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Greta Thunberg

Joyce Ng and Leslie Zhang feature in this year’s Dazed100 list

Can it really be happening again? Has an entire year flown by since the trend-conscious fashionistas over at Dazed & Confused took us on a whistlestop run down of the 100 names that define right now? Yep! Time, eh? Still, once youve acclimatised to the f…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

64% oppose Trump’s move to build a wall; On asylum, just 30% support stricter rules

Americans by nearly 2 to 1 oppose Donald Trumps attempts to build a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border and just three in 10 in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll support making it harder for undocumented immigrants to request asylum protection in the Un…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Drones

Drones that save power by hanging like bats and perching like birds

New drone designs enable small UAVs to conserve battery life by taking breaks in unusual locations as opposed to landing back on the ground. For example, engineers from Yale University and their colleagues demonstrated novel landing gear for drones to perch l…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Silk Road

The China Question: Time to Find a New Approach to Beijing

"If you know the other and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."Sun Tzu, "The Art of War" China's emperors used to receive their guests and vassals in the Forbidden City or in their summer residences. But today, their successors …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Robotic process automation company UiPath raises $568 million at $7 billion valuation

UiPath, a “robotic process automation” (RPA) platform that helps companies automate repetitive software-based tasks, has raised $568 million in a series D round of funding led by hedge fund Coatue Management, with participation from Alphabet’s CapitalG, Sequo…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

UiPath nabs $568M at a $7B valuation to bring robotic process automation to the front office

Companies are on the hunt for ways to reduce the time and money it costs their employees to perform repetitive tasks, so today a startup that has built a business to capitalize on this is announcing a huge round of funding to double down on the opportunity. …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Monsanto

Cancer lawsuits may cost Bayer billions

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Filter Bubble

Did Twitter Keep Tabs On Journalists’ Political Leanings?

The question is not at all hypothetical. Much of the coverage of Twitter CEO Jack Dorseys ongoing press tour has focused on splashier news, like him appearing on the podcast of antivaxxer Ben Greenfield to recount his alarming personal health practices. Bu…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

The Queen

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are breaking another fan-loved royal baby tradition

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shocked royal fans earlier this month with the announcement that they would keep the details surrounding the birth of their baby "private." The news meant they will forgo the famous post-birth Lindo Wing photo-op, a tradition …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Skateboard

Truth Never Told Adds Hot-Rod Chain Stitching to adidas 3MC Skate Shoes

Following a recent Beavis and Butt-Head pack, adidas Skateboarding has unveiled its next 3MC sneaker collaboration with Truth Never Told, referencing the collective’s East LA influences. The collaboration sees two adidas 3MC skate shoes get reworked in supple…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Joyce Ng and Leslie Zhang feature in this year’s Dazed100 list

64% oppose Trump’s move to build a wall; On asylum, just 30% support stricter rules

Drones that save power by hanging like bats and perching like birds

The China Question: Time to Find a New Approach to Beijing

Robotic process automation company UiPath raises $568 million at $7 billion valuation

UiPath nabs $568M at a $7B valuation to bring robotic process automation to the front office

Cancer lawsuits may cost Bayer billions

Did Twitter Keep Tabs On Journalists’ Political Leanings?

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are breaking another fan-loved royal baby tradition

Truth Never Told Adds Hot-Rod Chain Stitching to adidas 3MC Skate Shoes

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