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Moravec‘s Paradox

Your New Colleague Could Be a Cobot

This is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, individual or story that is making news. Each one serves up an interesting selection of facts, opinio…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Riots

2 teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee, the UK journalist killed reporting on riots in Northern Ireland

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra Mckee, who was killed on Thursday night while reporting on riots in the Northern Irish city of Derry. Northern Irish police said on Twitter Saturday morning that the men, aged 18 a…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton Helps Make Walking Easier

When it comes to robotic exoskeletons, many of the rigs on the market put the fact that users are wearing a mobile robot front and center. These are tools like LGs SuitBot, supportive robot tech thats as noticeable as having a muscular personal trainer spotti…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Hrant Dink

How to Counter 7 Lies in Turkey’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide

While Turkey has long fought the recognition of the Armenian genocide internationally, the situation under Erdoan's Islamist ideology has led him into an alliance with the international Muslim Brotherhood and its American affiliates. This has given Turkish p…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Yellow Vests

A Motto for a World-Weary Paris

PARIS—The weather suddenly turned warm here this week. In the sidewalk cafés, they’re now sipping rosé, and on the Île Saint Louis, facing the back of Notre-Dame, the café-sitters burst into applause whenever firefighters pass by in their bulky red uniform. I…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Xi Jinping

China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary

QINGDAO, China (Reuters) - China will show off new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers at a parade next week marking 70 years since its navy’s founding, a senior commander said on Saturday, as Beijing flexes its increasingly well-equipped mil…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Paris

Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze – BBC News

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Cathedral beekeeper Nicolas Geant says the bees would have got "drunk" on smoke from the fire Notre-Dame's smallest residents have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral's roof and toppl…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Solar Storm

Solar Storm Alert

There is an upcoming solar storm expected this weekend. Researchers have noticed a sunspot that will bombard the Earth with solar particles on Monday. Sunspots are patches of darkness on the Sun which are caused by an underlying magnetism beneath the surface…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Singapore

Hong Kong sixth out of 13 in Asia-Pacific green rankings but the city could do better, particularly in cutting waste

Published: 12:00pm, 20 Apr, 2019 Updated: 12:06pm, 20 Apr, 2019

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Gundam

Sunrise Announces New Anime Project in Gundam Build Franchise

Sunrise announced at its panel at Sakura-Con on Friday that a new anime project in the Gundam Build franchise after Gundam Build Divers is already in the works. The latest anime in the Gundam Build franchise, Gundam Build Divers, premiered in April 2018, and…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Your New Colleague Could Be a Cobot

2 teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee, the UK journalist killed reporting on riots in Northern Ireland

Exoskeleton Helps Make Walking Easier

How to Counter 7 Lies in Turkey’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide

A Motto for a World-Weary Paris

China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary

Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze – BBC News

Solar Storm Alert

Hong Kong sixth out of 13 in Asia-Pacific green rankings but the city could do better, particularly in cutting waste

Sunrise Announces New Anime Project in Gundam Build Franchise

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