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eSports

Multiple arrests made after esports hotels in China had their RAM sticks stolen

Image Credit: Bloomberg If you have ever stayed at an esports hotel in China, you know the premise is absolute heaven for gamers. You book a room, order some late-night food, and get access to a high-end gaming PC right next to your bed so you can grind ranked matches…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Donald Trump

Trump to announce plans for Dulles airport makeover

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a sweeping makeover of Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, including building new concourses and removing its aging shuttles, known as “people movers.” “We are announcing plans to add more than 5 million square feet of new or renovated space. We’ll replace the current C…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Climate Change

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

In September 2024, a handful of patients showed up at the emergency room in the coastal city of Fano, Italy, with mysterious symptoms: a rash on their hands and feet, fever, nausea, and diarrhea. Doctors sent for various tests until one came back with a positive result for dengue, a…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

NSA

Glen Hansard, Irish Singer-Songwriter and Once Star, Dies at 56

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter best known for fronting the Frames and the Swell Season as well as co-starring in the 2007 musical drama Once , has died, according to his management. Hansard died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash in Dublin this morning. He was 56. A…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Homeless

Residents displaced as windstorm destroys houses in Yobe

A devastating windstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall has destroyed several houses and displaced scores of residents in Turbangida village, Danani Ward of Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, left many families homeless after roofs were blown off buildings while trees uprooted by the…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Wars of Choice

The Me, Me, Me Presidency There’s no I in war. But there is in Iran. And in Iraq, too. Both these wars were about ME — that is, the Middle East. It’s a region rife with supposed American security interests, but this wordplay points to another very all-too-real dynamic: These…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

eSports

CME Tests Institutional Demand for Sports Index Derivatives

2026-07-29T17:34:06.368+02:00 W e d n e s d a y , 2 9 / 0 7 / 2 0 2 6 | 1 5 : 3 4 G M T by Tanya Chepkova Unlike binary event contracts, the planned products will track continuously valued sports performance indices. FutureSports, an independent…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Twinfluencer

Confection Hits: Justine Skye Interviewed

Long before TikTok influencers bludgeoned the masses with curated fashion and style picks, Justine Skye was the preeminent moodboard reference. The New York artist was never overly preened; her outspokenness chafed with a generation of media-trained upstarts. Skye was able to harness that customisable, Tumblr-era reach, cultivating “The Purple Unicorn”…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Homeless

How heatwaves make life harder for homeless people

Cities are getting hotter. Building materials like concrete or asphalt trap and radiate heat. Heat emissions from vehicles and air conditioning units are concentrated in urban areas, and there’s less of a breeze in built-up places. Alongside fewer trees or the absence of cooling rivers, heatwaves can feel harsher in…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Blockchain

Europe’s 10 Major Banks Launch RL1 Blockchain to Power $808M+ Tokenized Finance Network

Key Takeaways: RL1 officially opened with the 10 European financial Institutions as founding members. The blockchain network targets tokenized assets and regulated digital finance. RL1 uses infrastructure that has already handled more than €700m in transactions. Regulated Layer One (RL1) has just officially launched , marking another significant milestone in…

bubmagJuly 29, 2026

Multiple arrests made after esports hotels in China had their RAM sticks stolen

Trump to announce plans for Dulles airport makeover

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Glen Hansard, Irish Singer-Songwriter and Once Star, Dies at 56

Residents displaced as windstorm destroys houses in Yobe

Donald Trump and Wars of Choice

CME Tests Institutional Demand for Sports Index Derivatives

Confection Hits: Justine Skye Interviewed

How heatwaves make life harder for homeless people

Europe’s 10 Major Banks Launch RL1 Blockchain to Power $808M+ Tokenized Finance Network

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