearize If Given Security Guarantees, Putin Says

Sri Lanka has banned drones and is detonating suspicious items around its capital in the aftermath of deadly bombing that killed almost 360 people

Thanos Returns In Fortnite’s Avengers: Endgame Event, And He’s Got Company

Adopting the ‘996’ system will hinder productivity, not aid it

T-shirt recycling is here, and it could transform fashion

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