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Protectionism

Chinese Media Tell India to Adopt Brutal 996 Work Schedule to ‘Catch Up’

The 996 schedule refers to working from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., six days per week. Workers in Chinese tech companies have been protesting these long hours as unfair exploitation and a threat to their health. Protesters are spotlighting companies that demand…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Bees

RSPB resigns from government’s pesticides forum after chemical use soars

Numerous studies in recent years have shown that pesticides are causing long-term decline in insects and birds, and are probably behind colony collapse disorder in bees which has seen populations plummet by up to 90 per cent. Toxic neonicotinoid varieties ha…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

New York City

Netflix to open a production hub in New York and invest up to $100 million in the city

Start spreading the news. Netflix is coming to New York City in a big way. The streaming media service has committed to invest up to $100 million to build a production hub and hire hundreds of new staffers in the Big Apple, according to a statement from Gove…

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Fairy Tales Aren’t Shallow

In her column today, Kat Timpf takes to task a Barcelona infant schools outrageous decision to remove over 200 books from its library, citing sexism as the leading reason for tossing them out. Among the stories they get rid of are classic fairy tales such as …

bubmagApril 19, 2019

Drones

‘Child’s Play’ trailer gets a smart home makeover, giving a Chucky control over connected devices

Oh golly does the new trailer for “Child’s Play” look good. Not only does it have appearances by Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill (as the voice of Chucky) and Bryan Tyree Henry (who’s awesome in Atlanta), but it’s giving Chucky a smart home makeover. The demonical…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Greta Thunberg

From AOC to Greta Thunberg, it’s about TIME they highlighted some climate influencers

House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Korean boy-band BTS, Egyptian soccer player Mohamed Salah, and Christine Blasey Ford were just some of the individuals selected for this years edition of TIME 100, the magazines annual list of the most influential people around the…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

VR

Microsoft is making VR better for those with vision problems

The toolkit, known as SeeingVR, was tested on 11 people with vision problems -- and the team found that all participants could complete the tasks such as shooting objects or menu selection more quickly with SeeingVR, when compared to the default mode. The too…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Chinese Economy

China’s Economy Beats Growth Forecasts: 5 ETFs in Focus

While speculations of a global economic slowdown are making the rounds, China has provided some respite to investors by beating first-quarter growth estimates. Despite odds like weak global demand, trade tensions with the United States and debt-related issues…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Protectionism

CEOs of Delta, American and United Take Out Full Page Ad for Protectionism

Qatar Airways owns a 49% stake in Air Italy and is attempting to revive what was once Meridiana into the dominant airline in Italy. With Delta partner Alitalia struggling, that seems possible. Although given Alitalia’s challenges, draining subsidies from Air …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Yellow Vests

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters banned from Notre-Dame: police

Paris (AFP) - For their 23rd consecutive Saturday protest, France's yellow vests have been told they will be banned from the area around Paris's fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral. The ban will be in place all day Saturday, a police statement said, following …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Chinese Media Tell India to Adopt Brutal 996 Work Schedule to ‘Catch Up’

RSPB resigns from government’s pesticides forum after chemical use soars

Netflix to open a production hub in New York and invest up to $100 million in the city

Fairy Tales Aren’t Shallow

‘Child’s Play’ trailer gets a smart home makeover, giving a Chucky control over connected devices

From AOC to Greta Thunberg, it’s about TIME they highlighted some climate influencers

Microsoft is making VR better for those with vision problems

China’s Economy Beats Growth Forecasts: 5 ETFs in Focus

CEOs of Delta, American and United Take Out Full Page Ad for Protectionism

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters banned from Notre-Dame: police

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