Tag: tv

Vox Sentences: “Is this person a citizen of the United States?”

Source: https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/4/23/18513267/vox-sentences-census-citizenship-supreme-court…

Edward Snowden: Without Russian Asylum, ‘I Would Be in Guantanamo or Dead’

In this week’s CYBER podcast, we sat down with Edward Snowden to talk about his life in Russia, Julian Assange, and press freedom.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43jd9q/edward-snowden-russian-asylum-guantanamo-or-dead…

Edward Snowden: Assange’s Arrest and the Mueller Report Show a ‘Two-Tiered System of Justice’

In this week’s CYBER podcast, we sat down with Edward Snowden to talk about his life in Russia, Julian Assange, and press freedom.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/597pvk/edward-snowden-assange-arrest-mueller-report…

A comedian just became Ukraine’s next president

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18507822/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-president-comedian…

Yellow Vests Return to Streets of Paris Enraged by Billions Donated to Rebuild Notre Dame

Julia Conley – The inequality and hypocrisy is more visible than ever. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/20/yellow-vests-return-to-streets-of-paris-enraged-by-billions-donated-to-rebuild-notre-dame/…

Robot News Presenter Causes a Stir On Russian TV

Russia state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. The BBC reports that the robot, named Alex, “has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propaganda.” From the report: The robot was developed by Promobot in the city of Perm. His silicon head is…

Netflix Is Experimenting With a ‘Random Episode’ Feature For TV Shows

Netflix has begun testing a shuffle button with some users of its Android app. “Spotted by one our tipsters, the Android app (specifically v7.6.0 build 19 34157) offered to randomly select something to watch,” reports Android Police. “And in the playback controls, there’s a shuffle icon with a ‘Random Episode’ label.” From the report: It’s unclear at this point whether this…