Archive for November, 2019
Thieves Steal Treasures Worth ‘Around’ 1 Billion Euros In German Museum Heist
November 25th, 2019Via: Forbes: About 100 pieces of royal jewelry thought to be worth at least €1,000,000,000 ($1,101,365,000) are missing from one of Europe’s oldest museums after thieves stole them in a Monday morning heist, which one German newspaper billed as “the biggest art theft since World War II.”
Doctors Say WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange ‘Could Die’ in British Jail
November 25th, 2019Via: DW: More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying that Julian Assange’s health has deteriorated so much that the WikiLeaks founder’s life is in danger inside a British jail. The 48-year-old Australian citizen is currently serving a 50-week sentence in a top-security prison outside London for jumping bail. He is to fight […]
California Raises Pot Taxes
November 25th, 2019Via: AP: California is increasing business tax rates on legal marijuana, a move that stunned struggling companies that have been pleading with the state to do just the opposite. Hefty marijuana taxes that can approach 50 percent in some communities have been blamed for pushing shoppers into California’s tax-free illegal market, which is thriving. Industry […]
Australia Probes ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Allegations of Chinese Political Interference
November 24th, 2019*pfft* In other (long forgotten) news: New Zealand: National MP Trained by Chinese Spies Via: Reuters: Australia’s domestic spy agency is investigating whether China tried to install an agent in federal parliament in what Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday called “deeply disturbing” allegations. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) said it had launched an […]
Hong Kong Elections: Pro-Democracy Camp Has Won 17 Out of 18 District Councils
November 24th, 2019Via: South China Morning Post: The anti-establishment reverberations from almost six months of street protests swept through polling stations across Hong Kong on Sunday, as voters in record numbers roundly rejected pro-Beijing candidates in favour of pan-democrats. The tsunami of disaffection among voters was clear across the board, as pan-democrats rode the wave to win […]
Navy Secretary Fired Over SEAL Controversy
November 24th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper asked Navy Secretary Richard Spencer to resign on Sunday after the Pentagon chief lost confidence in how Spencer handled the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq, according to the Pentagon.
Was Cringe Inducing Cybertruck Window Demo Failure a Marketing Stunt?
November 23rd, 2019Update: Now 200,000 Reservations 200k — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2019 — I watched it live and it was definitely cringe inducing. I physically winced and mumbled, “Ouch, that’s not a good look, Elon.” Knowing that most mainstream media coverage of Tesla is negative, my thoughts turned to how these outlets are going to […]
Amazon Is Planning to Open Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year
November 23rd, 2019Via: Bloomberg: Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to open Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, an expansion of the company’s cashierless ambitions that includes the possibility of licensing the technology to other retailers. The new store formats and licensing initiative could launch as soon as the first quarter of 2020, according to a person familiar with […]
The Encyclosphere Is Coming
November 22nd, 2019Via: Larry Sanger: We are fed up. After ten years of domination by big social media—which might finally be in decline—we are tired of giant Silicon Valley corporations using us contemptuously. We still remember an Internet in which we charted our own destiny and owned our own data. It’s not just social media. It’s Wikipedia, […]
California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts
November 22nd, 2019Via: Reuters: California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires and said they will continue for a decade. PG&E initially said outages would happen only a couple of times a year, but millions of Californians were hit by four massive shutdowns in October […]
