Organizers of the boycott against Facebook are trying to get the social media giant to do more to stop hate speech on its platform. They are now set to take their efforts global, they say.
The campaign, “Stop Hate …
Continue ReadingInternational digital health firm Circle Pass Enterprises has contracted with technology firm VST to integrate its VCode technology into biometric “passports.” The passports, dubbed Covi-Pass, can be accessed via mobile phone and are going to be used to show an …
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The New York Times published a story on Friday alleging President Trump was briefed on efforts by the Russian government to get Taliban fighters to kill U.S. and coalition soldiers in Afghanistan in exchange for bounty rewards.
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Dr. Zach Bush discusses the importance of exposure to non-lethal germs with Jeffrey Smith of the Institute for Responsible Technology.
Bush reminds us of the fact that viruses are not living organisms. Rather, they are naturally delivery systems for DNA …
Continue ReadingAmnesty International’s Security Lab reviewed contact tracing apps from counties all over the world and found apps used by the several countries to violate standards of privacy. Those countries with the most egregious violations are Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway…
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Qianxi Robot Catering Group, a subsidiary of Country Garden, opened the world’s first completely automated restaurant this week.
The restaurant, 2,000 square meters (more than 6,000 feet) decorated in pink and futuristic-looking metals, has been outfitted with 20 robots that …
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A Japanese startup, Donut Robotics, has developed a face mask that can transcribe speech into text messages, make phone calls and even amplify the wearer’s voice.
The “smart mask,” which fits over standard face masks, can also translate from …
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Singapore’s biggest telecomm companies have selected Nokia and Ericsson to build it’s next-generation 5G network. China’s Huawei had also been in the running to land the project.
Singapore didn’t exclude any company from consideration but had rather clarified its …
Continue ReadingGhana’s government recently unveiled a program helping African-Americans relocate to their country.
“We continue to open our arms and invite all our brothers and sisters home,” Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi said memorial service for …
Continue ReadingFast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken has debuted a futuristic restaurant model where little, if any, contact exists between workers and customers.
Orders are delivered by conveyor belt and travels to the front of the store. Once there, a robotic …
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The U.S. government could begin loaning billions of dollars to companies in a bid to get them to return supply chain manufacturing to the United States.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. is talking to companies about bringing manufacturing back …
Continue ReadingA small town in eastern Australia is waging a war against 5G installation and it’s causing quite a bit of controversy in the village. Australia’s The Feed news magazine takes a look at the dispute and chronicles several activists and …
Continue ReadingProtests and riots have raged across the country in recent weeks shrouded in demands for racial justice and equality. But are there more sinister forces behind the scenes that are targeting us all? We discuss in today’s episode.
In order to test a new contact tracing system Spain is simulating hundreds of false Covid19 cases in a test run on the Canary Island of Gomera.
The simulation is part of Spain’s contact tracing system through which an app …
Continue ReadingBrookfield Asset Management, one of the largest mall operators and retail landlords in North America, is demanding retailers pay rent they owe even for months were their respective malls were closed. All while negotiating better terms from their lending companies…
Continue ReadingNICE, the UK’s National Institute of Care and Excellence has published guidelines for dealing with Covid19 patients. Part of the guidelines state:
“Sensitively discuss a possible ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ decision with all adults with capacity and an assessment …
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StopCovid, France’s new contact tracing app released just weeks ago, has been downloaded 1.9 million times according to the French government. It has been activated by a little more than 1.8 million for those users.
If you are diagnosed with …
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