Japan’s Panasonic has said it is scrutinizing whether any of its products break U.S. restrictions on trading with Huawei. “Panasonic announced in [an] internal notification that it should suspend transactions with Huawei and its 68 affiliates that were banned by the U.S. government,” the company said in a statement provided to the BBC. From the report: Panasonic caused confusion earlier by…
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EPA Plans To Get Thousands of Pollution Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to change the way it calculates the health risks of air pollution, a shift that would make it easier to roll back a key climate change rule because it would result in far fewer predicted deaths from pollution, New York Times reported this week, citing five people with knowledge of the agency’s plans. From the report:…
Microsoft Calls For Federal Regulation of the Tech Industry
In a blog post, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Julie Brill says the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been very effective in changing the way that tech companies handle personal data, and feels the U.S. should enact something similar at the federal level. TechSpot reports: “[Companies] have adapted, putting new systems and processes in place…
How Karen is Updating Her Medical Knowledge on Coursera
Karen is a registered nurse working at a school in Wisconsin. She took courses on Coursera to update her medical knowledge and provide the best possible care for her students. “Courses on Coursera helped me realize the breadth of knowledge that’s available and helped me rediscover the love of learning.” 2012 B.C. (Before Coursera) I […]
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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…
10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change
Source: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/10/17952334/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report-solutions-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles…
Scientists Discover How To Make Bricks Out Of Human Waste
John Vibes – Another step forward in the search for sustainable building materials. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/20/scientists-discover-how-to-make-bricks-out-of-human-waste/…
Wisconsin Is Fighting to Renegotiate Its Foxconn Deal
Foxconn’s controversial plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin has faced resistance from the beginning. Now, Governor Evers is calling on the tech-manufacturing company to renegotiate.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzabg/wisconsin-is-fighting-to-renegotiate-its-foxconn-deal…
From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
John W. Whitehead – That list of so-called “enemies of the state” is growing. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/18/from-jesus-christ-to-julian-assange-when-dissidents-become-enemies-of-the-state/…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says Tech Companies Can Regulate Themselves
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a new interview rejected the notion that Capitol Hill has a role to play in regulating big tech companies, breaking with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent willingness to work with lawmakers. From a report: “The problem is if you write a rule, inevitably, you fix the solution on a specific solution, but the technology moves…