Tag: Kentucky

Amazon Expands Air Cargo Fleet With 15 More Planes, Will Have 70 Planes By 2021

Amazon announced this morning the expansion of its own air delivery network, Amazon Air. “The retailer says it’s leasing an additional 15 Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft from partner GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS),” reports TechCrunch. “These will join the five Boeing 737-800’s already leased from GECAS, announced earlier this year. The aircraft will fly out of more than 20 U.S. air…

Senate Passes Bill Cracking Down On Robocalls

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that aims to crack down on unwanted robocalls. “The legislation would impose stiffer fines of as much as $10,000 per call on robocallers who knowingly flout the rules on calls and would increase the statute of limitations to three years, up from one year,” reports CNN. “It also instructs the Federal Communications Commission to…

Senators Propose Bill Requiring Warrants To Search Devices at the Border

An anonymous reader shares a report: If you’re taking a trip in to or out of the US, border agents currently have free rein to search through your digital devices. Unlike police, agents don’t need a warrant to look through your phones, laptops and other electronics. Two US senators are hoping to change that with a bipartisan bill. Sen. Ron Wyden,…

Facebook’s controversial fact-checking partnership with a Daily Caller-funded website, explained

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/5/2/18522758/facebook-fact-checking-partnership-daily-caller…