Archive for January, 2020
U.S. Tech Program Fueling Iran Protests
January 21st, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: After major protests hit multiple cities across Iran in November following a drastic government slash in gasoline subsidies which quickly turned anti-regime, broad internet outages were reported — some lasting as long as a week or more nationwide — following Tehran authorities ordering the blockage of external access. And during smaller January protests […]
Google Critic Suggests His Wife’s Fatal Car Crash Was Not an Accident
January 21st, 2020Via: Daily Mail: A high profile critic of Google, who accused the search engine of meddling in the 2016 election, has now suggested his wife’s fatal car crash was not an accident. Robert Epstein, 66, said in July the internet giant’s methods ‘gave’ millions of votes to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. In […]
As Virus Spreads to More Chinese Cities, WHO Calls Emergency Meeting
January 21st, 2020Here we go again. Via: Reuters: The death toll from a mysterious flu-like virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday as new cases surged beyond 300 and authorities fretted about the added risk from millions of Chinese traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday. Round the world, airports tightened screening of travelers from China […]
China to Reduce Consumption of Single Use Plastic
January 20th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: China will curtail its consumption of single-use plastic in an effort to tackle a soaring amount of the discarded material that has quickly become one of the world’s most pressing environmental crises. Non-degradable plastic bags will be banned in places such as supermarkets and shopping malls in major cities, as well as for […]
SAFIRE Project 2019 Update
January 19th, 2020Thanks to NH for posting this in The Case Against Reality – Prof. Donald Hoffman on Conscious Agent Theory and to Dennis for mentioning it to me. Via: SAFIRE Project: More: 2015: Michael Clarage: SAFIRE and the Electric Sun Model
Key Volkswagen Exec Admits Full Self-Driving Cars ‘May Never Happen’
January 19th, 2020Via: The Drive: After years of sunny optimism and big promises, automakers are beginning to realize just how difficult it is to make a market-ready, full self-driving car. The CEO of Volkswagen’s autonomous driving division recently admitted that Level 5 autonomy—that’s full computer control of the vehicle with zero limitations—might actually never happen. Related: Automakers […]
Amazon Wants Shoppers to Pay With a Wave of the Hand
January 18th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Amazon.com Inc. is planning to create terminals which would allow customers to make payments in-store with a wave of the hand, Dow Jones reports citing people familiar with the matter. The company plans to pitch the terminals to coffee shops, fast-food restaurants and other merchants and has recently began working with Visa Inc., […]
Georgia Election Server Showed Signs of Tampering, Expert Says
January 17th, 2020Via: AP: A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked. The server was left exposed to the open internet for at least six months, a problem the same expert […]
The Display of the Future Might Be in Your Contact Lens
January 16th, 2020Reality By EranFowler Via: Wired: Mojo Vision’s prototypes can enhance your vision or show you your schedule—right from the surface of your eyes. A glance to the left. A flick to the right. As my eyes flitted around the room, I moved through a virtual interface only visible to me—scrolling through a calendar, looking up […]
Photos Show Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell on Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ Jet
January 16th, 2020In other news: Epstein Connection to CIA and DynCorp Via: New York Post: It was the president and the pedo. Photos obtained by The Post on Thursday show former President Bill Clinton posing aboard Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet — dubbed the “Lolita Express” — with the sex fiend’s alleged procuress Ghislaine Maxwell and one of […]
