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How Does Machine Learning Work? by Dale harris   How does machine learning work? This may not be one of life’s big questions. But the topic of machine learning is all the buzz in the artificial intelligence (AI) community these...

Get Anything You Want By Changing Your Thinking! By: Doug Allan Dammeier Money is hard to get for most people.  Money can be easy to get for other people.  Why is that? Growing up we aren't taught...

Protests erupt in Greece and Macedonia after name change pact signed   The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia to end a decades-long dispute with...

At least 23 dead in Karachi as heavy rains hit Pakistan   According to local media, most of those killed were electrocuted. The army has stepped in to aid with rescue and relief efforts in the...

The Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia and Venezuela Is Dying of Thirst   By: Lully   After many years of exclusion and poverty, the Wayúu community in Colombia and Venezuela has been fighting for their voices to be heard. The people of...

Angry Birds maker Rovio plans IPO By Kim Darrah   The company behind the smash hit phone game Angry Birds is seeking funds to make new titles. Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish start-up behind the hit smartphone game Angry...

YouTube labels state-sponsored news as rules tighten   A feature being rolled out in the US displays notices below videos uploaded by news broadcasters which receive government or public money. YouTube on Friday began labeling news broadcasts...

Donald Trump’s Historic Mistake Laurence Tubiana Twitter: @LaurenceTubiana  PARIS – US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many...

Brazil: Armed Forces Set Wide Leeway on Lethal Force   Rules for Rio Deployment Allow Unjustifiable Killings. The members of the Brazilian Armed Forces deployed in public security operations in Rio de Janeiro operate under rules that...

Tech leaders warn against "Pandora's box" of robotic weapons   "Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare," warns a letter signed by 116 tech luminaries, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Mustafa Suleyman,...

Before television, there was shadow theatre It was extremely popular during Ottoman times and the plays would draw hundreds of people, who would gather to watch the puppets reflected on a curtain. Before television, there many...

EU moves to ban single-use plastics   The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the ten most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion...

Sex robots promise 'revolutionary' service but also risks, says study Haroon Siddique   Androids could offer valuable help to the elderly and disabled but may lead to the increased objectification of women. Sex robots have the potential to...

Ivanka Trump closes fashion line to focus on helping her father   After 11 years, Ivanka Trump decided to shut down her company producing mid-price clothing, shoes and accessories. Earlier, in 2017, she gave up on...

Has Austria shifted to the far-right? The truth is more complicated   Three coalition scenarios in Austria will determine which direction Austria will shift. Practically, the old guard in Austria is too deeply entrenched in the...

Chronos Therapeutics acquisitions bring hope for diseases of ageing ALS, MS fatigue, addictive behaviours and PTSD are all under the drug discovery lab's microscope. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF1BvJSQA88?rel=0] Post navigation Transcript By 2030, people aged 65 and up will account for...

Three babies abandoned across Berlin in recent years are sisters   Police in the German capital are now hunting for the girls' mother amid fears that she might become pregnant again. Image: The first baby was found...

Toblerone shape not distinctive enough for trademark, Poundland claims   Defending its right to launch Twin Peaks bar, budget chain cites Toblerone version with fewer chunks brought out last year. Poundland has claimed Toblerone’s shape is no...

In Pictures: Celebrating Buddha's birthday Celebrated in various countries, from India to Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, and Malaysia, Wesak Day, as Buddha's birthday is known, is a festival that celebrates the birth, death and enlightenment...

Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News     Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US...

EU executive calls for Spanish-Catalan talks after referendum violence Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Sam Jones in Barcelona European commission vice-president says violence is ‘never a solution’ but Madrid has right to uphold law. The EU’s executive...

Trump ousts Tillerson, names Pompeo as secretary of state   The US president says he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and has tapped Gina Haspel to head the intelligence...

Staring at the Screen: 5 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block for Good   It’s a writer’s’ worst nightmare when the inevitable writer’s block kicks in and keeps the words from flowing. If you’re dealing with writer’s block,...

Brazil’s Argentina Moment Filipe Campante Twitter: @FilipeCampante y Dani Rodrik Twitter: @rodrikdani CAMBRIDGE – Brazil’s economy has been in free fall, a casualty of years of economic mismanagement and the vast corruption scandal that has engulfed the country’s...