SoftBank invests in Alphabet business for cellphone antennas (non-core network components according to the UK government) in the sky www.reuters.com #
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Saudi Arabia really "gets into the spirit of things" and carries out a co-ordinated string of 37 executions across the country, including a crucifixion - Remember they are major investors in Silicon Valley via their investment company Soft Bank www.bbc.com #
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Extinction Rebellion - Climate activists block London Stock Exchange wearing LED signs that say "Climate emergency", "Tell the truth" and "You can't eat money" www.bbc.com #
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Microsoft is now a $1 trillion company www.theverge.com #
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'It's not play if you're making money' - how Instagram and YouTube disrupted child labor laws - I bet there are even cases where the parents / families don't even tell the children that they are on social media www.theguardian.com #
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I can't shake this feeling that Anne Widdecombe and Nigel Farage in Europe is going to turn into some kind of Brexit Western www.youtube.com #
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Made in China, Exported to the World - The Surveillance State - One thing that I find suprising is that surely a big risk especially in countries that are rife with crime and corruption, is that it's only a matter of time before it's the criminals that will be using the systems to plan and excute their crimes? Seems like a very risky short term solution to a problem that is irreversible - Also quite worrying that there are European nations buying Chinese survellance tech www.nytimes.com #
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Hard to get exited about brain reading tech in this climate of all pervasive survelllance even if it is useful for people that have lost their speech because of illness www.bbc.com #