Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Chinese Scientists Create Monkey-Pig Chimeras
December 7th, 2019Via: New Scientist: Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week. The two piglets, created by a team in China, looked normal although a small proportion of their cells were derived from cynomolgus monkeys. “This is the first report of full-term pig-monkey chimeras,” says Tang Hai at the […]
In the Age of AI
December 7th, 2019Here’s one line from the film that sums up the situation: “I’m pretty confident that we are never again going to have this large, stable, prosperous middle class doing routine work.” Via: Frontline PBS: A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing […]
Homeland Security Proposes Face Scans for All U.S. Citizens Entering or Exiting Country
December 2nd, 2019Via: Reuters: The Trump administration intends to propose a regulation next year that would require all travelers – including U.S. citizens – to be photographed when entering or leaving the United States, according to the administration’s regulatory agenda. The proposed regulation, slated to be issued in July by the Homeland Security Department, would be part […]
China: Police Interrogate Man After He Criticized Them on Social Media
December 2nd, 2019Via: Ezra Levant: China spies on social media conversations. Then they bring dissidents in for a real-life chat. I’d say we’re AT LEAST five years away from that over here, so no worries. pic.twitter.com/HjXzqsgr8S — Ezra Levant ? (@ezralevant) December 1, 2019
China Introduces Mandatory Face Scans for Phone Users
December 1st, 2019Via: AFP: China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls. In September, China’s industry and information technology ministry issued a notice on “safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens […]
Trump Is the First President to Use Patriot Act to Detain a U.S. Resident Forever Without Charge
November 30th, 2019Via: Daily Mail: Donald Trump has become the first president to invoke the Patriot Act in order to detain a man behind bars indefinitely – despite the fact he completed the duration of his criminal sentence and should’ve been released nearly three-years-ago. … ICE officials wanted to deport Hassoun from the country after his criminal […]
Germany Plans Rapid State Intervention to Protect Key Industries – From China
November 29th, 2019Via: Reuters: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier wants to set up a new government body with powers to decide quickly whether to take stakes in key domestic companies to prevent foreign takeovers. Altmaier presented his new industrial strategy on Friday, including plans to set up a standing committee which, as a last resort, could decide […]
Trump Approves Legislation Backing Hong Kong Protesters
November 27th, 2019Via: Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war. More: China Warns U.S. of Retaliation for Law Backing Hong Kong Protesters
New York: FedEx Receives Cease-and-Desist Order Over Robot Delivery Marketing Stunt
November 27th, 2019Via: Fast Company: The tech industry’s perennial fantasy of replacing delivery workers with cutesy robots hasn’t quite panned out yet, but that didn’t stop FedEx from coming out with its own autonomous delivery machine and plopping one on a busy Manhattan sidewalk last week. The robot’s New York City debut was just a marketing stunt, […]
Hundreds of Banks and Government Sites Burned in Iran Unrest
November 27th, 2019Via: Reuters: Approximately 731 banks and 140 government sites were torched in recent unrest in Iran, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in remarks published by the official IRNA news agency on Wednesday. More than 50 bases used by security forces were attacked and approximately 70 gas stations were also burned, he said, without specifying […]
