Barbadian on ‘Most Influential’ UN List
By PAULA HARPER-GRANT From Barbados GIS Barbadian Chereda Grannum has been announced as one of the Global 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under 40. Ms. Grannum, who is employed as a Project Officer at the Commission for Pan-African…
Improved robot hands
OpenAI’s Dactyl system improves the dexterity of robot hands By Rob LeFebvre From engadget The team only used abstracted simulations to train with. It’s still early days in creating the kind of human-like androids we see in the movies, but…
Welcome to pro-plaintiff China
In a recent turn of events Xiaomi prevailed at the Beijing IP Court in an SEP case brought against it by KPN. The Dutch telecom’s action was being watched by some as a test case – one of just a…
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A fire tornado hit California. Here’s how it happened
BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable At around 7:00 p.m. PT on July 26, a towering vortex of smoke and flame spun into the California sky. The tornado-like column rose over 16,000 feet into the air. It was a violent night…
Goldman Sachs shrugs off the lack of depth in U.S. stock rally
From Newsmax Customers of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are worried that not enough U.S. stocks are pulling their weight. “Recent client conversations have focused on the increasingly narrow breadth of the equity market,” writes David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist,…
London’s most exclusive clubs 1
25 of London’s most exclusive private members’ clubs, ranked by price Part 1 By Rosie Fitzmaurice From Business Insider Behind a 20-tonne, two-metre wide vault door lies The Ned Club’s Vault bar & lounge, an all-hours cocktail bar lined with…
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Best casino complexes in the Caribbean
Out here in the Caribbean, it’s a gold mine if you’re looking for an amazing casino complex to while away the time. Not only do our islands feature some of the most stunning views in the world, some of our…
WashPost: North Korea still building missiles
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax Government officials believe North Korea is continuing to manufacture missiles in a facility near its capital of Pyongyang. According to The Washington Post, the officials cited satellite images that purportedly show activity at the Sanumdong…
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Major Accident on Bodden Town Road near Anton Bodden Road Today, 31 July
From RCIPS UPDATE: Shortly after 11:00AM today, officers responded to a report of a traffic collision on Bodden Town Road, near Anton Bodden Drive. A white Kenworth T800 truck and a white Mitsubishi Lancer collided while travelling in opposite…
