Archive for February, 2019
Most Americans Don’t Realize What Companies Can Predict from Their Data
February 16th, 2019Via: The Conversation: For example, data about a mobile phone’s past location and movement patterns can be used to predict where a person lives, who their employer is, where they attend religious services and the age range of their children based on where they drop them off for school. These predictions label who you are […]
Shell Buys Sonnen, Tesla’s Competitor in the Home Battery Business
February 16th, 2019Via: Ars Technica: On Friday, oil major Royal Dutch Shell and German energy storage company Sonnen announced that Shell would acquire Sonnen for an undisclosed amount. Sonnen has been one of the top competitors with Tesla’s Powerwall in the US home battery market. The company built its base in Germany, attaching batteries for self-consumption to […]
Dr Stephanie Seneff Presents Roundup, MMR and Autism A Toxic Connection
February 16th, 2019Via: Donald Hutton:
Trump Declares U.S.-Mexico Emergency for Border Wall
February 15th, 2019Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Republican president’s move to circumvent Congress represented an escalation in his efforts to make good […]
Facebook May Remove Anti-Vaccine Recommendations
February 15th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: Facebook Inc., under pressure to reduce harmful, misleading and fake content, said it is exploring removing anti-vaccine information from software systems that recommend other things to read on its social network. Information discouraging people from getting vaccines for their children, which has gone viral on Facebook, especially in its Groups product, may have […]
Survey: 53 Percent of Californians Want to Leave the State
February 15th, 2019Via: San Francisco Chronicle: Dreaming of greener (read: cheaper) pastures? You’re not alone. According to a new survey by Edelman Intelligence, 53 percent of Californians are considering moving out of state due to the high cost of living. Millennials are even more likely to flee the Golden State — 63 percent of them said they […]
New AI Fake Text Generator May Be Too Dangerous To Release
February 14th, 2019In other news: AI Generates Faces of People Who Don’t Exist Via: Guardian: The creators of a revolutionary AI system that can write news stories and works of fiction – dubbed “deepfakes for text” – have taken the unusual step of not releasing their research publicly, for fear of potential misuse. OpenAI, an nonprofit research […]
Trump to Sign Border Security Bill, Declare National Emergency for Wall Funds
February 14th, 2019Pelosi: Next President Could Declare National Emergency on Guns Via: New York Post: The White House announced Thursday that President Trump would sign the bipartisan border security bill — and then declare a national emergency to find the money for his long-promised border wall that Congress wouldn’t give him. “President Trump will sign the government […]
Morgan Stanley: An Electric Pickup from Tesla or Rivian Is a ‘Serious Problem’ for Detroit
February 14th, 2019Via: CNBC: The auto industry’s electric vehicle revolution has only just begun, Morgan Stanley told investors in a note on Thursday, and the highly profitable pickup truck market is next. “An electric pickup truck successfully launched by a new player (i.e. Rivian or Tesla) could be a serious problem for the Detroit based [traditional automakers],” […]
Retail Sales Drop the Most Since September 2009
February 14th, 2019Via: Reuters: U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December as receipts fell across the board, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of 2018. The Commerce Department said on Thursday retail sales tumbled 1.2 percent, the largest decline since September 2009 when the economy was […]
