MIT lab’s visionary ‘food computer’ project may be ‘selling fantasy’ to millennials and donors

An agriculture project at MIT Media Lab offers a grand vision of tailored homegrown food, but its present reality is poorly-working technology and a flashy show meant to secure funding from gullible sponsors, insiders say. … Read More >MIT lab’s visionary ‘food computer’ project may be ‘selling fantasy’ to millennials and donors

‘The One Where They Commit War Crimes’: IDF tweet celebrating Friends sitcom’s 25th anniversary backfires spectacularly

The Israel Defense Forces tweeted out a video recreating the title sequence of Friends on the sitcom’s 25th anniversary. Judging from social media reactions, even the IDF’s friends thought it was in bad taste. … Read More >‘The One Where They Commit War Crimes’: IDF tweet celebrating Friends sitcom’s 25th anniversary backfires spectacularly

US beats Switzerland in ‘richest nation’ rating, while global wealth slumps due to trade war & Brexit

The US is now the world’s richest nation, beating the Swiss, while the rest of the world is losing its wealth, falling victim to the political muddle surrounding Brexit and the US-China trade war, a new report shows. … Read More >US beats Switzerland in ‘richest nation’ rating, while global wealth slumps due to trade war & Brexit

Trump ‘fishing for election dirt’ in Ukraine bad, Trump hit by election dirt from Ukraine… forget?

President Donald Trump is being roasted for “pressuring” Ukraine to get dirt on Joe Biden over past meddling sins. Did the same people cry murder when Trump’s aide Paul Manafort was torpedoed by the ‘black ledger’ leak from Kiev? … Read More >Trump ‘fishing for election dirt’ in Ukraine bad, Trump hit by election dirt from Ukraine… forget?