Uganda's war widows: The long fight to keep their family lands

Women are often discriminated against in land disputes even when it comes to land that has been in their family for generations – but things are changing, slowly. Joseph Kony and his LRA insurgency caused many people to be displaced in the region.

@dheerthan12:11 PM 26-Mar-2018

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Ultra-Large Lifeboat for 460 Persons is Just 14 Meters Long

German lifeboat builder Hatecke has developed the largest capacity ship’s lifeboat in the World within an overall length of just 14 meters. Hatecke claims that their ultra-large lifeboats suitable under realistic conditions for cruise ships offers the best ratio of 'person per meter boat length'.

@dheerthan 12:06 PM - 26-Mar-2018

DIY dome homes built from AirCrete are an affordable & ecofriendly option

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement that is cheap to make, waterproof, fireproof, and DIY-friendly.

@dheerthan 12:34 PM - 23-Mar-2018

Trump's New Tariff on China Sparks Fears of a Trade War

President Trump announced steps to institute new tariffs and penalties to crack down on China’s intellectual property practices as concerns grow that a recent spate of trade actions could launch a global trade war. Even though the business community supports the objective.

@dheerthan 12:19 PM - 23-Mar-2018

After Last Male's Death, Is the Northern White Rhino Doomed?

Two females remain at the conservancy in Kenya. Conservationists were expecting the death of Sudan, the world's last remaining male northern white rhinoceros.

@dheerthan 12:13 PM - 23-Mar-2018

With 'Siren,' Unreal Engine blurs the line between CGI and reality

Siren is a digital personality created using real-time motion capture. Created by prominent firms in the gaming industry: Vicon, Cubic Motion, 3Lateral & Tencent (a major investor in Ubisoft). She comes to life using live mocap tech that can make her body and finger movements be captured & live-streamed.

@dheerthan 12:04 PM - 23-Mar-2018

Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, and the Revelations of Open Secrets

What Cambridge Analytica did with Facebook data wasn’t a "breach," it was a consequence of privacy policies that are as obscure as they are lax. Cambridge Analytica, a firm that boasted of being able to parse and influence the electorate through psychographic algorithms derived from that data.

@dheerthan 03:45 PM - 22-Mar-2018